The Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) League is a cybersecurity group formed in 2020 which focuses on healthcare organizations.[1][2][3]
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| Founded | March 14, 2020 |
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| Website | cti-league |
Analysis of content on cybercrime forums related to targeted of healthcare organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic,[4][5] showed that healthcare organizations were targeted in "every populated content", with nearly two-thirds of being within North America and Europe.[6] The CTI League website lists the goals of the group are to reduce or neutralize threats to medical organizations and support law enforcement agencies in combating public safety threats.
In 2020, WIRED magazine recognized the CTI League in its 'WIRED25: People Who Are Making Things Better' list.[7] The magazine highlighted the league's formation of a 1,500-member volunteer team to defend healthcare sectors against cyber threats during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CTI League was chosen as one of the 2020 Difference Maker Award Winners by the SANS Institute.[8] The award recognized the league's rapid growth and significant contribution in neutralizing cyber threats during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Membership
editMembers of the group are volunteer Cyber threat intelligence experts, law-enforcement and government personnel.[9][10] The CTI-League was founded by:
- Ohad Zaidenberg
- Nate Warfield
- Marc Rogers (security researcher)
In 2020, membership in the group was over 1400 volunteers from 76 countries.
Censorship Accusations
editIn 2023, it was claimed that the CTIL had been working on behalf of government agencies, including the United States Department of Homeland Security, to influence public opinion and censor information online.[3][11]
References
edit- ^ Menn, Joseph (March 26, 2020). "Cybersecurity experts come together to fight coronavirus-related hacking". Reuters. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Kehrt, Sonner (September 29, 2020). "The Cyber-Avengers Protecting Hospitals From Ransomware". Wired.
- ^ a b Shellenberger Testimony (December 23, 2023) Censorship Laundering By The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security (Testimony by Michael Shellenberger to Homeland Security Subcommittee for Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability); United States Congress
- ^ Vijayan, Jai (February 11, 2021). "Growing Collaboration Among Criminal Groups Heightens Ransomware Threat for Healthcare Sector". Dark Reading. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ CTI League (2021). "CTI-League: Darknet Report 2021" (PDF). Cyber Threat Intelligence League.
- ^ CyberPeace Institute (March 2021). "Playing with Lives: Cyberattacks on Healthcare are Attacks on People" (PDF). The CyberPeace Institute.
- ^ Hacia, Graham. "Meet This Year's WIRED25: People Who Are Making Things Better". Wired.
- ^ "SANS 2020 Difference Maker Awards". SANS Institute.
- ^ Lyngaas, Sean (April 21, 2020). "Volunteer cybersecurity pros say they've stymied hacks against health care organizations". CyberScoop. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Krebs, Chris (April 21, 2020). "Thank you to @CTIleague volunteers for working to manage risk and identify #vulnerabilities in the nation's medical sector. You've already accomplished so much in a short period of time and you're just getting started!". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Shellenberger Testimony (March 9, 2023) The Censorship Industrial Complex (U.S. Government Support For Domestic Censorship And Disinformation Campaigns, 2016 - 2022); United States House Committee on the Judiciary