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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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has witnessed in its study a 250% raise in the percentage of attacks last year, i.e., 2022. But it raised the intensity bar after launching attacks on the Zelensky led nation from early hours of February 24th 2022.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 18, 2023

CommScope, an American company that is in the business of providing network infrastructure, was reportedly hit by a ransomware attack. German-based company Rheinmetall has become a victim of a cyber attack recently, and hackers fraudulently accessed data related to industrial customers, largely from the automobile sector.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. Between high-profile ransomware attacks and mergers, it is a time of high stakes and great change for the industry. Top Cybersecurity Companies. Visit website.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Guardian’s Australian staff were targeted in a sophisticated cyber attack that led to the leak of personal information of 140 current and former staff members. NOTE 1- The Guardian’s UK branch was the first to get targeted in the attack on December 20th,2022 and it was of ransomware variant.

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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

AUGUST 28, 2022

Microsoft released a report that cloud applications are acting as catalysts for cyber attacks as it detected over 1.5 million attack attempts on cloud environments in a time frame of just 60 months. Researchers saw a rise in the attacks, as most of the targets were service providers whose impact was directly felt by customers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Washington State has revealed in a public statement issued yesterday that it is shutting down its Professional Online Licensing and Regulatory Information System(POLARIS) as it has detected a cyber attack that could have compromised driving license user details to hackers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 29, 2022

Mathew Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General of the National Security Division, stated that it will provide updates to the committee as the probe unfolds the cyber attack details. The post DOJ confirms cyber attack on US Court system appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2023

News is out that social security numbers of nearly 35,000 users were leaked in a cyber attack that could have emerged from a credential stuffing campaign launched by a state funded actor. According to the update provided by a source from PayPal, the attack took place on December 6 and was identified at the end of last month.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Telefonica, the company that offers internet related services in Spain, was hit by a cyber attack almost two weeks ago. However, the company has assured that no personal info or bank details were leaked in the attack. However, the company has assured that no personal info or bank details were leaked in the attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2023

Zacks Investment is the first firm that has hit the headlines of Google regarding data compromise and sources add that a single hack that took place between 2021 and 2022 result in the leak of information belonging to 820,000 customers. The post Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2023

A computer glitch that could have taken place because of a cyber attack led to the grounding of flights across the United States from the early hours of today. The post All United States flights grounded and cyber attack not suspected appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In 2021, law enforcement continued making a tremendous effort to track down, capture and arrest ransomware operators, to take down ransomware infrastructure, and to claw back ransomware payments. These transformations for ransomware groups will become the source of new attacks. Before BlackMatter it was DarkSide.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The ransomware group BlackCat has claimed responsibility for the attack. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the ransomware group, which is also referred to as ALPHV, had compromised more than 60 entities in early 2022. FNF's claim of having 'contained' the attack by Nov. In an SEC filing on Nov.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The end of the year is a good time to reflect on the past 12 months and create a plan to improve in 2022. Like years past, 2021 revealed more of the same for the cybersecurity industry—more breaches, bigger ransomware attacks, higher stakes. Understand cybersecurity impacts your bottom line.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2024

LockBit ransomware operators have published sensitive data allegedly stolen from the Simone Veil hospital in Cannes. In April, a cyber attack hit the Hospital Simone Veil in Cannes (CHC-SV), impacting medical procedures and forcing personnel to return to pen and paper.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 3, 2022

Bridgestone America, a company that has its headquarters in Japan, was hit by a cyber attack recently leading to shut down of its tyre manufacturing facilities operating in Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, along with a facility from Canada.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 26, 2022

According to a press update released by the company on Monday, the incident took place on July 19th,2022 and the owner PB Fintech discovered that the threat actors made the fraudulent access through a server vulnerability, that now has been fixed.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 29, 2022

Second is the news related to Baton Rouge General Health System (GHS), a healthcare service provider that disclosed yesterday that it was hit by a cyber attack in June this year leaking patient details to hackers. Third is the news related to Napa Valley College, which released a press statement admitting a ransomware attack.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. Investors recognize the potential too, as funding for cybersecurity ventures more than doubled from previous years to almost $22 billion in 2021. Top 10 Cybersecurity Startups.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 26, 2022

A spokesperson from Nordic Hotels & Resorts released a press statement yesterday that personal details of about 15k customers belonging to Helsinki Hotel were accessed by hackers via a cyber attack as the details were compromised from a reservation system also used by Hotel Kamp and F6 Hotel.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 11, 2022

After almost 6 months of war with Ukraine, Russia seems to have hit it digitally and so is reportedly launching wiper cyber attacks that could clean off data on the targeted computers on a permanent note. The post Russia launching wiper malware cyber attacks against Ukraine appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

American worldwide logistics and freight forwarding company Expeditors International shuts down global operations after cyber attack. The company discovered the attack on February 20, 2022, it doesn’t provide details about the attack and announced to have launched an investigation into the incident.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Team has made it official that Vice Society, a hacking group, is behind multiple ransomware attacks that were being targeted at education, government and retail sectors. NOTE- In case a company falls prey to ransomware, it is better to avoid paying a ransom.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Achieving funding is no simple task, and cybersecurity entrepreneurs have a difficult path competing in a complex and competitive landscape. Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. Investments in cybersecurity more than doubled from $12 billion to $29.5

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2022

When these computers come online, any company or federal agency that is not upgraded to post-quantum cybersecurity will leave its data vulnerable to attackers. It is now more important than ever for companies to share cyberattack and ransomware data with the government to ensure that we can defend and prepare much better than before.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 13, 2022

A cyber attack reportedly hit Albuquerque Public Schools, disrupting its digital systems to the core and forcing the authorities to shut the school operations consecutively for the second day on Friday, i.e. January 14th,2022. In the past few weeks, several companies and government entities were hit by DarkSide Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2023

A cyber attack paralyzed the water controllers for irrigating fields in the Jordan Valley that are operated by the Galil Sewage Corporation. The National Cyber Organization warned of the risk of cyber attacks that anti-Israeli hackers can carry out against national infrastructure during the month of Ramadan.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Also, that threat actors, especially state-sponsored, and criminal enterprises would take advantage of the expanding cyber-attack surface by using their resources to employ more sophisticated means for discovering target vulnerabilities, automating phishing, and finding new deceptive paths for infiltrating malware. .”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

As we near the end of 2022, IT professionals look back at one of the worst years on record for incidents. Cyber attacks and breaches continue to rise with no end in sight. During 2022 over 65% of organizations expected security budgets to expand. With this increased spending the attacks continue at an exponential rate.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has rolled out a comprehensive concept paper titled Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity Strategy: Introduction to the Strategy of the U.S. It's a united front against a common enemy, recognizing that cybersecurity is everyone's business. Recognizing this critical vulnerability, the U.

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GlobalSign

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Australia reeling from massive cyber attacks, suspected Lapsus$ gang member arrested in Brazil, cyber criminals target German newspapers with ransomware

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GlobalSign

DECEMBER 9, 2022

COVID relief funds, Rackspace was hit by a ransomware attack and Denmark's defence ministry gets hit with a cyber attack Apple introduces advanced data protection for iCloud, Chinese hackers stole 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. What drives more cybersecurity attacks on small businesses?

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