The Lockbit ransomware group claims to have hacked two major hospitals, the Carthage Area Hospital and Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center. The two hospitals serve hundreds of thousands of people in upstate New York.
The group used AzureHound and Roadtools to conduct reconnaissance in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) environments and deployed multiple persistence mechanisms including the use of Azure Arc.
The malware targets Microsoft users and steals various types of data, including email credentials, payment card information, and cryptocurrency passwords. It is particularly appealing to less technically skilled individuals due to its ease of use.
A threat actor impersonating an IT staff member conducted SMS-based phishing and a successful vishing attack to obtain authentication logins that led to the total account takeover of one Retool employee.
On Wednesday, an ICJ spokesperson confirmed that it was dealing with a cybersecurity issue but declined to elaborate on whether law enforcement has been contacted or if the organization was facing operational issues.
Threat actors are utilizing advanced techniques such as malvertising and SEO to conduct sophisticated fraud schemes, targeting authentication processes and exploiting technical misconfigurations, according to a report by Visa.
While inside Rollbar’s servers, attackers accessed sensitive customer information, including usernames and email addresses, account names, and project information, such as environment names and service link configuration.
Organizations prioritize privacy and protection of intellectual property when adopting AI tools, with concerns about AI-generated code introducing security vulnerabilities and lacking copyright protection, according to GitLab.
A cyber event last month may have affected the security of some information maintained by Butler County. County officials say they found out on August 8th that an email account related to the County jail was sending unauthorized spam emails.
The U.S. National Security Council (NSC) is urging the governments of all countries participating in the International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI) to issue a joint statement announcing they will not pay ransoms to cybercriminals.