Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2020

Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 revealed that the US CIA has hacked Chinese organizations in various sectors for the last 11 years. Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 is accusing that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of having hacked Chinese organizations for the last 11 years. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CIA).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

A CIA elite hacking unit that developed cyber-weapons failed in protecting its operations, states an internal report on the Vault 7 data leak. In March, Joshua Schulte , a former CIA software engineer that was accused of stealing the agency’s hacking tools and leaking them to WikiLeaks, was convicted of only minor charges.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

A joint security advisory published by The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Energetic Bear). printing access badges.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This escalation of reconnaissance is being closely monitored by the global cybersecurity and intelligence communities. Here are a few key things everyone should understand about the cybersecurity ramifications spinning out of the Soleimani assassination. Grimes, a data defense expert at cybersecurity training vendor KnowBe4.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 22, 2022

last week said they dismantled the “ RSOCKS ” botnet, a collection of millions of hacked devices that were sold as “proxies” to cybercriminals looking for ways to route their malicious traffic through someone else’s computer. Authorities in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published a catalog of 306 actively exploited vulnerabilities and has issued a binding operational directive ordering US federal agencies to address them within specific timeframes and deadlines. The oldest vulnerability included in the catalog is the CVE-2010-5326?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

BORN Ontario hired cybersecurity experts to mitigate the threat, secure its infrastructure, and investigate the scope of the incident. The organization confirmed that it was the victim of the massive hacking campaign targeting Progress MOVEit transfer systems that was conducted by the Clop ransomware group.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The Group is independent since June 2010 following the split with Accor. SecurityAffairs – malware, hacking). The Payment solutions giant Edenred announced that some of its computing systems have been infected with malware, the company is currently investigating the incident. ” reads a statement published today.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Rapid7 reported that 87% of almost 138,000 Exchange 2016 servers and 77% of around 25,000 Exchange 2019 servers are still vulnerable to CVE-2020-0688 attacks, and roughly 54,000 Exchange 2010 servers have not been updated in six years. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Microsoft Exchange). “Unfortunately, as of our study on Sept.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2020

Matthew Keys, a former Reuters journalist, who was sentenced to 2 years in prison for hacking attacks on California media is now charged with an attack on a magazine. When Keys left Tribune Company-owned Sacramento KTXL Fox 40 in 2010, he shared login credentials of the CMS used by the website with members of Anonymous.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

It's also why the United States has blocked the cybersecurity company Kaspersky from selling its Russian-made antivirus products to US government agencies. We have credible reports that the Chinese hacked Gmail around 2010, and there are ongoing concerns about both censorship and surveillance by the Chinese social-networking company TikTok.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2020

A security expert uncovered an old APT operation, tracked Nazar, by analyzing the NSA hacking tools included in the dump leaked by Shadow Brokers in 2017. Guerrero-Saade discovered that the SIG37 campaign references hacking activities dated back as far as 2008 that was carried out by an unknown threat actor, the expert tracked it as Nazar.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

ru , which periodically published hacking tools and exploits for software vulnerabilities. By 2004, v1pee had adopted the moniker “ Vega ” on the exclusive Russian language hacking forum Mazafaka , where this user became one of the more reliable vendors of stolen payment cards.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2022

Stuxnet is a malicious computer worm developed to target SCADA systems that were first uncovered in 2010, but researchers believe its development began at least in 2005. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, SolarMarker). Stuxnet has been designed to hit centrifuges used in the uranium enrichment process in nuclear plants of the country.

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Pen Test Partners

APRIL 11, 2024

TL;DR Ships can be hacked Was the MV Dali hacked? Practically impossible Polarised views from uninformed commentators do not help Here’s some real detail on ship systems and their security Introduction The recent events in Baltimore have brought maritime cybersecurity into the spotlight. Ships can be hacked.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

According to the company, threat actors have stolen data of individuals employed between July 1, 2010, and December 12, 2021. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). McMenamins is a family-owned chain of brewpubs, breweries, music venues, historic hotels, and theater pubs in Oregon and Washington. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, including the bug used in the Stuxnet attacks. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added six new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2021

The APT group has been active since 2010, targeted organizations worldwide, including U.S. The researchers from cybersecurity firms Profero and Security Joes responded to these incidents and found that the hackers reached their targets through a third-party service provider, which had been infected through another third-party provider.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2021

According to IBM , the cost of cyber hacks in 2020 is about $3.86 Thus, understanding how cybersecurity and data privacy plays a priority role in organizations, especially in a multilingual setting. Oftentimes, a cyber attack or cyber hack happens when people don’t know what’s happening in their gadgets.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

US and Japanese authorities warn that a China-linked APT BlackTech planted backdoor in Cisco router firmware to hack the businesses in both countries. BlackTech is a Chinese APT group that has been active since at least 2010 and that known for conducting cyber espionage campaigns in Asia aimed at entities in Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2021

Kuzmin was arrested by Us law enforcement in November 2010 and pleaded guilty to various computer crimes. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Gozi ). Another member of the gang, a Latvian programmer who helped design the virus, received a 21-month prison sentence after being extradited to the U.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2023

.” Recently, US and Japanese intelligence, law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies warned of a China-linked APT, tracked as BlackTech (aka Palmerworm, Temp.Overboard, Circuit Panda, and Radio Panda), that planted backdoor in Cisco router firmware to access multinational companies’ networks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2020

A Massive Hack of a Google Cloud Database. CyberNews also offers a separate page that people can access to see if the hack included the seizure of their details. fire department dating back to 2010. The unsettling thing about the hack discovered by CyberNews is that it targeted a publicly accessible database.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

SAP and Onapsis have worked with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and German cybersecurity agency BSI to warn SAP customers to install security updates once they became available and assess their on-premises installs. SecurityAffairs – hacking, SAP systems). ” concludes the report.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 13, 2021

When it comes to the skills gap and women in cybersecurity, I’m regularly approached by journalists who ask me what the root problem is, what more we can do, who’s doing a good job, and whether this year’s pandemic has actually made things better or worse. There are many cybersecurity companies that partner with CyberFirst, like Cygenta.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2020

Earlier this year, US regulators essentially followed the Middle East’s lead by rolling out sweeping new rules — referred to as Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) — which require use of data containerization along much the same lines as Saudi Arabia and the UAE mandated some three years ago.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 5, 2021

billion total invested from 2010-2017. People instead say ‘Oh, Jones Day got hacked.’”. The post When lawyers get hacked: How law firms grapple with risk tied to supply chain breaches appeared first on SC Media. billion invested in legal technologies in 2019, compared to $1.5

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2020

The Naikon APT group is a China-linked cyber espionage group that has been active at least since 2010 and that remained under the radar over the past five years while targeting entities in Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Please vote Security Affairs for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS [link].

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Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2021

Security firms have monitored the activities of a dozen groups at least since 2010. SecurityAffairs – hacking, credit card data). Hacker groups under the Magecart umbrella continue to target e-stores to steal payment card data with software skimmers. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 17, 2022

Lazarus Group, a group of cyber criminals apparently funded by the North Korea government, hacked into a crypto wallet of a video game maker from the United States to steal $620m worth Ethereum. They have been indulging in cyber attacks since 2010 and the US Intelligence community recognizes this gang of notorious criminals as Hidden Cobra.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Since the pandemic began, cybersecurity has been named a top priority for national security and we’ve witnessed some of the largest, and most destructive cyber breaches in history.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus has turned its attention to a new sector, targeting energy providers in the United States, Canada, and Japan in a campaign that lasted between February and July 2022. Lazarus, a hacking group that has been active since 2010, has had a busy year and probably will not be slowing down anytime soon.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2019

Security researchers are monitoring a new hacking campaign aimed at Joomla and WordPress websites, attackers used.htaccess injector for malicious redirect. If you appreciate my effort in spreading cybersecurity awareness, please vote for Security Affairs in the section “Your Vote for the Best EU Security Tweeter” Thank you.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

One field that does appear to have long-term transformative potential is quantum computing and its cybersecurity cousin, quantum code breaking. The underlying math and physics behind quantum computing can be unbearably complex, even for many IT and cybersecurity practitioners with highly technical backgrounds in other fields.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

According to the cyber intelligence company Intel 471 , a user named Acidut with the email address iulyan87_4u@gmail.com had an active presence on almost a dozen shadowy money-making and cybercrime forums from 2010 to 2017, including BlackHatWorld , Carder[.]pro pro , Hackforums , OpenSC , and CPAElites. Leftclick and online[.]io

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Experts warn of an ongoing hacking campaign that already compromised at least nine organizations worldwide from critical sectors by exploiting CVE-2021-40539. The APT group has been active since 2010, targeted organizations worldwide, including U.S. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CVE-2021-40539). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 13 new vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog , including recently disclosed Apache Log4Shell Log4j and Fortinet FortiOS flaws. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Log4shell). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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