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UnitedHealth CEO Admits Paying $22 Million Ransom, Says a Third of Americans Affected by Breach
REvil associate sentenced to 13-plus years, Lawmakers in New South Wales fear exposure in clubs' IT vendor breach, Hackers breach Dropbox Sign, Indonesia working with four Israeli spyware vendors, Docker Hub used to deliver malware and phishing scams, Iran hackers impersonate journalists and activists, FCC seeks to bar Chinese labs in telecom gear testing, much more
White House Issues a Modernized Critical Infrastructure Protection Policy
Finnish hacker sentenced to six-plus years for psychotherapy clinic hack and extortion, US identities in foreign spy reports soared last year, Qantas blunder allowed passengers to see other passengers' data, Non-bank lender Firstmac was hacked, Marriott cops to using weaker algorithm at the time of its massive breach, White House embraces skill-based cyber hiring, much more
FCC Fines Telco Giants $200 Million for Sharing Customers' Location Data Without Consent
UnitedHealth breach began with Citrix flaw exploit, Telegram yanks and then restores Ukraine security agency access, TikTok ban could extend CapCut video editor, Canadian lawmakers in an uproar over Chinese hacker targeting, Google blocked 2.28 million Android apps last year, Apple leaves EU Safari users exposed to web tracking, much more
Coffee County Shut Down Access to State Voter Registration System Following Cyberattack
Okta warns of unprecedented spike in credential stuffing attacks, Spy.pet crumbles after Discord ban, Ukraine hacking group claims attack on Russian telecom provider, Belarus hacktivists claim attack on country's security agency, UK bans devices that come with weak passwords, Canada's London Drugs temporarily shutters 79 stores following cyber incident, much more
Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 4/20/24
How a lifelong hacker plunged Finland into a crisis, The challenges and opportunities posed by cybercrime take-downs, No consensus on TikTok's national security threat, ShotSpotter funnels data to police after contract cancellation, The existential threat of LLM optimization
Health Giant Kaiser Shared Millions of Members' Data With Third-Party Advertisers
FBI warns of unlicensed crypto transfer services, CISA reports success with ransomware warning pilot program, ByteDance says its critical algorithms foreclose sale of TikTok, Traffic generated by USPS scam texts rivals that of USPS, Attorneys General urge UnitedHealth to take meaningful action, Thoma Bravo to buy Darktrace for $5.32 billion, much more
State-Sponsored Spies Are Targeting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances in Global Hacking Campaign
Samourai Wallet founders charged for criminal money-laundering, Election hackers shift focus to major players, Czech and Ukraine cops expose bank fraud gang, Pegasus used against hundreds in Poland, France seeks new sanctions to target Russian disinformation, Sweden faces a dry weekend due to liquor logistics firm attack, much more
US Cracks Down on Four Alleged Iranian Hackers With Sanctions, $10 Million Reward
TikTok ban passes but is no slam dunk, Hackers release part of El Salvador's Bitcoin code, State Department imposes visa restrictions on 13 people linked to spyware, DPRK hackers are exploiting antivirus update mechanism, Chinese and Russian hackers use edge devices in espionage attacks, Google delays end of third-party cookies again, New keyboard app flaws emerge that enable surveillance of Chinese users, much more
Change Healthcare Cops to Paying Ransom, Warns Wide Swath of Health Information Could Have Been Stolen
Indiana wastewater plant targeted by Russian hackers, New Fancy Bear tool steals credentials, Hackers try to implant malware on Ukraine soldiers' apps, Former FSB counterintel chief sentenced to nine years, New HIPAA rule protects abortion data, Attackers were able to issue bank orders in Brazil, much more
Section 702 Renewed With Expanded Spying Powers
TikTok ban bill heads to Senate with likely passage, Nation-state hacking group breached Mitre, Hedgey Finance exploited for nearly $45 million, Belarusian hacktivist group claims attack on fertilizer plant, DPRK IT workers work as animators to raise regime funds, Chinese hackers infiltrated Volkswagen for five years, EU police chiefs go after E2EE, much more