The Bite from Inside: The Sophos Active Adversary Report

Ryan Knappenberger reports:  The U.S. Department of the Treasury said on Monday that Chinese-backed hackers had breached its workstations and gained access to unclassified documents earlier this month in what it described as a “major cybersecurity incident.” The announcement comes just over a month after the Senate Intelligence Committee revealed recent Chinese hacks into the…

Actions for Organizations to Take Today to Mitigate Cyber Threats Related to Interlock Ransomware Activity Prevent initial access by implementing domain name system (DNS) filtering and web access firewalls, and training users to spot social engineering attempts. Mitigate known vulnerabilities by ensuring operating systems, software, and firmware are patched and up to date. Segment networks…

The Trump administration has disbanded the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), ending one of the few bright spots at CISA. The post DHS Disbands Cyber Safety Review Board, Ending One of CISA’s Few Bright Spots appeared first on SecurityWeek.

An abandoned update server associated with input method editor (IME) software Sogou Zhuyin was leveraged by threat actors as part of an espionage campaign to deliver several malware families, including C6DOOR and GTELAM, in attacks primarily targeting users across Eastern Asia. “Attackers employed sophisticated infection chains, such as hijacked software updates and fake cloud storage…

Tim Sigsworth, Fiona Parker, and Janet Eastham report: The Church of England is investigating claims it breached the personal data of almost 200 abuse survivors. An official is reported to have failed to conceal the contact details of applicants to a compensation scheme in an email. Unredacted names, email addresses and personal data were therefore visible to other recipients,……

Adam Goldman, Glenn Thrush, and Mattathias Schwartz report: Investigators have uncovered evidence that Russia is at least partly responsible for a recent hack of the computer system that manages federal court documents, including highly sensitive records with information that could reveal sources and people charged with national security crimes, according to several people briefed on……