Dark Reading
11 months ago
Colt Telecommunications Struggles in Wake of Cyber Incident
The UK telco said it temporarily took some systems offline as a "protective" measure in its investigation.
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An incident is a suspected or confirmed event that threatens the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information or systems, or violates a security policy. Examples include unauthorized access, malware execution, exposed credentials, data loss, and disruptive attacks. Not every alert is an incident: triage determines whether an event is credible, its scope, and the assets or data involved.
Incident handling requires timely detection, analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery. Practitioners must preserve relevant evidence, identify affected accounts and systems, assess whether data was accessed or altered, and prevent recurrence. Clear escalation and documentation support privacy or regulatory notifications when applicable. Findings should feed security improvements such as closing exploited vulnerabilities, strengthening access controls, and updating detection and response procedures.
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The Register
11 months ago
Telco giant Colt suffers attack, takes systems offline
London-based multinational takes customer portal and Voice API platform offline as 'protective measure' following breach Multinational telco Colt Technology Services says a "cyber incident" is to blame for its customer portal and other services being down for a number of days.…
Bank Info Security
11 months ago
Data Theft From Dutch Cancer Screening Lab Affects 485,000
Clinical Diagnostics Lab Hack Among Latest Recent Cyberattacks in the NetherlandsA Dutch population health research agency is notifying 485,000 participants of a cervical cancer screening program of a hacking incident at a clinical diagnostics laboratory that potentially compromised patients' personal and health information, including lab test results.
The Hacker News
11 months ago
Researchers Spot XZ Utils Backdoor in Dozens of Docker Hub Images, Fueling Supply Chain Risks
New research has uncovered Docker images on Docker Hub that contain the infamous XZ Utils backdoor, more than a year after the discovery of the incident
The Register
11 months ago
Major outage at Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office blamed on 'cyber incident'
Website, emails, and phones are down for a second day The Pennsylvania's Office of Attorney General (OAG) is blaming a digital blackout of its services on a "cyber incident."…
Bank Info Security
11 months ago
How Insurers Use Threat Intelligence to Reduce Losses
Tokio Marine HCC Targets Vulnerabilities Before They’re ExploitedWith ransomware incidents at record highs, Tokio Marine HCC integrates dark web monitoring, vulnerability scanning and incident data into its underwriting process to help clients close gaps and lower the chance of costly breaches.