TechMonitor//
LockBit Ransomware Gang Claims Attack on Italian Tax Office
Italy’s tax office has reportedly been hacked by ransomware gang LockBit, which has set a deadline of 1 August for a ransom to be paid.
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The Record//
Italy Investigating Ransomware Attack on Tax Agency
Prolific ransomware group LockBit added Italy’s tax agency to its list of victims this weekend, but the company investigating the alleged attack said Monday there was no evidence of a breach.
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Decipher Magazine//
Source Code Podcast: July 22, 2022
Welcome back to Source Code, Decipher’s weekly security news podcast with input from our sources.
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DICE Insights//
Why North Korea’s Cyber Threats Matter to Technologists
When Russia invaded Ukraine earlier this year, the U.S. government and security experts warned about increased cyber threats related to the war.
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Security Boulevard//
Conti Criminals Resurface as Splinter RaaS Groups
Conti—one of the most ruthless and successful Russian ransomware groups—has been quiet since the group publicly announced it would cease operations in the wake of the ContiLeaks data breach.
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Channel Futures//
Intel 471 Tracking Conti Ransomware Group
While the Conti group may have publicly announced that it was stopping operations, that doesn’t mean the group has totally disappeared.
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Channel Futures//
The Gately Report: Intel 471 Tracking Conti Ransomware Group
A large-scale phishing campaign that used adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing sites stole passwords, hijacked a user’s sign-in session, and skipped the authentication process even if the user had enabled multifactor authentication (MFA), according to Microsoft.
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Infosecurity Magazine//
US Government Launches Campaign to Boost Cybersecurity Apprenticeships
The US Government has launched a new initiative to boost the number of people in cybersecurity-related apprenticeship programs, thereby tackling the well-publicized cyber-skills gap.
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Dark Reading//
Chaotic LAPSUS$ Group Goes Quiet, but Threat Likely Persists
The LAPSUS$ extortion group has gone quiet following a notorious and rapid rise through the threat landscape, targeting companies including Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Okta, and earning notoriety for its freewheeling, decentralized approach to cybercrime.
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Security Boulevard//
HavanaCrypt Ransomware Poses as Google Update
Ransomware remains popular in large part because it works.
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Silicon Angle//
Labor and Commerce Departments Launch New Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Scheme
The U.S. departments of Labor and Commerce have announced a new plan to promote registered apprenticeships in the cybersecurity industry.
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Security Magazine//
New Cyber Apprenticeship Initiative to Develop & Train Cybersecurity Workforce
In partnership with the White House and the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a 120-day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint to promote the Registered Apprenticeship model as a solution for numerous industries to develop and train a skilled cybersecurity workforce.
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