Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Recent, Targeted Attacks Suggest Undercut Group's Claimed 'Going Dark' RetirementElements of the notorious ransomware collective lately calling itself Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters appear to be targeting fresh victims, including a U.S. banking organization if not the sector at large, despite a member of the group claiming it would be "going dark" and retiring.

InfoSys McCamish Systems Earlier Alerted 57,000 Bank of America Clients of BreachInfosys McCamish Systems, an insurance software product and services vendor, is notifying nearly 6.1 million people of a 2023 ransomware incident that potentially comprised their sensitive data, including Social Security numbers, medical treatment, and financial and biometric information.

Recently-disrupted LockBit ransomware group, in what appears to be a desperate attempt to make a comeback, claimed this week that it had hit US Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States. Except, the rumor has been quashed. [...]

Actual Victim: Evolve Bank, Now Dealing With Open Banking Enforcement Action by FedMore reasons to beware breathless reporting about a ransomware group's latest supposed victim: LockBit's claim to have breached the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank. Instead, the actual victim is Evolve Bancorp, which is currently dealing with an enforcement action by - wait for it - the Fed.

Also: Polish Prime Minister Says Previous Administration Deployed Pegasus SpywareThis week, the Zeus leader pleaded guilty, Prudential detected hackers, U.S. telecoms have to report breaches, Microsoft patched zero-days, researchers said Chinese threat intel is faulty, ransomware hit Romanian healthcare entities, Juniper was breached and Poland allegedly previously used Pegasus.

The Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is restoring systems and services following a ransomware attack that disrupted the U.S. Treasury market, causing equities clearing issues. [...]

The Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is restoring systems and services following a ransomware attack that disrupted the U.S. Treasury market, causing equities clearing issues. [...]

Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of operating "Trickbot," a cybercrime-as-a-service platform based in Russia that has enabled countless ransomware attacks and bank account takeovers since its debut in 2016. The U.S. Department of the Treasury says the Trickbot group is associated with Russian intelligence services, and that this alliance led to the targeting of many U.S. companies and government entities.

An Estonian man was sentenced today to more than five years in a U.S. prison for his role in at least 13 ransomware attacks that caused losses of approximately $53 million. Prosecutors say the accused also enjoyed a lengthy career of "cashing out" access to hacked bank accounts worldwide.