Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

ScarCruft has been active since at least 2012, it made the headlines in early February 2018 when researchers revealed that the APT group leveraged a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player to deliver malware to South Korean users. Kaspersky first documented the operations of the group in 2016.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

This isn’t the first attack suffered by the Oil giant, in 2012 Saudi Aramco suffered a major cyber attack, alleged nation-state actors used the Shamoon wiper to destroy over 30,000 computers of the company. ZeroX is also offering a 1 GB sample for US$2,000 that could be paid in Monero (XMR) virtual currency.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

Kan said, “I was notified that it was confirmed that there was no leak of sensitive information such as defense equipment and electric power.” ” The two media outlets attribute the cyber attack to a China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Tick (aka Bronze Butler ). .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2021

It is not the first time that such kind of leak has happened, in May 2012, Microsoft cut off Hangzhou DPtech Technologies Co. a MAPP partner company based in China, for leaking data related to CVE-2012-0002.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2020

The two media outlets attribute the cyber attack to a China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Tick (aka Bronze Butler ). Mitsubishi Electric had also already notified members of the Japanese government and Ministry of Defense.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

In January, the two media outlets attributed the cyber attack to a China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Tick (aka Bronze Butler ). Other Japanese defense contractors were hit by cyber attacks, including NEC Corp. China, and Russia. Pasco Corp. and Kobe Steel Ltd.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

FBI spoofs 2012 – 2013. This quirk made the attack look more trustworthy and added a layer of flexibility to these scams. It surfaced in November 2012 and was making thousands of victims a day. WannaCry and NotPetya cyber-attacks have since been attributed to state-funded threat actors.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

The Platinum cyber espionage group uses steganographic technique to hide communications with the Command and Control Servers (C&C). Experts from Kaspersky have linked the Platinum APT group with cyber attacks involving an elaborate, and new steganographic technique used to hide communications with C2 servers.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

worth of NFTs from tens of OpenSea users Trickbot operation is now controlled by Conti ransomware.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Department of Justice released a report that revealed some weaknesses in Next Gen Cyber, The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s cyber security program begun in 2012. Next Gen Cyber originally has a budget of $314 million and a total of 1,333 full-time jobs (including 756 agents), while the DOJ also asked for an $86.6

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

” The APT32 group, also known as OceanLotus Group, has been active since at least 2012 targeting organizations across multiple industries and foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists. .” reported the Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR). “Also on the South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai, the hackers had it apart.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian national p etroleum and natural gas company, revealed that it has seen an increase in attempted cyber attacks since the Q4 2019. The energy industry is under attack, Saudi Aramco announced it has seen an increase in attempted cyber attacks since the final quarter of 2019.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2019

ScarCruft has been active since at least 2012, it made the headlines in early February 2018 when researchers revealed that the APT group leveraged a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player to deliver malware to South Korean users. Kaspersky first documented the operations of the group in 2016.

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NopSec

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Remember Shamoon, the malware that disabled some 35,000 computers at one of the world’s largest oil companies in 2012? The Impact of Cyber Attacks on Energy and Industrial Infrastructure It’s hard to understand the damage that can happen as a result of a successful cyber attack on energy and industrial infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2020

US Government fears a new wave of cyber attacks from Iran as retaliation for the airstrike that killed Maj. Krebs, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned of a potential new wave of cyber attacks carried out by Iran-linked hacker groups targeting U.S. Christopher C. The post U.S.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 11, 2021

If you are just hearing about the Cyber Essentials scheme, read on as we unpack 10 things you might not know about Cyber Essentials. Failure to safeguard UK personal data from cyber-attacks can result in the ICO issuing of eye-water monetary penalties. The maximum amount is the higher value between £17.5

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Microsoft researchers reported that Iranian cyber espionage group MuddyWater is exploiting the Zerologon vulnerability in attacks in the wild. Microsoft published a post and a series of tweets to warn of cyber attacks exploiting the Zerologon vulnerability carried out by the Iran-linked APT group known as MuddyWater , aka Mercury.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Regardless of the reason, cybersecurity is a national security issue and the next president will be tasked with addressing it. According to CBS News, fifty-five percent of Information Security professionals believe cybersecurity should be an essential issue in the 2016 election. Bernie Sanders. Donald Trump.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2019

cyber army is targeting the Russian power grid since at least 2012 with reconnaissance operations, but recently it also carried out more offensive operations. According to the officials, US cyber soldiers attempted to deploy destructive malware inside the Russian power grid. ” states the NYT. … ALSO, NOT TRUE!

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. The Cado Response platform gives security teams the capability to respond to threat incidents in cloud or container environments rapidly. Acquired by JFrog.

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