Via Satellite archive photo Space systems are growing in importance, raising the stakes if infrastructure is disrupted. In response to growing cyber threats, the conversation surrounding cyber security and space is evolving rapidly, as regulations are developed to increase security baselines, such as IEEE P3349 Standard for Space System Cybersecurity. Many tools and regulations which...Read More
A major Japanese logistics provider confirmed this week that it had fallen victim to a ransomware attack, disrupting some of its systems. The Tokyo-based Kintetsu World Express (KWE), which offers air and sea cargo services globally, has not yet identified the specific threat actor behind the attack. In a statement on Wednesday, the company said...Read More
Organizations in the education sector waited 4.8 months on average before disclosing data breaches stemming from ransomware attacks, making for the longest breach reporting times, compared with the healthcare, government, and business industries, reports K-12 Dive. Source link .........................Read More
Andrei Vladimirovich Tarasov, a 33-year-old Russian cybercrime figure known online as “Aels,” has returned to Russia after evading US extradition. Released from Berlin’s Moabit Prison on January 5, 2024, Tarasov had been held for approximately six months following his July 2023 arrest on computer crime charges. The Berlin Superior Court of Justice determined that US...Read More
Instances of such personnel accessing data without business need were independently detected by the Company’s security monitoring in the previous months, Coinbase said, adding that all such instances were part of a single campaign leading to the theft of data in May from internal systems. Speaking on the attack vector used, Ishpreet Singh, chief information...Read More
Hacking and IT incidents, including ransomware, made up the majority of large healthcare data breaches reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights in 2024, consistent with recent years. However, hacking has not always dominated healthcare data breach figures, researchers noted in a letter published in JAMA Network Open that analyzed breaches reported to...Read More
In a significant setback for US cybercrime enforcement efforts, Russian hacker Andrei Tarasov has evaded extradition to the United States and successfully returned to his homeland, intelligence sources confirm. Tarasov, 33, known in cybercriminal circles by the aliases “Aels” and, more recently, “Lavander,” was arrested in Berlin on July 18, 2023, as part of a...Read More
A newly identified ransomware campaign has emerged, seemingly targeting supporters of Elon Musk through a highly sophisticated phishing-based attack. Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a multi-stage infection chain that begins with a deceptive PDF document titled “Pay Adjustment.” This document lures victims into downloading a malicious ZIP file hosted on Netlify, a popular web hosting platform....Read More
