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  • Alerts: CISA and Partners Release Update to BianLian Ransomware Cybersecurity Advisory

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/20/cisa-and-partners-release-update-bianlian-ransomware-cybersecurity-advisory Source: Alerts Title: CISA and Partners Release Update to BianLian Ransomware Cybersecurity Advisory Feedly Summary: Today, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) released updates to #StopRansomware: BianLian Ransomware Group on observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise…

  • Hacker News: Teen serial swatter-for-hire busted, pleads guilty, could face 20 years

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/teenage_serial_swatterforhire_busted/ Source: Hacker News Title: Teen serial swatter-for-hire busted, pleads guilty, could face 20 years Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses various significant incidents in cybersecurity, including a teenager convicted of swatting, critical vulnerabilities in software, an ongoing debate regarding protections for cybersecurity researchers in international law,…

  • The Register: Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/14/cybercriminal_devoid_of_boundaries_gets/ Source: The Register Title: Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence Feedly Summary: The serial extortionist of medical facilities stooped to cavernous lows in search of small payouts A rampant cybercrook and repeat attacker of medical facilities in the US is being sentenced to a decade in prison, around seven years…

  • The Register: Ransomware fiends boast they’ve stolen 1.4TB from US pharmacy network

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/13/embargo_ransomware_breach_aap/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware fiends boast they’ve stolen 1.4TB from US pharmacy network Feedly Summary: American Associated Pharmacies yet to officially confirm infection American Associated Pharmacies (AAP) is the latest US healthcare organization to have had its data stolen and encrypted by cyber-crooks, it is feared.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • Cloud Blog: Emerging Threats: Cybersecurity Forecast 2025

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybersecurity-forecast-2025/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Emerging Threats: Cybersecurity Forecast 2025 Feedly Summary: Every November, we start sharing forward-looking insights on threats and other cybersecurity topics to help organizations and defenders prepare for the year ahead. The Cybersecurity Forecast 2025 report, available today, plays a big role in helping us accomplish this mission. This…

  • Cloud Blog: Emerging Threats: Cybersecurity Forecast 2025

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/emerging-threats-cybersecurity-forecast-2025/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Emerging Threats: Cybersecurity Forecast 2025 Feedly Summary: Every November, we start sharing forward-looking insights on threats and other cybersecurity topics to help organizations and defenders prepare for the year ahead. The Cybersecurity Forecast 2025 report, available today, plays a big role in helping us accomplish this mission. This…

  • The Register: Here’s what we know about the suspected Snowflake data extortionists

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/12/snowflake_hackers_indictment/ Source: The Register Title: Here’s what we know about the suspected Snowflake data extortionists Feedly Summary: A Canadian and an American living in Turkey ‘walk into’ cloud storage environments… Two men allegedly compromised what’s believed to be multiple organizations’ Snowflake-hosted cloud environments, stole sensitive data within, and extorted at least $2.5 million…

  • The Register: FBI issues warning as crooks ramp up emergency data request scams

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/11/fraudulent_edr_emails/ Source: The Register Title: FBI issues warning as crooks ramp up emergency data request scams Feedly Summary: Just because it’s .gov doesn’t mean that email is trustworthy Cybercrooks abusing emergency data requests in the US isn’t new, but the FBI says it’s becoming a more pronounced issue as the year draws to…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Unwrapping the emerging Interlock ransomware attack

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/emerging-interlock-ransomware/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Unwrapping the emerging Interlock ransomware attack Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos Incident Response (Talos IR) recently observed an attacker conducting big-game hunting and double extortion attacks using the relatively new Interlock ransomware. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The analysis by Cisco Talos Incident Response provides an in-depth…