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Changing threats, volume of threats, and ransomware plague organizations. TechRepublic's Karen Roby spoke with Marcus Fowler, director of strategic threat for Darktrace and former CIA officer, about ways to help cybersecurity professionals get their jobs done more easily.
About 4,000 stolen files from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency have been dumped online by frustrated ransomware criminals after the public sector body refused to pay out. SEPA had, quite correctly, refused to pay the extortionists to prevent disclosure.
Having an AI tool to help can ease the burden on cybersecurity teams, which are struggling to keep up with constant and more serious threats.
The packages represent a supply-chain threat given that they may be used as building blocks in various web applications; any applications corrupted by the code can steal tokens and other information from Discord users, researchers said. There is also "Clear evidence that the malware campaign was using a Discord bot to generate fake download counts for the packages to make them appear more popular to potential users," according to researchers at Sonatype.
Veteran Michael Kassner says former military personnel might know more about cybersecurity than employers think. Read about some of the skills veterans could bring to a cybersecurity job.
Microsoft has shipped the stable version of the Microsoft Edge 88 browser, featuring a brand new Password Generator and the ability to alert on compromised credentials. With Microsoft Edge 88.0.705.50 now rolling out, users get a built-in strong password generator that allows them to easily set up new passwords when signing up for new accounts or when changing the old passwords.
Intel disclosed on Thursday that unknown threat actors stole an infographic containing info on the company's fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 financial results. After discovering the incident and finding that the stolen info was being shared outside the company, Intel published the quarterly earnings report minutes before the market's closure.
On the heels of a ransomware attack against the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, attackers have now reportedly published more than 4,000 files stolen from the agency - including contracts and strategy documents. The attack has affected SEPA's email systems, which remain offline as of Thursday, according to the agency.
A London ad agency that counts Atlantic Records, Suzuki, and Penguin Random House among its clients has had its files dumped online by a ransomware gang, The Register can reveal. In the same accounts filed with UK register Companies House, it boasted of its position as the "Largest independently owned media agency in the UK by a significant factor", making it a juicy target for the Clop ransomware extortionists.
Just days into his leadership role, U.S. President Joe Biden has instructed U.S. intelligence agencies to provide him with a detailed assessment of the SolarWinds hack, which fueled a global cyber espionage campaign impacting many high-profile government agencies and businesses. The U.S. government and others have said Russia is likely behind the highly sophisticated attack on SolarWinds.