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Cambodian Firm Worked Directly With North Korea, Say US Officials
The U.S. and U.K. imposed sanctions on Cambodia’s Huione Group and 146 affiliates linked to the Prince Group TCO, citing human trafficking, forced labor and over $4 billion in laundered cybercrime proceeds tied to North Korean hacks and Western-targeted scams.

NCSC Chief Says Recent Retailer Hacks Should Be 'Wake-Up Call' for Cyber Defenders
The number of cyberattacks in the United Kingdom surged 50% in the past year, with ransomware continuing to be the top threat. National Cyber Security Centre CEO Richard Horne said recent high-profile hacks at major retailers exposed supply chain vulnerabilities and are a "wake-up call" to defenders.

Researchers Show Minimal Data Poisoning Can Disrupt Large Language Models
Only a couple hundred malicious training documents are needed before a large language model puts out meaningless text when prompted with a specific trigger phrase, say researchers.

3 Private Equity Firms Kick the Tires, But Proposed Price Wasn't to Snyk's Liking
Slowing growth, continued losses and increased competition have turned a Snyk IPO into an increasingly unlikely prospect. The Information reported this month that Snyk has spoken with at least three private equity firms about a potential deal, but has been unable to reach an agreement on price.

Medusa Group Tied to Attack on SimonMed and Threats to Leak Stolen Data
Two radiology practices are notifying nearly 1.5 million people of separate hacking incidents compromising their sensitive health information. Cybercrime gang Medusa claimed credit for attacking Arizona-based SimonMed Imaging in January and threatened to leak the stolen data of nearly 1.3 million patients on the darkweb.

Dutch Ministry Invokes National Security Law to Impose Domestic Control
The Dutch government said it is severing semiconductor chipmaker Nexperia from control by its Chinese parent after invoking a national security law allowing it to impose domestic control. Partially Chinese state-controlled Wingtech Technologies acquired a three quarters stake in Nexperia in 2018.

Today's Hapless Hackers Are Tomorrow's Threat, Warns Forescout
A pro-Russian hacktivist group boasted on Telegram that it hacked a Western water treatment plant - but actually succeeded in attacking a honeypot left by security researchers at Forescout, the firm said. TwoNet appears to have ceased operations on Sept. 30.

EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Halts Voting, Sees Opposition
A European content scanning proposal intended to enhance online child safety stalled after German lawmakers voiced opposition and member states canceled a planned vote on the measure's adoption. The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council was set to vote Tuesday on Chat Control.

Criminals Claim Leak of Customer Data From Six Victims, Including Qantas Airlines
A ransomware group that's been extorting Salesforce customers leaked some stolen data, following the FBI disrupting its shakedown sites. ShinyHunters, part of the rebranded Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters group, after leaking data from six victims, declared its Salesforce customer shakedown over.

In Today's Reality, Zero Trust Principles Matter, Verification Is an Imperative
This month, a judge made history by throwing out an $8.7 million lawsuit after discovering something that had never before appeared in her courtroom: deepfake testimony. But these new legal lessons are already a reality in business: the need for trust, verification and authentic communication.

2 Firms Hit by Separate 2024 Attacks to Pay Total of $6.5M in Class Action Claims
A Nebraska-based revenue cycle management firm and a Swiss-based blood products manufacturer with plasma collection centers in the United States are the latest healthcare sector companies agreeing to pay multimillion dollar lawsuit settlements for two separate 2024 hacks affecting scores of patients.

US Cyber Defense Agency Slammed by Shutdown, Personnel Cuts and Resource Crisis
Facing major turnover, partisan upheaval and a government shutdown, the U.S. cyber defense agency is now operating at a fraction of its strength, leaving states and other entities without federal cyber support or coordination, experts tell Information Security Media Group.

Pete Harteveld Seeks to Strengthen Security Operations With Programmatic Approach
New Exabeam CEO Pete Harteveld emphasizes securing AI agents, minimizing tool sprawl and promoting defined security outcomes. His roadmap builds on recent success and aims to deliver programmatic SIEM and UEBA innovations to improve analyst efficiency and benchmarking.

Attackers Read Server Files and Steal Credentials in Gladinet CentreStack, Triofox
Hackers are exploiting a flaw allowing them to access without authentication document root folder files in file-sharing and remote-access software, where they obtain access tokens and passwords to unlock remote access to corporate file systems, warn researchers.

Medusa Ransomware Group Tied to Exploits of Now-Patched Zero-Day Vulnerability
Recent attacks targeting Fortra's GoAnywhere managed file transfer software exploited a "limited" number of customers who set their on-premises installations to have an administrative console publicly exposed to the internet, which the vendor recommends customers never do.

AI Actions Bypass Security Tools
Artificial intelligence-powered browsers could expose enterprises to data theft, malware distribution and unauthorized access to corporate apps, new research shows. AI browsers built to complete tasks autonomously lack the security awareness to verify whether an instruction is safe.

Also: Shutdown's Ripple Effects on Healthcare, Mounting Threats to Aging OT Systems
In this week's update, four ISMG editors discussed the fallout from the U.S. federal shutdown and the impact on state and regional cyber offices, the knock-on effects for healthcare, and the growing cyberthreats facing aging operational technology environments.

Akira Ransomware Hackers Targeting SonicWall Devices
Firewall maker SonicWall said Friday all customers who used its cloud backup services are at increased "risk of targeted attacks" following a recent cyberattack. The California firm in September disclosed that unidentified hackers launched brute-force attacks against servers storing backup files.

Also, a Renault Breach, WhatsApp Malware and Qilin Claims Asahi Attack
This week, insurer cybersecurity spending, a Renault breach, a WhatsApp malware campaign in Brazil. Germany skeptical of Chat Control. Two UK teens arrested for ransomware attack. Qilin claimed the attack on Japan's Asahi. Hackers weaponized Nezha. An Invoice data breach exposed personal records.

Australian Clinical Labs Ordered to Pay $5.8M in Data Theft at Medlab Pathology Unit
An Australian court has fined a medical lab $5.8 million for cybersecurity failures leading up to - and following - a 2022 cyberattack that affected 223,000 patients. The penalty marked the first time Australia has levied a civil monetary fine for violations of its Privacy Act of 1988.