CrowdStrike is in talks to acquire Houston-based patch management and vulnerability remediation startup Action1 for close to $1 billion, co-founder and CEO Alex Vovk told employees in an email Wednesday. This would be the largest acquisition in the endpoint security vendor's history.
A campaign official for former President Donald Trump said on Saturday that "foreign sources" stole sensitive documents including reports created to vet Trump's vice presidential nominees. The campaign blamed it on election interference by Iranian hackers but provided no evidence for the claim.
Aftin Ross, deputy director of the Office of Readiness and Response at FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, discusses the latest medical device cybersecurity regulations, industry collaboration and manufacturers' efforts to address vulnerabilities and ensure patient safety.
Iranian operatives stepped up influence and hacking operations against U.S. targets as presidential election ramps up for its final months, Microsoft warned on Thursday. Iran is one of a handful of authoritarian countries that use hacking and disinformation to undermine American democracy.
Ransomware group Rhysida is shaking down at least two new victims in the healthcare sector - Bayhealth and Community Care Alliance - threatening to sell or dump patients' sensitive health and personal information on the dark web. Bayhealth confirmed that it is investigating a recent cyberattack.
In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors explore evolving ransomware threats, including rising attacks in healthcare and other critical sectors, a shift from cybercrime groups such as LockBit to lone-wolf operators, and why Russian ransomware gangs are dominating the global stage.
ISO/IEC 42001, launched in late 2023, is the world's first AI management system standard, offering a framework to ensure responsible AI practices. Craig Civil, director of data science and AI at BSI, discusses the importance of AI policies and BSI's plans to implement the standard.
Delta Air Lines' war of words against CrowdStrike and Microsoft over its extended IT outage continue to escalate, with the airline threatening litigation to recover $500 million in lost revenue and expenses. CrowdStrike and Microsoft have pledged to vigorously fight any such litigation.
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U.S. federal prosecutors charged a Tennessee man with abetting North Korea in an ongoing effort to obtain remote IT work for its nationals as a way of generating hard currency. "North Korean IT workers are widespread in Fortune 500 companies," said a threat analyst.
Cyber threats against the U.S. water sector are growing but the main federal regulatory agency that oversees it may be stymied by a lack of cooperation from sector operators, concludes a Government Accountability Office report. Attacks against the water sector have mounted steadily.
This week, Royal ransomware, a French museum ransomware attack and a putative class action over a background check data breach. Singapore removed an app monitoring internet use on student devices, a warning over Cisco Smart Install, the upstart SharpRhino gang and an exposed Illinois voter database.
Giving customers more flexibility in instant payment systems could give users more control over their transactions and help fight scammers. An option to delay payments could introduce the needed friction to stop fraudulent payments, said fraud experts Eva Velasquez and Ken Palla.
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