The Ukrainian city of Kherson faced a "near total" internet blackout on Saturday that cut off connectivity from Ukrainian service providers. Services were restored on Sunday, through regional Ukrainian provider Skynet, or Khersontelecom, but routed through Russia's Miranda and Rostelecom networks.
As Ukraine continues to be hit by cyberattacks from Russia, the State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine has sought to combat this offensive against the country's critical national infrastructure by going passwordless and using Yubico's security keys.
DeFi platform Fei Protocol has offered a $10 million "no questions asked" bounty to hackers in an attempt to recover some of the funds stolen from its recently merged DAO partner Rari Capital. Blockchain security firms BlockSec and CertiK say the amount of stolen funds totals about $80 million.
The number of organizations being breached is on the rise, according to Forrester's 2021 State of Enterprise Breaches report. Allie Mellen describes the trend as "disappointing" and discusses the misaligned expectations some organizations have about breaches, as well as other report findings.
A federal jury has ordered NortonLifeLock to pay Columbia University $185.1 million after finding the company infringed on two patents. Jurors decided Monday that NortonLifeLock's use of emulators to monitor programs for malicious behavior intentionally infringes upon Columbia's patents.
Smartphones used by Spain's prime minister and defense minister were infected with Pegasus spyware built by Israel's NSO Group, government officials allege. The discovery follows human rights researchers finding Pegasus infections targeting Catalonians, likely traceable to the Spanish government.
Sercan Oyuntur, a 40-year-old California resident, has been found guilty of stealing payments of over $23 million from the U.S. Department of Defense, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The stolen payment was meant for DOD's jet fuel suppliers.
As one embarks on a zero trust journey, it's best to start with a network approach, according to Amit Basu, who is vice president, chief information officer and chief information security officer at International Seaways, a New York-based tanker company.
As ransomware-wielding attackers continue to target businesses large and small, the organizations that respond best and escape most unscathed from such attacks are those that already have in place well-honed, rehearsed plans, says ransomware expert and attorney Guillermo Christensen of Ice Miller.
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine and the National Bank of Ukraine are warning of massive DDoS attacks against pro-Ukrainian targets. The intelligence service in Romania, SRI, also warns of a similar type of attack targeting sites belonging to its national authorities.
New cyber incident reporting rules are set to come into effect in the U.S. on May 1. Banks in the country will be required to notify regulators within 36 hours after an organization suffers a qualifying "computer-security incident." What does this mean for banks, and what are the likely challenges?
In this edition, four ISMG editors discuss important cybersecurity issues, including how virtual currency Monero is becoming the main alternative to Bitcoin as the crypto choice for criminals, the challenges involved in an identity-centric Zero Trust approach and how to influence change in culture.
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