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Boston Public Library hit by Cyber Attack

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Boston Public Library (BPL) branches based in Massachusetts have been witnessing a digital disruption since Wednesday last week, all because of a cyber attack. The post Boston Public Library hit by Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Is Russian group APT28 behind the cyber attack on the German air traffic control agency (DFS)?

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A cyber attack hit the German air traffic control agency (DFS) disrupting its operations, experts attribute it to Russia-linked group APT28. A cyber attack targeted the German Air Traffic Control Agency (DFS), as reported by Spiegel and European Truth. ” DFS is working to minimise the consequences of the incident.”

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The cyber attack against Austria’s foreign ministry has ended

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Austria’s foreign ministry announced that the cyber attack against its systems, allegedly carried by a state actor has ended. This week, the Austrian foreign ministry announced that the cyber attack against its systems has ended. Major cyber ??attacks Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Mask APT is back after 10 years of silence

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Kaspersky researchers linked a new wave of cyber attacks to the cyber espionage group tracked as The Mask. Kaspersky researchers linked several targeted attacks to a cyber espionage group known as The Mask. The APT group targeted an organization in Latin America in 2019 and 2022.

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UK, US and its allies blame Russia’s GRU for 2019 cyber-attacks on Georgia

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Britain and the United governments blame Russia for being behind a destructive cyber attack that hit Georgia during 2019. The governments of Britain and the US declared that Russia’s military intelligence service GRU is behind the massive cyber attack that hit Georgia during 2019.

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France links Russian APT28 to attacks on dozen French entities

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In 2024, attacks primarily focused on governmental, diplomatic, and research sectors, with some campaigns specifically hitting French government organizations. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election. reads a statement published by Frances Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

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Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google

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German-based company Rheinmetall has become a victim of a cyber attack recently, and hackers fraudulently accessed data related to industrial customers, largely from the automobile sector. Those who had Facebook accounts from May 24th, 2007, to Dec 22nd, 2022, will be eligible to gain some monetary benefits from the settled amount.