Infosec Wrap Up - March 17, 2023

Ransomware gangs breached the networks of at least 860 critical infrastructure organizations last year, multiple threat actors exploited a critical three-year-old security flaw in Progress Telerik to break into an unnamed federal entity in the U.S., two us citizens charged for hacking into DEA portal in 2022, Chinese influence operations are growing more aggressive, Lockbit broke into Maximum Industries (which makes parts for SpaceX), Chinese and Russian hackers using SILKLOADER malware to evade detection, UK bans TikTok from government mobile phones, plus The LIST - Sophos best practices for securing your firewall. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-ransomware-hit-860-critical-infrastructure-orgs-in-2022/ https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/multiple-hacker-groups-exploit-3-year.html https://www.hackread.com/us-citizens-charged-hacking-dea/ https://cyberscoop.com/china-worldwide-threats-cyber/ https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/13/lockbit_spacex_ransomware/ https://thecybersecurity.news/general-cyber-security-news/chinese-and-russian-hackers-using-silkloader-malware-to-evade-detection-25218/ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/16/uk-bans-tiktok-from-government-mobile-phones https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2023/03/16/best-practices-for-securing-your-firewall/