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The Target: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, a popular San Francisco-based international law firm.
The Take: The stolen data encompassed a vast array of information, including names, dates of birth, addresses, email addresses, and government-issued identification numbers like Social Security, passport, driver’s license, and tax identification numbers.
The Vector: The intrusion into Orrick’s network compromised a file share, revealing personal information and sensitive health data of victims.
This breach is a stark reminder of how authentication controls are in an overall robust cybersecurity posture, and that good password hygiene plays a pivotal role in protection.
The Post: A New Zealand cyber-security firm that has the ear of many media organisations around the world has called for a complete ban on paying off ransomware attackers, arguing it is the only way to get on top of the crime.
Yahoo Finance: Atos SE shares fell after the company’s announcement that it was in early talks to sell its big data and cybersecurity business to Airbus SE for as much as €1.8 billion ($2 billion) disappointed investors.
TechCrunch: While most of Europe was still knuckle deep in the holiday chocolate selection box late last month, ChatGPT maker OpenAI was busy firing out an email with details of an incoming update to its terms that looks intended to shrink its regulatory risk in the European Union.
Security Boulevard: As the New Year dawns, a cybersecurity report from Google Cloud suggests that while there are many challenges ahead, it will also become simpler for cybersecurity teams to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to better defend IT environments.
TechCrunch: Countdown Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on hard tech industrial startups, will shut down by the end of March and return uninvested capital, firm founder and solo general partner Jai Malik said in an annual letter.
SC Media: With two major actions in the last six months of 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made it clear that it plans to get tough on cybersecurity.
Bleeping Computer: In 2023, we saw numerous law enforcement operations targeting cybercrime operations, including cryptocurrency scams, phishing attacks, credential theft, malware development, and ransomware attacks.
The Target: Americold is the world’s largest publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on temperature-controlled warehouses. The company controls 250 warehouses across the world — most of which are used by food producers, distributors and retailers.
The Take: Names, addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license/state ID numbers, passport numbers, financial account information, and employment-related health insurance and medical information were leaked
The Vector: Americold confirmed that hackers had breached its systems on April 26 and accessed the information of current and former Americold employees as well as their dependents. While the company did not explicitly call it a ransomware attack, it said the cybersecurity incident “involved the deployment of malware on certain systems.”
As phishing actors continue to explore every potential abuse opportunity on legitimate service providers, novel security gaps constantly threaten to expose users to severe risks. It is essential not to rely solely on email protection solutions, and also scrutinize every email that lands on your inbox, look for inconsistencies, and double-check all claims made in those messages.
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA): CBEST tests the cyber resilience of firms and financial market infrastructures (FMIs) through live testing that mimics the actions of cyber attackers.
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