After Ascension ransomware attack, feds issue alert on Black Basta group
Several U.S. government agencies warned that the Black Basta ransomware gang is targeting the healthcare industry and 12 of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors. In a Friday...
Hack of provincial Canadian government suspected to be ‘state-sponsored’
State-sponsored hackers are believed to be behind the “sophisticated cybersecurity incidents” affecting government networks in British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province. Shannon Salter, the province’s deputy premier, told...
Vermont passes data privacy law allowing consumers to sue companies
Vermont’s legislature on Friday passed one of the country’s strongest comprehensive data privacy laws, with language allowing individuals to sue companies for violating their privacy rights — an...
FIN7 Hacker Group Leverages Malicious Google Ads to Deliver NetSupport RAT
The financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7 has been observed leveraging malicious Google ads spoofing legitimate brands as a means to deliver MSIX installers that culminate in the...
As White House preps new cyber rules for healthcare, Neuberger says backlash is unwarranted
SAN FRANCISCO — White House official Anne Neuberger said cybersecurity regulations for the healthcare industry are coming, and she questioned the emerging industry backlash to them, citing several...
Okta’s security chief on the company’s own cyberattack and how the ‘battleground’ has shifted
Okta is one of the largest security companies in the world, helping big-name clients in the public and private sector protect themselves. But the company has had several...
Federal agencies helping Catholic health network amid cyberattack
SAN FRANCISCO – Several federal agencies are coordinating resources to assist nonprofit healthcare system Ascension following a cyberattack that has limited its operations, a senior White House official...
Cyberthreat landscape permanently altered by Chinese operations, US officials say
SAN FRANCISCO — Even if the U.S. government eventually ejects a notorious Chinese hacking operation that has tunneled into critical infrastructure entities, the sweeping digital campaign has permanently...
In interview, LockbitSupp says authorities outed the wrong guy
The leader of the LockBit ransomware gang, who goes by the name LockbItSupp, told Click Here in an interview that international law enforcement has made a mistake: He...
Poland says it was targeted by Russian military intelligence hackers
Russian state-sponsored hackers have targeted Polish government institutions in a recent espionage campaign, according to a new report. Poland’s computer emergency response team, CERT-PL, said on Wednesday...
