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Top US Cyber Defense Agency Aims to Revamp Its Key Public-Private CollaborativeThe Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative may get a much-needed facelift in the coming months after experts and a cybersecurity advisory committee urged the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to improve its operational components and clarify its membership criteria.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has disclosed that it's in possession of more than 7,000 decryption keys associated with the LockBit ransomware operation to help victims get their data back at no cost

DOJ and FTC to Launch Antitrust Investigations Into Microsoft, OpenAI and NvidiaThe Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission reportedly reached an agreement Thursday that will allow U.S. regulators to move forward with long-anticipated antitrust investigations into the leading developers of commercial artificial intelligence products.

Lawmaker Says New Regulations Needed to Fix 'Lax' Cyber Postures of Major EntitiesA high-ranking U.S. senator is urging the Department of Health and Human Services to get tougher on healthcare sector cyber requirements. He says its failure to regulate the cyber practices of top healthcare organizations is contributing to the "major epidemic" of attacks such as Change Healthcare.

A new ransomware operation named 'Fog' launched in early May 2024, using compromised VPN credentials to breach the networks of educational organizations in the U.S. [...]

ONCD Director Harry Coker Calls on Congress to Improve Cybersecurity ReciprocityONCD Director Harry Coker called on Congress to better harmonize cross-sector baseline cybersecurity requirements in regulated industries after years of federal and international guidance. Organizations told the White House the lack of harmonization hurts cybersecurity and business competitiveness.

Security Researcher Says Flaw Came From 700 Exposed APIs Belonging to CoxAn independent security researcher discovered a critical flaw in the backend infrastructure of the largest broadband provider in the United States that, if exploited, could have left millions of business customer devices vulnerable to major cyberattacks.

London Incident Is Latest Major Ongoing Outage From Recent Ransomware AttacksA cyberattack on a U.K. laboratory services provider is disrupting patient care and testing services at several London-based NHS hospitals and other care facilities. Meanwhile, in the U.S., Ascension is providing a restoration timeline for its hospital EHRs in the wake of its attack.

Today, the FBI issued a warning about scammers using fake remote job ads to steal cryptocurrency from job seekers across the United States while posing as recruiters for legitimate companies. [...]

American Radio Relay League (ARRL) has shared more information about a May cyberattack that took its Logbook of the World offline and caused some members to become frustrated over the lack of information. [...]

Meanwhile Mr Smith goes to Washington to testify before Congress The Pentagon is "doubling down" on its investment in Microsoft products despite the serious failings at the IT giant that put America's national security at risk, say two US senators.…

Akamai research found DDoS attacks in EMEA surpassed North America in Q1 2024, with ongoing conflicts helping driving a surge of incidents in the region

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a security flaw impacting the Oracle WebLogic Server to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation

Debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) now says over 3.2 million people have been impacted by a data breach that occurred in February. [...]