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Russia launched multiple cyber attacks on Eurovision Song Contest

CyberSecurity Insiders

Thus, with the latest achievement, Ukraine joined the list of countries that won the singing contest for the third time, i.e. in 2004, 2016 and in 2022. . The post Russia launched multiple cyber attacks on Eurovision Song Contest appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Up to Georgia 2,000 websites have been hit by cyber attacks

Security Affairs

A wave of cyber attacks hit 2,000 websites in Georgia, including the sites of the president, courts, and local media. A mysterious wave of cyber attacks hit some 2,000 websites in Georgia, including the websites of the president, courts, and media. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Apple Audio Code has severe vulnerabilities affecting millions of smart phone devices

CyberSecurity Insiders

Apple’s Audio Codec that was developed in 2004 and made as open source software since 2011 is reportedly filled with severe security vulnerabilities that could trigger panic among Android users.

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Cybersecurity lab identifies a surge in watering hole attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

Technically, a watering hole attack is nothing but a kind of malware attack where hackers inject malicious functions into website codes, that target victims visiting the website for execution. It was also known as Common Internet File System until 2004.

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Google to buy security firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion

CyberSecurity Insiders

Founded in the year 2004 by Kevin Mandia, the security firm offered solutions to combat cyberattacks to date. Since the start of the Russian war with Ukraine, threat actors, especially those backed by state intelligence, launched cyber attacks.

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Episode 162: Have We missed Electric Grid Cyber Attacks for Years? Also: Breaking Bad Security Habits

The Security Ledger

If you believe the headlines, the first known disruptive cyber attack against the U.S. grid happened on March 5, 2019 when an unidentified actor attacked firewalls at an undisclosed utility that was part of the power grid in California, Utah and Wyoming. Joe Weiss, Applied Control Solutions.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

So in 2004, the President of the United States designated October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. How do cyber attacks impact them, and how are they protected? Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords. Tue, 10/04/2022 - 05:20. How do people perceive cybersecurity?