The budgets allocated for the security of industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) have decreased in 2023 compared to the previous year, with over 21% of organizations reporting not having a cybersecurity budget at all.
Royal gained access to the City’s network using a stolen domain service account in early April and maintained access to the compromised systems between April 7 and May 4.
“The public is advised that the Government Is currently experiencing internet/email and phone service interruptions. All Departments are impacted,” the Bermuda Government said.
Financially motivated groups originating in North Korea and China “have all the sophistication of many other cybercriminal gangs but also have the resources – technological, financial and diplomatic – of a state behind them,” HHS HC3 warned.
Nansen stopped the malicious activity shortly after the affected vendor informed them about the incident, but the ensuing investigation confirmed that user data was compromised.
A new report from SolarWinds highlights the benefits of observability for enterprises. The report states that companies that implement observability experience increased operational efficiency, faster innovation, and better business outcomes.
The campaigns, dubbed Outer Space and Juicy Mix, entailed the use of two previously documented first-stage backdoors called Solar and Mango, which were deployed to collect sensitive information from major browsers and the Windows Credential Manager.
Despite the sophisticated techniques used, users can still protect themselves by being cautious of unsolicited links, suspicious messages, and checking URLs for deception, as well as contacting the company directly for clarification.
The campaign uses advanced obfuscation techniques, phishing links, and geofencing to ensure victims are located only in Brazil and Mexico, demonstrating an evolution in the attackers’ tactics.
In a breach notification on Wednesday, Lakeland Community College didn’t provide any details on the attack, which occurred between March 7 and March 31, but the Vice Society ransomware group had earlier listed the college on its data leak site.