2021年に入って活発化していたランサムウェア攻撃。企業や組織などのシステムを停止させてデータを暗号化し、解除のための“身代金”を要求する一連の事件が、“夏休み”のような小康状態を経て再び活発になってきた。専門家たちは活動再開を体制再構築に必要な「必然」としたうえで、ランサムウェア攻撃との戦いが長期戦になると指摘している。
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ExpressVPN Employees Complain About Ex-Spy’s Top Role At Company
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: When a senior executive at virtual private network company ExpressVPN admitted to working on behalf of a foreign intelligence service to hack American machines last week, it stunned employees at his new…
EU warns Russia over ‘Ghostwriter’ hacking ahead of German elections
The European Union has warned it may take action over Russia’s involvement in “malicious cyber activities” against several EU member states. The “Ghostwriter” campaign targeted “numerous members of Parliaments, government officials, politicians, and members of the press and civil society in the EU”, according to a press release from the European Council on Friday, and was […]
Hackers Breached Computer Network At Key US Port But Did Not Disrupt Operations
Suspected foreign government-backed hackers last month breached a computer network at one of the largest ports on the US Gulf Coast, but early detection of the incident meant the intruders weren’t in a position to disrupt shipping operations, according…
2021 Has Broken the Record For Zero-Day Hacking Attacks
According to multiple databases, researchers, and cybersecurity companies who spoke to MIT Technology Review, 2021 has had the highest number of zero-day exploits on record. “At least 66 zero-days have been found in use this year, according to database…
New Treasury sanctions take aim at blocking ransomware groups from cashing out
The U.S. Treasury is wading into the fight against ransomware by sanctioning virtual cryptocurrency exchange Suex for its role in facilitating ransomware payments. The sanctions are the first of its kind against a cryptocurrency exchange, and prohibit Americans from doing business with the company. It’s the latest action as part of a U.S. government-wide effort […]
Jscrambler raises $15M Series A to help defend against website attacks
Jscrambler, a Portugal-based startup specializing in cybersecurity products that protect organizations against web data exfiltration attacks, has secured $15 million in Series A funding. The investment, which comes two years after the startup secured $2.3 million in seed funding, was led by Ace Capital Partners and backed by existing investors Sonae IM and Portugal Ventures. Jscrambler […]
Cybersecurity startup Sternum raises $27M to ‘immunize’ IoT devices
Sternum, a three-year-old IoT cybersecurity startup based in Tel Aviv, has secured $27 million in Series B funding, led by Spark Capital. Internet of Things devices are more popular than ever, yet cybersecurity remains a looming concern. The number of attacks on IoT devices more than doubled during the first six months of 2021, according to […]
FBI Held Back Ransomware Decryption Key From Businesses To Run Operation Targeting Hackers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Washington Post: The FBI refrained for almost three weeks from helping to unlock the computers of hundreds of businesses and institutions hobbled by a major ransomware attack this summer, even though the bur…
#epikfail
On Sept 13, 2021, hackers self-identifying as “Anonymous” breached domain registrar and web services provider Epik, which provides domain name, hosting, and DNS services for a variety of clients including the Texas GOP, Gab, Parler, and 8chan, among ot…