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Hack of Rhode Island social services platform impacted at least 709K, officials say
State officials received reports from Deloitte and a third-party forensic firm showing the threat to the database has been mitigated and efforts are underway to restore access.
By David Jones • Jan. 10, 2025 -
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4 cybersecurity trends to watch in 2025
Critical industries are up against never before seen challenges to remain secure and operational, while regulatory pressures have completely upended the role of the CISO in corporate America.
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A wave of rules, regulations and federal action is putting pressure on businesses to shore up security amid a backdrop of emboldened threat actors has a nice ring to it.
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Ivanti customers confront new zero-day with suspected nation-state nexus
The latest attacks come one year after a threat group exploited a pair of zero-days in the same Ivanti product.
By Matt Kapko • Jan. 9, 2025 -
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AT&T, Verizon say they evicted Salt Typhoon from their networks
Two of the largest telecom providers in the U.S. said the China-government sponsored threat group is no longer embedded in their networks.
By Matt Kapko • Jan. 7, 2025 -
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CISA says hack targeting Treasury Department did not impact other federal agencies
BeyondTrust says an investigation of a December attack spree is nearing completion and SaaS instances are fully patched. Hackers used a stolen key to attack Treasury workstations.
By David Jones • Jan. 7, 2025 -
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Censys researchers warn 8,600 BeyondTrust instances still exposed
As authorities investigate a December attack spree, the researchers added the caveat that not all instances are considered vulnerable.
By David Jones • Jan. 3, 2025 -
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Hackers leaked data from Rhode Island ransomware attack, officials warn
A criminal threat group had previously threatened to leak sensitive data from a Deloitte-managed social services database.
By David Jones • Jan. 2, 2025 -
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Treasury Department says state-linked hacker gained access to unclassified data in major attack
The compromise of agency workstations is linked to a previously disclosed compromise of certain BeyondTrust customers.
By David Jones • Dec. 31, 2024 -
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White House says 9th telecom company hit in Salt Typhoon spree
A senior official blamed the intrusions on lax security and said in one case the compromise of a single administrator account led to access of over 100,000 routers.
By Matt Kapko • Dec. 27, 2024 -
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BeyondTrust customers hit by wave of attacks linked to compromised API key
The cybersecurity vendor said an attacker compromised its access-management tool and reset customer passwords.
By Matt Kapko • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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Flagstar fined $3.5M for āmisleadingā after 2021 cyberattack
The bank “negligently made” materially misleading statements after a hack that resulted in the theft of 1.5 million customers’ personally identifiable information.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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CISA mobile security advice gets personal in wake of telecom intrusions
The agency’s recommendations are not for the technically inept. Yet the extraordinary measures, including the use of encrypted apps, are applicable to all audiences.
By Matt Kapko • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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Pennsylvania representative pitches bill to double cyber assistance for local water systems
The proposed legislation comes amid a surge in ransomware and state-linked attacks against U.S. water utilities.
By David Jones • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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Cleo releases new patch as threat groups ramp up exploitation of critical CVE
Researchers warned that companies primarily in the trucking, food, retail and shipping industries were under attack.
By David Jones • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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Blue Yonder helps restore operations for majority of impacted customers
Starbucks regained access to its employee scheduling platform, while authorities continue to probe claims by a threat group.
By David Jones • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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Krispy Kreme online ordering disrupted by cyberattack
Following an attack on a portion of its IT systems, the chain said it was working to restore online ordering. In-store operations were not impacted.
By Julie Littman • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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SEC cyber incident reporting rule generates 71 filings in 11 months
Most companies that disclosed cyber incidents to the agency did not describe materiality or other useful information, a BreachRx report found.
By Matt Kapko • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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US subsidiary of global water treatment firm probes November cyberattack after data encrypted
Kurita America, a subsidiary of a Tokyo-based company, is the latest in a string of companies tied to the water industry targeted by hackers.
By David Jones • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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Snowflake to phase out single-factor authentication by late 2025
The security policy change starts one year after a wave of attacks targeted more than 100 Snowflake customer environments without MFA.
By Matt Kapko • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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Blue Yonder investigating data leak claim following ransomware attack
The software supply chain company is widening its investigation after Termite ransomware leaked data it claims is linked to the attack.
By David Jones • Dec. 9, 2024 -
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Trumpās pick to run FCC deeply concerned about Salt Typhoon
The recently uncovered swarm of attacks on U.S. telecom companies, part of a China-sponsored campaign, made FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr want to smash his phone, he said.
By Matt Kapko • Dec. 9, 2024 -
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FCC proposes stronger telecom cyber rules as Salt Typhoon fallout continues
The agency’s proposed rule changes come two months after a China-government sponsored espionage campaign first came to light.
By Matt Kapko • Dec. 6, 2024 -
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Morrisons recovers warehouse systems following attack on Blue Yonder
The U.K. supermarket chain was one of several high-profile customers impacted by a ransomware attack against the supply chain management software provider.
By David Jones • Dec. 6, 2024 -
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Q&AT-Mobile undeterred as telecom sector reels from attack campaign
Cybersecurity Dive spoke with CSO Jeff Simon about how the carrier says it thwarted a threat group resembling Salt Typhoon despite its past security failures.
By Matt Kapko • Dec. 5, 2024 -
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At least 8 US companies hit in telecom attack spree, officials say
A deputy national security advisor warned that the China-affiliated Salt Typhoon attack spree potentially infiltrated more telecom companies and the threat group still has network access.
By Matt Kapko • Dec. 4, 2024
