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Also: Innovation Amid Israel-Hamas War; Future of Gen AI and Industrial AutomationIn the latest weekly update, editors at Information Security Media Group discuss why a growing number of U.S. and Canadian hospitals have been forced to turn away patients because of cyberattacks, innovations that have surfaced during the Israel-Hamas war and the future of industrial automation.

For several years operators at New Delhi-based Appin hacked into, spied on, and stole data from targets around the world for clients that included private investigators, government agencies, law enforcement, and others.

Cloud Security Vendor CTO on Response to Cyberattacks on Critical ServicesDDoS and other cyberattacks against media outlets and critical services are what Guy Shafir, CTO of Israeli tech vendor WideOps, has been dealing with since the start of the terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7. Shafir shared details about the response to these intense attacks.

Security budgets will benefit from new priorities, streamlined responses rather than wholesale cost-cutting in light of cyberattacks and increased regulatory requirements.

Agencies Release Joint Advisory Urging Organizations to Implement New MitigationsCISA and the FBI released an advisory recommending that critical infrastructure organizations implement a series of recommendations to thwart a unique hacking group known for targeting commercial facilities, as seen in the recent cyberattack targeting MGM Resorts International.

Ransomware Group Says MeridianLink Didn't Tell SEC About Cyberattack Within 4 DaysThe BlackCat ransomware group tattled to U.S. federal regulators about an alleged victim not disclosing a material cyberattack within four business days. The group, also known as Alphv, listed MeridianLink on its data leak site and threatened to leak stolen data.

The City of Long Beach in California is warning that they suffered a cyberattack on Tuesday that has led them to shut down portions of their IT network to prevent the attack's spread. [...]

Ransomware Group Says MeridianLink Didn't Tell SEC About Cyberattack Within 4 DaysThe BlackCat ransomware group tattled to U.S. federal regulators about an alleged victim not disclosing a material cyberattack within four business days. The group, also known as Alphv, listed MeridianLink on its data leak site and threatened to leak stolen data.

And that's not counting the incoming lawsuits. Thank goodness for insurance, eh? Rackspace's costs from last year's ransomware infection continue to mount: the cloud hosting biz told America's financial watchdog, the SEC, its total expenses to date regarding that cyberattack have now reached about $11 million.…

And that's not counting the incoming lawsuits Rackspace's costs from last year's ransomware infection continue to mount: the cloud hosting biz told America's financial watchdog, the SEC, its total expenses to date regarding that cyberattack have reached $12 million – so far.…

Russian threat actors have been possibly linked to what's been described as the "largest cyber attack against Danish critical infrastructure," in which 22 companies associated with the operation of the country's energy sector were targeted in May 2023.  "22 simultaneous, successful cyberattacks against Danish critical infrastructure are not commonplace," Denmark's SektorCERT said [PDF]. "The

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operation has taken extortion to a new level by filing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission complaint against one of their alleged victims for not complying with the four-day rule to disclose a cyberattack. [...]

Plus: Ransomware crooks file SEC complaint against victim The Clorox Company's chief security officer has left her job in the wake of a corporate network breach that cost the manufacturer hundreds of millions of dollars.…

Rackspace's 2022 ransomware attack only continue to mount, with lawsuits in the offing — and show the long-tail costs of a cyberattack.

PJ&A (Perry Johnson & Associates) is warning that a cyberattack in March 2023 exposed the personal information of almost nine million patients. [...]

By creating a plan of action, organizations can better respond to attacks.

Details of a major cyberattack against Australia's shipping industry remain few and far between, but the economic impact is clear.

A cyberattack on international logistics firm DP World Australia has severely disrupted the regular freight movement in multiple large Australian ports. [...]

Zyxel zero days and nation-state actors (maybe) had a hand in the sector’s worst cybersecurity event on record Danish critical infrastructure faced the biggest online attack in the country's history in May, according to SektorCERT, Denmark's specialist organization for the cybersecurity of critical kit.…