Jen Easterly, Director of the Homeland Security Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, arrives to testify before the House (Select) Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee on Capitol Hill on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) CISA ransomware warning program set to fully launch by end of 2024 The program would warn organizations running software or hardware with vulnerabilities being exploited by ransomware gangs. 15 hours ago By Christian Vasquez
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 23: Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee speaks during the hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Congress rails against UnitedHealth Group after ransomware attack House lawmakers argue that growing consolidation in the health care sector has created vulnerabilities to cyberattacks. Apr 16, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Safe Mode Dave Aitel on ‘secure by design’; CISA’s rules for cyber incident reporting Veteran cybersecurity executive Dave Aitel Apr 4, 2024 By CyberScoop Staff
Safe Mode Sherrod DeGrippo on APT groups experimenting with AI; security pros respond to China hacking warnings Sherrod DeGrippo, Director of Threat Intelligence Strategy, Microsoft Mar 21, 2024 By CyberScoop Staff
Safe Mode David Haber breaks down the AI security industry; ALPHV snarls U.S. health care David Haber, CEO of Lakera Mar 7, 2024 By CyberScoop Staff
The concept of financial security, personal data hacking (Anton Petrus/Getty Images) Ransomware group behind Change Healthcare attack goes dark ALPHV/BlackCat reportedly received $22 million from Change Healthcare before scamming its affiliates ahead of a possible rebrand. Mar 5, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Close-up of a female pharmacist searching for prescription medicine in storage rack. (Luis Alvarez/Getty Images) ALPHV website goes down amid growing fallout from Change Healthcare attack Medical providers are under financial pressure and patients are facing challenges in filling prescriptions due to the ransomware attack. Mar 1, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Safe Mode Robert M. Lee on critical infrastructure attacks; and is LockBit back? Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee Feb 29, 2024 By CyberScoop Staff
(Willie B. Thomas/Getty Images) Notorious ransomware group claims responsibility for attacks roiling US pharmacies The group known as ALPHV said it was behind an attack that has disrupted a service used by healthcare providers to process payments. Feb 28, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Digital illustration of data encryption. (dem10 via GettyImages) LockBit claims a comeback less than a week after major disruption The administrators of the prolific ransomware strain say they are back online after law enforcement took down their infrastructure last week. Feb 26, 2024 By AJ Vicens