Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Cynet. Thanks to the great team there for their support! George Tubin, Director of Product Strategy, Cynet Thorough, independent tests are a vital resource as cybersecurity leaders and their teams evaluate vendors’ abilities to guard against increasingly sophisticated threats to their organization. And…

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Malicious hackers are targeting people in the cryptocurrency space in attacks that start with a link added to the target’s calendar at Calendly, a popular application for scheduling appointments and meetings. The attackers impersonate established cryptocurrency investors and ask to schedule a video conference call. But clicking the meeting link provided by the scammers prompts…

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Feb 28, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Malware An Iran-nexus threat actor known as UNC1549 has been attributed with medium confidence to a new set of attacks targeting aerospace, aviation, and defense industries in the Middle East, including Israel and the U.A.E. Other targets of the cyber espionage activity likely include Turkey, India, and Albania, Google-owned Mandiant…

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A half-century ago, most corporations were paper-native: Their business processes all executed on paper from both back office (accounting) to go-to-market functions (sales and marketing). Their businesses were location-native: Revenue was often generated in some form of person-to-person transactions, supported by that paper-native back office. As first computers, and then networks, became popular and affordable,…

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Feb 28, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Healthcare The U.S. government is warning about the resurgence of BlackCat (aka ALPHV) ransomware attacks targeting the healthcare sector as recently as this month. “Since mid-December 2023, of the nearly 70 leaked victims, the healthcare sector has been the most commonly victimized,” the government said in an updated advisory. “This is…

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We’re pleased to announce the availability of the 2023 AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report: Focus on Energy and Utilities. The report examines the edge ecosystem, surveying energy and utilities IT leaders from around the world, and provides benchmarks for assessing your edge computing plans. This is the 12th edition of our vendor-neutral and forward-looking report. Last…

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Feb 28, 2024The Hacker NewsWebinar / Privacy In today’s digital era, data privacy isn’t just a concern; it’s a consumer demand. Businesses are grappling with the dual challenge of leveraging customer data for personalized experiences while navigating a maze of privacy regulations. The answer? A privacy-compliant Customer Data Platform (CDP). Join us for a transformative…

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A Cyber Insurance Backstop In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. The malware ultimately infected more than 40,000 of Merck’s computers, which significantly disrupted…

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The ALPHV, also known as the Blackcat ransomware gang, is targeting US healthcare systems, according to a joint cybersecurity advisory by the FBI, CISA, and the Department of Health and Human Services (SSH). The advisory, which was published as part of the #StopRansomware effort that publishes advisories against various ransomware variants and actors, also detailed…

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We’re pleased to announce our 2024 Partner of the Year awards. These annual awards recognize AT&T Cybersecurity partners that demonstrate excellence in growth, innovation, and implementation of customer solutions based on our AT&T USM Anywhere platform. AT&T Cybersecurity’s 2024 Global Partner of the Year award goes to Cybersafe Solutions for the second year in a…

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