Singing River Health System: Data of 895,000 stolen in ransomware attack
The Singing River Health System is warning that it is now estimating that 895,204 people are impacted by a ransomware attack it suffered in August 2023. Singing River Health System is a major healthcare provider located in Mississippi, operating the Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, Ocean Springs Hospital, and the Singing River Gulfport Hospital, collectively providing over 700 beds. pharmacies, six imaging centers, ten specialty centers, and twelve medical clinics in the Gulf Coast region. READ MORE...
Ransomware statistics that reveal alarming rate of cyber extortion
In this article, you will find excerpts from various reports that offer statistics and insights about the current ransomware landscape. READ MORE...
As the FBI Closes In, Scattered Spider Attacks Finance, Insurance Orgs
Scattered Spider is as active as ever, despite authorities claiming that they're close to nailing its members. Scattered Spider hackers have been tearing through the finance and insurance sectors, all while authorities are preparing legal actions to stop them. A game of cops and robbers is playing out between the FBI and Scattered Spider, the cybercrime outfit a la mode, ever since its high-profile attacks against MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment. READ MORE...
Hacker Conversations: Ron Reiter, and the Making of a Professional Hacker
Ron Reiter was a childhood hacker in Israel - for fun rather than harm. He was recruited into the IDF's elite Unit 8200 for his military service. Now he is CTO and co-founder of cybersecurity firm Sentra. Reiter's career is not untypical - starting in early years by just messing with friends' computers to be 'more interesting', becoming a hacker in his teens and early twenties, and then going on to co-found a cybersecurity company. The details, however, are less typical. READ MORE...
Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away
A study analyzing Apple, Microsoft, and SpaceX suggests that return to office (RTO) mandates can lead to a higher rate of employees, especially senior-level ones, leaving the company, often to work at competitors. The study (PDF), reported by The Washington Post on Sunday, says: In this paper, we provide causal evidence that RTO mandates at three large tech companies-Microsoft, SpaceX, and Apple-had a negative effect on the tenure and seniority of their respective workforce. I READ MORE...
Top 5 Most Dangerous Cyber Threats in 2024
SANS Institute experts weigh in on the top threat vectors faced by enterprises and the public at large. Only five months into 2024, and the year has been a busy one for cybersecurity practitioners, with multi-year supply chain attacks, nation-state actors exploiting multiple vulnerabilities in network gateways and edge devices, and multiple ransomware incidents against large healthcare entities. READ MORE...
Cyber pros weigh an intel-sharing quandary: What to share when attacks hit close to home
The detail and speed with which companies share information after an attack can prevent future pain. But businesses aren't always keen on transparency. Reactions to cyberattacks - and the demands for information they elicit - are personal and professional for cybersecurity experts. Stephanie Carruthers, chief people hacker and global head of cyber range at IBM Security X-Force, wants to know everything when an incident impacts her personally. READ MORE...
- ...in 1800, President John Adams moves the federal government from its original home in Philadelphia, to the nation's new capital in Washington, D.C.
- ...in 1942, a bill establishing the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAACs) becomes law, and granting women official military status in the US Army.
- ...in 1963, astronaut Gordon Cooper becomes the first American to spend more than 24 hours in space, during the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission.
- ...in 1973, California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan strikes out 12 Kansas City Royals and walks three to pitch the first no-hitter of his career.
