Supplemental Cyber Highlights – July 11, 2023

The following posts are useful for general awareness of current threats, vulnerabilities, guidance, and other cyber-related news or updates. These resources have been curated by the WaterISAC analyst team as items of broad relevance and benefit that do not need supplemental analysis at this time.

Incidents, Threats, and Vulnerabilities

• Tracy Resident Charged With Computer Attack On Discovery Bay Water Treatment Facility – Department of Justice
• What’s up with Emotet? – ESET
• Vishing Goes High-Tech: New ‘Letscall’ Malware Employs Voice Traffic Routing – The Hacker News

Ransomware

• The five-day job: A BlackByte ransomware intrusion case study – Microsoft
• Meet LockBit: The Most Prevalent Ransomware in 2022 – Fortinet
• Ransomware Roundup – Rancoz – Fortinet

Preparedness

• Why CISOs need enhanced legal protections in the age of breach lawsuits – SC Magazine
• FERC Cybersecurity: Expert Guide & Best Practices – Claroty

Reports & General Awareness

• Cybercrime in Australia 2023 – Australian Institute of Criminology
• Kronos agrees to settle ransomware attack for $6M – SC Magazine