Windows TCO Leftovers
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Krebs On Security ☛ Canadian Man Arrested in Snowflake Data Extortions
At the end of 2023, malicious hackers learned that many large companies had uploaded huge volumes of sensitive customer data to Snowflake accounts that were protected with little more than a username and password (no multi-factor authentication required). After scouring darknet markets for stolen Snowflake account credentials, the hackers began raiding the data storage repositories used by some of the world’s largest corporations.
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The Record ☛ Georgia hospital unable to access record system after ransomware attack
Memorial Hospital and Manor in the town of Bainbridge posted an urgent message on Sunday warning patients that the hospital’s IT team had discovered a ransomware attack the morning before when employees found notifications from the virus protection software.
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Cyble Inc ☛ Schneider Electric Confirms Internal Project Platform Breach
Schneider Electric had previously fallen victim to Cl0p and Cactus ransomware too. While Cl0p exposure was likely part of the larger MoveIT breach the Cactus ransomware gang claimed to exfiltrate 1.5 terabytes of data, according to the threat intel of Cyble’s Research and Intelligence Labs.
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Silicon Angle ☛ Ransomware gang demands ransom payment in Schneider Electric data breach: baguettes
A ransomware gang called Hellcat has claimed responsibility, claiming that it gained access to Schneider Electric’s infrastructure through the company’s Atlassian Corp. Jira install. “This breach has compromised critical data, including projects, issues, and plugins, along with over 400,000 rows of user data, totaling more than 40GB compressed data,” the hacking group wrote on its dark web leak site.
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The Register UK ☛ Nokia breached? IntelBroker claims haul of source code
In a post on cyber crime message board Breachforums this week, IntelBroker put up for sale what's claimed to be the Finnish network equipment maker's source code, SSH keys, RSA keys, Bitbucket logins, details or contents of SMTP accounts, and credentials, among other things.
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The Register UK ☛ Schneider Electric attackers demand ransom paid in baguettes
Schneider Electric confirmed that it is investigating a breach as a ransomware group Hellcat claims to have stolen more than 40 GB of compressed data — and demanded the French multinational energy management company pay $125,000 in baguettes or else see its sensitive customer and operational information leaked.
And yes, you read that right: payment in baguettes. As in bread.
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ADF ☛ As Internet Use Grows, Experts Urge African Nations to Emphasize Cybersecurity Basics
“Africa’s digital potential can’t be unleashed if the continent’s key cybersecurity challenges are not addressed,” Charmaine Houvet, senior director of government strategy and policy at Cisco Africa, wrote recently for Fast Company.
With [Internet] access across Africa projected to grow by more than 57% to 1.1 billion users by 2029, security threats will continue to increase, requiring nations to invest more in cybersecurity, experts say.
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The Register UK ☛ Classic Outlook explodes when opening more than 60 emails
The problem afflicting Outlook 365, according to Microsoft, can occur when users open more than 60 emails at the same time. Outlook might then complain about a lack of memory or system resources and subsequently crash.