CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2021

Pearson, a London based e-textbook publishing firm that supplies software to Schools and Universities has been slapped with a fine of $1 million for misleading investors about a 2018 data breach that witnessed siphoning of millions of student records by hackers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 14, 2021

Vikas Singla, the founder, and COO of Atlanta-based IoT startup Securolytics was indicted by a federal judge last week for launching cyberattacks on a hospital in Georgia named Gwinnett Medical Center in 2018 led to data exposure of patients.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 26, 2021

“It was a scam that spilled some details of our customers and we are trying our best to avoid such cyber incidents in the future by taking appropriate Cybersecurity measures”, says Mr. Pellegrino. . The post Australia Real Estate Domain warns users of a Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2019

From Atlanta to Baltimore to school districts in Louisiana, cyber criminals have launched a wave of ransomware attacks on governments across the country. A 2018 study by the Ponemon Institute showed that 67 percent of SMBs experienced a cyber attack. It is not of a matter of “if” but “when.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 24, 2021

SolarWinds, a software maker having 300,000 clients around the globe, was hit by a massive cyber attack in early 2020. The post SolarWinds recovered from the last year’s massive Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 11, 2019

Federal Election Commission (FEC) said today political campaigns can accept discounted cybersecurity services from companies without running afoul of existing campaign finance laws, provided those companies already do the same for other non-political entities.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 8, 2021

A 2018 GAO report expressed concern regarding the lack of secure and patchable U.S. ” While DOD now appears aware of the issue of lack of cybersecurity requirements, they’re still not sure yet how to fix it, and in three of the five cases GAO reviewed, DOD simply chose to not include the requirements at all.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 15, 2021

Cybersecurity Insiders has learnt that a hackers group has published the stolen data on a hacking forum that includes information related to T-Mobile customers like social security number, phone numbers, names, physical addresses, and driving licenses. Note 3- In March 2020, T mobile data breach exposed customer info of over 2.30

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2023

Later in the year 2018, the project was re-branded as Google Fi from Project Fi to support more phone models from other OEM brands. The post Google Fi Customer Information leaked in a Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Sophos revealed a years-long “cat-and-mouse” battle with China-linked threat actors, using custom implants to track the attackers’ activities. Since 2018, Sophos has faced increasingly aggressive campaigns, including the India-based Sophos subsidiary Cyberoam, where attackers exploited a wall-mounted display for initial access.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Telefonica, the company that offers internet related services in Spain, was hit by a cyber attack almost two weeks ago. However, the company has assured that no personal info or bank details were leaked in the attack. The post Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 23, 2018

But the downside of accelerating technical updates to market is the inadvertent creation of new loopholes for cyber attackers to plunder. Meanwhile, the shortage of professionals with cybersecurity skills has long been identified as an industry problem that’s only getting more dire. New job description.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Fail Cybersecurity Audit. US DoD Inspector General’s report revealed United States’ ballistic missile defense systems (BMDS) fail to implements cyber security requirements. Experts warn of cyber attacks against these systems launched by nation-state actors. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Microsoft, the American tech giant, has warned the government of Australia to halt its response to cyber attacks as it is complicating the company’s attempt to mitigate hacking incidents. And practically the bill is actually an extension to the existing act of 2018 related to communications, transport, data and cloud.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Ahead of the 2018 US midterm elections , sellers are flooding the cybercrime underground markets with data from voter databases. Experts at cybersecurity company Carbon Black found tens of different state voter databases available for sale on the dark web. ” reads the report published by Carbon Black. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Thankfully, the incident ended safely (or perhaps was unproven), but it clearly highlighted a need for stiffer security measures, particularly as all experts agree avionics system complexity and growing use of onboard software updates increases cyber-security risks. Risks delineated Still, there have been many other incidents since.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 million (2.96 million (2.96 million (2.96

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Security Affairs

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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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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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

There’s oil in the state of Maryland – “cyber oil.” With the largest concentration of cybersecurity expertise –– the “oil” — in the world, Maryland is fast changing from the Old Line State into “Cybersecurity Valley.” The state counts approximately 109,000 cyber engineers.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Port of San Diego suffered a ransomware-based attack, a few days after the Port of Barcelona was hit by a cyber attack that caused several problems. The second attack was reported on September 25 and hit the Port of San Diego, in the United States. In July the China Ocean Shipping Co. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

Given the rise in cyberattacks, the percentage of insurance clients opting for cyber coverage has increased from 26 percent in 2016 to 47 percent last year. Cyber insurance premiums have jumped about 12 percent between the beginning of 2018 and the end of 2020. How secure is their architecture?

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Achieving funding is no simple task, and cybersecurity entrepreneurs have a difficult path competing in a complex and competitive landscape. Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. Investments in cybersecurity more than doubled from $12 billion to $29.5

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2019

Bahrain, 08.04.2019 – Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks , and NGN International, a global system integrator, analyzed cybersecurity landscape in Gulf countries in 2018. What is important is that successful struggle with such cyber-attacks is possible. Compromised credentials.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

or MEDC, I’m prepared to rechristen Michigan the Cybersecurity Best Practices State. I was recently privileged to be part of a group of journalists covering the 2018 North American International Cyber Summit at Detroit’s Cobo Convention Center. Related: California’s pioneering privacy law ripples through other states.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 2, 2019

The EU recently adopted two key pieces of legislation designed to govern cybersecurity and privacy issues. The second regulation, the EU Network and Information Security Directive (NIS) 2 , provides legal measures to boost the overall level of cybersecurity in the EU. What concerns me most is the cybersecurity skills shortage 14.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2019

Paying attention to cybersecurity is more important than ever in 2019. For people who still need some convincing that cybersecurity is an essential point of focus, here are six reasons. can at least imagine the consequences of a severe cyber attack that affected the country’s ability to proceed with normal operations.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

There are a lot : The cybersecurity company McAfee recently uncovered a cyber operation, dubbed Operation GoldDragon, attacking South Korean organizations related to the Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, a Russia-linked cyber attack has already stolen and leaked documents from other Olympic organizations.

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 12, 2021

Over the ensuing years, experts have repeatedly pointed out that not only were many of the technology systems being deployed to improve the efficiency of fuel distribution infrastructure management introducing dangerous vulnerabilities, but that a cyber-attack against the operator of a fuel pipeline was eventually going to both occur and succeed.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Late last summer, T-Mobile, a major cellphone service carrier, once again made negative headlines on the cybersecurity front. This attack marked its fifth breach since 2018 and, in fact, the company suffered yet another breach – albeit apparently a small one — late in December. By Robert Ackerman Jr.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

The Port of Barcelona was hit by a cyber attack, fortunately, maritime operations had not affected. On September 20, 2018 morning, the Port of Barcelona was hit by a cyber attack that forced the operators of the infrastructure to launch the procedure to respond to the emergency.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 11, 2021

Prosecutors have charged 45-year-old security executive Vikas Singla with 18 violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act related to a 2018 cyber attack on the Gwinnett Medical Center in Georgia. The post Security company exec and founder charged with facilitating cyber attack on Georgia hospital appeared first on SC Media.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2018

Microsoft has spotted a new hacking campaign targeting 2018 midterm elections, the experts attributed the attacks to Russia-linked APT28 group. Microsoft has spotted a new hacking campaign targeting 2018 midterm elections. Microsoft blamed the Russian APT28 group for the attacks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

“As is the case for all agencies of the Federal Government, the NIH is constantly under threat of cyber-attack,” NIH spokesperson Julius Patterson said. For its part, the Department of Defense recently issued long-awaited cybersecurity standards for contractors who work with the Pentagon’s sensitive data.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 16, 2020

British Airways fails in cybersecurity. This alone breaks data protection laws, but since it did not have the correct measures in place, BA became victim to a cyber attack in 2018, which went undetected for approximately two months. The timing of this case is crucial since it occurred in June 2018, before the U.K.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 20, 2024

The financial sector is a prime target for cyber attacks. If they use a single IP address, cybersecurity monitors pick it up too easily.) This provides context for IP addresses so that cybersecurity professionals can see how threat actors are using their C2. And with so many banks in the U.S.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2019

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