CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 10, 2022

According to a research carried out by Check Point Research, a 50% rise in cyber attacks is being witnessed year on year and the target points were mostly touted to be the organizations operating in education/research and military or government sectors.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 15, 2021

All the world leaders who took part at the G7 Summit held in Cornwall, UK have agreed on a unanimous note that ransomware and cyber attacks have emerged as the biggest threats to their nation in recent times. The post Ransomware and Cyber Attacks were hot topics at G7 Summit appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

CMA CGM, a France-based shipping and transportation company, has officially admitted that it was hit by a cyber attack that led to the leak of sensitive information such as first and last names, employee name, designation of employee, email address and phone number. The post Cyber Attack on CMA CGM and Blackmatter ransomware demand $5.9

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SecureBlitz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Do you know that ransomware attack is at its peak? In the second quarter of this year, Ryuk led the charge with the most number of ransomware attacks. Ransomware has witnessed a huge increase in 2021, with global attack volume growing by 151 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 27, 2021

Gyrodata that offers technology services to mining companies was hit by a ransomware cyberattack early this year. A statement released by the company states that the Gyrodata servers were hit by a file-encrypting malware spread by REvil ransomware group and a portion of data was accessed and stolen by the hacker/s. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 22, 2021

The US Department of Defense Cyber Command has disclosed in a tweet that the US State Department was hit by a cyber attack, just a couple of weeks ago, hinting at a serious data breach. The post Details of US State Department Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 2, 2022

We all know that half of the ransomware gangs that are operating in the wild are from Russia or are being financially backed by Kremlin. So, after analyzing the current situation in the cyber landscape, the FBI has concluded that the Putin-led government is all set to the cyber-attack United States pretty soon!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 10, 2022

Ragnar Locker Ransomware, notorious hacking group that spreads file encrypting malware to large-scale organizations, has hit a security firm this time and stole data to prove it’s worth. Subex, a telecom analytics firm, remained silent on the cyber attack and divulged details only after a thorough investigation gets concluded.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 29, 2021

A spokesperson released a press statement yesterday and confirmed that the attack was a ransomware variant and the incident was contained finally with an in-house disaster recovery procedure. A vulnerability on the Microsoft email exchange server is said to have led to the ransomware attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 11, 2021

Sources reporting to our Cybersecurity Insiders say that the hackers managed to gain access to nearly 750GB of data and stole it; only to post it on the dark web after few days. That will help other companies take proactive Cybersecurity measures before any untoward takes place.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2023

In a statement issued by the delivery giant yesterday, the 5 centuries old non-profit government organization is busy investigating a cyber incident that brought its operations to knees from early this month. Russia linked hackers group dubbed LockBit Ransomware is suspected to be behind the cyber attack and a probe is still on.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Currently, information published by Global Times suggests that the intelligence gathering campaign is taking place since 2021 and will intensify into a large-scale network scan detection and supply chain attacks on Chinese networks in the coming days.

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SecureBlitz

MARCH 31, 2023

According to recent research, the amount of global cyberattacks grew by as much as 38% in 2022, when compared to 2021. These were orchestrated by smaller, ransomware hackers that focused specifically on tools used in remote working environments.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The US military is beginning to take action against ransomware groups, and hundreds of European SPAR supermarket stores were impacted by a cyber attack. The post Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of December 6, 2021 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

According to the experts of the Singapore-based cybersecurity firm the group of threat actors are from India and were super active between June and November 2021, thus attacking government, military and law enforcement organizations in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

London based Giant Group has confirmed that its IT infrastructure was suffering repercussions gained through a cyber attack on September 24th,2021 and all its phone, email and other payroll related servers were facing digital disruption.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

United States Senate has passed on a new resolution if/when approved will make it mandatory for owners of critical infrastructures to report cyber attacks within a time frame of 72 hours. The post All Cyber Attacks in US should be reported within 72 hours appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 7, 2021

The highlight in the find is that the threat actors are exploiting a bug in the SAP application to deploy ransomware not before stealing data. Good news is that no customer breaches have been discovered by the cyber attacks to date. The post SAP Applications under Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The ransomware group BlackCat has claimed responsibility for the attack. The group is linked to the Colonial Pipeline hack that caused gas prices to spike in 2021 and the hack of MGM Resorts earlier this year. FNF's claim of having 'contained' the attack by Nov.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 9, 2022

The government of Costa Rica declared a national emergency on May 8th, 2022, Sunday, as most of its government websites were impacted by ransomware, disrupting servers and back-end operations to the core. Second is the news related to the Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack that took place at the same time last year.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Qualys seems to have suffered a data breach, threat actors allegedly exploited zero-day flaw in their Accellion FTA server. 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.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Patrick Davidson, the company’s director, issued a press statement that his company’s new policy titled “Cyber War and Cyber Operation Exclusion Clauses” was included after making a detailed survey of pulling back cyber coverage in certain situations.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

A survey taken up by CrowdStrike has confirmed that there would probably be an increase in cyber attacks from North Korea as the nation is struggling with economic crisis and food shortage in the nation because of the corona-virus pandemic.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 16, 2021

SonicWall that offers next generation firewalls and various Cybersecurity solutions has announced that its customers using certain products are at a risk of being cyber attacked with ransomware. Otherwise, they can be targeted by a ransomware campaign that could spread the malware to the entire network.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2021

Disclosing the fact that the quad countries were seen working on a special squad to avoid cyber massacres such as the one that hit SolarWinds and Microsoft; Mr. Sullivan stated that they were in the process of gathering information to avoid such state-funded attacks in the future. .

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 31, 2021

However, this blog’s point is that these forms of cyber attacks will continue and could likely accelerate. The post Best of 2021 – What We Can Learn From the 2021 Microsoft Data Breach appeared first on Security Boulevard. Trying to react after the fact is not the way to do business.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warns of an ongoing massive ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers. The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warns of an ongoing massive ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers worldwide, including Italian systems.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

A sophisticated cyber attack launched on an IT firm serving UK’s Labour Party has reportedly leaked sensitive details related to members and supporters. The post Cyber Attack on Labour Party UK leaks sensitive data appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 25, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Sophos has come up with a solution that promises to put an end to TLS based cyber attacks. Thus, it helps in thwarting cyber attacks by offering unmatched detection and protection capabilities at high speeds.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2021

The start of 2021 brings forth a cyber security crossroads. One of the most concerning cybersecurity trends this year is closely connected to 2020. Ransomware and fileless malware breaches will rapidly continue to destabilize businesses in 2021. Related: Breaches spike during pandemic. Targeting remote workers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The education sector is increasingly vulnerable to simple and sophisticated cyber threats, and higher learning is especially vulnerable. These attacks also tend to be more successful in access and payout in the event of ransom demands, with 74% of attacks ending successfully for hackers. 64% of higher education.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 14, 2022

Microsoft Exchange Servers are being targeted by those spreading BlackCat Ransomware and information is out that the hackers are seen exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities on the systems to induct the said file encrypting malware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 24, 2021

It is nearing the mid-year point of 2021, and already it can be characterized as” the year of the breach.” The scale of penetration and exfiltration of data by hackers and the implications are emblematic of the urgency for stronger cybersecurity. Ransomware attacks are taking center stage as Cyber-threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 24, 2022

IBM, the American Technology Company, has taken a cybersecurity initiative to improve Ransomware protection in public schools across the United States. Note 3- Charles Henderson, the Chief of IBM Security X-Force, is urging companies not to pay a ransom when they are hit by ransomware gangs.

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As we look ahead to 2021, what trends can we expect to emerge and continue when it comes to cyber? What should C-suite executives account for in their cybersecurity roadmaps and risk registers? Here are my top 5 predictions: Work-From-Anywhere Will Continue to Expose Cyber Gaps . Sophisticated Ransomware .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 3, 2023

Intel, the world-renowned silicon chipmaker, has extended its partnership with Check Point Software technologies to boost its chipsets defense line against ransomware attacks. In the year 2021, security analysts tagged Ransomware at the trending malware topping the list in the Crypto-virology chart.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

Small businesses are more vulnerable to cyber-attacks since hackers view them as easy victims to target. While this may seem unlikely, statistics reveal that more than half of these businesses experienced some form of cyber-attack in 2022. Therefore, it’s crucial that small businesses make cybersecurity a top priority.

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