SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

New research from Lookout reveals the most common mobile threats aimed at federal, state, and local government agencies and their employees—all of which have increased since 2021. One in eight government employees were exposed to phishing threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 26, 2021

Investigation revealed that Domain was a victim of a phishing attack where hackers gained access to the administrative privileges of the website and contacted people looking for rental properties to demand money for securing a property for hire. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 9, 2021

A single password steal is said to have led to Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack says Joseph Blount, the CEO of the fuel supplying company based in South East Coast. . And so the hacker accessed the network just by stealing the password via a phishing email. .

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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. This includes training employees on how to identify and avoid phishing scams and how to create strong passwords.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Revolut that offers payment processing technology was targeted by a phishing attack recently, leading to data breach of thousands of customers from Lithuania and Europe. of its customers became targets to the sophisticated attack that took place on its servers on Sept 10th of this year.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 13, 2022

For the past 3-4 years, North Korea has been funding Kim Jong’s Nuclear ambition by launching cyber attacks leading to data breaches, stealing cryptocurrencies from exchanges and individual wallets, selling illegal arms to internationally acclaimed criminals such as terrorists, and conducting money laundering crime.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2023

For the past 1 year or so, a museum is unable to access its artecraft database because of a ransomware attack on the servers of Gloucester City Council. The Phishing email attack took place in the year 2021 and the Museum of Gloucester that identified the unauthorized intrusion is still being affected by the cyber incident.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Margaret's Health , a hospital located in Spring Valley, Illinois, announced its closure due to a cyberattack that occurred in 2021. In 2019, another Seattle-area healthcare organization, Grays Harbor Community Hospital , sent notices to 85,000 patients of a ransomware attack that impacted medical records.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The headlines are disturbing: Breach of patient records ; Surgeries and appointments cancelled due to IT outage ; and even, Death attributed to ransomware attack on hospital. Related: High-profile healthcare hacks in 2021. Many security programs focus on employee education (creating a strong password, being aware of phishing, etc.).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

A sophisticated cyber attack launched on the visa website of French government has led to a data breach where sensitive info related to applicants such as nationalities, birth dates and passport numbers were exposed to hackers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2022

German police arrested one individual suspected of having stolen €4 million from users via large-scale phishing campaigns. Germany’s Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) arrested an individual (24) suspected of having stolen €4,000,000 from internet users via phishing attacks along with a two accomplices who are suspected.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Thales and Microsoft partner to provide Azure customers with FIDO and CBA phishing-resistant authentication. The accelerating digital transformation of organizations around the world and the adoption of a hybrid workforce have exposed essential systems and sensitive data to rising cyber threats. Thu, 10/13/2022 - 10:27.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In addition to their normal tests, for Q2 2023 MRG Effitas added two new tests to their Q2 2023 360° Assessment & Certification: the ITW Phishing Test and Phishing Simulator Test. Malwarebytes blocked 100% of phishing attempts in BOTH the ITW Phishing Test and Phishing Simulator Test.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Cybersecurity researchers have turned the spotlight on a new wave of offensive cyberattacks targeting Palestinian activists and entities starting around October 2021 using politically-themed phishing emails and decoy documents.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In 2021, we endured the fallout of a seemingly endless parade of privacy controversies and milestone cyber attacks. Last Watchdog sought commentary from technology thought leaders about lessons learned in 2021– and any guidance they might have to offer heading into 2022. Related: The dire need to security-proof APIs.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2022

Several threat actors have taken advantage of the war in Ukraine to launch a number of cyber attacks. These methods include using documents that exploit CVE-2017-0199 and CVE-2021-40444, macro-embedded documents, and executables. Spear phishing as the main initial infection vector. Figure 1: Phishing template.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 21, 2021

In 2021, it should go without saying, but any organization that collects and handles sensitive data – such as credit card numbers or patient health information – must take steps to secure and protect these assets. From human error to malware, phishing emails to brute force, cybercriminals find ways to steal and to profit.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. FatFace CEO Liz Evans released a statement which said “ On 17th January 2021 FatFace identified some suspicious activity within its IT systems. conduct penetration testing.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, February 2021. The sudo vulnerability aka CVE-2001-3156 , seemed to go under the radar after it was announced and patches were released on 26th January 2021. Npower App Hack.

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Hacker Combat

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

A technical report by Volexity revealing a continuing campaign uncovered an active campaign taking advantage of a zero-day susceptibility in the Zimbra webmail platform since December 2021. . The attack came to the attention of Volexity through one of their clients. How the Cybercriminal Launch the Attack. The Genesis.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2021. Cyber Security Roundup for April 2021. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency Spent nearly £800,000 on Cyber Attack Response. Million of the Costs.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Phishing scams use it to compromise networks. They spot unwanted traffic such as spam, phishing expeditions, malware, and scams. A good email gateway will contain most of the following features: Identify and filter spam, viruses, phishing and malware from URLs or attachments. Key Features of Secure Email Gateways.

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Anton on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

The famous Mandiant 2023 M-Trends (NOT G-Trends, mind you…) report is out, and here are some of the things that I found to be surprising and NOT surprising :-) Mandiant M-Trends 2023 Detection by Source SURPRISING “Mandiant experts note a decrease in the percentage of global intrusions involving ransomware between 2021 and 2022. Good news?!]

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 2, 2021

2021 Data Threat Report: How Covid Changed Everything. Thu, 06/03/2021 - 06:46. As we look back at 2020 and the impacts of the pandemic that have carried over into 2021, it is important for organizations to look back and reflect what they did right and how they could improve their processes to become more resilient.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, May 2021. The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published its Smart Cities (connected places) guidance for UK local authorities. Keeping Phishing Simulations on Track.

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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? Here are my top 5 predictions: Work-From-Anywhere Will Continue to Expose Cyber Gaps . US states like Maine and Nevada have already passed a state data privacy law or have it scheduled for 2021. Sophisticated Ransomware .

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. In 2021 alone, IC3 received 847,376 complaints which amounted to $6.9 of cyber attacks IBM handled. Phishing attacks made up 40% of all attacks in the sector.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

This exposure of sensitive credential and network access information, especially privileged user accounts, could lead to subsequent cyber attacks against individual users or affiliated organizations.” Crooks obtain the information by conducting spear-phishing and ransomware attacks, or other means.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

There are simple steps consumers can take today, for free, to lower their overall risk of a cyber attack, including using multi-factor authentication for their accounts and using strong passwords. Also, one of the top ways attackers can target individuals is via social engineering or phishing. LW: Anything else?

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Herjavec Group

JULY 29, 2021

Halfway through 2021 and it’s been a year unlike any other in cybersecurity ! While the world transitions out of the pandemic, cyber adversaries have continued to take advantage of the chaos – cyber attacks have skyrocketed and are only becoming more frequent, destructive, and sophisticated. In the U.S.,

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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. They also have a limited budget to spend on effective cyber security measures.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2021

Agency for International Development (USAID) to launch phishing campaigns against a broad array of targets. Microsoft officials said the attack targeted 3,000 email accounts at 150 organizations. Now the group is back with the USAID phishing campaign. … Attacks are more difficult to spot on mobile.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. It can shut down your business – in the case of healthcare organizations that can be life-threatening for patients – damage your reputation with customers and employees, and invite further attacks as cybercriminals view your organization as an easy mark.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Interpol, the internationally recognized crime prevention agency, has announced an online campaign that will help individuals and companies protect their networks from state funded cyber attack campaigns.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 25, 2024

These results mark the ninth time in a row ThreatDown has received all certification awards, and is now officially the only vendor to win every single certification and award from Q3 2021 through Q3 2023. ThreatDown blocked 100% of phishing attempts in the In-the-Wild (ITW) Phishing Test.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Less Common Types of Malware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

. & PETACH TIKVA, Israel–( BUSINESS WIRE )– CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR ) today announced it was named an Overall Privileged Access Management Leader for the sixth year in a row in the KuppingerCole Analysts 2021 “ Leadership Compass: Privileged Access Management ” 1 report. Copyright © 2021 CyberArk Software.

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