CyberScoop

• Intel officials expect more foreign influence efforts leading up to Election Day September 6, 2024
  U.S. officials said they expect Russia, Iran and China to increase the cadence of influence operations targeting voters over the final two months of this election cycle. The post Intel officials expect more foreign influence efforts leading up to Election Day appeared first on CyberScoop.
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• Major Iranian IT vendor paying large ransom to resolve recent cyberattack September 6, 2024
  The company, Tosan, which provides IT services to 45% of the country’s banks, has paid $561,000 worth of bitcoin so far.  The post Major Iranian IT vendor paying large ransom to resolve recent cyberattack appeared first on CyberScoop.
  AJ Vicens
• U.S. charges five Russian military members for destructive cyber ops, hack-and-leak campaigns September 5, 2024
  The hackers were working with a unit in the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate, according to the DOJ. The post U.S. charges five Russian military members for destructive cyber ops, hack-and-leak campaigns appeared first on CyberScoop.
  AJ Vicens
• Cyber Command leader says budget powers are shaving time to complete tasks that once took years September 5, 2024
  One example, said Gen. Timothy Haugh, was moving $140 million swiftly for training improvements. The post Cyber Command leader says budget powers are shaving time to complete tasks that once took years appeared first on CyberScoop.
  Tim Starks
• Planned Parenthood of Montana confirms cyberattack September 5, 2024
  A prolific ransomware operation claims to have stolen 93 gigabytes of data. The post Planned Parenthood of Montana confirms cyberattack appeared first on CyberScoop.
  AJ Vicens
• Predator spyware resurfaces with signs of activity, Recorded Future says September 5, 2024
  Sanctions and public exposure might have driven Intellexa into silence for months, but that doesn’t mean its Predator spyware is gone for good. The post Predator spyware resurfaces with signs of activity, Recorded Future says appeared first on CyberScoop.
  Tim Starks
• Justice Department accuses Russia of interfering with 2024 elections September 4, 2024
  The U.S. government announced indictments, seizures and sanctions against individuals they say were associated with a propaganda campaign targeting the 2024 election. The post Justice Department accuses Russia of interfering with 2024 elections appeared first on CyberScoop.
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• Nigerian man sentenced to 5 years for role in BEC operation September 4, 2024
  The man’s co-defendant was previously sentenced to 10 years after being convicted in a jury trial. The post Nigerian man sentenced to 5 years for role in BEC operation appeared first on CyberScoop.
  AJ Vicens
• White House publishes latest plan to protect a key component of the internet September 3, 2024
  The roadmap for enhancing internet routing security follows action from the FCC and others. The post White House publishes latest plan to protect a key component of the internet appeared first on CyberScoop.
  Tim Starks
• CISA moves away from trying to influence content moderation decisions on election disinformation September 3, 2024
  Director Jen Easterly and other leaders said engaging social media firms to remove inaccurate posts is “not our role.” The post CISA moves away from trying to influence content moderation decisions on election disinformation appeared first on CyberScoop.
  djohnson