Security Affairs reports that the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Russian national Ilya Angelov has been sentenced to two years in prison, fined $100,000, and ordered to pay $1.6 million in money judgment over his co-management of the TA551 cybercrime operation, also known as Mario Kart, which launched a botnet used in ransomware attacks against U.S. organizations.
Cybersecurity risks faced by the U.S. were noted by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Acting Director Nick Andersen to increase each day the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security continues, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Officials at the Dutch Ministry of Finance disclosed that the ministry's primary internal systems have been taken offline as an investigation continues to determine the scope of the breach on its network, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Security Affairs reports that U.S.-based healthcare management services firm QualDerm Partners was noted by the Department of Health and Human Services to have had data from more than 3.1 million individuals stolen following a December data breach.
CyberScoop reports that the Trump administration's National Cyber Strategy has been noted by cybersecurity experts to have already brought about positive changes just two weeks after its launch.
The Federal Communications Commission has ordered a ban on the importation and sale of new types of consumer wireless routers manufactured outside the US due to concerns over national security, according to PCMag.
Water and wastewater utilities across the U.S. require hands-on cybersecurity assistance and workforce incentives to strengthen their cybersecurity capabilities, with Microsoft noting the inadequacy of free training programs alone, according to Cybersecurity Dive.
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