Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2023

According to the team, there’s more than enough data for attackers to carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, deploy ransomware, or cause financial losses. This would make it extremely complicated for the company to inform its clients about a data breach or to warn them of malware attacks,” researchers said.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

There are two main reasons for that: political pressure and DDoS attacks. In the other case, organizations use geofencing to protect their resources from DDoS attacks. Cognizant of these measures, individuals may perceive a potential impact on their data privacy and thus turn to robust privacy solutions like VPN.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Now Cybersecurity expert says the next generation of identity theft is here: ‘Identity hijacking’ Were 3 Million Toothbrushes Really Used for a DDoS Attack? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In fact, the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report found that “with an unprecedented number of people working remotely, phishing and ransomware attacks increased by 11 percent and 6 percent respectively.” Such attacks directly impact service availability, data exfiltration and information integrity.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2021

Cloud hosting provider Swiss Cloud suffered a ransomware attack Hacking a Tesla Model X with a DJI Mavic 2 drone equipped with a WIFI dongle WeSteal, a shameless commodity cryptocurrency stealer available for sale Experian API exposed credit scores of tens of millions of Americans Expert released PoC exploit for Microsoft Exchange flaw Most Common (..)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Phishing Attacks: Phishing is the top cyber attack, causing 90% of data breaches. Data Breach Costs: The average global cost of a data breach in 2023 was $4.45 Cloudflare Breach : Cloudflare revealed a breach by likely state actors who accessed some documents and a bit of source code.

Social Engineering 115

Social Engineering Cyber Attacks Cyber Insurance IoT 115

Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

Maze ransomware gang hacked M&A firm Threadstone Advisors LLP Ransomware attack disrupts operations at Australian beverage company Lion Tech firms suspend use of ‘biased facial recognition technology Accessories giant Claires is the victim of a Magecart attack, credit card data exposed Black Kingdom ransomware operators exploit Pulse VPN flaws (..)

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DDOS Spyware Mobile Advertising 90

Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2021

Are the DDoS and the fire linked?

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2020

In January 2019, dozens of media outlets raised the alarm about a new “megabreach” involving the release of some 773 million stolen usernames and passwords that was breathlessly labeled “the largest collection of stolen data in history.” “ Sanixer “) from the Ivano-Frankivsk region of the country.

Passwords 349

Passwords Accountability Hacking Password Management 349

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

of its users due to the exposure of salted password hashes Twitter confirms zero-day used to access data of 5.4 Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5%

Spyware 115

Spyware Manufacturing Small Business Surveillance 115

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Hundreds of thousands of fake warnings of cyberattacks sent from a hacked FBI email server GravityRAT returns disguised as an end-to-end encrypted chat app Intel and AMD address high severity vulnerabilities in products and drivers New evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systems Retail giant Costco discloses data breach, payment card data exposed (..)

Spyware 53

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2022

“LAPSUS$ appears to be highly sophisticated, carrying out increasingly high-profile data breaches. Back in May 2021, WhiteDoxbin’s Telegram ID was used to create an account on a Telegram-based service for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, where they introduced themself as “@ breachbase.”

Social Engineering 295

Social Engineering Accountability Mobile Passwords 295

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2023

military procurement system Spoofing an Apple device and tricking users into sharing sensitive data Israel and US to Invest $3.85 military procurement system Spoofing an Apple device and tricking users into sharing sensitive data Israel and US to Invest $3.85

Cybercrime 74

Cybercrime Hacking Cryptocurrency Ransomware 74

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Hackers abuse Plex Media servers for DDoS amplification attacks TeamTNT group uses Hildegard Malware to target Kubernetes Systems Experts found critical flaws in Realtek Wi-Fi Module Packaging giant WestRock is still working to resume after recent Ransomware Attack Watch out!

DDOS 63

DDOS Firewall Ransomware Encryption 63

BH Consulting

OCTOBER 15, 2023

A companion to Europol’s IOCTA 2023 report , it digs deeper into malware – ransomware in particular – and DDoS attacks. It found the most common intrusion tactics are phishing emails containing malware, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) brute forcing, and exploiting Virtual Private Network (VPN) vulnerabilities.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Data breaches CSO Cyber Attacks 52

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Document how security incidents like data breaches, insider threats, phishing attacks, DDoS (distributed denial-of-service), and malware infections will be reported, contained, and reported on. Enforce enterprise-grade antivirus, firewalls, and internet security software across all connected devices.

Penetration Testing 76

Penetration Testing Risk Cyber threats Marketing 76

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

DoS and DDoS attacks DDoS attacks can make your public-facing applications and websites inaccessible, causing massive revenue loss. A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack also overwhelms a system, but its requests come from multiple IP addresses, not just one location. Segmentation.

Network Security 107

Network Security Firewall Internet Internet 107

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Examples of threatening traffic that IDPS solutions can combat include network intrusions, DDoS attacks, malware, and socially engineered attacks. DDoS protection services are offered by third-party vendors to combat these types of attacks.

Network Security 117

Network Security Penetration Testing Firewall Antivirus 117

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Imperva shared details on the incident it has recently suffered and how hackers obtain data on Cloud Web Application Firewall (WAF) customers. In August, cybersecurity firm Imperva disclosed a data breach that exposed sensitive information for some customers of its Cloud Web Application Firewall (WAF) product, formerly known as Incapsula.

Firewall 75

Firewall Passwords Accountability Data breaches 75

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

ZoneAlarm forum site hack exposed data of thousands of users. Experts warn of spike in TCP DDoS reflection attacks targeting Amazon, SoftLayer and telco infrastructure. Tracking Iran-linked APT33 group via its own VPN networks. DDoS-for-Hire Services operator sentenced to 13 months in prison.

DDOS 50

DDOS Spyware Advertising Ransomware 50

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2019

China used the Great Cannon DDoS Tool against forum used by Hong Kong protestors. CyrusOne, one of the major US data center provider, hit by ransomware attack. CVE-2019-14899 flaw allows hijacking VPN connections on Linux, Unix systems. Two malicious Python libraries were stealing SSH and GPG keys.

Advertising 53

Advertising DDOS VPN Authentication 53

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Also, many groups relied on vulnerabilities in VPN servers. An incident investigation conducted by Kaspersky ICS CERT at one of the attacked enterprises revealed that they exploited a vulnerability in FortiGate VPN servers (CVE-2018-13379). If not ransomware, then DDoS or possibly both. We also saw attackers relying on 0-days.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) are a very likely mode of attack. There is little you can do in the event we experience widespread DDoS attacks, but one tip is to buy a good book series or a few board games since it might take a while to get the internet working again.

Passwords 245

Passwords Phishing Password Management Accountability 245

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As high-profile data breaches, such as Equifax , continue to dominate headlines, the topic of cybersecurity –or lack thereof–has commanded greater attention. It has become clear that regardless of a company’s size or industry, data breaches are inevitable. Companies often enforce employees who work remotely to use a VPN.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Malware VPN Network Security 52

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Although new threats are being created every day, most successful hacks are variations on old themes, like the DDoS attacks that are as old as the internet itself. Up to 84% of data breaches or leaks are due to carelessness from human error, and it can happen at any level of the organization. Learn from the past.

Cyber threats 98

Cyber threats Mobile B2B Threat Detection 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2022

And how to prevent it?

Firewall 73

Firewall Hacking DDOS VPN 73

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS). Data Breach. Using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) continues to be one of the riskiest moves by organizations: "Unfortunately, many organisations still use RDP instead of the more secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) for remote access. Web-based Attacks. Web Application Attacks.

Cyber threats 106

Cyber threats Insurance Cyber Insurance Ransomware 106

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

And there are even more specialized products such as DDoS attacks, email databases, and malware. DDoS Attacks. If you must log in to an account of any kind while on public WiFi, use a VPN for encrypting all your internet traffic. The New York one is four times more expensive. Hackers love it. Don’t make their work easy.

Accountability 106

Accountability Marketing Hacking Cryptocurrency 106

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks currently will be used more often against internet-exposed resources, but can also be used by an attacker to take down networks and internal servers. Some anti-DDoS software and other resilience capabilities will also be built into routers, firewalls, etc. for unauthorized access.

Network Security 98

Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Our products enable them to minimize the risk of data breaches and ensure regulatory compliance by proactively reducing the exposure of sensitive data and promptly detecting policy violations and suspicious user behavior. Imperva (WAF, database security, threat intelligence, DDoS ). Learn more about Netwrix.

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