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Feds Offer $5 Million to Help Disrupt North Korean Hackers

ICYMI: Expanded Rewards Follow FBI Attributing Ronin Network Hack to Lazarus Group The U.S. government is offering up to $5 million for information that helps disrupt the illicit flow of funds to North Korea, including via cryptocurrency exchange hacks and ransomware. The expanded reward comes as the FBI has attributed a $620 million cryptocurrency heist…
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Why New Incident Reporting Mandates Are ‘Groundbreaking’

ICYMI: New legislation mandating cyber incident reporting for critical infrastructure providers within 72 hours, and the reporting of ransom payments within 24 hours, is “groundbreaking,” says former National Security Agency deputy commander Tim Kosiba, CEO of security firm Bracket f Inc.http://dlvr.it/SNrLCc

Conti’s Ransomware Toll on the Healthcare Industry

Conti — one of the most ruthless and successful Russian ransomware groups — publicly declared during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that it would refrain from targeting healthcare providers. But new information confirms this pledge was always a lie, and that Conti has launched more than 200 attacks against hospitals and other healthcare facilities…
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Some Microsoft Servers Are Experiencing DNS Problems After Update

Do you use Windows Server 2019?  If so, then you may be experiencing some issues as of the latest update. According to details published on the Windows Health Dashboard, customers who installed …http://dlvr.it/SNnYNK

Medical Devices: Negotiating Cybersecurity Contract Terms

New guidance provides healthcare entities and medical device makers a jump-start for negotiating critical cybersecurity issues pertaining to procurement contracts, says Jim Jacobson of device manufacturer Siemens Healthineers, co-chair of an industry group that developed the contract template.http://dlvr.it/SNnLjp

Feds Offer $5 Million to Help Disrupt North Korean Hackers

Expanded Rewards Follow FBI Attributing Ronin Network Hack to Lazarus Group The U.S. government is offering up to $5 million for information that helps disrupt the illicit flow of funds to North Korea, including via cryptocurrency exchange hacks and ransomware. The expanded reward comes as the FBI has attributed a $620 million cryptocurrency heist to…
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Why New Incident Reporting Mandates Are ‘Groundbreaking’

New legislation mandating cyber incident reporting for critical infrastructure providers within 72 hours, and the reporting of ransom payments within 24 hours, is “groundbreaking,” says former National Security Agency deputy commander Tim Kosiba, CEO of security firm Bracket f Inc.http://dlvr.it/SNn21N

New GIMMICK Malware Targets MacOS Users

ICYMI: If you follow the global threat landscape closely, then you may already be aware of a notorious Chinese hacking collective known as “Storm Cloud.” What few people know is that this group seems …http://dlvr.it/SNlNCF

Data Breach Announced At Popular Photo Site Shutterfly

ICYMI: Online photography platform Shutterfly is the latest high-profile company to fall victim to a hacking attack.  The company recently disclosed that in December of last year (2021) they were targeted by the …http://dlvr.it/SNhpkQ

Why New Incident Reporting Mandates are ‘Ground Breaking’

ICYMI: New legislation mandating cyber incident reporting for critical infrastructure providers within 72 hours, and the reporting of ransom payments within 24 hours, is “ground-breaking,” says former National Security Agency deputy commander Tim Kosiba, CEO of security firm Bracket f Inc.http://dlvr.it/SNhjQB