Notices by GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net), page 60
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GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 03-Jul-2021 19:22:36 EDT 
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Been using Brave search for about two weeks and have only gone to DDG two-three times for an answer, pretty good so far. -
GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 02-Jul-2021 22:40:17 EDT
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REvil ransomware hits 200 companies in MSP supply-chain attack
https://nu.federati.net/url/281750
>A massive REvil ransomware attack affects multiple managed service providers and their clients through a reported Kaseya supply-chain attack.
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>Starting this afternoon, the REvil ransomware gang, aka Sodinokibi, targeted MSPs with thousands of customers, through what appears to be a Kaseya VSA supply-chain attack.
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>At this time, there eight known large MSPs that have been hit as part of this supply-chain attack.
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>Kaseya VSA is a cloud-based MSP platform that allows providers to perform patch management and client monitoring for their customers.
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>Huntress Labs' John Hammond has told BleepingComputer that all of the affected MSPs are using Kaseya VSA and that they have proof that their customers are being encrypted as well.
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>"We have 3 Huntress partners that are impacted with roughly 200 businesses encrypted," Hammond told BleepingComputer.
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GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 02-Jul-2021 21:18:26 EDT
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Important Notice July 2nd, 2021 – Kaseya
https://helpdesk.kaseya.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4403440684689
>We are experiencing a potential attack against the VSA that has been limited to a small
>number of on-premise customers only as of 2:00 PM EDT today.
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>We are in the process of investigating the root cause of the incident with an abundance
>of caution but we recommend that you IMMEDIATELY shutdown your VSA server until
>you receive further notice from us.
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>Its critical that you do this immediately, because one of the first things the attacker does
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GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 02-Jul-2021 20:34:02 EDT
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Latest ransomware attack appears to hit hundreds of American businesses Hacking | The Guardian
https://nu.federati.net/url/281748
>Hundreds of American businesses have been hit by a ransomware attack ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, according to the cybersecurity company Huntress Labs.
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>Huntress Labs said on Friday that 200 American businesses were hit after an incident at the Miami-based IT firm Kaseya, potentially marking the latest in a line of hacks destabilizing US companies.
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>“This is a colossal and devastating supply chain attack,” John Hammond, a senior security researcher with Huntress, said in an email, referring to an increasingly high profile hacker technique of hijacking one piece of software to compromise hundreds or thousands of users at a time.
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>Hammond added that because Kaseya is plugged in to everything from large enterprises to small companies “it has the potential to spread to any size or scale business.” -
GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 02-Jul-2021 16:37:19 EDT
GeniusMusing
One common thread with both articles, "greater fools". -
GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 02-Jul-2021 12:33:22 EDT
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But wait! There's Moar!
Another 0-Day Looms for Many Western Digital Users – Krebs on Security
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/07/another-0-day-looms-for-many-western-digital-users/
>At issue is a remote code execution flaw residing in all Western Digital network attached storage (NAS) devices running MyCloud OS 3, an operating system the company only recently stopped supporting. -
GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 16:48:27 EDT
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@lnxw48a1
This might interest you.
New stimulus benefit offers free health insurance through the end of this year
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stimulus-benefit-offers-free-health-181000317.html
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The benefit's zero-premium health care plans just became available, as of July 1, and there are no income limits to qualify. But you must meet one big eligibility requirement.
If you've gotten or have been approved for unemployment benefits during 2021, you qualify to receive free health coverage for the remainder of the year via HealthCare.gov. That's the marketplace established under the Affordable Care Act — Obamacare.
Middle-of-the-pack "silver" plans (not high-end, but not low-end either) with $0 premiums made their debut on Thursday as part of the program. The health plans, which are offered by private insurers, also come with low or even no copayments or deductibles.
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GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Jun-2021 16:31:32 EDT
GeniusMusing
Related:
The Looming Stagflationary Debt Crisis by Nouriel Roubini Project Syndicate
https://nu.federati.net/url/281727
>Years of ultra-loose fiscal and monetary policies have put the global economy on track for a slow-motion train wreck in the coming years. When the crash comes, the stagflation of the 1970s will be combined with the spiraling debt crises of the post-2008 era, leaving major central banks in an impossible position.
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GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Jun-2021 22:37:16 EDT
GeniusMusing
The Pacific Northwest Heat Wave Caused an Ice Quake in Alaska
https://gizmodo.com/the-heat-wave-just-caused-an-ice-quake-in-alaska-1847199329
>The heat wave currently roasting the Pacific Northwest has made its way up to Alaska, where a 2.7 magnitude ice quake — the result of seismic activity triggered by melting glaciers — was just recorded 25 miles east of Juneau.
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>Temperatures climbed to as high as 92 degrees in parts of Alaska on Tuesday on what has been the hottest day so far of an already record-breaking heat wave. As the Anchorage Daily News reports, the scorching temperatures are a bizarre departure for a region that usually colloquially refers to this month as “Juneuary” for the signature cool drizzle it brings.
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