Tag: U.S.

Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/change-healthcare-breach-hits-100m-americans/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Change Healthcare Breach Hits 100M Americans Feedly Summary: Change Healthcare says it has notified approximately 100 million Americans that their personal, financial and healthcare records may have been stolen in a February 2024 ransomware attack that caused the largest ever known data breach of protected health information.…

The Register: Uncle Sam outs a Russian accused of developing Redline infostealing malware

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/russian_redline_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Uncle Sam outs a Russian accused of developing Redline infostealing malware Feedly Summary: Or: why using the same iCloud account for malware development and gaming is a bad idea The US government has named and charged a Russian national, Maxim Rudometov, with allegedly developing and administering the notorious…

Alerts: JCDC’s Industry-Government Collaboration Speeds Mitigation of CrowdStrike IT Outage

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Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/29/jcdcs-industry-government-collaboration-speeds-mitigation-crowdstrike-it-outage Source: Alerts Title: JCDC’s Industry-Government Collaboration Speeds Mitigation of CrowdStrike IT Outage Feedly Summary: CISA, through the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), enabled swift, coordinated response and information sharing in the wake of a significant IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike software update. This outage, which impacted government, critical infrastructure, and industry…

The Register: Belgian cops cuff 2 suspected cybercrooks in Redline, Meta infostealer sting

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/belgian_cops_arrest_two_suspected/ Source: The Register Title: Belgian cops cuff 2 suspected cybercrooks in Redline, Meta infostealer sting Feedly Summary: US also charges an alleged Redline dev, no mention of an arrest International law enforcement officials have arrested two individuals and charged another in connection with the use and distribution of the Redline and Meta…

The Register: Five Eyes nations tell tech startups to take infosec seriously. Again

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/five_eyes_secure_innovation_campaign/ Source: The Register Title: Five Eyes nations tell tech startups to take infosec seriously. Again Feedly Summary: Only took ’em a year to dish up some scary travel advice, and a Secure Innovation … Placemat? Cyber security agencies from the Five Eyes nations have delivered on a promise to offer tech startups…

The Register: ParTec expands supercomputer patent fight from Microsoft to Nvidia

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/partec_expands_supercomputer_patent_fight/ Source: The Register Title: ParTec expands supercomputer patent fight from Microsoft to Nvidia Feedly Summary: Wants injunction on GPUs that use what it alleges is its own IP German HPC vendor ParTec is taking legal action against Nvidia for alleged patent infringement, seeking an injunction to stop its GPUs being sold in…

Hacker News: UnitedHealth says Change Healthcare hack affects 100M – largest US health breach

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Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/24/unitedhealth-change-healthcare-hacked-millions-health-records-ransomware/ Source: Hacker News Title: UnitedHealth says Change Healthcare hack affects 100M – largest US health breach Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The ransomware attack on Change Healthcare represents a significant data breach, impacting over 100 million individuals’ health information and highlighting critical vulnerabilities in cybersecurity practices within the…

Wired: Cybercriminals Pose a Greater Threat of Disruptive US Election Hacks Than Russian or China

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/cybercriminals-disruptive-hacking-us-elections-dhs-report/ Source: Wired Title: Cybercriminals Pose a Greater Threat of Disruptive US Election Hacks Than Russian or China Feedly Summary: A report distributed by the US Department of Homeland Security warned that financially motivated cybercriminals are more likely to attack US election infrastructure than state-backed hackers. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…

CSA: Are Companies Becoming More Transparent About Cyber Incidents?

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