The priorities focus on defending against Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) operations, raising cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure, and anticipating emerging technology risks.
The company has not yet determined the extent of the damage caused by the attack. VARTA is currently focused on ensuring data integrity and has formed a task force to aid in system restoration.
A report from Flare indicates that Initial Access Brokers (IABs) are increasingly targeting entities within NATO member states through various techniques such as spear-phishing and exploiting vulnerabilities.
The company has reported the security breach to law enforcement and regulatory authorities and is conducting an ongoing investigation to assess the full impact of the incident.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) suffered a data breach affecting thousands of current and former employees, which was carried out through a vulnerability in the Atlassian Confluence workforce collaboration tool.
Security researchers have lately observed new builds and incremental changes to the malware, indicating that someone with access to its source code is experimenting with it.
One of the zero-days, CVE-2024-21412, allows attackers to bypass security features and deploy malware. The other zero-day, CVE-2024-21351, enables attackers to bypass SmartScreen protections and potentially gain remote code execution capabilities.
A 20-plus-year-old design flaw in the DNSSEC specification, named KeyTrap, can be exploited by a single packet to disable vulnerable DNS servers, affecting web clients and other applications relying on them.
The breach involved sensitive details such as full names, dates of birth, contact information, and Social Security Numbers. The threat actor demanded a ransom and threatened to sell the stolen data if their demands were not met.
The Cyberdome initiative at Boise State University is helping to address the shortage of cybersecurity talent in rural areas by providing hands-on work experience to students and cybersecurity services to organizations in need.