Windows TCO and Security Incidents
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Third MOVEit bug fixed a day after PoC exploit made public
Meanwhile, the list of bodies and companies hit by Clop – which has exploited MOVEit's security shortcomings to steal data from organizations – keeps growing. On Friday, oil and gas giant Shell reportedly became the first organization to have its stolen data published on the Clop leak site, according to infosec guru Dominic Alvieri. Clop demands a ransom payment from victims or it threatens to leak any data swiped from them.
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Shell confirms impact of Clop ransomware attack on MOVEit file transfer tool
Oil and gas giant Shell has confirmed that it was impacted by the Clop ransomware attacks. The Clop ransomware gang breached the MOVEit file transfer tool, and Shell was listed as one of the victims on the group's extortion site. This is the second time that Shell has been targeted by the Clop gang through a file transfer service.
Shell, a British oil and gas multinational, employs over 80,000 people globally and reported revenues exceeding $381 billion last year. A spokesperson for Shell stated that the cyber security incident affected a third-party tool called MOVEit Transfer, which is used by a small number of Shell employees and customers.
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U.S. Receives Ransom Requests From Russia-Linked Group After Data Breach
The U.S. Department of Energy received ransom requests from a Russia-linked extortion group at its nuclear waste facility and at scientific education facilities, a spokesperson said on June 16.
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Illinois Hospital First To Shut Down Completely After Ransomware Attack
You may have noticed that for-profit healthcare in the U.S. is already a hot mess, especially in the most already marginalized parts of the country. Giant, mismanaged health care conglomerates have long pushed their underfunded staffers to the brink, while routinely under-investing in necessary technical upgrades and improvements. It’s getting consistently worse everywhere, but in particular in rural or poor regions of the U.S.