Tag: incident response strategies
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The Register: <i>The Reg</i> translates the letter in which Oracle kinda-sorta tells customers it was pwned
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/10/oracles_breach_letter/ Source: The Register Title: <i>The Reg</i> translates the letter in which Oracle kinda-sorta tells customers it was pwned Feedly Summary: TL;DR: Move along, still nothing to see here – an idea that leaves infosec pros aghast Oracle’s letter to customers about an intrusion into part of its public cloud empire – while…
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Slashdot: Hackers Strike Australia’s Largest Pension Funds in Coordinated Attacks
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/04/04/174220/hackers-strike-australias-largest-pension-funds-in-coordinated-attacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hackers Strike Australia’s Largest Pension Funds in Coordinated Attacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a significant cyber security incident involving coordinated attacks on Australia’s pension funds, resulting in the theft of savings and the compromise of over 20,000 accounts. This incident underscores the…
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The Register: Flux off: CISA, annexable allies warn of hot DNS threat
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/03/cisa_and_annexable_allies_warn/ Source: The Register Title: Flux off: CISA, annexable allies warn of hot DNS threat Feedly Summary: Shape shifting technique described as menace to national security The US govt’s Cybersecurity Infrastructure Agency, aka CISA, on Thursday urged organizations, internet service providers, and security firms to strengthen defenses against so-called fast flux attacks.… AI…
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Schneier on Security: Silk Typhoon Hackers Indicted
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/silk-typhoon-hackers-indicted.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Silk Typhoon Hackers Indicted Feedly Summary: Lots of interesting details in the story: The US Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the indictment of 12 Chinese individuals accused of more than a decade of hacker intrusions around the world, including eight staffers for the contractor i-Soon, two…
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The Register: Developer sabotaged ex-employer with kill switch that activated when he was let go
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/08/developer_server_kill_switch/ Source: The Register Title: Developer sabotaged ex-employer with kill switch that activated when he was let go Feedly Summary: IsDavisLuEnabledInActiveDirectory? Not any more. IsDavisLuGuilty? Yes. IsDavisLuFacingJail? Also yes A federal jury in Cleveland has found a senior software developer guilty of sabotaging his employer’s systems – and he’s now facing a potential…
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The Register: Like whitebox servers, rent-a-crew crime ‘affiliates’ have commoditized ransomware
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/commoditization_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Like whitebox servers, rent-a-crew crime ‘affiliates’ have commoditized ransomware Feedly Summary: Which is why taking down chiefs and infra behind big name brand operations isn’t working Interview There’s a handful of cybercriminal gangs that Jason Baker, a ransomware negotiator with GuidePoint Security, regularly gets called in to respond…