Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
I reported on the information leak that LockBit suffered when one of the hacker developers has a spat and leaked the software code. Security software vendors would have been checking out this code to improve their defences but there was also the opportunity for less experienced hackers to improve their …
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Although the attack on NHS systems, back in August was contained, the systems hit are still not fully funstional: Oxford Health: Cyber attack continues to hit NHS trust’s services – BBC News The NHS 111 non-emergency/first call service was infected by ransomware and severely disrupted and the disruption is still …
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When a threat actor compromises the coding of software the problems can be widepread – the SolarWinds attack and subsequent distribution of the infected software through legitimate update channels is a classic example. (Ironic but the SolarWinds customers who avoided the attack, were those with a poor cyber security stance …
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CISA Has Added One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog  | CISA
As you have read ransomware has been in the news for because one of the major ransomware gangs, BlackCat/ALPHV updated and expanded its capability to carry out the double extortion tactic and because another major ransomware player LockBit suffered an insider attack of its own: The threat actors are also …
