Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau - the parent company of AMCA - has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Yet Again, More Victims Added to AMCA Breach Tally

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • July 23, 2019

The list of laboratories and other healthcare clients affected by the data breach at American Medical Collection Agency continues to grow - as does the number of patients whose data may have been exposed. Here's the latest tally.

Impact of AMCA Breach Continues to Grow

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Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery

iNSYNQ Continues Recovery From MegaCortex Ransomware Attack

Akshaya Asokan • July 23, 2019

A week after a ransomware attack locked up customer files and data at online cloud hosting provider iNSYNQ, the company is continuing to recover and restore its internal infrastructure. It remains unclear how much longer this process will take, the company acknowledges.

Cyberwarfare / Nation-state attacks

Recent DNS Hijacking Campaigns Trigger Government Action

Scott Ferguson • July 22, 2019

A recent spate of attacks targeting domain name system protocols and registrars, including several incidents that researchers believe have ties to nation-state espionage, is prompting the U.S. and U.K. governments to issues warnings and policy updates to improve security.

Incident & Breach Response

Ex-NSA Contractor Harold Martin Hit With 9-Year Sentence

Akshaya Asokan • July 22, 2019

Former government contractor Harold Thomas Martin III has been sentenced to serve nine years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to stealing and retaining classified and secret files and data from U.S. government agencies, including the National Security Agency and CIA.

Business Email Compromise (BEC)

BEC Scams Cost U.S. Companies $300 Million Per Month: Study

Scott Ferguson • July 19, 2019

Business email compromise scams are surging, and they're costing U.S. companies a total of more than $300 million a month, according to a recently released analysis by the U.S. Treasury Department. The report pinpoints which sectors are hardest hit by this type of fraud.

Endpoint Security

Researchers Trick Cylance Into Giving Malware a Pass

Jeremy Kirk • July 19, 2019

An Australian cybersecurity company says it tricked BlackBerry's Cylance Protect anti-virus product into believing that some of the most pernicious types of malware, including WannaCry and the SamSam ransomware, were benign programs.

Application Security

Tesla Vulnerability: A Bounty Hunter's Tale

Nick Holland • July 19, 2019

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report describes the accidental discovery of a Tesla software vulnerability. Also featured: an analysis of the latest ransomware trends and insights from former federal advisers Richard Clarke and Robert Knake on cyber resilience.

Phishing Scheme Targets Amex Cardholders

Akshaya Asokan • July 18, 2019

Researchers have uncovered a new type of phishing campaign that is targeting American Express card users. In these incidents, attackers are sending a hyperlink as part of a phony account update to access the victim's credentials and other account details, according to researchers at the security firm Cofense.

Cybercrime as-a-service

Suspected Rubella Toolkit Mastermind Arrested

Scott Ferguson • July 17, 2019

A 20-year-old Dutch man suspected of creating the Rubella Macro Builder toolkit and distributing it on underground forums has been arrested by the Dutch National Police, which received assistance from McAfee. Rubella and other toolkits enable attackers to distribute malware through weaponized Office documents.

Active Defense & Deception

How Deception Technology Is Evolving

Nick Holland • July 17, 2019

Deception technology is becoming more sophisticated, enabling organizations to battle against emerging threats, says Alissa Knight, senior analyst at Aite Group, a research and advisory company.

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

Senators Scrutinize Facebook's Cryptocurrency Plans

Scott Ferguson • July 16, 2019

At a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday, lawmakers grilled a Facebook executive about the company's plans to launch a cryptocurrency. One Democratic senator said Facebook "does not respect the power of the technologies they are playing with - like a toddler who has gotten his hands on a book of matches."

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Insider Medicaid Fraud Case: 'An Important Reminder'

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • July 16, 2019

The sentencing of a former worker at a substance abuse treatment provider in connection with a Medicaid fraud conspiracy "is an important reminder about the threats from insiders," one privacy attorney says.

Application Security

Security Flaw Exposed Valid Airline Boarding Passes

Mathew J. Schwartz • July 16, 2019

A vulnerability in global airline check-in software used by 500 airlines could have been exploited to download other individuals' valid boarding passes, potentially giving them access to restricted airport spaces, warns security expert David Stubley. The flaw in Amadeus travel software has now been fixed.