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![Lurie Children's Hospital took systems offline after cyberattack](/static/build/img/news/lurie-children-s-hospital-took-systems-offline-after-cyberattack-small.jpg)
Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago was forced to take IT systems offline after a cyberattack, disrupting normal operations and delaying medical care in some instances. Lurie Children's is a Chicago-based pediatric acute care hospital with 360 beds, 1,665 physicians covering 70 sub-specialties, and 4,000 medical staff and employees.
![BTC-e server admin indicted for laundering ransom payments, stolen crypto](/static/build/img/news/btc-e-server-admin-indicted-for-laundering-ransom-payments-stolen-crypto-small.jpg)
Aliaksandr Klimenka, a Belarusian and Cypriot national, has been indicted in the U.S. for his involvement in an international cybercrime money laundering operation. The U.S. DoJ alleged back then that the platform was used to launder funds stolen during the hack of Japanese crypto exchange platform Mt. Gox, as well as ransom payments for the Locky, Cerber, NotPetya, WannaCry, and Spora ransomware operations.
![Russian APT28 Hackers Targeting High-Value Orgs with NTLM Relay Attacks](/static/build/img/news/russian-apt28-hackers-targeting-high-value-orgs-with-ntlm-relay-attacks-small.jpg)
Russian state-sponsored actors have staged NT LAN Manager (NTLM) v2 hash relay attacks through various methods from April 2022 to November 2023, targeting high-value targets worldwide. The...
![DirtyMoe Malware Infects 2,000+ Ukrainian Computers for DDoS and Cryptojacking](/static/build/img/news/dirtymoe-malware-infects-2000-ukrainian-computers-for-ddos-and-cryptojacking-small.jpg)
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned that more than 2,000 computers in the country have been infected by a strain of malware called DirtyMoe. The...
![Interpol's latest cybercrime intervention dismantles ransomware, banking malware servers](/static/build/img/news/interpol-s-latest-cybercrime-intervention-dismantles-ransomware-banking-malware-servers-small.jpg)
Interpol has arrested 31 people following a three-month operation to stamp out various types of cybercrime.Spanning 55 countries, from Albania to Australia, Operation Synergia identified more than 1,300 malicious servers, dismantling more than 70 percent of those used as part of command and control infrastructure that supported phishing, banking malware, and ransomware.
![Interpol operation Synergia takes down 1,300 servers used for cybercrime](/static/build/img/news/interpol-operation-synergia-takes-down-1300-servers-used-for-cybercrime-small.jpg)
An international law enforcement operation code-named 'Synergia' has taken down over 1,300 command and control servers used in ransomware, phishing, and malware campaigns. The Synergia operation identified and took down command and control servers between September and November 2023, with 60 law enforcement agencies from 55 countries participating in the operation.
![A Self-Enforcing Protocol to Solve Gerrymandering](/static/build/img/news/alt/web-statistics-small.jpg)
The point is that unlike protocols that require a neutral third party to complete, or protocols that require that neutral third party to resolve disputes, self-enforcing protocols just work. Well, someone just solved gerrymandering in this way.
![Former CIA Engineer Sentenced to 40 Years for Leaking Classified Documents](/static/build/img/news/former-cia-engineer-sentenced-to-40-years-for-leaking-classified-documents-small.jpg)
A former software engineer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been sentenced to 40 years in prison by the Southern District of New York (SDNY) for transmitting classified...
![Cloudzy Elevates Cybersecurity: Integrating Insights from Recorded Future to Revolutionize Cloud Security](/static/build/img/news/cloudzy-elevates-cybersecurity-integrating-insights-from-recorded-future-to-revolutionize-cloud-security-small.jpg)
Cloudzy, a prominent cloud infrastructure provider, proudly announces a significant enhancement in its cybersecurity landscape. This breakthrough has been achieved through a recent consultation...
![INTERPOL Arrests 31 in Global Operation, Identifies 1,900+ Ransomware-Linked IPs](/static/build/img/news/interpol-arrests-31-in-global-operation-identifies-1900-ransomware-linked-ips-small.jpg)
An INTERPOL-led collaborative operation targeting phishing, banking malware, and ransomware attacks has led to the identification of 1,300 suspicious IP addresses and URLs. The law enforcement...