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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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Thereafter, through a series of 'spearphishing' attacks aimed at several persons connected to Broidy, including his executive assistant, the hackers obtained access to BCM's Los Angeles-based servers. Diplomatic immunity: does it apply to cyber attacks? Cyber law continues to develop, we know this. In the U.S.,

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Russia successfully disconnected from the internet. Russia’s government announced that it has successfully concluded a series of tests for its RuNet intranet aimed at country disconnection from the Internet. One of them is checking the integrity and security of the Internet as a result of external negative influences.”

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

In the not too distant future, each one of us will need to give pause, on a daily basis, to duly consider how we purchase and use Internet of Things devices and services. more than the $646 billion spent in 2018. It’s clear IoT-enabled cyber attacks will only escalate. This is coming. This time the stakes are too high.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Hilderman Many components and systems within an aircraft can exchange data and communicate with each other or with the external internet. Software gaps Similarly, the availability of onboard Wi-Fi services has become increasingly common in commercial aircraft so passengers can stay connected to the internet even during a long flight.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 25, 2022

But it’s also true that the way software developers and companies have deployed APIs has contributed greatly to the exponential expansion of the cyber-attack surface. APIs have emerged as a go-to tool used by threat actors in all phases of sophisticated, multi-stage network attacks. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Russia plans to disconnect the country from the internet as part of an experiment aimed at testing the response to cyber attacks that should isolate it. Russia plans to conduct the country from the Internet for a limited period of time to conduct a test aimed at assessing the security of its infrastructure. and Yandex.ru

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Iran of launching cyber-attacks on its country with a daily basis. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that Iran launched cyber-attacks on Israel on a daily basis, but its experts are able to block them. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Israel, Netanyahu).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Now, reports are in that the database of the Pennsylvania based digital services provider was hit by a cyber attack leading to a data breach, thus leaking details to hackers. Comcast is yet to officiate the attack, as it is waiting for the preliminary investigation to conclude.

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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

MARCH 7, 2019

. “The hackers behind it reportedly took advantage of poorly configured routers that had the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service enabled, which caused the routers to forward public ports to the private devices and be open to the public internet,” reads the analysis published by Yang. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Invariably, Internet of Things (IoT) strategies form the backbone of those efforts. Though the initiative is currently voluntary, this kind of collaboration between governments and private sector manufacturers is key to making progress toward doing a better job of preventing potentially catastrophic cyber attacks.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 14, 2022

A 33-year-old Illinois man was sentenced to two years in prison today following his conviction last year for operating services that allowed paying customers to launch powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against hundreds of thousands of Internet users and websites. The user interface for Downthem[.]org. Charles, Ill.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 8, 2021

Transportation Command in 2017, after learning that their computerized logistical systems were mostly unclassified and on the internet. A 2018 GAO report expressed concern regarding the lack of secure and patchable U.S. .” That was Bruce’s response at a conference hosted by U.S. This is not speculative. weapons systems.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 22, 2021

The old phone number of Britain’s PM Boris Johnson that has been freely available on the internet for the past 15 years is no longer available with him and this was confirmed by his cabinet secretary last week. In this digital world, every popular celebrity is either susceptible to a cyber-attack or an espionage campaign.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

However, it looks like things are starting to break apart now that Australia has passed the “Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018”. On the 6th of December 2018, a law that is a direct attack on internet users’ privacy was agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2020

The complaint did not name the hacked exchanges, it only reports two attacks that took place in July 1, 2019, and September 25, 2019. The DoJ reveals that the funds stolen in the two hacks, along with $250 million stolen from another exchange in 2018, were all laundered by the same Chinese Over-The-Counter (OTC) traders.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

It additionally spans mild-impact screen lockers, data wipers disguised as something else, infections that overwrite the master boot record (MBR), and most recently, nasties that enhance the attack logic with data theft. RaaS rollout 2015 – 2018. Targeting enterprises Late 2018 – present day.

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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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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A review of the screenshots posted to the cybercrime forum as evidence of the unauthorized access revealed several Internet addresses tied to systems at the U.S. Other domains and Internet addresses included in those screenshots pointed to Miracle Systems LLC , an Arlington, Va. based Miracle Systems.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2021

the company behind the interactive “pew-pew” cyber attack map shown in the image below? By 2014 it was throwing lavish parties at top Internet security conferences. “Frigg not only shows background checks, but social profiles and a person’s entire internet footprint, too. Remember Norse Corp. ,

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2019

“Critical city services remain operational,” mayoral spokesman Lester Davis told The Brew, after the malware attack by unidentified hackers began infecting computers at City Hall and other agencies this morning. City Hall personnel were forced to disconnect their computers from the internet to prevent the infection from spreading.

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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. The Dolphin backdoor was used as the final payload of a multistage watering-hole attack in early 2021.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The vulnerability doesn’t affect Windows 8 and Windows 10, anyway previous versions are exposed to the risk of cyber attacks. Microsoft also advised Windows Server users to block TCP port 3389 and enable Network Level Authentication to prevent any unauthenticated attacker from exploiting this vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

2018 was the year of the Internet of Things (IoT), massive attacks and various botnets hit smart devices, These are 5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019. IoT Attacks in 2018. While such an attack is relatively massive, it is no longer uncommon or unexpected. . Three IoT Attack Avenues for 2019.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Its primary goal is to meticulously identify vulnerabilities inherent within wireless communication systems (Smith & Johnson, 2018). In contemporary times, with the exponential growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart homes, connected cars, and wearable devices, the importance of RF pentesting has soared significantly.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

At the time it is not clear if the incident was the result of an error or a cyber attack on the BGP protocol. It’s unclear if the incident was caused by a configuration issue or if it was the result of a malicious attack. — ThousandEyes (@thousandeyes) November 12, 2018. Recently security researchers Chris C.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 5, 2020

Related: The golden age of cyber espionage The United States, at present, operates with a “nebulous” definition of what constitutes a cyber attack that rises to the level of threatening national security, asserts Rogers, who was commander, U.S. Societal values Back to the panel discussion. I’ll keep watch.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

The information has been originally published at RaidForums which are known for the illegal selling of any data loss from Internet portals and insecure online services. . May 2018 – Ticketfly , the indie-focused ticketing service that was purchased by Eventbrite, had also suffered a cyber attack.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 26, 2019

Trump’s cyber strike against Iran is the latest development in tensions that began in May 2018, when Trump scuttled the 2015 Iran nuclear deal – which was the result of 10 years of negotiation between Iran and the United Nations Security Council. Cyber spying and cyber disruptions for strategic advantage is nothing new.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

On the modern Internet, malware is a near-constant presence. Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), the precursor of the modern Internet we know, love, and sometimes hate. Worms and the Dawn of the Internet Age: 1987-2000. Want to Learn More About Malware?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Security experts from IBM are targeting Drupal vulnerabilities, including the CVE-2018-7600 and CVE-2018-7602 flaws, aka Drupalgeddon2 and Drupalgeddon3 , to install a backdoor on the infected systems and tack full control of the hosted platforms. ” states the post published by IBM.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

This week a controversial law entered into effect in Russia, it would allow the government to cut internet traffic from the global Internet. This week a controversial law entered into effect in Russia, it would allow the Russian government to disconnect the country from the global Internet.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Even worse: we stand on the made up of webcams and other Internet of things as technologies like 5G bring greater bandwidth to connected endpoints. Three years after the Mirai botnet launched some of the biggest denial of service attacks ever seen, DDoS is a bigger problem and ever. That was a 34% jump from the same period in 2018.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world, the company presented latest cybercrime trends. According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world. Attacks on Crypto. Espionage as one of the main APT groups’ goals.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Expert at the ANSSI observed that the threat actors deployed a webshell on the compromised Centreon servers that were exposed on the internet, along with a backdoor dubbed Exaramel first spotted by ESET researchers in 2018. Now the French software vendor announced that its paid customers were not impacted by the cyber attack.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

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