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Al Jazeera detected and blocked disruptive cyberattacks

Security Affairs

.” The series of attacks was observed between June 5 and 8, 2021, with a peak of these on Sunday evening, June 6. Al-Jazeera added that its service provider was able to detect the attacks and stop the hacking attempts. Al Jazeera condemns these cyber attacks and affirms its right to pursue legal recourse against the perpetrators.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 261

Security Affairs

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 224 – News of the week

Security Affairs

WSJ says Equifax to Pay $700 million settlement for 2017 breach. Android Spyware Monokle, developed by Russian defense contractor, used in targeted attacks. German firms BASF, Siemens, Henkel hit by cyber attacks. Kazakhstan wants to intercept all HTTPS Internet traffic of its citizens.

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Gulf countries came under hackers’ spotlight in 2018, with more than 130 000 payment cards compromised

Security Affairs

According to Group-IB’s annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2018 report, on average, from June 2017 to August 2018, the details of 1.8 The attacks lately have evolved a lot as attackers are beginning to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to bypass the defense, attempting what is known as ‘low-and-slow’ attacks,” explained Mr. AlAwadhi.

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IT threat evolution in Q2 2023

SecureList

Tomiris employs a wide variety of attack vectors: spear-phishing, DNS hijacking, exploitation of vulnerabilities (specifically ProxyLogon ), suspected drive-by downloads, and other “creative” methods. The attribution of tools used in a cyber-attack can sometimes be a very tricky issue.

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US authorities track MuddyWater Hacking Group to Iran

CyberSecurity Insiders

Supporting the above stated discovery is the latest press statement released by security firm Mandiant that suggests that it has been tracking Seedworm aka MuddyWater since May 2017 and it is into activities such as digital espionage, cyber attacks, Ddos and ransomware spread.

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). Don’t worry though.