Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Also, Active Exploits Hit SolarWinds, Ivanti as APT28 Targets EU, UkraineThis week, Italy blocked Russian cyberattacks targeting the Olympics. Flaws in SolarWinds, Ivanti and Microsoft Office. Russia's APT28 ramped up attacks in Ukraine, supply chain attacks, regulators probed major breaches and a U.S. judge sentenced the operator of a darkweb drug marketplace.

Also, Active Exploits Hit SolarWinds, Ivanti as APT28 Targets EU, UkraineThis week, Italy blocked Russian cyberattacks targeting the Olympics. Flaws in SolarWinds, Ivanti and Microsoft Office. Russia's APT28 ramped up attacks in Ukraine, supply chain attacks, regulators probed major breaches and a U.S. judge sentenced the operator of a darkweb drug marketplace.

Cyberattacks are getting smarter and harder to stop. This week, hackers used sneaky tools, tricked trusted systems, and quickly took advantage of new security problems—some just hours after being found. No system was fully safe

Ransomware Gang Nova Poised to Leak Patient Data, Lab Stays Mum on NegotiationsWith ransomware gang Nova threatening to leak patient data on the darkweb, a Dutch laboratory that performs cervical cancer tests for a government screening program is mum about the ransom negotiations, but it says the cyberattack in July has affected 941,000 patients.

Stolen DaVita Data Leaked on Dark Web by Ransomware Gang InterlockMonths after cybercriminal gang Interlock claimed to have stolen more than 1.5 terabytes of patient data from kidney dialysis chain DaVita, the company told federal regulators that the cyberattack first disclosed in April has affected nearly 2.7 million people.

Worried about your data? Not to worry, we'll check the dark web for you! Yes really A week after its services were disrupted by a cyberattack, UK telco Colt Technology Services has gone back on its initial statement to confirm that data has indeed been stolen.…

A global law enforcement operation targeting the Phobos ransomware gang has led to the arrest of two suspected hackers in Phuket, Thailand, and the seizure of 8Base's dark web sites. The suspects are accused of conducting cyberattacks on over 1,000 victims worldwide. [...]

A global law enforcement operation targeting the Phobos ransomware gang has led to the arrest of four suspected hackers in Phuket, Thailand, and the seizure of 8Base's dark web sites. The suspects are accused of conducting cyberattacks on over 1,000 victims worldwide. [...]

Cybercriminal Gang Money Message Claims Credit, Publishes Stolen RecordsA Massachusetts hospital is notifying 316,000 people that their information was compromised in a cyberattack discovered nearly a year ago on Christmas 2023. Cybercriminal group Money Message had claimed that it stole 600 gigabytes data, posting patient and employee records on the dark web.

Hacktivism-related DDoS attacks have risen 70% in the region, most often targeting the public sector, while stolen data and access offers dominate the Dark Web.

The subscription-based, generative AI-driven offering joins a growing trend toward "generative AI jailbreaking" to create ChatGPT copycat tools for cyberattacks.

Cl0p ransomware group uses its Dark Web leak site to identify five new victims of MOVEit cyberattacks.

Overwhelmed by waves of push notifications, worn-down users inadvertently let the bad guys in Analysis The September cyberattack on ride-hailing service Uber began when a criminal bought the stolen credentials of a company contractor on the dark web.…

The Armed Forces General Staff agency of Portugal (EMGFA) has suffered a cyberattack that allegedly allowed the theft of classified NATO documents, which are now sold on the dark web. [...]

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Germany moved to decapitate "Hydra," a billion-dollar Russian darknet drug bazaar that also helped to launder the profits of multiple Russian ransomware groups.