May 13, 2024 at 10:19AM CISA and FBI reported that Black Basta ransomware affiliates breached over 500 organizations, encrypting and stealing data from critical infrastructure sectors. The gang targeted private industry and healthcare organizations in North America, Europe, and Australia. The advisory also includes tactics for defenders to mitigate ransomware risks, particularly for healthcare organizations. … Read more
April 30, 2024 at 04:14PM The Philadelphia Inquirer disclosed a May 2023 cyberattack which compromised the personal and financial data of 25,549 individuals. The breach led to disruption in the publication of the print newspaper, prompting home-delivery subscribers to rely on the unaffected website for news. The incident was claimed by the Cuba ransomware group, … Read more
April 12, 2024 at 03:02PM The FBI issued a warning about a large-scale SMS phishing attack targeting Americans, with scammers posing as road toll collection services. The attacks, ongoing since March 2024, have received over 2,000 complaints. The phishing messages claim recipients owe unpaid tolls and include fake links. Several toll services and law enforcement … Read more
February 27, 2024 at 12:27PM Russian military hackers, tracked as APT28 and Fancy Bear, are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to build botnets for cyber espionage. They target militaries, governments, and organizations worldwide by stealing credentials, hosting malicious tools, and phishing landing pages. The FBI advises performing a factory reset, upgrading firmware, changing credentials, and implementing … Read more
December 19, 2023 at 02:35PM The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group has earned more than $300 million from 1,000+ victims worldwide by September 2023, per FBI. Affiliates have extensive networks and experience in ransomware and data extortion. Additionally, FBI and CISA have issued mitigation measures, including patching vulnerabilities and enforcing multifactor authentication. FBI has recently disrupted the … Read more
November 17, 2023 at 03:56PM The cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider has been able to successfully attack US organizations without being disrupted or arrested, despite federal law enforcement being aware of their identities for over six months. The FBI and CISA have released an advisory to help organizations defend against Scattered Spider, but it … Read more