The company failed to adequately protect electronic protected health information, violated HIPAA laws, and lacked sufficient monitoring and policies to prevent and address cyberattacks.
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport in Mexico has experienced a cyberattack, with an employee downloading a file containing malware, but the airport’s operational security was not compromised and the attack has been contained and isolated.
MuddyWater’s tactics have evolved over time, with the group now utilizing a new file-sharing service called Storyblok and a new command-and-control framework called MuddyC2Go.
Río Hondo College in Southern California experienced a cybersecurity incident that disrupted campus functions and financial aid disbursements, potentially indicating a ransomware attack.
Ransomware gang Alphv, also known as BlackCat, claims to have stolen data from Advarra, a firm that assists with medical trials. The criminals gained access to an executive’s accounts by SIM swapping their cellphone number.
The attackers use hijacked Facebook accounts and create multiple profiles featuring photos of young women to entice users to click on infected links. Clicking on the ads downloads a malicious file that steals browser cookies and passwords.
The new version addresses criticisms of previous versions by including metrics for safety, automation, recovery, value density, vulnerability response effort, and provider urgency.
Dallas County in Texas has provided an update on a ransomware attack that was reported earlier this week. The county was able to stop the hackers before they could encrypt files or systems.
The Kirkland, Washington-based security company raised $61 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Spark Capital, with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Amplify Partners, The Chainsmoker’s Mantis VC, and Banana Capital.
Out of the 15 vulnerabilities patched, 13 of which were reported by external researchers. Three of the bugs are rated as high severity, while the remaining ones are medium and low severity.