REvil, aka Sodinokibi, is one of today's most notorious - and profitable - ransomware operations, driven by highly skilled affiliates who share profits with the operators. And the operators are constantly improving the malware, including porting it to Linux to target network-attached storage and hypervisors.
In the latest weekly update, a panel of Information Security Media Group editors discusses key topics, including cybersecurity trends for the second half of the year, IoT device security and the planned security features for Windows 11.
Google says it's investigating how a text advertisement was injected into SMS messages containing two-step verification security codes. The text advertisement contained a link that redirected to a VPN product from antivirus vendor Avira.
At least seven companies with annual revenue of over $1 billion have been hit so far this year by Hades ransomware, according to an Accenture Security report.
Join our discussions as we talk with cyber industry experts and leaders about the various elements of the WHEO and how we can collectively work to elevate our nation’s cybersecurity posture.
The NSA, the FBI and other U.S. government agencies are tracking an ongoing Russian cyberespionage campaign in which attackers are using brute-force methods to access Office 365 and other cloud-based services.
Some 700 million records of LinkedIn users have reportedly been offered for sale on a hacker forum. The social media platform, and several security experts, say that the offering stems from the "scraping" of records from websites and not a data breach.
The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada acknowledged it had been the victim of a cyberattack after a newspaper discovered stolen data had been posted on the darknet site of ransomware-as-a-service gang REvil.
The CISO/board relationship is a hot topic and Selim Aissi has a unique perspective. Besides serving as a board member on several organizations, he has been regularly reporting to the private and public company boards in his role as CISO. So he knows exactly what CISOs should be conveying - and how.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released a Ransomware Readiness Assessment audit tool to help organizations size up their ability to defend against and recover from attacks.
In a multinational effort led by the Dutch National Police, authorities seized servers and web domains used by DoubleVPN, a Russia-based company that allegedly provided a safe operating infrastructure for cybercriminals, according to Europol.
The Justice Department has filed seven new criminal charges against Paige Thompson, who is suspected of hacking Capital One in 2019, compromising the data of 100 million Americans, including exposing hundreds of thousands of Social Security numbers. If convicted, She now faces a possible 20-year sentence.
Deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger says the White House is preparing to release additional details, including attribution, about the attacks that targeted vulnerable on-premises Microsoft Exchange email servers at government agencies and other organizations earlier this year.
During the past year-plus of digital transformation, many enterprises have not just migrated to the cloud but to hybrid cloud environments. David Hill of Veeam says two security measures - data portability and protection - are often overlooked.
Sens. Maggie Hassan and John Cornyn have introduced legislation that would create a pilot apprenticeship program within CISA. The Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act would also create a cyber-training program within the Department of Veterans Affairs, equipping veterans to hold careers in cyber defense.
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