Security Leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 14, 2023

• Can Linux Get Viruses? Exploring the Vulnerability of Linux Systems

• Russian hackers claim responsibility for disrupting NATO earthquake relief efforts

  Russian government-linked hacking group Killnet has claimed responsibility for distributed denial-of-service attacks that disrupted North Atlantic Treaty Organization earthquake relief operations in Turkey and Syria. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck the region on Feb. 6, causing widespread damage and death.

• California lawmaker seeks to end to ‘reverse warrants’ that could pinpoint abortion seekers

  Lawmakers say the overly broad surveillance tool poses a major threat to reproductive privacy.

• New cybercrime group calling itself DarkBit attacks Israeli university

  It's not yet clear who is behind the group, but the name could have connections to other ransomware variants such as DarkSide and LockBit.

• City of Oakland Hit by Ransomware Attack

  The City of Oakland, California, on Friday announced that it was forced to take some systems offline after falling victim to a ransomware attack.

  The cyberattack, the city’s administration says in an incident notification, started on Wednesday night and led to network outages as a result of systems being disconnected from the internet.

  While voicemail and other non-emergency services are experiencing interruptions or have been taken offline, no critical or emergency services, such as 911 and fire departments, have been impacted.

  Oakland’s IT team is currently working with the authorities to investigate the incident and restore the affected services, but no information has been provided on when the impacted systems will be fully functional.

• 3.3 Million Impacted by Ransomware Attack at California Healthcare Provider

  The personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) of more than 3.3 million individuals was stolen in a ransomware attack at California healthcare provider Regal Medical Group.

  The incident took place on December 1, 2022, but was discovered only a week later, and impacted the Regal Medical Group and affiliates Lakeside Medical Organization, Affiliated Doctors of Orange County and Greater Covina Medical Group.