Cl0p ransomware at Hitachi Energy. Alleged TikTok surveillance of journalists. Hacktivist auxiliary hits Indian healthcare records. Cyberattack on Latitude: update. BreachForums arrest.

Published: March 20, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Cl0p ransomware hits Hitachi Energy. The US Department of Justice investigates ByteDance in alleged surveillance of journalists. A Hacktivist auxiliary hits Indian healthcare records. Pirated software is used to carry malware. The Effects of cyberattack on Latitude persist. Adam Meyers from CrowdStrike shares findings from the 2023 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report. Rick Howard has the latest preview of CSO Perspectives. And Pompompurin is arrested for an alleged role in BreachForums.\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/53\n\nSelected reading.\nHitachi Energy confirms data breach after Clop GoAnywhere attacks (BleepingComputer)\nHitachi Energy Group hit by cyber-attack, says network operations not compromised (cnbctv18.com)\xa0\nJustice Department Probes TikTok\u2019s Tracking of U.S. Journalists (Wall Street Journal)\xa0\nThe FBI And DOJ Are Investigating ByteDance\u2019s Use Of TikTok To Spy On Journalists (Forbes)\nKillNet and affiliate hacktivist groups targeting healthcare with DDoS attacks (Azure Network Security Team)\nPro-Russia hackers are increasingly targeting hospitals, researchers warns (Record)\xa0\nRussian hacktivist group targets India\u2019s health ministry (CSO Online)\nRussian Hacktivist group Phoenix targets India\u2019s Health Ministry Website (Threat Intelligence | CloudSEK)\xa0\nUkraine warns that hacked software can be infected with Russian viruses (Kyiv Independent)\nRussian hackers spread infected software through torrents (SSSCIP)\nAustralia's Latitude takes systems offline, Federal Police investigate cyberattack (Reuters)\nFBI targets notorious cybercrime market with teen\u2019s arrest (Washington Post)\xa0\nDark Web \u2018BreachForums\u2019 Operator Charged With Computer Crime (Bloomberg)\xa0\nFeds arrest alleged BreachForums owner linked to FBI hacks (The Verge)\xa0\nNY Man Charged as 'Pompompurin,' the Boss of BreachForums (KrebsOnSecurity)\xa0\nBreach Forums Admin 'Pompompurin' Arrested in New York (Cyber Kendra)\xa0\nPompompurin Unmasked: Infamous BreachForums Mastermind Arrested in New York (The Hacker News)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices