The cyber underworld is getting a bit faster and a lot looser, and the gangs may be drawing some unwelcome attention.

Published: Nov. 14, 2023, 9:10 p.m.

b"CISA and the FBI issue an update on Royal Ransomware. A look at Smash-and-grab ransomware attacks as well as Cloud vulnerabilities. A pre-Black Friday look at card skimmers. Fences, and their place in organized cybercrime. DP World Australia restores port operations. Joe Carrigan on scammers taking advantage of the Bitrex crypto market being shut down. In our Industry Voices segment, Usama Houlila from CrossRealms International shares his insights on the pivotal role of AI in cybersecurity. And LockBit may be drawing unwelcome attention to itself.\\xa0\\n\\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/217\\n\\nSelected reading.\\n#StopRansomware: Royal Ransomware (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency | CISA)\\xa0\\nFBI: Royal ransomware asked 350 victims to pay $275 million (BleepingComputer)\\xa0\\nThe Song Remains the Same: The 2023 Active Adversary Report for Security Practitioners (Sophos)\\nWhy 93% of Security Leaders Say Cloud Security Requires Zero Trust Segmentation (Illumio Cybersecurity Blog)\\nMalwarebytes Labs Reveals 50% Uptick in Credit Card Skimming in Advance of the Holiday Shopping Season (PR Newswire)\\xa0\\nCredit card skimming on the rise for the holiday shopping season (Malwarebytes)\\nThe Fencers: The Lynchpin of Organized Retail Crime Enterprise (Nisos)\\nDP World cyberattack blocks thousands of containers in ports (BleepingComputer)\\nOperations at Major Australian Ports Significantly Disrupted by Cyberattack (SecurityWeek)\\xa0\\nAustralian Ports Recover From Cyber Incident (Bank Info Security)\\nDP World: Australia sites back online after cyber-attack (BBC News)\\nAustralian ports resume some operations after major cyberattack (CNN)\\nAustralia Cyberattack Leaves 30,000 Containers Stuck at Ports (Bloomberg)\\xa0\\nHacking Gang Behind Attack on Largest Global Lender Says It Got Ransom Payment (Bloomberg)\\nGang says ICBC paid ransom over hack that disrupted US Treasury market (Reuters)\\xa0\\nAfter a surprise cyberattack, the world's largest bank had to shuffle a USB stick around Manhattan to do business (PC Gamer)\\nWSJ News Exclusive | ICBC Hackers Used Methods Previously Flagged by U.S. Authorities (Wall Street Journal)\\xa0\\nInside Wall Street's scramble after ICBC hack (Reuters)\\xa0\\nDid a ransomware gang mess up by attacking a U.S. arm of China\\u2019s biggest bank? (Washington Post)"