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. 2019 will continue these trends but at a faster pace. Upcoming government standardization efforts will continue to increase substantially in 2019. About the author: Matt Burke.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2019

Locked Shields 2019 – France wins, the world’s biggest and most advanced international cyber drills organized by NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Center of Excellence (CCDCOE). . The team from France won the cyber defence exercise Locked Shields 2019 Czech and Swedish team take second and third place respectively.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Securing these systems is a growing challenge, with current regulations not fully addressing cyber threats. 2019 – Viking Sky (post-SRtP) – one generator was out of service for maintenance, and during heavy weather, all three of the running generators shut down, resulting in prolonged blackout.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Similarly, a Netherlands-based law enforcement agency recollected the total sum of $200k paid to recover data related to Maastricht University in 2019. The post FBI issues serious cyber threat alert about Vice Society appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Researchers pointed out that the petroleum industry only started this summer by introducing cyber security measures requested by the 2019 Security Act. The post Norway PM warns of Russia cyber threat to oil and gas industry appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Keeping pests out of your home and keeping cyber threats out of your organization might seem worlds apart, but there are surprising parallels between the two. Step 6: Adapting to new threats Pestie parallel: Pests evolve; new species might emerge, and old ones may adapt to traditional treatments.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2022

In March 2021, Microsoft released several updates to patch zero day vulnerabilities found in Microsoft Exchange Server affecting versions 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019 [2]. The post 10 Lessons Learned from the Top Cyber Threats of 2021 appeared first on Security Boulevard. Vulnerability Type. CVSS Score. CVE-2021-26885.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In 2019, TSYS was acquired by financial services firm Global Payments Inc. ” According to a report released last month by the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), an industry consortium aimed at fighting cyber threats, the banking industry remains a primary target of ransomware groups.

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday warned of continued ransomware attacks aimed at disrupting water and wastewater facilities (WWS), highlighting five incidents that occurred between March 2019 and August 2021.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Threat hunting starts with a pretty paranoid premise: That your network may have already been breached and threat actors may be inside waiting for an opportunity to strike. This data is based on common attributes where cyber threat hunters can efficiently identify suspicious activity, making the threat hunting process more manageable.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 29, 2024

A previously undocumented cyber threat dubbed Muddling Meerkat has been observed undertaking sophisticated domain name system (DNS) activities in a likely effort to evade security measures and conduct reconnaissance of networks across the world since October 2019.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

But Will Thomas , a cyber threat intelligence researcher at Equinix, found an Internet address in the leaked data that corresponds to a domain flagged in a 2019 Citizen Lab report about one-click mobile phone exploits that were being used to target groups in Tibet.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 8, 2021

Kevin Breen , director of cyber threat research at Immersive Labs , said elevation of privilege flaws are just as valuable to attackers as remote code execution bugs: Once the attacker has gained an initial foothold, he can move laterally across the network and uncover further ways to escalate to system or domain-level access.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2025

PRODAFT researchers warn of Russia-linked APT group Nebulous Mantis targeting NATO-related defense organizations Nebulous Mantis, a Russian-speaking cyber espionage group (aka Cuba, STORM-0978 , Tropical Scorpius , UNC2596 ), used RomCom RAT and Hancitor since 2019 to target critical infrastructure, governments, and NATO-linked entities.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 1, 2024

The post Intel 471 Acquires Cyborg Security to Expand Its Cyber Threat Intelligence Portfolio with Innovative Threat Hunting Capabilities appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2022

This CSA provides an overview of Russian state-sponsored cyber operations; commonly observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs); detection actions; incident response guidance; and mitigations.” “This overview is intended to help the cybersecurity community reduce the risk presented by these threats.”

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In SiteLock’s 2019 Website Security Report , we analyzed 6 million websites in our sample data to determine the most prevalent cyber threats websites face today. According to the 2019 Verizon Security Report , 34% of breaches involved internal actors. We found that of the websites we scanned, 1.4%

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning organizations about Ghost (Cring) ransomware, a sophisticated cyber threat that has been compromising critical infrastructure, businesses, and government entities worldwide.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 13, 2020

Data Viper is the brainchild of Vinny Troia , a security researcher who runs a cyber threat intelligence company called Night Lion Security. 3, 2019, Data Viper’s Twitter account casually noted , “FiveStars — 44m breached records added – incl Name, Email, DOB.” But on Aug. “Verifications.io

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

I’m proud to present the ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2020 , the annual report published by the ENISA that provides insights on the evolution of cyber threats for the period January 2019-April 2020. It is an amazing work that identifies and evaluates the top cyber threats for the period January 2019-April 2020.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 14, 2022

While actual human error accounts for 6 percent of breaches this year—down from a high of 11 percent in 2019— the fallibility of employees should not be discounted in areas such as misconfigured cloud storage. These include social attacks, error and misuse, phishing, and pretexting.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

I’m privileged to share news that two Last Watchdog articles were recognized in the 2019 Information Management Today MVP Awards. Cyber threats to privacy and security will continue to be a seminal issue that affects us all for the foreseeable future. That said, it is always nice to be recognized by my peers.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Currently, ransomware is the most prominent cyber threat to businesses and individuals. According to CyberEdge’s 2021 Cyberthreat Defense Report, 62% of organizations were victimized by ransomware in 2019—up from 56% in 2018 and 55% in 2017. This rise is arguably […]… Read More.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2019

We constantly monitor our entire infrastructure at heightened level of alertness to deal with any potential cyber threat.” Another curious, if only coincidental, development: On April 4, 2019, the government of India sold “enemy” shares in Wipro worth approximately $166 million. “A total of 44.4

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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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Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

Also:  I clicked on four sneaky online scams on purpose - to show you how they work In March 2024, the company revealed that customer data from 2019 and earlier had been leaked on the dark web , affecting 7.6 million existing AT&T subscribers and 65.4 million former account holders.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 8, 2023

It’s particularly popular among criminals now; since 2019, the use of phishing scams has increased by 300%. Despite […] The post Business Email Compromise: 3 Steps to Reduce Risk appeared first on Flare | Cyber Threat Intel | Digital Risk Protection. The reason for the increase?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Ajax Bash, the Security Engineer of Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) endorsed the statement and attributed a large global campaign to a group of threat actors belonging to Kremlin based Fancy Bear (APT28).

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 27, 2025

Background Tenable’s Research Special Operations (RSO) team has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding Iranian cyber operations in the wake of the recent conflict and warnings from U.S. CVE-2019-0604 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability [ 1 ] 9.8

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

It is actually an external device that scans for malicious content and alerts a computer admin about the lurking cyber threat. According to Honeywell, cyber threats from USB borne devices doubled in IT environments from 2019 to 2020.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2021

The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo approved the creation of the Bureau of Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies (CSET) that was first announced in 2019. The CSET Bureau was created to increase the resilience of the country to foreign cyber-threats and lead the emerging cybersecurity diplomacy efforts.

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Webroot

AUGUST 6, 2021

The steady stream of cyberattacks seen throughout 2019 turned into a torrent over the last year – ransomware, phishing scams and data breaches are now at an all-time high. Of course, the growing cybersecurity threat isn’t contained to just one country. Tackling Cyber Threats. A Global Challenge. Expanded Offerings.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Tianfu Cup 2019 Day 1 – Chinese experts hacked Chrome, Edge, Safari, Office365. Tianfu Cup 2019 – 11 teams earned a total of 545,000 for their Zero-Day Exploits. Belorussian authorities blocked ProtonMail following a wave of bomb threats. CTHoW v2.0 – Cyber Threat Hunting on Windows.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 21, 2021

Threat detection firm Avanan was the first to notify the users about the phishing campaign taking place worldwide and said that the phishing emails might also be loaded with links that when clicked could inject the device with malware. In the year 2019, Trend Micro detected over 61.2

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 6, 2022

Cyber threats continue to gain momentum and there are still not enough ways to counter it. Related: Why the ‘Golden Age’ of cyber espionage is upon us. The global threat intelligence market size was estimated at $10.9 billion in 2020 and will grow to $16.1 billion by 2025.

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SecureBlitz

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The news, initially reported by Cybereason's Nocturnus team and confirmed by multiple security researchers, highlights a concerning trend in the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats. Initially discovered in late 2019 […] The post Valak Malware turns enterprise data stealer appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

“The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has consistently observed Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS)-affiliated cyber threat actors using publicly available information sources and common, well-known tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to target U.S. Government agencies.”

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