From the DOJ’s press release: A Latvian national was sentenced today to 102 months in prison for his role in a major Russian ransomware organization that stole from and extorted over 54 companies. According to court documents, Deniss Zolotarjovs (Денисс Золотарёвс), 35, of Moscow, Russia, was a member of a ransomware organization led by former…
Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a new prompt injection technique called PromptFix that tricks a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) model into carrying out intended actions by embedding the malicious instruction inside a fake CAPTCHA check on a web page. Described by Guardio Labs an “AI-era take on the ClickFix scam,” the attack technique demonstrates how AI-driven…
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new type of credential phishing scheme that ensures that the stolen information is associated with valid online accounts. The technique has been codenamed precision-validating phishing by Cofense, which it said employs real-time email validation so that only a select set of high-value targets are served the fake login…
Teiss reports: The National Health Service (NHS) is investigating claims that an application programming interface (API) vulnerability at private healthcare provider Medefer left patient data exposed. The issue, initially raised by an IT whistleblower, has prompted scrutiny from the NHS, which has stated it will take further action if necessary. Medefer, a virtual healthcare provider…
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Chad Van Alstin reports: Last year, 92% of all healthcare organizations—systems, hospitals, and provider groups—were targeted by a cyberattack, according to a new report from vendor Fortified Health Security. Further, 70% of those that reported experiencing an incident said patient care was impacted in some form, signaling that even an unsuccessful data breach can result in…
Russian state-sponsored threat actors have been linked to a fresh set of credential harvesting attacks targeting individuals associated with a Turkish energy and nuclear research agency, as well as staff affiliated with a European think tank and organizations in North Macedonia and Uzbekistan. The activity has been attributed to APT28 (aka BlueDelta), which was attributed…
