US Supreme Court Restricts Broad Scope of CFAA Law Today, the US Supreme Court restricted the scope of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after overturning the conviction of a Georgia police officer who searched a police database for money. As part of an FBI sting operation, Georgia police Read more…
Microsoft Teams Calls Are Getting End-to-End Encryption in July Microsoft Teams is getting better security and privacy next month with the addition of end-to-end encrypted 1:1 voice calls. While Microsoft Teams already encrypts data at rest and in transit, it allows administrators to configure automatic recording and transcription of voice Read more…
UF Health Florida Hospitals Back to Pen and Paper After Cyberattack UF Health Central Florida has suffered a reported ransomware attack that forced two hospitals to shut down portions of their IT network. The University of Florida Health, also known as UF Health, is a healthcare network of hospitals and Read more…
WordPress Force Installs Jetpack Security Update on 5 Million Sites Automattic, the company behind the WordPress content management system, force deploys a security update on over five million websites running the Jetpack WordPress plug-in. Jetpack is a remarkably popular WordPress plug-in that provides free security, performance, and website management features, including brute-force attack Read more…
Scripps Health Notifies Patients of Data Breach After Ransomware Attack Nonprofit healthcare provider, Scripps Health in San Diego, has disclosed a data breach exposing patient information after suffering a ransomware attack last month. The healthcare provider has five hospitals and 19 outpost facilities with over 3,000 affiliate physicians. Every year, Read more…
Google Chrome Now Warns You of Extensions From Untrusted Devs Google has added new protection capabilities for Enhanced Safe Browsing users in Chrome, warning them when installing untrusted extensions and allowing them to request more in-depth scans of downloaded files. The Safe Browsing feature, available in Google Chrome since 2007, warns you Read more…
Chinese Threat Actors Hacked NYC MTA Using Pulse Secure Zero-day Chinese-backed threat actors breached New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) network in April using a Pulse Secure zero-day. Still, they failed to cause any data loss or gain access to systems controlling the transportation fleet. According to Rafail Portnoy, Read more…
New SkinnyBoy Malware Used By Russian Hackers to Breach Sensitive Orgs Security researchers have discovered a new piece of malware called SkinnyBoy that was used in spear-phishing campaigns attributed to Russian-speaking hacking group APT28. The threat actor, also known as Fancy Bear, Sednit, Sofacy, Strontium, or PwnStorm, used SkinnyBoy in Read more…
White House Urges Businesses to “Take Ransomware Crime Seriously” The White House has urged business leaders and corporate executives to take ransomware attacks seriously in a letter issued by Anne Neuberger, the National Security Council’s chief cybersecurity adviser. “The most important takeaway from the recent spate of ransomware attacks on Read more…
Massachusetts’ Largest Ferry Service Hit By Ransomware Attack The Steamship Authority, Massachusetts’ largest ferry service, was hit by a ransomware attack on Wednesday which led to ticketing and reservation disruptions. “The Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority has been the target of a ransomware attack that is affecting operations as Read more…
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