The First Step: Initial Access Leads to Ransomware | Proofpoint US

Key Findings Preventing ransomware today largely has shifted from a direct email threat to an indirect threat where email is only part of the attack chain. Ransomware threat actors leverage cybercriminal enterprises - largely banking trojan distributors - for malware deployment.

Proofpoint

Hackers Steal Wealth of Data from Game Giant EA

Image: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Hacking. Disinformation. Surveillance. CYBER is Motherboard's podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet. Do you work at EA? Do you know anything else about this breach? We'd love to hear from you.

Vice

How Hackers Used Slack to Break into EA Games

Image: Chesnot/Getty Images Hacking. Disinformation. Surveillance. CYBER is Motherboard's podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet. Do you work at EA? Do you know anything else about this breach? We'd love to hear from you.

Vice

Mari Galloway, MSIS CISSP, Cyber Ninja on LinkedIn: #CyberjutsuCon #cyberjutsutribe #womenincyber

I just couldn't get to sleep without sharing my excitement for the 2021 #CyberjutsuCon Keynote Speakers!!!! Ann Johnson and Ruchi Shah will grace the stage...

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Google will let enterprises store their Google Workspace encryption keys

As ubiquitous as Google Docs has become in the last year alone, a major criticism often overlooked by the countless workplaces who use it is that it isn't end-to-end encrypted, allowing Google - or any requesting government agency - access to a company's files.

TechCrunch

The Ruthless Cyber Gang Behind the Hospital Ransomware Crisis

A ransomware attack on a national hospital chain nearly brought Las Vegas hospitals to their knees. Another attack in Oregon abruptly shut down alerts tied to patient monitors tracking vital signs. In New York, one county's only trauma center briefly closed to ambulances, with the nearest alternative 90 miles away.

WSJ

CyberTalks 2021 Presented by CyberScoop

CyberTalks is back. The largest annual gathering of CISOs and cyber leaders from the government, technology industry, finance and the medical sector will get underway on Tuesday, June 15 and continue to Wednesday, June 16. During these unprecedented times, the necessity to come together is more urgent than ever.

Cyberscoop

Most Ransomware Victims Hit Again After Paying

Some 80% of global organizations that have paid a ransom demand experienced another attack, often at the hands of the same threat actors, according to a new study from Cybereason. The security vendor polled 1,263 cybersecurity professionals in multiple verticals across the US, UK, Spain, Germany, France, the United Arab Emirates, and Singapore to compile its latest report, Ransomware: The True Cost to Business.

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