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JULY 25, 2019

A new wave of cyber attacks carried out by a China-linked APT group hit German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel and others. On Wednesday, German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel along with a host of others confirmed they had been targeted by a wave of cyber attacks. ” reported the Reuters agency.

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JUNE 20, 2020

The Australian brewery and dairy conglomerate Lion was hit for the second time by a cyber attack, media reported. This is the second cyber attack is a few days, last week the systems at Lion were infected with the REvil ransomware and attackers demanded a ransom of reportedly $1 million last week.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

In the last hours, some western media reported destructive cyber attacks against infrastructures in the Iranian oil sector, but Iran denied it. Last week drone attacks have hit two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia, one of them is the Abqaiq site. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MARCH 21, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. The post UK Fintech company Finastra hit by a cyber attack appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Finastra, cybercrime).

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The COVID-19 phenomenon is scaring entire populations all around the world, many times raising panic and irrational or dangerous individual behaviors of a lot of people often pushed by some kind mass media narratives designed to leverage their uncertainty and emotional reactions, rather than inform them. Pierluigi Paganini.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The city of Las Vegas announced it has suffered a cyber attack that breached its computer systems, it is unclear whether any sensitive data was exposed. City spokesman David Riggleman told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that City officials were informed of the breach around 4:30 a.m. Pierluigi Paganini.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

After the Windows XP end of life on 28 April 2014, the healthcare industry saw a large increase of exposed records the following year,” the FBI said. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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JULY 31, 2019

A wave of cyber attacks hit schools of Louisiana ahead of year’s beginning that is planned for the next week. Phone lines and email systems at Tangipahoa schools shut down, along with some offices, were shut down by cyber attacks on Monday. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

RavnAir airline was forced to cancel at least a half-dozen flights in Alaska on Saturday following a “malicious cyber attack”. The RavnAir airline was forced to cancel at least a half-dozen flights in Alaska on Saturday following a cyber attack, around 260 passengers were not able to fly. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MAY 8, 2020

The Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), German, announced today that it was forced to shut down parts of its central IT infrastructure due to a cyber attack that took place overnight, between May 6 and May 7. Please vote Security Affairs for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS [link]. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MAY 17, 2020

Elexon, a middleman in the UK power grid network, recently reported it was hit by a cyber attack. Elexon , a middleman in the UK power grid network, was the victim of a cyber attack, the incident impacted only affected the internal IT network, including the company’s email server, and employee laptops.

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JULY 31, 2019

A few hours ago, I have written about an interesting analysis of the possible hack of avionics systems, not DHS warns of cyber attacks against small airplanes. “ The DHS confirms that it issued the alert because CISA is aware of a public report of cyber attacks against avionics systems in small airplanes through CAN bus.

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DECEMBER 25, 2019

A new cyber attack hit the radio network Entercom, this is the second time the company has suffered a similar security incident in a few months. A cyber attack hit the radio network Entercom, the incident has impacted the back-office functions and in some cases, the stations were apparently forced to run recorded programs.

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MARCH 11, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. The post Bugs in Avast AntiTrack expose users to cyber attacks appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Avast).

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Iran telecommunications minister announced that the Islamic republic had recently thwarted a “highly organized cyber attack” targeting government infrastructure. “I cannot say for now which country has conducted the attack.” “I cannot say for now which country has conducted the attack.”

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JUNE 9, 2019

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

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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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Demant, a leading international hearing health care company, expects to incur losses of up to $95 million following a ransomware attack. Last month, Demant suffered a cyber attack that caused important problems to its operations, the company has yet to recover after the attack, a circumstance that suggests it was hit by a ransomware attack.

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OCTOBER 27, 2019

has neutralized more than 600 cyber attacks this year, most of them launched by threat actors from overseas. The National Cyber Security Centre announced that the U.K. has neutralized more than 600 cyber attacks this year, most of them launched by threat actors from overseas. NCSC Report: U.K.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2019

sPower , a US-based renewable energy provider, was the victim of a cyber attack that disconnected the US power grid operator from its power generation station. sPower , a Utah-based renewable energy provider was hit by a cyber attack, the incident took place in March. Pierluigi Paganini.

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

In these hours an alleged cyber attack on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu made the headlines, but the KKNPP denies it. Worrying news made the headlines, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) was hit by a cyber attack. Ramdoss, training superintendent and information officer at the power plant, said.

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MARCH 14, 2020

A cyber attack hit one of the major COVID-19 testing laboratories in Czech, the Brno University Hospital in the city of Brno. While the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading on a global scale, crooks and nation-state actors are launching Coronavirus-themed attacks against targets worldwide. and Information Security.”

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The Swiss watchmaker giant Swatch Group shut down its systems over the weekend because it was the victim of a cyber attack. Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group shut down its IT systems in response to a cyber attack that hit its infrastructure over the weekend. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Currently there is no news about the extent of this attack, it’s unclear how many Windows systems have been compromised with the Monero miner. “Although this alleged activity is concerning , the information security community (correctly) predicted much worse potential scenarios. ” concludes the expert.

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MARCH 16, 2020

People cited by Bloomberg confirmed that the cyber attack aimed at slowing the agency’s systems down. Health and Human Services Department suffered a cyber-attack on its computer system Sunday night during the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter.”

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

A major hospital in Duesseldorf was hit by a cyber attack, a woman who needed urgent admission died after she had to be hijacked to another city. The cyber attack took place last Thursday, since then the systems at the Duesseldorf University Clinic were not available. ” states the Associated Press.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Reddy’s, the Indian contractor for Russia’s “Sputinik V” COVID-19 vaccine was hit with a cyber-attack that forced the company to close its plants. Indian COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories was hit with a cyber attack that forced it to shut down its plants in Brazil, India, Russia, the U.K.,

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APRIL 11, 2020

Monte dei Paschi, one of the biggest Italian banks, suffered a cyber attack, hackers accessed the mailboxes of some employees and sent emails to clients. Italian state-owned bank Monte dei Paschi discloses a security breach, hackers have accessed the mailboxes of some employees and sent emails to clients. Pierluigi Paganini.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

A parliamentary committee in the Czech Republic revealed that the National Cyber and Information Security Agency blamed a foreign state for a cyber attack that targeted the Czech Foreign Ministry. The committee did not reveal the name of the state allegedly involved in the attack.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

“They are officers of the ‘Crimean’ FSB and traitors who defected to the enemy during the occupation of the peninsula in 2014. The SSU has managed to identify the perpetrators’ names, intercept their communication and obtain irrefutable evidence of their involvement in the attacks. “The SSU Cyber ??

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

The United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) disclose a cyber attack that disrupted its IT systems. The United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) is a global standard-setting authority for the safety, security and environmental performance of international shipping. ” continues the statement.

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JANUARY 25, 2020

The Greek government announced that a DDoS cyber attack hit the official state websites of the prime minister, the national police and fire service and several important ministries. Last week, another cyber attack hit government websites and the local stock exchange. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

The distributed denial of service attack was able to disrupt the services of some of the banks in the country causing temporary interruptions in Magyar Telekom’s services in certain parts of the capital, Budapest. The cyber attack was also confirmed by the Hungarian bank OTP Bank in a statement. Pierluigi Paganini.

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JUNE 7, 2020

The 13th Signal Regiment is a regiment of the British Army under the 1st (UK) Signal Brigade, it is part of the command of 6th (UK) Division, that conducts information manoeuvre and unconventional warfare. The new Cyber Regiment has been launched to protect frontline operations from the growing number of cyber attacks.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

It is unclear if the threat actors acted for cyber espionage purposes or hacktivism, the content of the message advertising the leak suggests that it was the work of hacktivists, but we cannot exclude that it is the result of a nation-state actor. Cyber researchers are still investigating the data leak and will provide updates on the story.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

A Lincoln health care company has been targeted by crooks, no patient data has been compromised during the cyber attack. NRC Health recently disclosed that it was hit by a ransomware attack that took place on February 11. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MAY 19, 2020

British airline EasyJet announced it was the victim of a “highly sophisticated” cyber attack that exposed email addresses and travel details of around 9 million of its customers. However, this is an evolving threat as cyber attackers get ever more sophisticated,” says EasyJet Chief Executive Officer Johan Lundgren.

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