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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 10, 2023,

updated Feb 10, 2023

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

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

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 bank account takeovers since its debut in 2016. The U.S. Department of the Treasury says the Trickbot group is associated with Russian intelligence services, and that this alliance led to the targeting of many U.S. companies and government entities.

Confidential Computing Makes Inroads to the Cloud [Ed: A total scam, designed to delude companies and even governments into thinking that outsourcing can be reconciled with privacy; promoted by spying firms and their front groups like 'Linux' Foundation]

=> ↺ Confidential Computing Makes Inroads to the Cloud | ↺ 'Linux' Foundation

The security of data in the cloud has prevented many companies from moving sensitive workloads to the cloud.

CISA Releases Six Industrial Control Systems Advisories

=> ↺ CISA Releases Six Industrial Control Systems Advisories

CISA released six Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on February 9, 2023. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS.

#StopRansomware - Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Fund DPRK Espionage Activities

=> ↺ #StopRansomware - Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Fund DPRK Espionage Activities

CISA, the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Republic of Korea’s Defense Security Agency and National Intelligence Service have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Fund DPRK Espionage Activities, to provide information on ransomware activity used by North Korean state-sponsored cyber to target various critical infrastructure sectors, especially Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector organizations.

=> ↺ Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Fund DPRK Espionage Activities | ↺ Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector

=> ↺ Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Fund DPRK Espionage Activities | ↺ Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector

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