Microsoft, DOJ Dismantle Russian Hacker Group Star Blizzard
The successful disruption of notorious Russian hacker group Star Blizzard's operations arrives one month out from the US presidential election — one of the APT's prime targets.
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The successful disruption of notorious Russian hacker group Star Blizzard's operations arrives one month out from the US presidential election — one of the APT's prime targets.
Also: Mastercard's Big Acquisition and US Election Security EffortsIn the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed the fallout from the CrowdStrike global IT outage on endpoint security tools, Mastercard's monumental acquisition of Recorded Future to bolster its cybersecurity portfolio, and the latest efforts by U.S. officials to secure the 2024 election.
Missouri County Blames Ransomware for IT Outages; Special Election Not DisruptedThe Missouri county of Jackson has declared a state of emergency after being hit by ransomware on the day of a special election. Officials said attackers didn't appear to have stolen any data and that as a cybersecurity measure, the county doesn't store any residents' sensitive financial data.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in a public service announcement says that cyber activity attempting to compromise election infrastructure is unlikely to cause a massive disruption or prevent voting. [...]