Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2022

Like the Solarwinds attack in 2020, Kaseya MSP attack was a supply chain attack and delivered using Kaseya VSA Agent Hot-fix. Murphy, “Microsoft hack escalates as criminal groups rush to exploit flaws,” Financial Times , 09-Mar-2021. The post 10 Lessons Learned from the Top Cyber Threats of 2021 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 23, 2022

North Korea Cyber Threat Group ‘Lazarus’ Targets M1 Mac with Signed Executables. Lazarus had made a name for itself with cyber-espionage. One of the primary goals of the operation has been espionage, EST said in a blog post in 2020 when it first uncovered “Operation In(ter)caption.” brooke.crothers. M1 MacBook and Intel.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The post Episode 198: Must Hear Interviews from 2020 appeared first on The Security Ledger. Related Stories Episode 195: Cyber Monday Super Deals Carry Cyber Risk DHS Looking Into Cyber Risk from TCL Smart TVs Episode 197: The Russia Hack Is A 5 Alarm Fire | Also: Shoppers Beware!

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most unnerving phenomena in the cyber threat landscape. In many cases, the crooks hack managed service providers (MSPs) first and then use this access to compromise the partnering organizations. In early 2020, several cybercriminals groups followed suit. inch diskettes.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

million users lifted from DriveSure data on the Raidforums hacking forum late last month. To prove the data’s quality, threat actor “pompompurin” detailed the leaked files and user information information in a lengthy post , according to researchers at Risk Based Security , who were the first to report the breach.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

According to the FireEye Mandiant M-Trends 2020 report , FireEye analyzed 1.1 ” Mandiant experts named the China-linked APT41 threat actor as one of the most prolific cyber threat group. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware). million malware samples per day in 2019 and identified 1,268 malware families.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

“As part of a detailed study of the cyber threat, a study of the received samples of malicious programs was conducted, the peculiarities of the functioning of the management server infrastructure were established, and more than 2,000 affected computers were identified in the Ukrainian segment of the Internet.”

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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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

A report published by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, titled “ National Cyber Threat Assessment 2020 ,” warns of risks associated with state-sponsored operations from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Working together, we can increase Canada’s resilience against cyber threats.”

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

The threat of bad actors hacking into airplane systems mid-flight has become a major concern for airlines and operators worldwide. Back in 2015, a security researcher decided to make that very point when he claimed to have hacked a plane , accessed the thrust system, and made it fly higher than intended.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Russia-linked APT Turla has hacked into the systems of an undisclosed European government organization according to Accenture. According to a report published by Accenture Cyber Threat Intelligence (ACTI), Russia-linked cyber-espionage group Turla has hacked into the systems of an undisclosed European government organization.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Trade analysts felt that the business purchase will help the cloud business of the web search giant mitigate risks associated with cyber threats with great confidence driven readiness. In May 2021, the White House tasked Mandiant to investigate the ransomware attack on fuel supply operator Colonial Pipeline.

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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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SecureWorld News

MARCH 8, 2021

Here is what Microsoft had to say in regards to its findings: "Microsoft discovered these new attacker tools and capabilities in some compromised customer networks and observed them to be in use from August to September 2020. Further analysis has revealed these may have been on compromised systems as early as June 2020.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The Cyber Ready Program from Questcom will add as an additional certification to the existing Engineering in Elementary Program to improve digital systems, IT infrastructure of utilities and AI themed expert learning in cyber security by Australian students.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 20, 2020

Who are the threat actors behind these cyber attacks? The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) has the answers. 2020 DBIR cybercrime report and key statistics. We recently spoke to Vinny Troia, author of Hunting Cyber Criminals , about cybercriminal motivations: "I mean, money, always money, money.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Department of Homeland Security in their recently published Intelligence Enterprise Homeland Threat Assessment. Between January 2020 and December 2022, the number of known ransomware attacks in the United States increased by 47 percent,” according to the DHS report.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2021

Cyber threats demand identification and remediation. The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) notes that vulnerabilities accounted for nearly 20% of hacking breaches. The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) notes that vulnerabilities accounted for nearly 20% of hacking breaches.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 15, 2021

com , a wildly popular service that sold access to more than 12 billion usernames and passwords stolen from thousands of hacked websites. For several years, WeLeakInfo was the largest of several services selling access to hacked passwords. 2020, the U.K.’s It’s] only from people that used stripe.com to checkout.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 17, 2021

Major events last year like the SolarWinds hack brought out the need for counterintelligence. Today’s columnist, Derek Manky of FortiGuard Labs, writes about the need for security teams to deploy deception technologies to guard against emerging threats. The role of threat intelligence. FortiGuard Labs.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The intelligence agency states that cyber threats to Finland’s critical infrastructure has increased in both the physical and cyber environments as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Finland). Russia may seek to acquire NATO-related intelligence through Finland.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2020

According to a private industry notification alert (PIN), sent by the FBI to private organizations, the Bureau is aware of extortion activities that have been happening since February 2020. The report also details additional tactics, techniques, and procedures associated with the threat, including intimidation through phone calls.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2022

Departments of State, the Treasury, and Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation released a joint advisory that is warning organizations worldwide about the ‘significant cyber threat’ posed by the North Korean nation-state actors to the global banking and financial institutions. At the time, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Ukrainian national faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in Zeus, IcedID malware schemes CISA: Cisco ASA/FTD bug CVE-2020-3259 exploited in ransomware attacks CISA adds Microsoft Exchange and Cisco ASA and FTD bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog US gov offers a reward of up to $10M for info on ALPHV/Blackcat gang leaders U.S.

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Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2022

State Department increased rewards for information on any North Korea-linked threat actors to $10 million. In April 2020, the U.S. The authorities will also pay for information about past hacking campaigns. SecurityAffairs – hacking, North Korea). At the time, the U.S. Now the U.S. Pierluigi Paganini. The post U.S.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2023

Google TAG researchers focus on identifying and countering advanced and persistent threats. The primary task of the Google TAG is to investigate and mitigate targeted and sophisticated cyber threats, including state-sponsored hacking and hacking groups involved in coordinated attacks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Telegram is becoming an essential platform for cybercriminal activities, crooks use it but and sell any kind of stolen data and hacking tools. “The other method hackers are using is dedicated hacking groups, where hundreds of members actively discuss various aspects of cybercrime and how to exploit data dumps shared.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2021

Group-IB published a report titled “Ransomware Uncovered 2020-2021 ”. analyzes ransomware landscape in 2020 and TTPs of major threat actors. Group-IB , a global threat hunting and adversary-centric cyber intelligence company, has presented its new report “Ransomware Uncovered 2020-2021 ”.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 6, 2021

Black Lotus Labs, a subsidiary of Lumen Technologies, has warned all website owners about an increase in ‘watering hole’ cyber threats. The researchers from the organization say that a hacking group operating from Asia was busy launching malware campaigns targeting websites operated by large and small businesses.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Now, news is out that the attacks related to file encrypting malware have doubled in 2020 on Universities, especially involved in the development of Corona Virus Vaccine. This is making hackers purchase such stuff and launch cyber attacks. And on an average, the cost of payments made to hackers reached $450,000.

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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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, China).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

“The hacking attempts targeted a “broad set of people” including staff working on COVID-19 research, said one of the sources, but are not thought to have been successful.” Threat actors are carrying out cyber espionage campaigns and online influence campaigns. SecurityAffairs – hacking, AstraZeneca).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

In 2020, the number of reports sent to ENISA about cybersecurity incidents saw an increase of 47% compared to the previous year. The level of exposure to cyber threats is increasing to the adoption of emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data, and cloud computing.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2023

“CISA analysts determined that multiple cyber threat actors, including an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor, exploited a.NET deserialization vulnerability in Progress Telerik user interface for ASP.NET AJAX. Exploitation can result in remote code execution. ” reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

A database belonging to TicketClub Italy, a company providing coupons platform for offline purchases, is available for sale on darkweb hacking forums. It is worth mentioning the company had also experienced a similar incident back in April 2020 which resulted in 203,859 customer emails being leaked. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2020

Million MobiFriends User details leaked online North Korea-linked Lazarus APT uses a Mac variant of the Dacls RAT SilverTerrier gang uses COVID-19 lures in BEC attacks against Healthcare, Government Organizations Sodinokibi gang hacked law firm of the celebrities and threatens to release the docs. SecurityAffairs – newsletter, hacking).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2022

In August 2020, the FBI has issued a security alert about Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. Some of the Defendant’s students were likely other cyber threat actors.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ex-Canadian government employee admits to be a member of the Russian cybercrime gang NetWalkerNetWalker).

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