More on EKANS, the ransomware with an ICS kicker. Shipping company customer-facing IT disrupted in cyber incident. Coronavirus as phishbait. Election security, new DoD rules, and insider threats.
Dragos publicly releases its full report on EKANS ransomware, the first known ransomware with a real if primitive capability against industrial control systems. An Australian logistics company struggles with an unspecified malware infestation....
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Dragos publicly releases its full report on EKANS ransomware, the first known ransomware with a real if primitive capability against industrial control systems. An Australian logistics company struggles with an unspecified malware infestation. Coronovirus fake news used as phishbait. Election security may get an early test in Iowa. The US Department of Defense issues new cybersecurity rules for contractors. And two cases of insider threats (alleged insider threats). Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI with reactions to ransomware legislation proposed in Maryland.
For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/February/CyberWire_2020_02_03.html
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