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World’s Biggest Bank Hacked: ICBC Walks Trades on USBs

Richi Jennings | November 10, 2023 | china, Citrix, Citrix Bleed, Citrix Systems, CVE-2023-4966, ICBC, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Lockbit, Lockbit 3.0, LockBit ransomware, Ransomware, Russia, SB Blogwatch, Treasury, Treasury Department, U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Treasury Department

Plan B is sneakernet: After Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ransomware attack, U.S. Treasury trades settled by bike messengers with flash drives ...

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U.S., U.K. Sanction 7 Men Tied to Trickbot Hacking Group

BrianKrebs | February 9, 2023 | A Little Sunshine, Adam Meyers, Christina Svechinskaya, CrowdStrike, Dyre, Group-IB, Ilya Sachkov, Kaspersky Lab, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Ransomware, Ruslan Stoyanov, Sergey Mikhaylov, TrickBot, U.S. Department of Treasury, Vitaly "Bentley" Kovalev, Wizard Spider

Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of operating "Trickbot," a cybercrime-as-a-service platform based in Russia that has enabled countless ransomware attacks and ...

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States Prohibit Ransomware Payments

Mark Rasch | July 8, 2022 | Anti-Ransomware, Questionable Legislation, Ransomware, U.S. Department of Treasury

When you are hit with a ransomware attack, you typically have a few options. You can restore from backups (if you have backups). You can rebuild your network and all the devices ...

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GAO: CISA, Treasury Must Assess Critical Infrastructure Risks

George V. Hulme | June 30, 2022 | CISA warning, Critical Infrastructure, cyber insurance, GAO, U.S. Department of Treasury

When attackers breached Colonial Pipeline using a stolen password, it took a lot of people by surprise. But the reality is such attacks against critical infrastructure were brewing for some time. Last ...

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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in ...

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