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Tennessee, Georgia colleges respond to cyberattacks as school year wraps up
Tennessee, Georgia colleges respond to cyberattacks as school year wraps up
Hackers infiltrated networks of at least two colleges over the last week, disrupting the schools during the season of final exams and commencement ceremonies. Tennessee’s Chattanooga State Community College has been responding to a cyberattack since Saturday, forcing the school to cancel classes on Monday and modify schedules for staff members. The school serves more than 11,000 students.
#therecord#EN#2023#Schools#cyberattack#colleges#disrupting#US#chattanooga
·therecord.media·
Tennessee, Georgia colleges respond to cyberattacks as school year wraps up
Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of the Snake Malware Network Controlled by Russia's Federal Security Service
Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of the Snake Malware Network Controlled by Russia's Federal Security Service
“Russia used sophisticated malware to steal sensitive information from our allies, laundering it through a network of infected computers in the United States in a cynical attempt to conceal their crimes.  Meeting the challenge of cyberespionage requires creativity and a willingness to use all lawful means to protect our nation and our allies,” stated United States Attorney Peace.  “The court-authorized remote search and remediation announced today demonstrates my Office and our partners’ commitment to using all of the tools at our disposal to protect the American people.”
#justice.gov#US#2023#EN#Operation-MEDUSA#Snake#Malware#Network#FBI#cyberespionage#espionnage#PERSEUS#Russia#FSB
·justice.gov·
Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of the Snake Malware Network Controlled by Russia's Federal Security Service
‘PlugwalkJoe’ pleads guilty for the massive 2020 Twitter hack - The Verge
‘PlugwalkJoe’ pleads guilty for the massive 2020 Twitter hack - The Verge
PlugwalkJoe, aka Joseph James O’Connor, a UK citizen connected to the 2020 Twitter hack affecting many high-profile accounts, including Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Apple, has pled guilty to cyberstalking and other crimes. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that O’Connor has been extradited to the US.
#theverge#EN#2023#PlugwalkJoe#Twitter#hack#Obama#Apple#extradited#UK#US
·theverge.com·
‘PlugwalkJoe’ pleads guilty for the massive 2020 Twitter hack - The Verge
The Team of Sleuths Quietly Hunting Cyberattack-for-Hire Services
The Team of Sleuths Quietly Hunting Cyberattack-for-Hire Services
For a decade, a group called Big Pipes has worked behind the scenes with the FBI to target the worst cybercriminal “booter” services plaguing the internet. WHEN THE FBI announced the takedown of 13 cyberattack-for-hire services yesterday, it may have seemed like just another day in law enforcement’s cat-and-mouse game with a criminal industry that has long plagued the internet’s infrastructure, bombarding victims with relentless waves of junk internet traffic to knock them offline. In fact, it was the latest win for a discreet group of detectives that has quietly worked behind the scenes for nearly a decade with the goal of ending that plague for good.
#wired#EN#2023#cyberattack-for-hire#busted#FBI#US#BigPipes#DDoS
·wired.com·
The Team of Sleuths Quietly Hunting Cyberattack-for-Hire Services
From Campus Rape Cases to Child Abuse Reports, ‘Worst-Case’ Data Breach Rocks MN Schools
From Campus Rape Cases to Child Abuse Reports, ‘Worst-Case’ Data Breach Rocks MN Schools
It took two years of middle school girls accusing their Minneapolis English teacher of eyeballing their bodies in a “weird creepy way,” for district investigators to substantiate their complaints. Their drawn-out response is revealed in confidential and highly sensitive Minneapolis Public Schools investigative records that are now readily available online — just one folder in a trove of tens of thousands of leaked files that outline campus rape cases, child abuse inquiries, student mental health crises and suspension reports.
#the74million#EN#2023#Schools#Abuse#Leak#ransomware#Medusa#US#Minneapolis#Public
·the74million.org·
From Campus Rape Cases to Child Abuse Reports, ‘Worst-Case’ Data Breach Rocks MN Schools
Ransomware cyberattack continues at Bluefield University
Ransomware cyberattack continues at Bluefield University
There are new developments on the cybersecurity attack that has crippled internet services at Bluefield University. We’ve learned through “RamAlert” texts sent to students, faculty and staff that the cyber attackers are now directly communicating with everyone on the alert system. They have identified themselves as “AvosLocker” and are demanding payment in return for not leaking students’ private information. The FBI considers AvosLocker to be ransomware. In March 2022, they released an advisory on it. They said avoslocker has “Targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the U.S. Including…The financial services, critical manufacturing, and government facilities sectors.”
#databreaches#EN#SMS#AvosLocker#ransomware#US#Education#Bluefield#University
·databreaches.net·
Ransomware cyberattack continues at Bluefield University
Discord member details how documents leaked from closed chat group
Discord member details how documents leaked from closed chat group
The man behind a massive leak of U.S. government secrets that has exposed spying on allies, revealed the grim prospects for Ukraine’s war with Russia and ignited diplomatic fires for the White House is a young, charismatic gun enthusiast who shared highly classified documents with a group of far-flung acquaintances searching for companionship amid the isolation of the pandemic.
#washingtonpost#EN#2023#leak#US#Discord#chat#government#secrets
·washingtonpost.com·
Discord member details how documents leaked from closed chat group
From Discord to 4chan: The Improbable Journey of a US Intelligence Leak - bellingcat
From Discord to 4chan: The Improbable Journey of a US Intelligence Leak - bellingcat
In recent days, the US Justice Department and Pentagon have begun investigating an apparent online leak of sensitive documents, including some that were marked “Top Secret”. A portion of the documents, which have since been widely covered by the news media, focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while others detailed analysis of potential UK policies on the South China Sea and the activities of a Houthi figure in Yemen. The existence of the documents was first reported by the New York Times after a number of Russian Telegram channels shared five photographed files relating to the invasion of Ukraine on April 5 – at least one of which has since been found by Bellingcat to be crudely edited.
#bellingcat#EN#2023#leak#4chan#discord#US#topsecret#sensitive#document#Russia#NYT#Ukraine
·bellingcat.com·
From Discord to 4chan: The Improbable Journey of a US Intelligence Leak - bellingcat
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Cybersecurity Strategy
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Cybersecurity Strategy
Read the full strategy here Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released the National Cybersecurity Strategy to secure the full benefits of a safe and secure digital ecosystem for all Americans. In this decisive decade, the United States will reimagine cyberspace as a tool to achieve our goals in a way that reflects our values: economic security… PDF document
#whitehouse#EN#2023#statement#National#Cybersecurity#Strategy#US
·whitehouse.gov·
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Cybersecurity Strategy
Britain and US make major move against ransomware gangs by sanctioning seven individuals - The Record from Recorded Future News
Britain and US make major move against ransomware gangs by sanctioning seven individuals - The Record from Recorded Future News
The United Kingdom and United States on Thursday sanctioned seven people connected to what officials have told The Record is a single network behind the Conti and Ryuk ransomware gangs as well as the Trickbot banking trojan. The sanctions are described as the first major move of a “new campaign of concerted action” between Britain and the United States, and insiders say that further actions should be expected later this year.
#therecord#EN#2023#UK#US#Trickbot#sanctions#Conti#Ryuk#ransomware
·therecord.media·
Britain and US make major move against ransomware gangs by sanctioning seven individuals - The Record from Recorded Future News
Pro-Russian DDoS attacks raise alarm in Denmark, U.S.
Pro-Russian DDoS attacks raise alarm in Denmark, U.S.
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks by pro-Russian hacking groups are causing alarm in the U.S. and Denmark after several incidents affected websites of hospitals and government offices in both countries. On Tuesday, Denmark announced that it was raising its cyber risk alert level after weeks of attacks on banks and the country’s defense ministry.
#therecord#EN#2023#DDoS#Denmark#US#banks#pro-Russian#russia-ukraine-war#Killnet
·therecord.media·
Pro-Russian DDoS attacks raise alarm in Denmark, U.S.
U.S. targeted adversary cyber infrastructure to safeguard midterm vote
U.S. targeted adversary cyber infrastructure to safeguard midterm vote
The U.S. military's Cyber Command hunted down foreign adversaries overseas ahead of this year's mid-term elections, taking down their infrastructure before they could strike, the head of U.S. Cyber Command said. U.S. Army General Paul Nakasone said the cyber effort to secure the vote began before the Nov. 8 vote and carried through until the elections were certified. "We did conduct operations persistently to make sure that our foreign adversaries couldn't utilize infrastructure to impact us," Nakasone, who is also the director of the U.S. National Security Agency, told reporters.
#reuters#EN#2022#safeguard#midterm#vote#cyber#infrastructure#operations#US
·reuters.com·
U.S. targeted adversary cyber infrastructure to safeguard midterm vote
Endurance Ransomware Claims Breach of US Federal Government
Endurance Ransomware Claims Breach of US Federal Government
The WatchGuard Security Team spends a lot of time chasing ransomware extortion groups throughout the dark web. So, it only fits that one of the newer ransomware extortion groups is named Endurance Ransomware. It appears this “group” is one individual known as IntelBroker, who has allegedly breached several entities of the US government and two […]
#secplicity#EN#2022#WatchGuard#ransomware#Endurance#US
·secplicity.org·
Endurance Ransomware Claims Breach of US Federal Government
Michigan school districts reopen after three-day closure due to ransomware attack
Michigan school districts reopen after three-day closure due to ransomware attack
Public schools in two Michigan counties are reopening on Thursday after a ransomware attack crippled their ability to function and closed doors to students for three days. All of the public schools in Jackson and Hillsdale counties announced their reopening on Thursday in letters to parents, assuring them that cybersecurity experts, tech officials and law enforcement worked around the clock to restore the systems following outages that began on Monday.
#therecord#EN#2022#schools#US#ransomware#Public#closed#students
·therecord.media·
Michigan school districts reopen after three-day closure due to ransomware attack