Posted on Dec 6, 2022
Ransomware group Vice Society targeted dozens of schools in 2022, new report finds
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"More than 40 educational organizations, including 15 in the United States, suffered ransomware attacks launched by the cybercriminal group known as Vice Society, researchers at cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks revealed in a report published Tuesday and obtained by CBS News."
Ransomware group Vice Society targeted dozens of schools in 2022, new report finds
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LTC Eugene Chu
..."Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Monday at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event in Washington, D.C., “Even the smallest organizations stand on the frontlines defending against the most sophisticated nation states and non-nation state threats.”
The cabinet secretary warned that cyberattacks continue to “[grow] in number and gravity,” allowing U.S. adversaries to launch “a new kind of warfare” with a single keystroke.
For their part, Olson said researchers at Palo Alto Networks are currently developing better cybersecurity tools to help preempt attacks launched by Vice Society. “One of the things we looked at is, how long were threat actors inside the network before they actually launched an attack?” Olson said. His team identified an average “dwell time” of six days.
“Tracking all of this information is what allows us to respond more quickly and more effectively to incident response cases,” Olsen said."...
..."Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Monday at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event in Washington, D.C., “Even the smallest organizations stand on the frontlines defending against the most sophisticated nation states and non-nation state threats.”
The cabinet secretary warned that cyberattacks continue to “[grow] in number and gravity,” allowing U.S. adversaries to launch “a new kind of warfare” with a single keystroke.
For their part, Olson said researchers at Palo Alto Networks are currently developing better cybersecurity tools to help preempt attacks launched by Vice Society. “One of the things we looked at is, how long were threat actors inside the network before they actually launched an attack?” Olson said. His team identified an average “dwell time” of six days.
“Tracking all of this information is what allows us to respond more quickly and more effectively to incident response cases,” Olsen said."...
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