- Voice cloning of growing interest to actors and cybercriminals
July 12, 2021
As voice cloning technology has become ever more effective, it is of increasing interest to actors… and cybercriminals. When Tim Heller first heard his cloned voice he says it was so accurate that “my jaw hit the floor… it was mind-blowing”. Voice cloning is when a computer program is used to generate a synthetic, adaptable copy of ...
- Insurance giant CNA reports data breach after ransomware attack
July 9, 2021
CNA Financial Corporation, a leading US-based insurance company, is notifying customers of a data breach following a Phoenix CryptoLocker ransomware attack that hit its systems in March. CNA is considered the seventh-largest commercial insurance firm in the US based on stats from the Insurance Information Institute. Read more… Source: Bleeping Computer
- Biden tells Putin the U.S. will take ‘any necessary action’ after latest ransomware attack
July 9, 2021
President Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that the United States will take “any necessary action” to defend U.S. infrastructure, the White House said, after Russia-based hackers carried out the largest known ransomware attack to date. Biden has been under increasing pressure to counter such costly, brazen assaults — pressure that spiked last weekend ...
- Morgan Stanley reports data breach after vendor Accellion hack
July 8, 2021
Investment banking firm Morgan Stanley has reported a data breach after attackers stole personal information belonging to its customers by hacking into the Accellion FTA server of a third-party vendor. Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, wealth and investment management services worldwide. Read more… Source: Bleeping Computer
- Understanding REvil: The Ransomware Gang Behind the Kaseya Attack
July 6, 2021
REvil has emerged as one of the world’s most notorious ransomware operators. In just the past month, it extracted an $11 million payment from the U.S. subsidiary of the world’s largest meatpacking company based in Brazil, demanded $5 million from a Brazilian medical diagnostics company and launched a large-scale attack on dozens, perhaps hundreds, of ...
- US warns of action against ransomware gangs if Russia refuses
July 6, 2021
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says that the US will take action against cybercriminal groups from Russia if the Russian government refuses to do so. Psaki added that the recent REvil ransomware attack on Florida-based IT company Kaseya is not yet attributed to anyone, specifically not to the Russian government. Read more… Source: Bleeping Computer
- REvil ransomware asks $70 million to decrypt all Kaseya attack victims
July 5, 2021
REvil ransomware has set a price for decrypting all systems locked during the Kaseya supply-chain attack. The gang wants $70 million in Bitcoin for the tool that allows all affected businesses to recover their files. The attack on Friday propagated through Kaseya VSA cloud-based solution used by managed service providers (MSPs) to monitor customer systems and ...
- CISA-FBI Guidance for MSPs and their Customers Affected by the Kaseya VSA Supply-Chain Ransomware Attack
July 4, 2021
CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) continue to respond to the recent supply-chain ransomware attack leveraging a vulnerability in Kaseya VSA software against multiple managed service providers (MSPs) and their customers. CISA and FBI strongly urge affected MSPs and their customers to follow the guidance below. CISA and FBI recommend affected MSPs: Download the Kaseya ...
- US chemical distributor shares info on DarkSide ransomware data theft
July 3, 2021
World-leading chemical distribution company Brenntag has shared additional info on what data was stolen from its network by DarkSide ransomware operators during an attack from late April 2021 that targeted its North America division. Brenntag is the second largest in sales for North America, according to the ICIS report on the Top 100 Chemical Distributors worldwide. The ...
- CISA: Kaseya VSA Supply-Chain Ransomware Attack
July 2, 2021
CISA is taking action to understand and address the recent supply-chain ransomware attack against Kaseya VSA and the multiple managed service providers (MSPs) that employ VSA software. CISA encourages organizations to review the Kaseya advisory and immediately follow their guidance to shutdown VSA servers. Source: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency KASEYA VSA Important Notice July 2nd, 2021 KASEYA VSA ...