Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2021

France-based dairy giant Lactalis announced that it was hit by a cyber attack, but claimed that it had found no evidence of a data breach. “This is why we have restricted, at our initiative to as a preventive measure, our access to the public Internet network. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cyber attack).

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2021

The Belgian interior ministry was targeted by a “sophisticated” cyber attack, a spokesman told RTBF public television on Tuesday. The Belgian interior ministry was hit by a “sophisticated” cyber-espionage attack, the news was confirmed by a spokesman to RTBF public television on Tuesday.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 16, 2021

Now comes a book by John Arquilla, titled Bitskrieg: The New Challenge of Cyberwarfare , that lays out who’s doing what, and why, in terms of malicious use of digital resources connected over the Internet. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

In the last hours, some western media reported destructive cyber attacks against infrastructures in the Iranian oil sector, but Iran denied it. Last week drone attacks have hit two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia, one of them is the Abqaiq site. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2022

Ukrtelecom, a major mobile service and internet provider in Ukraine, foiled a “massive” cyberattack that hit its infrastructure. On March 29, 2022, a massive cyber attack caused a major internet disruption across Ukraine on national provider Ukrtelecom. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

According to the advisory issued by NASA, the number of phishing attempts doubled in the past few days, at the same time the number of malware attacks on its systems has grown exponentially. During the past few weeks, NASA’s Security Operations Center (SOC) mitigation tools have prevented success of these attempts.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2020

President Donald Trump has confirmed that in 2018 US cyber army has launched a cyber-attack against a Russian company believed to be a troll farm behind some major disinformation campaigns, including the ones aimed at influencing the elections. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Expansion of cybersecurity resources: The strategy expands the New York State Police's Cyber Analysis Unit, Computer Crimes Unit, and Internet Crimes Against Children Center. Maryland: The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has established cybersecurity requirements for hospitals under the Maryland Health Information Security Act.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A massive cyberattack hit Montenegro, officials believe that it was launched by pro-Russian hackers and the security services of Moscow. A massive cyberattack hit Montenegro , the offensive forced government headquarters to disconnect the systems from the Internet. said Dusan Polovic, a government official. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Russia plans to disconnect the country from the internet as part of an experiment aimed at testing the response to cyber attacks that should isolate it. Russia plans to conduct the country from the Internet for a limited period of time to conduct a test aimed at assessing the security of its infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2021

T he percentage of ICS computers hit by a cyber attack in the second half of the year on a global scale was 33.4%, (+0.85% than H1 2020). Unlike past years, in 2020, experts did not observe seasonal fluctuations in cyber attacks. Which are most secure countries in H2 2020? than in 2019). and Ireland at 8.6.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

A cyber attack forced Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago to take IT systems offline with a severe impact on its operations. The security incident severely impacted normal operations also causing the delay of medical care. The Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago took IT systems offline after a cyberattack.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2020

The second security issue disclosed by Eade ties the was Avast AntiTrack downgrades browser security protocols to TLS 1.0. “Internet Explorer and Edge can be configured to use only TLS 1.2 “Microsoft periodically updates the cipher suites available to Internet Explorer and Edge. ” continues the advisory.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2024

The cyber attack made the headlines because the U.S. “CISA is collaborating with private industry partners to respond to a recent compromise discovered by independent security researchers impacting Sisense, a company that provides data analytics services.” cybersecurity agency CISA published an alert on Sisense.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

26 key cyber security stats for 2024 that every user should know, from rising cyber crime rates to the impact of AI technolog y. Cyber Crime Surge: During COVID-19 , cyber crimes shot up by 600%, showing how threats adapt to global changes. Shockingly, 96% of these attacks come through email.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

On February 12, 2023, a cyber attack halted operations at five production plants of German battery manufacturer Varta. On February 13, German battery manufacturer Varta announced that a cyber attack forced the company to shut down IT systems. billion in 2023. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

After the disclosure of the flaw, the popular expert Robert Graham scanned the Internet for vulnerable systems. Yesterday, the popular expert Kevin Beaumont observed some of its EternalPot RDP honeypots crashing after being attacked. ” concludes the expert. ” concludes the expert. Pierluigi Paganini. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2019

In these hours an alleged cyber attack on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu made the headlines, but the KKNPP denies it. Worrying news made the headlines, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) was hit by a cyber attack. Ramdoss, training superintendent and information officer at the power plant, said.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

sPower , a US-based renewable energy provider, was the victim of a cyber attack that disconnected the US power grid operator from its power generation station. sPower , a Utah-based renewable energy provider was hit by a cyber attack, the incident took place in March. ” reported the E&E News website.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In this Spotlight edition of the podcast, we’re joined by Curtis Simpson, the Chief Information Security Officer at Armis. Curtis and I discuss the growing cyber risks posed by Internet of Things devices within enterprise networks. Curtis Simpson is the Chief Information Security Officer at Armis.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

The compromised credentials could have been obtained by intercepting login forms on popular Internet browsers or by accessing password storage on compromised devices. India, with a population of over 1.4

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2021

Once an attacker gains access, they can exploit system vulnerabilities, gain access to sensitive data, install different types of malware, and launch cyber-attacks” reads the report published by the NASA’s Office of Inspector General. Pervasive weaknesses exist in NASA IT internal controls and risk management practices. •

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2024

In December, Kyivstar , the largest Ukraine service provider went down after a major cyber attack. The Kyivstar mobile network serves about 26 million mobile customers and more than 1 million broadband fixed internet customers in the country. All mobile communications and internet access were temporarily interrupted.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2022

Thousands of satellite internet users across Europe were disconnected from the internet by a cyber-event, experts suspect a cyber attack.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

Hackers may have accessed thousands of accounts on the California state welfare platform Brokewell Android malware supports an extensive set of Device Takeover capabilities Experts warn of an ongoing malware campaign targeting WP-Automatic plugin Cryptocurrencies and cybercrime: A critical intermingling Kaiser Permanente data breach may have impacted (..)

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The Security Ledger

MAY 2, 2024

Jim and I talk about the findings of DirectDefense’s latest Security Operations Threat Report and dig into the intriguing ways artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping both cyberattack and defense automation strategies. Jim’s journey to cyber started back in the 80s as the son of a Radio Shack franchise owner in the southern U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

“As a result of the cyber attack, all servers received malware. it.ru, which served the FSB of the Russian Federation, was attacked in the same way.” ” According to the statement, the military intelligence of Ukraine was also able to capture internet traffic of tax data for the whole of Russia.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2022

However, his experiment is a perfect example of how poor cyber hygiene can leave organizations vulnerable to cyber attacks. Russian state-sponsored cyber attacks can be devastating and leave hundreds of thousands of the Kremlin’s foes without water or electricity.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2024

. “The law, known as the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure act (or PSTI act), will help consumers to choose smart devices that have been designed to provide ongoing protection against cyber attacks.” ” The U.K. is the first country in the world to ban default credentia from IoT devices.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

After extracting some of the samples and investigating the situation, China believes that the " overview, technical characteristics, attack weapons, attack paths and attack sources of the relevant attack events" originated from the NSA's Office of Tailored Access Operations (TAO). stealing over 140GB of high-value data.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Comcast’s Xfinity discloses a data breach after a cyber attack hit the company by exploiting the CitrixBleed vulnerability. Xfinity offers a variety of services, including cable television, internet, telephone, and home security. It is a major provider of broadband internet and cable TV services in the United States.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

Hundreds of organizations in the energy sector could be exposed to cyber attacks exploiting the above issue that is known to be actively exploited in the wild. Researchers at VulnCheck analyzed a number of public exploits for the above issue to determine the potential scale and impact of its exploitation. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Sponsor is written in C++, it can collect host information and running processes and execute commands sent by the operators. The researchers discovered Sponsor while investigating a cyber attack on a system in Israel in May 2022. The Sponsor backdoor has been used at least since September 2021. ” concludes the post.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The cyber attack took place over the weekend and was discovered on Sunday morning, according to local media it might have impacted around 30% of Compal’s computer fleet. “According to the Internet PTT, 30% of the computers have been hit. . “According to the Internet PTT, 30% of the computers have been hit.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

. “The FBI is informing academic partners of identified US college and university credentials advertised for sale on online criminal marketplaces and publically accessible forums. Crooks obtain the information by conducting spear-phishing and ransomware attacks, or other means. ” reads the alert published by the FBI.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2022

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of Energy published joint guidance on mitigating cyber attacks against uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Regardless of the reason, cybersecurity is a national security issue and the next president will be tasked with addressing it. According to CBS News, fifty-five percent of Information Security professionals believe cybersecurity should be an essential issue in the 2016 election. Bernie Sanders.

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