At a glance.
- Trump Administration amends cybersecurity policies.
- Qilin ransomware gang exploits FortiGate vulnerabilities.
- United Natural Foods disrupted by cyberattack.
Trump Administration amends cybersecurity policies.
President Trump signed an Executive Order on Friday revising cybersecurity-related orders from the Obama and Biden administrations (13694 and 14144, respectively). Notably, the new order "limits the application of cyber sanctions only to foreign malicious actors, preventing misuse against domestic political opponents and clarifying that sanctions do not apply to election-related activities." The EO also removes Biden-era digital identity mandates, which the White House claims "risked widespread abuse by enabling illegal immigrants to improperly access public benefits."
POLITICO notes that the order includes a number of "less controversial directives" related to secure software development, encryption protocols, post-quantum cryptography, and AI-assisted vulnerability management.
Qilin ransomware gang exploits FortiGate vulnerabilities.
Researchers at PRODAFT warn that the Qilin ransomware gang is targeting unpatched FortiGate appliances to gain initial access, exploiting critical vulnerabilities including CVE-2024-21762 and CVE-2024-55591, Security Affairs reports. These vulnerabilities received patches last year, and organizations are urged to ensure their Fortinet software is up-to-date.
PRODAFT states, "The attack is fully automated, with only victim selection done manually." The researchers added, "Our observations indicate a particular interest in Spanish-speaking countries, as reflected in the data presented in the table below. However, despite this regional focus, we assess that the group continues to select its targets opportunistically, rather than following a strict geographical or sector-based targeting pattern."
United Natural Foods disrupted by cyberattack.
Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods, the largest publicly traded wholesale food distributor in the US and Canada, has disclosed a cyberattack that forced it to shut down some systems, BleepingComputer reports. The company said the incident, which occurred on June 5th, has affected its ability to fulfill customer orders.
The company said in an SEC filing, "The incident has caused, and is expected to continue to cause, temporary disruptions to the Company’s business operations. The Company is working actively to assess, mitigate, and remediate the incident with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity professionals and has notified law enforcement. Pursuant to its business continuity plans, the Company has implemented workarounds for certain operations in order to continue servicing its customers where possible. The Company is continuing to work to restore its systems to safely bring them back online."