I sort of stole Brian Krebs’ blog post title and then changed it completely for the counterpoint. Brian’s actual title (nothing against Brian; I have spoken with him multiple times; he is a good guy) is WHY Paying to Delete Stolen Data is Bonkers . In concept, I don’t argue with it. Brian’s claim is […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Louisiana National Guard Called in to Help Local Election Officials According to tips, the state of Louisiana had to call out the National Guard after some number of small government offices across the state were hit by ransomware. Experts say the tools have the hallmarks of the North Koreans, so all of the major attackers […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I have gotten more notices on this particular alert than usual, so I suspect that means that there is more fire than anyone is admitting. The FBI, Homeland Security and Health and Human Services issued a joint alert that hospitals and other public health organizations are being targeted by malware, especially ransomware. They are calling […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Is TikTok is Going to Sell to Oracle. Maybe Well sale is not really the right word. They call it a “trusted tech partner”. This does not solve the national security problem, so it is not clear what problem this does solve. None the less, Steve Mnuchin will present it to the President. If it […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Ransomware is an Equal Opportunity Business As American businesses deal with ever increasing ransomware attacks, larger ransom demands and ransom and extortion wrapped up together, we are not alone. Not that the fact that we are not alone should make us feel better. A new Iranian hacker group is using Dharma ransomware to go after […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]You know that if publications like Forbes are running pieces on preparing for ransomware attacks that things must be getting bad. The Forbes piece, written by former Deputy Undersecretary for Cybersecurity at DHS Mark Weatherford is good, but it leaves out a few things (I am guessing that Forbes gave Mark a word limit). We […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]