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Israel ‘s defence ministry announced to have foiled an attempted cyberattack by a foreign threat actors group targeting the country’s defence manufacturers. According to the officials, the attack was launched by “an international cyber group called ‘ Lazarus.’
Norway ‘s government blames Russia for the cyberattack that targeted the email system of the country’s parliament in August. The parliament has recently been targetted in a vast cyberattack,” reads a statement from Norway’s parliament. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.
Crooks are using a fake Cisco “critical security advisory” in a new phishing campaign aimed at stealing victims’ Webex credentials. The Cofense’s phishing defense center has uncovered an ongoing phishing campaign that uses a Cisco security advisory related to a critical vulnerability as a lure. org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9223.
Probably, the infection vector was a phishing mail containing a specific attachment. Cyber criminals are greedily looking at this kind of narrative and are launching wide-spread, opportunistic cyberattacks to exploit the irrational behaviors of the individuals overwhelmed by the COVID-19 infodemic. Technical Analysis.
The Human Factor has a fundamental importance for the success of a cyberattack, for this reason it is important to create a culture of cyber security within organizations. Spear Phishing: Tailor-made for a specific victim or group of victims using personal details. Pierluigi Paganini. Twitter: [link].
Group-IB has estimated that crypto exchanges suffered a total loss of $882 million due to targeted attacks between 2017 and 2018. In most cases, cybercriminals, while attacking cryptocurrency exchanges, use traditional tools and methods, such as spear phishing, social engineering, distribution of malware, and website defacement.
Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyberattacks caused $49.4 Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyberattacks caused $49.4 Using web phishing, criminals have managed to steal $3.7 million (2.96
US Government fears a new wave of cyberattacks 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 cyberattacks carried out by Iran-linked hacker groups targeting U.S. The attacks were targeting U.S.
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that it has detected and blocked attacks carried out by nation-state actors on 12,000 of its users in the third quarter of this year. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.
Monte dei Paschi, one of the biggest Italian banks, suffered a cyberattack, hackers accessed the mailboxes of some employees and sent emails to clients. According to the notice, the attack took place on March 30 when some messages with voice mail attachments had been sent. ” reports the Reuters. Pierluigi Paganini.
Norton got ‘ demergered ’ from Symantec in 2014 and then acquired LifeLock for $2.3 There are simple steps consumers can take today, for free, to lower their overall risk of a cyberattack, including using multi-factor authentication for their accounts and using strong passwords. billion in 2017; Avast acquired AVG for $1.3
VISA is warning of ongoing targeted cyberattacks conducted by crooks on point-of-sale (POS) systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants. According to a security alert published by VISA, the PoS systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants are under attack. ” reads the alert. Pierluigi Paganini.
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.
Norway’s parliament announced Tuesday that it was the target of a major cyber-attack that allowed hackers to access emails and data of a small number of parliamentary representatives and employees. “The parliament has recently been targetted in a vast cyberattack,” reads a statement from Norway’s parliament.
The Israeli defence ministry announced on Wednesday that it had foiled a cyberattack carried out by a foreign threat actor targeting the country’s defence manufacturers. According to the officials, the attack was launched by “an international cyber group called ‘ Lazarus.’ Pierluigi Paganini.
Customers should remain vigilant of cyberattack, crooks may use their data to carry out spear-phishingattacks. 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.
The unauthorized actor gained access to Magellan’s systems after sending a phishing email on April 6 that impersonated a Magellan client,” The healthcare giant reported the incident to the US authorities and retained experts from cybersecurity firm Mandiant to help with the investigation into the cyberattack.
Another city in the United States was hit by a cyberattack, according to officials in the city of Naples (Florida) they lost $700,000 in a recent attack. The Naples Daily News reported that the threat actors carried out a sophisticated “spear phishing” campaign against a specific person or department. Pierluigi Paganini.
For the first-ever time, the EU has imposed economical sanctions on Russia, China, and North Korea following cyber-attacks aimed at the EU and its member states. “The Council today decided to impose restrictive measures against six individuals and three entities responsible for or involved in various cyber-attacks.
FIFA reveals it was the victim of a new s uccessful phishing campaign that resulted in the exposed confidential information of the organizations. This is the second time that Federation was hacked in a year, the organization confirmed the incident, but did not disclose details of the cyberattack. Pierluigi Paganini.
“We are absolutely committed to ensuring UK academia is as safe as possible from cyber threats, and will not hesitate to act when that threat evolves.”. This summer the NCSC investigated an increased number of cyberattacks on universities, schools, and colleges, most of them were hit with ransomware. ” reads the advisory.
The Ukrainian authorities are observing a surge in allege state-sponsored attacks aimed at disrupting the upcoming presidential election. Ukraine reported a surge in cyberattacks aimed at disrupting the upcoming presidential election, the Government believes that Russian nation-state actors could be responsible for them.
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” Experts explained that the type of data leaked online can be abused to target patients in a wide range of malicious activities, including scams, fraud, and phishing and other attacks. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.
The CryptoLocker wave went into a decline in June 2014 as a result of the so-called Operation Tovar , an initiative orchestrated by law enforcement agencies from multiple countries. Instead, ransomware became more complex and thwarted any attempts to attribute the attacks to specific malicious actors. Crypt0L0cker, and TorrentLocker.
Group-IB: The online market for counterfeit goods in Russia has reached $1,5 billion, while the number of phishingattacks has surpassed 1,200 daily. Group-IB, an international company that specialises in the prevention of cyberattacks, has estimated that online sales of counterfeit goods are now worth $1.5
Warning Australians of “specific risks” and an increased frequency of attacks, the Australian government is working on “specific risks” related to a significant increase in the number of targeted cyberattacks against sensitive institutions and organizations in almost any industry, Morrison told an organised press conference.
Shodan is a powerful tool used by security experts to discover the resources exposed online and potentially open to cyberattacks. “Detect data leaks to the cloud, phishing websites, compromised databases and more. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.
This is the shortest global median dwell time from all M-Trends reporting periods” “Mandiant observed more destructive cyberattacks in Ukraine during the first four months of 2022 than in comparison to the previous eight years.” Exploits remained the most leveraged initial infection vector used by adversaries, at 32 percent.
Experts are warning of a new phishing campaign aimed at Office 365 users that are returning to the workplace with Coronavirus training resources. The attack techniques adopted by the threat actors depends on the state of businesses in each region. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.
A cyberattack hit the Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis with the intent of discrediting him and the Lithuanian national defense system. A major and orchestrated misinformation cyberattack hit the Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis with the intent of discrediting him and the Lithuanian national defense system.
Starting from February 2014, Fujie Wang and other members of the hacking group, including another Chinese individual charged as John Doe, carried out a series of spear-phishingattacks on U. Wang is currently on the FBI’s Most Wanted Cyber list and is still at large. based organizations. . Pierluigi Paganini.
In 2014, a prominent member of the Russian language cybercrime community Antichat filed a complaint against DonChicho, saying this user scammed them and had used the email address dfyz_bk@bk.ru. A review of DonChicho’s posts shows this person was banned from several forums in 2014 for scamming other users.
North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky launched a spear-phishing campaign targeting US contractors working at the war simulation centre. North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky carried out a spear-phishing campaign against US contractors involved in a joint U.S.-South South Korea military exercise.
The FBI has issued a warning to the private industry of cyberattacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware. The FBI is warning the private industry of cyberattacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.
Of course, the CBR does not have anything to do with the phishing campaign – the hackers faked the sender’s address. MoneyTaker used the information obtained to design emails and documents purporting to be from the CBR to conduct targeted attacks on banks. Hackers from MoneyTaker use all possible attack vectors when targeting banks.
Threat actors spreading the NetWalker ransomware carried out cyberattacks that leveraged exploits in Oracle WebLogic and Apache Tomcat servers, brute-forcing RDP endpoints, and carrying out spear-phishingattacks on staff at major companies. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.
Upon clicking on a link included in the spear-phishing messages the infection process started. The third hacker also provided the group with malware to use in their cyberattacks. All three remain at large in Iran and have been added to the FBI’s Cyber Most Wanted List. Pierluigi Paganini.
The UK Electoral Commission suffered a data breach that exposed voters’ personal information between 2014 and 2022. The UK Electoral Commission disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of voters in the United Kingdom between 2014 and 2022. The Commission notified the Information Commissioner’s Office.
This breach, like every major ransomware attack, was likely because of spear phishing, where someone either received the malware via an emailed attachment or clicked on a link that took them to a website that hosted it. This was how the Sony Pictures ransomware hack also took place in late 2014 and since.
Justice Department indicted three North Korean military intelligence officials, members of the Lazarus APT group, for their involvement in cyber-attacks, including the theft of $1.3 Department of Justice charged Park over WannaCry and 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment Hack. In 2018, the U.S.
IDF hit Hamas, it is the first time a state launched an immediate physical attack in response to a cyberattack. Information Services Giant Wolters Kluwer hit by ransomware attack. Vulnerability in UC Browser Apps exposes to phishingattacks. A bug in Mirai code allows crashing C2 servers.
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