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Recent advisories from U.S. federal authorities on vulnerabilities in certain operational technology devices underscore the potential security risks that many healthcare providers frequently underestimate, said Sila Özeren, a security research engineer at Picus Security.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday renewed sanctions against Russian cryptocurrency exchange platform Garantex for facilitating ransomware actors and other cybercriminals by processing more than $100 million in transactions linked to illicit activities since 2019
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against Grinex, the successor to Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, which was previously sanctioned for helping ransomware gangs launder their money. [...]
US Treasury Says Crypto Exchange Helped Launder $100 Million for Ransomware GangsThe U.S. Department of Treasury sanctioned Thursday a Russian founder and co-owners of the Garantex cryptocurrency exchange in a bid to tighten methods criminal hackers use to launder extortion money and Kremlin sanctions busting. Regulators also sanctioned Garantex successor Grinex.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added two security flaws impacting N-able N-central to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. N-able N-central is a Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) platform designed for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), allowing customers to efficiently manage and secure
Congress Pressed to Fund Federal Court System Cyber Upgrades Amid Escalating RisksA breach of the U.S. national court filing system intensified concerns over the federal judiciary's cybersecurity, with critics urging reforms and congressional funding to close gaps that could expose sealed cases, confidential informants and other sensitive information.
US Reportedly Blames Kremlin for Major Breach Affecting Court Management SystemU.S. Department of Justice officials were reportedly recently informed that "persistent and sophisticated cyberthreat actors have recently compromised sealed records" in a widespread attack on a court management system containing sensitive records with potential national security implications.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) seized cryptocurrency and digital assets worth $1,091,453 at the time of confiscation, on January 9, 2024, from the BlackSuit ransomware gang. [...]
Home Office officials reportedly concede Brit government on back foot as Trump moves to protect US Big Tech players Analysis The Home Office's war on encryption – its most technically complex and controversial aspect of modern policymaking yet – is starting to look like battlefield failure after more than ten years of skirmishes.…
$150 Million Stolen From Victims and Laundered, Allege Federal ProsecutorsFour Ghanian nationals have been charged with stealing more than $100 million by perpetrating romance scams and business email compromises against U.S. organizations, as well as laundering the stolen proceeds. Three of the suspects have been extradited to the United States to stand trial.
Amid hints by president he may announce 100% tariffs on imported chips, semiconductors Intel boss Lip-Bu Tan reportedly has an appointment at the White House today, just days after President Donald Trump called for his resignation. The move comes as Intel's former CEO Craig Barrett weighs in on the troubled chipmaker's future.…
The U.S. Department of Justice charged four Ghanaian nationals for their roles in a massive fraud ring linked to the theft of over $100 million in romance scams and business email compromise attacks. [...]