Lee Enterprises Investigating Ransomware Claim, Data Leak Threat
Lee Enterprises is investigating a claim from the Qilin ransomware group, which alleges it stole 350GB of data from the newspaper chain’s network in an early February attack.
According to SentinelOne researchers, Qilin has threatened to begin leaking data on March 5, though the specific ransom demand remains unknown. A Lee Enterprises spokesperson confirmed awareness of the claims but provided no further details on the investigation.
Verizon & Accenture Partner to Strengthen Cybersecurity Services
Verizon Business has joined forces with Accenture to enhance cybersecurity solutions for mid-market and large enterprises amid rising cyber threats.
The partnership will introduce integrated security services focused on identity and access management, managed extended detection and response, and cyber risk services. With vulnerability exploitation surging 180% in 2023, per the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, this collaboration aims to help businesses detect, respond to, and recover from cyberattacks by leveraging both companies’ expertise in network security and risk management.
Lloyds Introduces AI-Powered Cybersecurity Tool to Reduce False Positives
Lloyds Banking Group has patented a new cybersecurity tool, the Global Correlation Engine (GCE), to improve threat detection accuracy and reduce false positives.
The algorithm-driven system collects and analyzes alerts from various security tools, cross-referencing them against known cyber-attack patterns to determine legitimate threats.
By filtering out false alarms, the GCE aims to increase efficiency in cyber investigations, addressing a common issue in conventional security systems that often misidentify benign activities as malicious threats.
