today's leftovers
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AgStack: Linux Foundation Project Will Bring Farms Online - The New Stack
Food sustains all of us, yet the information systems that support our food supply are 100 years old — if not older. The Linux Foundation plans to change that with its AgStack Project, said Sumar Johal, who is the executive director of the initiative. AgStack will create a common, neutral and open digital infrastructure, which can “in turn enable content creation and consumption at scale in the agricultural ecosystem,” Johal added.
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HC3 Publishes Threat Brief on Royal and BlackCat Ransomware [Ed: Microsoft Windows TCO]
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center published a new threat brief on Jan. 12 regarding Royal and BackCat Ransomware—the groups are known to target the U.S. healthcare sector and are considered especially sophisticated
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Royal Ransomware was first observed in early 2022 and is believed to have experienced operators that previously belonged to other cybercriminal groups, including Conti Team One. The U.S. is the most targeted country for Royal Ransomware. The group uses a 64-bit executable, writes in C++, and encrypts files and appends “.royal” or “.royal.w” extensions to filenames and creates a “README.TXT” type ransom note.
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CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog [Ed: Control Web Panel under attack or exploit attempts]
CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and poses a significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: To view the newly added vulnerabilities in the catalog, click on the arrow in the "Date Added to Catalog" column, which will sort by descending dates.