Casino cyberattacks put a bullseye on Scattered Spider – and the FBI is closing in

May 23, 2024 at 04:25PM Carmakal, CTO of Mandiant Consulting, highlighted the escalating threat posed by cybercriminal group Scattered Spider, implicated in high-profile casino attacks. The group’s shift to ransomware and data theft has drawn law enforcement’s focus, with arrests expected soon. Carmakal discussed the group’s unique tactics and the lasting impact on cybercrime. (50 … Read more

Teetering on the Edge: VPNs, Firewalls’ Nonexistent Telemetry Lures APTs

April 23, 2024 at 08:09AM Mandiant Consulting’s incident response team linked a China-linked espionage group’s attack to a compromised edge device in a client’s network. The difficulty in detecting and investigating compromises of edge appliances has led to an increase in nation-state attackers targeting firewalls, email gateways, VPNs, and other devices. Attackers have also doubled … Read more

D.C. Board of Elections: Hackers may have breached entire voter roll

October 23, 2023 at 04:35AM The District of Columbia Board of Elections (DCBOE) announced that a web server operated by DataNet Systems, a hosting provider, was breached, potentially exposing the personal information of registered voters, including driver’s license numbers, birthdates, social security numbers, and contact information. The DCBOE is investigating the breach with the help … Read more