CyberSecurity Blog

ICYMI: NATO Pledges More Cyber Support to Ukraine; Biden Writes to US Governors IT officials from Ukraine continue to call out alleged Russian cyberattacks. This comes as hacktivists have taken matters into their own hands in the digital underground. Also: NATO pledges additional cyber support, while President Joe Biden urges U.S. governors to bolster defenses.http://dlvr.it/SMNGjv

Also: Healthcare Sector Gets Business Resiliency Alert; Battling SIM Swap Fraud In the latest weekly update, editors at Information Security Media Group discuss important cybersecurity issues, including the White House warning about escalated cyberthreats from Russia, the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on the healthcare sector and why combating SIM swap fraud remains challenging.http://dlvr.it/SMMryf

Lapsus$ Claimed Responsibility for Many Hacks, Including Okta and Microsoft Police in London say they’ve arrested seven people tied to the Lapsus$ hacking group, which has claimed responsibility for data breaches involving Okta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Ubisoft and more. The names of those arrested have not been released.http://dlvr.it/SMLk4G

ICYMI: Bulletin Reportedly Issued Just Days Before Biden Warned of Cyber Activity Just days before U.S. President Joe Biden warned that intelligence is pointing toward potential Russian cyberattacks against the U.S., the FBI reportedly issued an urgent bulletin contending that Russian IP addresses have conducted network scanning activity on at least five U.S. energy firms.http://dlvr.it/SMK3cl

ICYMI: Experts: Incidents Are Among Disturbing, Evolving Cyber Trends A public health department and a medical specialty practice are among the latest entities reporting major hacking incidents affecting tens of thousands of individuals’ sensitive health information. Some experts say the breaches follow disturbing, evolving cyber trends.http://dlvr.it/SMK3ZS

NATO Pledges More Cyber Support to Ukraine; Biden Writes to US Governors IT officials from Ukraine continue to call out alleged Russian cyberattacks. This comes as hacktivists have taken matters into their own hands in the digital underground. Also: NATO pledges additional cyber support, while President Joe Biden urges U.S. governors to bolster defenses.http://dlvr.it/SMJsLh

ICYMI: Organization’s Data Center Isolated to Contain Targeted Ransomware Attack Greek postal service Hellenic Post says a ransomware incident has forced it to pull a majority of its operations offline. It is working with IT security experts to probe the attack and restore services. Its subsidiary ELTA Courier has taken over nearly all operations to…
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ICYMI: Okta Is Facing Increasing Pressure to Release More Details Identity management company Okta and Microsoft have confirmed breaches by the Lapsus$ group, which has been on a high-profile hacking spree. Okta is facing increasing pressure to more fully describe the impact of its incident, as Okta’s identity systems are widely used across enterprises.http://dlvr.it/SMGwVC

Bulletin Reportedly Issued Just Days Before Biden Warned of Cyber Activity Just days before U.S. President Joe Biden warned that intelligence is pointing toward potential Russian cyberattacks against the U.S., the FBI reportedly issued an urgent bulletin contending that Russian IP addresses have conducted network scanning activity on at least five U.S. energy firms.http://dlvr.it/SMFYhh

Experts: Incidents Are Among Disturbing, Evolving Cyber Trends A public health department and a medical specialty practice are among the latest entities reporting major hacking incidents affecting tens of thousands of individuals’ sensitive health information. Some experts say the breaches follow disturbing, evolving cyber trends.http://dlvr.it/SMFYcw