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SEO Poisoning Attacks on Healthcare Sector Rising, HHS Warns

ICYMI: Search Scams Luring Users to Malware-Infected Sites Are Often Tricky to Detect Search engine optimization poisoning attacks, which involve intentionally manipulating search results to lead users onto malware-laced websites, are on the rise in the healthcare sector, U.S. federal regulators warn. Users should watch for typosquatting, keyword stuffing, meta tagging and cloaking.http://dlvr.it/SrB7kY

NSA Issues Remediation Guidance for BlackLotus Malware

ICYMI: Citing ‘Significant Confusion,’ Agency Says Patching Microsoft Windows Not Enough The National Security Agency has released mitigation advice for locking down Windows and Linux environments against powerful BlackLotus malware, warning organizations against having “a false sense of security” since patching alone will not stop the bootkit.http://dlvr.it/Sr9Xvy

Breach Roundup: European Investment Bank Suffers Cyberattack

ICYMI: Also: MOVEit Attackers Target Pensioners, UPS Canada Discloses Data Breach Every week, ISMG rounds up cybersecurity incidents around the world. This week, attackers hit European Investment Bank; a California pensioners’ fund suffered a cyberattack related to MOVEit; UPS Canada disclosed a data breach; and a new Android malware campaign spread GravityRAT spyware.http://dlvr.it/Sr8BZF

SEO Poisoning Attacks on Healthcare Sector Rising, HHS Warns

Search Scams Luring Users to Malware-Infected Sites Are Often Tricky to Detect Search engine optimization poisoning attacks, which involve intentionally manipulating search results to lead users onto malware-laced websites, are on the rise in the healthcare sector, U.S. federal regulators warn. Users should watch for typosquatting, keyword stuffing, meta tagging and cloaking.http://dlvr.it/Sr83GN

NSA Issues Remediation Guidance for BlackLotus Malware

Citing ‘Significant Confusion,’ Agency Says Patching Microsoft Windows Not Enough The National Security Agency has released mitigation advice for locking down Windows and Linux environments against powerful BlackLotus malware, warning organizations against having “a false sense of security” since patching alone will not stop the bootkit.http://dlvr.it/Sr7DCb

Breach Roundup: European Investment Bank Suffers Cyberattack

Also: MOVEit Attackers Target Pensioners, UPS Canada Discloses Data Breach Every week, ISMG rounds up cybersecurity incidents around the world. This week, attackers hit European Investment Bank; a California pensioners’ fund suffered a cyberattack related to MOVEit; UPS Canada disclosed a data breach; and a new Android malware campaign spread GravityRAT spyware.http://dlvr.it/Sr5S3v