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Scoop News Group ☛ Pentagon investigating theft of sensitive files by ransomware group
The Department of Defense office responsible for background investigations is working with law enforcement to examine claims by a prolific ransomware group that they have stolen documents containing sensitive data related to the U.S. military, a Pentagon spokesperson told CyberScoop.
The ransomware group known as ALPHV or BlackCat, said early Tuesday that they had stolen and threatened to leak 300 gigabytes of data from Technica, a Virginia-based IT services company that describes itself as working with the federal government and “their mission to support, to defend and protect America’s citizens.”
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Data Breaches ☛ LockBit shows no remorse for ransomware attack on children’s hospital
St Anthony Hospital’s statement can be found on their site.
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[Repeat] The Register UK ☛ LockBit shows no remorse for ransomware [breach of] children's hospital
Saint Anthony Hospital confirmed the [breach] via a statement published this week, saying files containing patient information had been copied by an unknown attacker. The hospital didn't specify the nature of the stolen data but confirmed no medical or financial records were accessed.
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The Register UK ☛ Biden will veto attempts to rip up SEC breach reporting rule
In a policy statement [PDF] published yesterday by Biden's Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the administration said it "strongly opposes" Senate Joint Resolution 50, introduced in November by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC). The joint resolution, along with House Joint Resolution 100, sponsored by Representative Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and introduced the same day, would nullify the SEC rules adopted in July of last year.
The SEC's rule require public companies hit by cybercriminals to report the incident within four days. Given that the SEC's primary concern is protecting investors, the body is mostly concerned with breaches that could have a "material" effect on a company's bottom line, and thus present a risk to shareholders.