Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2020

System supporting libraries in Volusia County were hit by a cyber attack, the incident took down 600 computers at Volusia County Public Library (VCPL) branches. The attack started around 7 AM on January 9, 2020. ” Source BleepingComputer. . ” Source BleepingComputer. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The US CISA and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector aimed at data theft and disruption of distance learning services. The number of attacks surged at the beginning of the 2020 school year. ” “ reads the alert issued by CISA. ” states the alert.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new strain of malware that is believed to be part of the arsenal of theUS Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has discovered a new malware that experts attribute to the US Central Intelligence Agency. We therefore named this malware Purple Lambert.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2022

CVE-2020-5902 F5 Big-IP CVE-2020-14882 Oracle WebLogic CVE-2021-26855 Microsoft Exchange (Note: this vulnerability is frequently observed used in conjunction with CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, and CVE-2021-27065). Some of the hacking campaigns that were publicly attributed to Russian state-sponsored APT actors by U.S.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

China-linked hackers carried out cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks with TAIDOOR malware. “CISA encourages users and administrators to review Malware Analysis Report MAR-10292089-1.v1 See the latest malware analysis report on their TTPs at @CNMF_CyberAlert. v1 , U.S. .

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2020

The Travelex currency exchange has been forced offline following a malware attack launched on New Year’s Eve. . This week, the UK-based currency exchange Travelex announced that it has shut down its services as a “precautionary measure” following a malware attack. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) disclose a cyber attack that disrupted its IT systems. The United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) is a global standard-setting authority for the safety, security and environmental performance of international shipping. ” continues the statement.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2021

Russia-linked APT groups leveraged the Lithuanian nation’s technology infrastructure to launch cyber-attacks against targets worldwide. APT29 state-sponsored hackers also exploited Lithuania’s information technology infrastructure to carry out attacks against “foreign entities developing a COVID-19 vaccine.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

GoDaddy discloses a security breach, threat actors have stolen source code and installed malware on its servers in a long-runing attack. Web hosting company GoDaddy announced that attackers have stolen source code and installed malware on its servers. ” reads a FORM- 10-K filed with SEC.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

We’re seeing more activity leveraging the CVE-2020-1472 exploit (ZeroLogon). — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 6, 2020. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 6, 2020. This is the second alert published by Microsoft related to Zerologon attack in the wild.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble has disclosed a cyber attack and that the threat actors have exposed the customers’ data. 1/2 — NOOK (@nookBN) October 14, 2020. (2/2) — NOOK (@nookBN) October 14, 2020. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware). Barnes & Noble, Inc. , Thank you for your patience.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

A cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John Hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities have their naked photos and videos leaked online Romanians arrested for running underground malware services Threat actor shared a list of 49,577 IPs vulnerable Fortinet VPNs Computer Security and Data Privacy, the perfect alliance (..)

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2021

.” Conti ransomware operators run a private Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), the malware appeared in the threat landscape at the end of December 2019 and was distributed through TrickBot infections. Since August 2020, the group has launched its leak site to threaten its victim to release the stolen data.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

S ome operations at INA Group, Croatia’s biggest oil company, and its largest petrol station chain were disrupted by a cyber attack. A ransomware attack has disrupted operations at INA Group, Croatia’s biggest oil company, and its largest petrol station chain. ” states ZDNet that first reported the issue.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2020

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In March 2020, KrebsOnSecurity alerted Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group that hackers had broken into its network and sold the access to a criminal group which specializes in deploying ransomware. That’s because gaining the initial foothold is rarely the difficult part of the attack. ”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The Notice Regarding Network Issues published by the company states that on the morning of November 2nd, 2020 is suffered a cyberattack, In response to the incident the game developer shut down portions of their corporate network to prevent the malware from spreading.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Microsoft researchers are warning that threat actors are continuing to actively exploit the ZeroLogon vulnerability in attacks in the wild. The CVE-2020-1472 flaw is an elevation of privilege that resides in the Netlogon. ENABLE enforcement mode to address CVE-2020-1472 in your environment.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 288 appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The attack was reported last week by Handelsblatt , the website databreaches.net also reported the news after @Chum1ng0 alerted them. . CyberAttack , #CyberSecurity , #ciberseguridad ; "Cyber attack paralyzes MDax group Symrise" [link] — chum1ng0 (@chum1ng0) December 14, 2020.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 27, 2021

A new security audit reveals that cyber bad actors hit the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with more than 6,000 attacks during the last four years. And the audit found that attackers did successfully introduce malware into agency systems.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2021

The at-home laboratory services provider Apex Laboratory disclosed a ransomware attack, the hackers also stole some patient in the incident that took place on July 25, 2020. Further investigation allowed the company to discover that the data might have been stolen from its systems between July 21 and July 25, 2020.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Qualys is the latest victim of a cyber attack, the company was likely hacked by threat actors that exploited a zero-day vulnerability in their Accellion FTA server. The attackers exfiltrate sensitive data from the target systems and then published it on the CLOP ransomware gang’s leak site. reported FireEye.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

ISS reveals malware attack impacted parts of the IT environment. ObliqueRAT, a new malware employed in attacks on government targets in Southeast Asia. FireEye Mandiant M-Trends 2020 report: 500+ new Malware strains in 2019. Lampion malware v2 February 2020. Fbot re-emerged, the backstage.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

According to IBM, OT attacks increased by over 2000 percent in 2019, most of them involved the Echobot IoT malware. IBM’s 2020 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index report analyzes the threat landscape in 2019, the experts observed a spike in the number of OT attacks. “ OT attacks hit an all-time high.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2020

A critical flaw in industrial automation systems opens to remote hack Crooks stole 800,000€ from ATMs in Italy with Black Box attack Operators behind Dark Caracal are still alive and operational Sopra Steria estimates financial Impact of ransomware attack could reach €50 Million Delaware County, Pennsylvania, opted to pay 500K ransom to DoppelPaymer (..)

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Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2020

NSA is warning of cyber attacks launched by foreign threat actors against organizations in the critical infrastructure sector across the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert warning of cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure across the U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

“In this in-depth research, we uncover significant parts of two advanced Iranian cyber-groups – Domestic Kitten and Infy. Both groups have conducted long-running cyber-attacks and intrusive surveillance campaigns, which target both individuals’ mobile devices and personal computers.” ” concludes the report.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The epidemic went truly mainstream with the release of CryptoLocker back in 2013, and it has since transformed into a major dark web economy spawning the likes of Sodinokibi, Ryuk, and Maze lineages that are targeting the enterprise on a huge scale in 2020. In early 2020, several cybercriminals groups followed suit.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

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 cyber attack,” reads a statement from Norway’s parliament.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Experts believe that the attack was carried out by a ransomware gang, it has been estimated that the city may take a couple of weeks to fully recover its operations. The Saint John Police Force is investigating the cyber attack with the support of the National Cybercrime Coordination Unit and the New Brunswick RCMP Digital Forensics Unit.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Chart: [link] pic.twitter.com/qgycevVsnT — CryptoQuant (@cryptoquant_com) September 26, 2020. Deposits and withdrawals have been temporarily suspended while the company is investigating the security incident. “We detected some large withdrawals since September 26, 2020 at 03:05:37 (UTC+8). Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The software updates for your IT management tools arrive automatically and contain legitimate changes—but hidden inside the update is malware that gives hackers secret access to your network. Government and prominent security researchers, this type of attack is playing out right now on a global scale. And according to the U.S.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

. “The Council today imposed restrictive measures on two individuals and one body that were responsible for or took part in the cyber-attack on the German Federal Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) in April and May 2015.” The cyber attack on the “Parlakom” network was discovered in early May. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The attacks also aimed at carrying out other criminal activities, such as the deployment of ransomware and cryptocurrency malware. 35, with 25, carried out cyber attacks on high-technology and similar organizations and video game companies. The August 2020 indictment charges charged Jiang Lizhi (???),

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The hackers claimed to have breached an Israeli water facility, likely recycled water, in a video that was published the night of December 1st, 2020. “The reservoir’s HMI system was connected directly to the internet, without any security appliance defending it or limiting access to it. ” concludes the post.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Clop Ransomware operators plunder US universities Malware attack on Applus blocked vehicle inspections in some US states 2,5M+ users can check whether their data were exposed in Facebook data leak 33.4%

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