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DHS Introduces New Cybersecurity Requirements, Again

Posted by Jim McKee on June 16, 2021 at 1:01pm

9103820261?profile=RESIZE_400x The Department of Homeland Security has issued a cybersecurity directive that requires the operators of oil and gas pipelines to report ransomware attacks and other security incidents to the government.  The new cybersecurity mandates, which will replace some voluntary guidelines that had been in place for a decade, were announced Thursday in the wake of a 07 May 2021 ransomware attack…

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Time to Stop Using 123456 as Your Password

Posted by Jim McKee on June 15, 2021 at 8:38pm

9096177669?profile=RESIZE_400x The US federal authorities will soon begin sharing hashes of compromised passwords found in the course of its cybercrime investigations with Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), the data breach notification service.  The password hashes will contribute to Pwned Passwords, a service used to help warn users against reusing passwords that have been leaked in data breaches, says Troy Hunt, the…

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A Name Change and New Techniques - Fancy Lazarus

Posted by Bill Schenkelberg on June 15, 2021 at 8:28am

9093802653?profile=RESIZE_400x At a time when ever escalating ransomware campaigns are making international headlines, it is interesting to see cyber adversaries demanding ransom before launching an attack.  The bad actors are now using marketing techniques to better message their crimes.  Researchers at ProofPoint explain a new and improved DDoS attack demonstrates how bad actors are consistently seeking more…

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Electric Grid Threats – Nature and Criminality

Posted by Bill Schenkelberg on June 14, 2021 at 10:19am

9088943900?profile=RESIZE_400x "They went after our gas and they went after our hot dogs.  No one is out of bounds here. Everyone is in play here," warned Christopher Krebs, former director of cybersecurity at Department of Homeland Security.  From natural phenomena to cyberattacks like the massive SolarWinds operation and recent attack on the Colonial Gas Pipeline, security experts warn it is clear that most…

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INTELLIGENCE REPORT: ALL SECTOR CYBER THREATS

Posted by Bill Schenkelberg on June 11, 2021 at 7:24am

9077533290?profile=RESIZE_400x Activity Summary - Week Ending 11 June 2021:

  • Red Sky Alliance identified 33,092 connections from new unique IP Addresses
  • Analysts identified 1,485 new IP addresses participating in various Botnets
  • Variations of dnSpy is still being used as a Lure
  • Agent Tesla
  • NOBELIUM
  • Phishing Campaigns Targeting NGOs
  • Bing v. Google and…
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Cyber Dye Pack

Posted by Bill Schenkelberg on June 10, 2021 at 10:09am

9073810482?profile=RESIZE_400x A few days after the Colonial Pipeline was attacked, a former law enforcement source close to the company told Red Sky Alliance that law enforcement officials used a cyber type ‘dye pack’ to track the Bitcoin Colonial ransom payment.  A traditional dye pack is used in banks to be used during a bank robbery.  The robbers take the cash bundle with the dye pack and within minutes, the dye…

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Secretary “Obvious” Reports: Ransomware Attacks Small Businesses

Posted by Jim McKee on June 9, 2021 at 10:24am

9068051683?profile=RESIZE_400x Cyber threat analysts have stated that 50% to 70% of all ransomware attacks in the U.S. are targeting small and medium-sized businesses, costing the victims an estimated total of $350 million in the last year, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said Wednesday in a speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  "The losses from ransomware are staggering. And the pace at which…

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  • Jim McKee June 10, 2021 at 5:54pm
    Are you a Microsoft Solution Provider? We can show you how matching MS-365 Defender and RedXray = Total protection from cyber threats.
  • Bill Schenkelberg June 10, 2021 at 12:53pm
    Trouble in Paradise - in the Industries, Power Utilities section.
  • Bill Schenkelberg June 3, 2021 at 9:23am
    Auto Dealership Cyber Security - in the Industries/Automotive Section
  • Bill Schenkelberg June 2, 2021 at 2:01pm
    A ransomware attack on the Steamship Authority of Massachusetts hampered operations Wednesday morning. The largest ferry service to the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, the Steamship Authority issued a statement warning that traveling customers may be delayed as a result. A “team of IT professionals” is working to assess the impact of the cyber attack, according to the Authority. https://www.necn.com/news/local/mass-steamship-authority-delayed-du...
  • Bill Schenkelberg May 21, 2021 at 8:25am
    New Zealand and Ireland's healthcare systems hit this past week. Also the Asian part of AXA health ins. See weekly report for details.
  • Jonathon Sweeney May 17, 2021 at 9:51am
    Passwords, passwords, and more passwords. We added more than 3 billion indicators into our collections with the recent CompilationOfManyBreaches (COMB).
  • Jim McKee May 10, 2021 at 9:10am
    It is early in the MDT time zone and I just finished taping the Smart4Sea Virtual Talk. The panel discussion will be broadcasted on Wednesday 12 May 2021. Here is the link: events.safety4sea.com/smart4sea-talk
  • Jim McKee April 27, 2021 at 3:44pm
    New access to RedPane our Dark Web Search Engine. Read all about it: https://www.wapacklabs.com/news/2021/4/21/redpane-access
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  • Bill Schenkelberg April 15, 2021 at 9:03am
    On 15 April the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) reported they are investigating a cyber-attack against their networks from a relatively new ransomware group that claims to have stolen internal business data. The hacking group: Babuk
  • Jim McKee April 7, 2021 at 5:45pm
    Did you ever wonder what my office looks like? Take a look and listen to one of of my recent interviews. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:67854831587259...
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