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		<title>Garmin reportedly paid millions to resolve its recent ransomware attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] It hasn’t been revealed who was behind the attack nor to whom a ransom (if any) was paid. Some security researchers believe the WastedLocker ransomware (said to be the cause of the outage) is linked to a Russia-based group of cybercriminals known as Evil Corp. The US Treasury sanctioned that organization last year, accusing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>It hasn’t been revealed who was behind the attack nor to whom a ransom (if any) was paid. Some security researchers believe the WastedLocker ransomware (<a href="https://www.engadget.com/garmin-outage-ransomware-attack-120555092.html">said to be the cause of the outage</a>) is linked to a Russia-based group of cybercriminals known as Evil Corp. The US Treasury <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm845" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sanctioned that organization</a> last year, accusing it of being responsible for developing and distributing another form of malware called <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019-12-05-doj-russian-nationals-charged-cybercrime.html">Dridex</a>. The sanction “generally prohibited” US persons from “engaging in transactions” with specific companies and people linked to Evil Corp.</p>
<p>Arete Incident Response, which helps companies secure their networks and resolve attacks, <a href="https://areteir.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ransomware-WastedLocker-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recently suggested</a> that WastedLocker was not conclusively the work of Evil Corp. It published a study on that topic the day after Garmin said it was attacked. Arete told <em>Sky News</em> it &#8220;follows all recommended and required screenings to ensure compliance with US trade sanctions laws.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>UN confirms it suffered a &#8216;serious&#8217; hack, but didn&#8217;t inform employees</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 01:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] Sometime this past July, a group of hackers took advantage of a flaw in Microsoft&#8217;s SharePoint software and an unknown type of malware to gain access to dozens of servers at the UN&#8217;s Geneva and Vienna offices, as well as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The three [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Sometime this past July, a group of hackers took advantage of a flaw in Microsoft&#8217;s SharePoint software and an unknown type of malware to gain access to dozens of servers at the UN&#8217;s Geneva and Vienna offices, as well as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The three offices employ approximately 4,000 staff between them.</p>
<p>&#8220;The attack resulted in a compromise of core infrastructure components,&#8221; a spokesperson for the UN told <em>The New Humanitarian</em>. &#8220;As the exact nature and scope of the incident could not be determined, [the UN] decided not to publicly disclose the breach.&#8221;</p>
<p>After reading over the report, Jake Williams, a former hacker for the US government, told the <em>Associated Press</em>, &#8220;the intrusion definitely looks like espionage.&#8221; The hackers reportedly attempted to cover their tracks by deleting the logs that would have documented their entry into the UN&#8217;s servers. &#8220;It&#8217;s as if someone were walking in the sand, and swept up their tracks with a broom afterward,&#8221; an anonymous UN official told the publication. &#8220;There&#8217;s not even a trace of a clean-up.&#8221;</p>
<p>The hackers reportedly downloaded approximately 400GB of data. The servers they breached contained sensitive employee information, but it&#8217;s not clear exactly what they were able to download. The UN doesn&#8217;t know the full extent of all the damage yet. Sometime after the attack happened, it told employees to change their passwords but didn&#8217;t share full details on the situation.</p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time the UN has failed to disclose a cyberattack. In 2016, Emissary Panda, a group with ties to the Chinese government, accessed servers from the International Civil Aviation Organization. The UN only shared information about the breach after the <em>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation</em> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-based-un-aviation-agency-tried-to-cover-up-2016-cyberattack-documents-show-1.5033733" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported on it</a>. According to <em>The New Humanitarian</em>, the UN&#8217;s unique diplomatic status means it doesn&#8217;t have to disclose data breaches like other government agencies in the US and EU, something that puts it at odds against cybersecurity best practices.</p>
<p>News of the attack also comes at a time when state-sponsored cyberattacks have seemingly become more brazen. Last week, <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/21/guardian-jeff-bezos-whatsapp-hack-saudi-arabia-mbs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Guardian</em> reported</a> that the phone of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was hacked by a WhatsApp account associated with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. A day after the report came out, the UN called for an <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/22/un-calls-for-jeff-bezos-hack-investigation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">investigation into the hacking</a>.   </p>
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