Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Incident Responders Detail Top Ransomware and Business Email Compromise TacticsThere's no need to invest into sophisticated hacking operations when moving fast and exploiting well-trod techniques gives threat actors all the access they want. Threat actors are prioritizing "low-complexity entry points, rather than investing in sophisticated exploits," say incident responders.

Digital Extortionists Try Recruiting Insiders, Email BarragesCollective efforts to bolster cybersecurity defenses have been taking a big bite out of ransomware groups' earnings, leading groups to reach for new strategies, including social engineering, supply chain attacks, extortion services and bribing insiders, warn incident response experts.

Cloud services provider Rackspace on Thursday confirmed that the ransomware gang known as Play was responsible for last month's breach

Rackspace revealed on Thursday that attackers behind last month's incident accessed some of its customers' Personal Storage Table (PST) files which can contain a wide range of information, including emails, calendar data, contacts, and tasks. [...]

More than 10 days after a ransomware attack, affected Rackspace customers are being told the incident had a "limited impact," and have been invited to a webinar for additional details.

A ransomware attack on the company's Hosted Exchange environment disrupted email for thousands of mostly small and midsize businesses.

FBI and CISA on-site to assist with incident response over Labor Day weekend Cybercriminals hit the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) over the holiday weekend with a ransomware attack that temporarily shut down email, computer systems, and applications.…