NEWS

NSA Responsible for Recent Cyberattacks in the United States

By Black Pine Cyber | May 27, 2019 | Comments Off on NSA Responsible for Recent Cyberattacks in the United States

As the City of Baltimore continues to struggle with the effects of the recent Robinhood ransomware attack that crippled their systems, the New York Times reports that the tool used to execute the attack relied on the EternalBlue exploits created by the National Security Agency. The NSA lost control of…

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City of Baltimore Provides Update on Ransomware Attack

By Black Pine Cyber | May 21, 2019 | Comments Off on City of Baltimore Provides Update on Ransomware Attack

In a recent release, the City of Baltimore has advised that it is still unable to send or receive email after its systems were infected with the Robinhood ransomware on May 7th (16 days ago). The attack has disrupted real estate transactions, bill payments, email and telecommunications – though luckily,…

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2019 Idaho Cybersecurity Interdependencies Summit

By Black Pine Cyber | April 29, 2019 | Comments Off on 2019 Idaho Cybersecurity Interdependencies Summit

2019 IDAHO CYBERSECURITY INTERDEPENDENCIES SUMMIT WHEN: April 29, 2019 from 8:30am Mountain until 5:00pm Mountain. Unfortunately, registration is now closed for this event. Please check back to read the final report on the Summit. ​​ WHERE: The Riverside Hotel 2900 W. Chinden Blvd. Boise, Idaho Preliminary agenda HERE Sponsorship opportunities…

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OneLogin Breached (Again)

By Black Pine Cyber | June 1, 2017 | Comments Off on OneLogin Breached (Again)

Following a breach of their “secure notes” feature late last year, OneLogin has notified its users of a far larger breach that occurred on May 31, 2017. Covered by the BBC, Brian Krebs (Krebs on Security) and the Wordfence blog, this breach is far more damaging and affects all OneLogin users…

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Mossack Fonseca Breach Caused by Outdated WordPress Plugin

By Black Pine Cyber | April 7, 2016 | Comments Off on Mossack Fonseca Breach Caused by Outdated WordPress Plugin

Early this morning Wordfence released information from a security audit performed after the Mossack Fonseca breach that points to an outdated plugin on the firm’s WordPress site as the likely attack vector. Mossack Fonseca had been running a horribly out of date version of the Slider Revolution plugin for WordPress, created by ThemePunch. They further detailed how the intruder may have…

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