US critical infrastructure, others subjected to prolonged AsyncRAT malware attacks
Several organizations, including those managing U.S. critical infrastructure, have been targeted by an AsyncRAT malware campaign during the past 11 months, BleepingComputer reports.
Energy Department offers $70M to strengthen energy infrastructure security
Increasingly sophisticated and prevalent cybersecurity and physical threats against the U.S. energy infrastructure have prompted the Energy Department to introduce the $70 million All-Hazards Energy Resilience grant program aimed at supporting...
Settlement reached on Merck claim on NotPetya attack
SecurityWeek reports that Merck and its insurers have reached a settlement for a $1.4 billion insurance claim filed by the U.S. multinational pharmaceutical firm under its "all-risks" coverage for the destructive NotPetya cyberattack in 2017.
At least $600 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen by North Korean state-sponsored threat operations in 2023, accounting for nearly one-third of all exfiltrated cryptocurrency assets last year, The Hacker News reports.
Cybernews reports that Iranian cryptocurrency exchange Bit24.cash had almost 230,000 of its users' sensitive information accidentally compromised after S3 buckets storing its Know Your Customer verification data became accessible due to a...