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CISA, Partners Warn Organizations of Akira Ransomware Attacks

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and its U.S. and international partners have released a joint cybersecurity advisory, or CSA, warning organizations against the Akira ransomware that has targeted critical infrastructure entities in North America, Europe and Australia.

The CSA outlines known tactics, techniques and procedures used by Akira ransomware operators and indicators of compromise to help organizations respond to ransomware attacks, CISA said Thursday.

According to the advisory, Akira threat actors have deployed a Linux variant targeting VMware ESXi virtual machines after initially focusing on Windows systems.

As of January, the ransomware group has targeted more than 250 organizations and gained approximately $42 million in ransomware proceeds.

In August 2023, Akira attacks started using Megazord, using Rust-based code, and Akira ransomware written in C++ and encrypted files.

CISA and its partners encourage organizations to implement the mitigations outlined in the CSA to reduce the impact of Akira ransomware attacks.

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WAX Partners With AWS To Unlock Web3 Integration In Gaming

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The US-based Worldwide Asset Exchange (WAX) has announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to integrate the WAX network into the Amazon Managed Blockchain (AMB) service.

TakeAway Points:

  • Worldwide Asset Exchange and Amazon Web Services announced a partnership to integrate the WAX network.
  • The partnership will enable developers to deploy their nodes with just a few clicks through the AWS console, making the whole process as streamlined and frictionless as possible.
  • As part of this collaboration, all Prime Gaming subscribers gained access to free WAX accounts.

Amazon Web Services to Integrate Worldwide Asset Exchange 

AMB is a fully managed service designed to help developers build resilient, decentralised applications (dApps) on both public and private blockchains, offering them instant and server-less access to multiple decentralised networks without worrying about deploying specialised infrastructures.

Until now, developers who wanted to integrate Web3 functionality had to either deploy their own nodes manually, which is a complex and time-consuming process, or use the services of existing node providers, relinquishing a portion of control over their infrastructures.

Enhancing Web3 Developers and Firms Development

Following the integration into AMB, WAX now allows developers to deploy their nodes with just a few clicks through the AWS console, making the whole process as streamlined and frictionless as possible. After this simple deployment, developers can freely use their WAX nodes to experiment and build on the WAX blockchain and interact with both the mainnet and testnets without additional hurdles.

To further ease the onboarding process, WAX also offers studios and companies a full suite of tools and solutions aimed at streamlining the Web3 development process, including the Cloud Wallet, single-sign-on (SSO) and OAUTH, a native random number generation service, a developer portal, a…

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US, partners target North Korea with sanctions following satellite launch

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WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday targeted North Korea with fresh sanctions after its launch of a spy satellite last week, designating foreign-based agents it accused of facilitating sanctions evasion to gather revenue and technology for its weapons of mass destruction program.

The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it also applied sanctions to cyber espionage group Kimsuky, accusing it of gathering intelligence to support North Korea’s strategic and nuclear ambitions.

Thursday’s action, taken in coordination with Australia, Japan and Korea, comes after North Korea last week successfully launched its first reconnaissance satellite, which it has said was designed to monitor U.S. and South Korean military movements.

“Today’s actions by the United States, Australia, Japan, and the Republic of Korea reflect our collective commitment to contesting Pyongyang’s illicit and destabilizing activities,” Treasury’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Brian Nelson, said in the statement.

“We will remain focused on targeting these key nodes in the DPRK’s illicit revenue generation and weapons proliferation,” Nelson added, calling North Korea by the initials of its official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

South Korea’s foreign ministry said on Friday that it had blacklisted 11 North Koreans for involvement in the country’s satellite and ballistic missile development, banning them from any financial transactions.

The list includes senior officials from the National Aerospace Technology Administration, which oversaw the satellite launch, and the munitions industry department.

North Korea’s mission to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday’s sanctions.

Since the launch of the satellite, North Korea said that its leader, Kim Jong Un, has reviewed spy satellite photos of the White House, Pentagon and U.S. aircraft carriers at the naval base of Norfolk. Its state media has also reported that the satellite photographed cities and military bases in South Korea, Guam, and Italy, in addition to Washington.

On Monday, the United Nations ambassadors of the United States and North Korea…

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Softcell partners with Salt Security, the leader in API security solutions

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Softcell Technologies Global Private Limited, a leading System Integrator in India, has established a strategic partnership with Salt Security to offer API security solutions to its enterprise customers.

As the digital landscape continues to expand, the importance of safeguarding Application Programmable Interfaces (APIs) has become paramount. According to a recent white paper published by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) along with Mastercard and Computer Security Incident Response Team – Financial Sector (CSIRT-Fin), there has been a 62% increase in the number of API attacks on the Indian financial sector as on June 2023, compared to June 2022. The report ‘API Security: Threats, Best Practices, Challenges, and Way forward using AI’ states that ”with this rise of digitization and API usage in the financial sector along with the availability of sensitive customer information, the financial sector is also becoming a preferred target for API attacks.” Recognizing this need to protect against API attacks, Softcell has joined forces with Salt Security, winner of the 2023 CISO Choice Awards, in the API Security category. The awards are judged by a panel of distinguished CISOs across the world.

”Softcell is proud to partner with Salt Security in delivering robust API security solutions to our clients in India,” stated Sunil Dalal, Managing Director at Softcell. ”This recognition further solidifies our joint efforts in addressing the critical need for advanced security measures within the API sphere.” ”Modern applications run on APIs. However, as they are highly complex and still relatively new, many companies do not have robust mechanisms in place to secure them,” said Nico Wagemans, VP EMEA, Salt Security. ”As they often boast access to an organization’s most sacred assets and data, attackers are increasing their exploits against APIs at an exponential rate. As the first entrant into the API security market, we have developed a solution enriched with mature algorithms and AI to provide organizations with unmatched visibility into their API ecosystem. We are honoured to receive this prestigious recognition by industry CISOs who acknowledge the breadth…

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