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UK water giant admits attackers broke into system as gang holds it to ransom
Comes mere months after Western intelligence agencies warned of attacks on water providers Southern Water confirmed this morning that criminals broke into its IT systems, making off with a "limited amount of data."…
Australia imposes cyber sanctions on Russian it says ransomwared health insurer
'Aleksandr Ermakov' isn't allowed down under after being linked to ten-million-record leak Australia's government has used the "significant cyber incidents" sanctions regime it introduced in 2021 for the first time, against a Russian named Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov whom authorities have deemed responsible for the 2022 attack on health…
Atlassian Confluence Server RCE attacks underway from 600+ IPs
If you're still running a vulnerable instance then 'assume a breach' More than 600 IP addresses are launching thousands of exploit attempts against CVE-2023-22527 – a critical bug in out–of-date versions of Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server – according to non-profit security org Shadowserver.…
Slug slimes aerospace biz AerCap with ransomware, brags about 1TB theft
Loanbase admits massive loss of customer data to thieves, too AerCap, the world's largest aircraft leasing company, has reported a ransomware infection that occurred earlier this month, but claims it hasn't yet suffered any financial losses yet and all its systems are under control.…
EFF adds Street Surveillance Hub so Americans can check who’s checking on them
'The federal government has almost entirely abdicated its responsibility' For a country that prides itself on being free, America does seem to have an awful lot of spying going on, as the new Street Surveillance Hub from the Electronic Frontier Foundation shows.…
Ivanti and Juniper Networks accused of bending the rules with CVE assignments
Critics claim now-fixed vulnerabilities weren't disclosed, flag up grouping of multiple flaws under one CVE Critics are accusing major tech companies of not sticking to the rules when it comes to registering vulnerabilities with the appropriate authorities.…
Subway’s data torpedoed by LockBit, ransomware gang claims
Fast food chain could face a footlong recovery process if allegations are true The LockBit ransomware gang is claiming an attack on submarine sandwich slinger Subway, alleging it has made off with a platter of data.…
ICO fines spam slinging financial services biz
It's all very well offering 'Free Debt Help,' but recipients were unwilling, says watchdog... A financial services company that illegally dispatched tens of thousands of spam messages promising to help the recipients magically wipe away their debts is itself now a debtor to the UK’s data regulator.…
Safeguarding against the global ransomware threat
How Object First’s Ootbi delivers ransomware-proof and immutable backup storage that can be up and running in minutes Sponsored Feature Ransomware is used by cybercriminals to steal and encrypt critical business data before demanding payment for its restoration. It represents one of, if not the most, serious cybersecurity…
BreachForums admin ‘Pompourin’ sentenced to 20 years of supervised release
ALSO: Another UEFI flaw found; Kaspersky discovers iOS log files actually work; and a few critical vulnerabilities in brief Conor Brian Fitzpatrick – aka "Pompourin," a former administrator of notorious leak site BreachForums – has been sentenced to 20 years of supervised release.…