Cybersecurity
Security is hard because it has to be right all the time? Yeah, like everything else
It takes only one bottleneck or single point of failure to ruin your week Systems Approach One refrain you often hear is that security must be built in from the ground floor; that retrofitting security to an existing system is the source of design complications, or worse, outright…
LockBit extorted billions of dollars from victims, fresh leaks suggest
Investigating LockBit’s finances has blown previous estimates of the operation’s wealth out of the water Authorities digging into LockBit's finances believe the group may have generated more than $1 billion in ransom fees over its four-year lifespan.…
U-Haul tells 67K customers that cyber-crooks drove away with their personal info
Thieves broke into IT system using stolen login U-Haul is alerting tens of thousands of folks that miscreants used stolen credentials to break into one of its systems and access customer records that contained some personal data.…
LockBit identity reveal a bigger letdown than Game of Thrones Season 8
NCA still left enough for onlookers to wonder if there's anything more to come The grand finale of the week of LockBit leaks was slated to expose the real identity of LockBitSupp – the alias of the gang's public spokesperson – but the reveal has fallen short of…
Tips on meeting complex cloud security challenges
Learn about the benefits of applying advanced automation to policy management practices Webinar Dealing with the double trouble of relentless cyber threats and regular technology refresh cycles can stretch already overworked security practitioners. And orchestrating the transition to cloud-native applications and multi-cloud architectures doesn't make things any easier.…
X protests forced suspension of accounts on orders of India’s government
Nonprofit SFLC links orders to farming protests The global government affairs team at X (née Twitter) has suspended some accounts and posts in India after receiving executive orders to do so from the country's government, backed by threat of penalties including significant fines and imprisonment.…
Avast shells out $17M to shoo away claims it peddled people’s personal data
A name that's commonly shouted by pirates might be a clue, me hearties! Avast has agreed to cough up $16.5 million after the FTC accused the antivirus vendor of selling customer information to third parties.…
Cyberattack downs pharmacies across America
Prescription orders hit after IT supplier Change Healthcare pulls plug on systems Updated IT provider Change Healthcare has confirmed it shut down some of its systems following a cyberattack, disrupting prescription orders and other services at pharmacies across the US.…
Authorities dismantled LockBit before it could unleash revamped variant
New features aimed to stamp out problems of the past Law enforcement's disruption of the LockBit ransomware crew comes as the criminal group was working on bringing a brand-new variant to market, research reveals.…
Ukrainian police arrest father and son in suspected LockBit affiliate double act
If they did it, it gives new meaning to quality family time. Meanwhile, key LockBit leaders remain at large Today's edition of the week-long LockBit leaks reveals a father-son duo was apprehended in Ukraine as part of the series of takedown-related arrests this week.…