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St Lucia’s Ministry of Agriculture launches Data Share Platform

The Ministry of Agriculture launched its Data Share Platform, which allows for the centralization of the Ministry’s data based on access control lists so that requests for data do not have to be made or delivered by email but can be made available in real-time, on May 24, 2022. The platform was developed by Yi-Hsiu…

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Puerto Rico commits $7.6M to boost cybersecurity

Puerto Rico commits $7.6M to boost cybersecurity efforts after string of embarrassing attacks. Government-sponsored Industrial Development Company transferred $2.6 million earmarked for pension payments into a foreign bank account after receiving a phishing email. Puerto Rican firefighting department in October 2020 acknowledged a ransomware attack demanding $600,000. Earlier this year, the Puerto Rican Senate suspended…

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Cuba ransomware returns to extorting victims with updated encryptor

The Cuba ransomware operation has returned to regular operations with a new version of its malware found used in recent attacks. Trend Micro analysts report seeing a resurgence in Cuba infections, starting in March and continuing strong until April 2022. The malware now terminates more processes before encryption, including Outlook, MS Exchange, and MySQL. The…

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Cuba ransomware group claims attack on Montenegro government

Cuba ransomware group claims to have received files belonging to Montenegrin government’s Department for Public Relations. Agency for National Security (ANB) said on Saturday that it was “under a hybrid war at the moment” Minister Maras Dukaj said on Thursday that ‘certain services’ had been taken offline amid ‘multiple’ cyber attacks. Montenegrin ANB website is…

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US to provide Jamaica money to build Cyber Centre of Excellence

Vice-President Kamala Harris spoke with Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Monday to congratulate him and the people of Jamaica on the 60th anniversary of the country's Independence. The vice-president informed Prime Minister Holness that the United States will provide US$2 million in support of the creation of a Cyber Centre of Excellence to be located…

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Cuba ransomware extorts victims with updated encryptor

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Montenegro government infected by Cuban malware

The US embassy in Montenegro warned on August 26 of a “sustained and ongoing” cyber attack on the country. Montenegrin government fell on August 19. Most government websites have been shut down as a precaution. Montenegro expects the FBI Cyber Action Team to help with security. In 2017, Montenegro joined NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)…

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Montenegro Blames Cuban Ransomware for Attacking the Country

150 workstations in 10 state institutions were infected due to a cyberattack against the NATO member. Government internet sites have been closed since the attack, which Montenegro’s National Security Agency (ANB) has linked to Russia. The FBI will send Cyber Action Teams to Montenegro to help investigate the attacks. Hackers claim to have stolen financial…

ByG5 Cyber SecuritySeptember 2, 20220Comments

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NIDS Safety and security

Jamaica's National Identification Registration Database (NIDS) aims to build a zero-trust initiative in which data security is the most crucial aspect. Access to the data by workers is restricted by law and is a criminal offence. Any record that is created will be stored in an encrypted manner until disposed of. The first application of…

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Zyxel launches ZyWALL ATP firewalls with deep learning

Zyxel Communications announced ZyWALL Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Firewalls that bring artificial intelligence and deep learning network security to small- and medium-sized businesses. ZyWall ATP products are network security gateway solutions that combine signature-based malware detection with the ability to detect malware all on their own. In addition to that, ZyWalls ATP products also incorporate…

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