New report unveils cyber threats to law enforcement
Summary
Similarly, disruptions to law enforcement networks as a result of cyberattacks, including ransomware, can prevent officers from conducting their duties in an efficient, reliable manner. In another ransomware case, an undisclosed extortion gang targeted an eastern U.S. municipality – infecting multiple servers, including those used by a police agency on the East Coast of the United States. The malicious broadcasting also occurred during widespread Colombian protests about taxes, highlighting how public unrest is often a flashpoint for hacktivist activity and tension between citizens and law enforcement. However, in instances where they did not attack external remote services, they relied on phishing campaigns, compromised credentials and various brute force techniques to access law enforcement networks. Defenders should ensure offline data backups are regularly updated, enforce multi-factor authentication for internal resources, restrict where credentials are stored and constantly monitor network security, ideally via a team that has time to review and address alerts.
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