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Interpol arrests 2000 criminals launching social engineering attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

In what appears as an operation first of its kind, Interpol has arrested over 2000 criminals who launched social engineering attacks worldwide. The operation to nab thousands of cyber criminals at a time was named ‘ First Light 2022’ and was performed with the coordination of police forces from about 76 countries.

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OT attacks increased by over 2000 percent in 2019, IBM reports

Security Affairs

According to IBM, OT attacks increased by over 2000 percent in 2019, most of them involved the Echobot IoT malware. IBM’s 2020 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index report analyzes the threat landscape in 2019, the experts observed a spike in the number of OT attacks. “ OT attacks hit an all-time high.

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DarkTrace Cyber Protects Fashion retailer Ted Baker

CyberSecurity Insiders

Cyber Security firm DarkTrace that uses the technology of Artificial Intelligence to track down cyber threats is nowadays busy protecting the computer network of British Fashion retailer Ted Baker. Note 2- Established in 2013, Darktrace is a British American company that helps protect its users from various cyber attacks.

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Russia-linked APT Sandworm was inside Ukraine telecoms giant Kyivstar for months

Security Affairs

. “This attack is a big message, a big warning, not only to Ukraine, but for the whole Western world to understand that no one is actually untouchable,” said Illia Vitiuk, head of Ukraine’s SBU. In December, Kyivstar , the largest Ukraine service provider went down after a major cyber attack.

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BrandPost: Getting to Know the CIS Benchmarks

CSO Magazine

When the Center for Internet Security (CIS) was formed in 2000, the IT and cybersecurity industries identified a clear need to understand how to secure IT systems and data. This need highlighted a lack of hardening recommendations, particularly prescriptive and industry-recognized standards.

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Chinese hacking stories trending on Google

CyberSecurity Insiders

The campaign lasted from May to Sept’20 and was carried out after compromising over 20 accounts of employees, leading to the leak of information from over 2000 accounts and 40k financial transactions.

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Ransomware attack on PrismHR and Worlds largest Dairy Farm Lactalis

CyberSecurity Insiders

A ransomware attack is said to have taken place on the servers of PrismHR that offer Payroll related services to around 2000 companies across the world. PrismHR is yet to release an official statement on this note.