Ransomware hits US-based Arthur J. Gallagher insurance giant
A global insurance broker and risk management company has been hit by ransomware.
Las Vegas Students’ Personal Data Leaked, Post-Ransomware Attack
“Personal information for students in the Clark County School District, which includes Las Vegas, has reportedly turned up on an underground forum, following a ransomware attack that researchers say was carried out by the Maze gang.”
Three Attack Surface of a Software
Attackers have colossal access to investigate or exploit a growing number of security surveillance vulnerabilities. Due to the outbreak of the epidemic and the unrest caused, the attacks’ strength is overwhelming.
Cisco Issues Patches For 2 High-Severity IOS XR Flaws Under Active Attacks
Cisco has developed security patches for two significant vulnerabilities in the IOS XR software.
Microsoft 365 services back online after hours‑long outage
“Microsoft has fixed problems affecting its online authentication systems that left a portion of its userbase locked out of multiple cloud-based services unless they were logged in already.”
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/09/30/microsoft-365-back-online-hours-long-outage/
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The virus can manipulate
The virus can manipulate the results of CT scans, which can add or remove cancerous tumors.
Israeli specialists point out the poor security of medical equipment and networks. The virus they created manipulated the images taken using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging so that false neoplastic tumors appeared on them. The malware was also able to remove actual tumors and abnormalities from the images. In both cases, this type of attack can have severe consequences for the patient. Infections are most often caused by accessing and connecting to hospital equipment via a cable or the internet. The Israelis discovered that many hospital networks are either directly connected to the Internet, or that the hospital has a device that can access both the Internet and the hospital’s internal network.
InterPlanetary Storm Botnet Infects 13K Mac, Android Devices
“In addition to Windows and Linux machines, a new variant of the malware now targets Mac and Android devices.”
US govt warns of sanction risks for facilitating ransomware payments
“Organizations that assist ransomware victims to make ransom payments are facing sanctions risks as their actions could violate OFAC regulations.”