Each business day, MSSP Alert broadcasts a quick lineup of news, analysis and chatter from across the managed security services provider ecosystem.
The Content: Written for MSSPs, SOC as a Service (SOCaaS), Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) and MSP security providers — and those who need to partner up with such companies.Frequency and Format: Every business morning. Typically one or two sentences for each item below.Reaching Our Inbox: Send news, tips and rumors to [email protected]. A. Today’s MSSP News Alerts
1. Ransomware Recovery Costs - IT Services: French IT services firm
Sopra Steria, which suffered a Ryuk ransomware attack in October 2020, now estimates that recovering from the attack could cost up to 50 million euros ($59 million),
Bank Info Security reports.
2. Ransomware Attack Cripples Baltimore Schools: A ransomware attack against
Baltimore County Public Schools has
triggered a multi-day malware recovery effort, and schools will be closed on November 30 and December 1.
3. Ransomware Attacks IoT Chip Maker: The Conti ransomware gang hit the systems of industrial automation and Industrial IoT (IIoT) chip maker Advantech and is now demanding a $14 million ransom to decrypt affected systems and to stop leaking stolen company data,
Bleeping Computer reports.
4. Ransomware Payment: Delaware County, Pennsylvania has paid a $500,000 ransom after their systems were hit recently by the DoppelPaymer ransomware,
Bleeping Computer reports.
5. Hackers Target Vaccine Makers: Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca in recent weeks,
Reuters reports.
6. Sophos Data Leak: Due to a misconfiguration,
Sophos accidentally
leaked some customer data earlier this month, ZDnet reports.
7. Distribution - Cyber Defense Training:
Ingram Micro has agreed to distribute
Cloud Range to partners in Canada.
8. Research - Threat Hunting Trends for 2020 and 2021: Group-IB has unveiled its annual
Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 report.
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