Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The charity organization Save the Children International revealed that it was hit by a cyber attack. The company disclosed the security incident after the ransomware gang BianLian listed the organization on its Tor leak site.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts was hit by a cyber attack that shut down its systems at MGM Hotels and Casinos. Hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts was the victim of a cyber attack, the IT infrastructure across the United States was shut down. ” states the New York Times. “MGM

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 24, 2023

Yellow Pages Canada reportedly fell victim to a Black Basta Ransomware attack at the end of March this year. Black Basta has emerged as one of the notorious ransomware-spreading groups after LockBit and is seen taking down computer networks of many notable companies such as Capita and Sobeys.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A cyber attack on the logistics giant DP World caused significant disruptions in the operations of several major Australian ports. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the attack had blocked an estimated 30,000 shipping containers across DP World’s yards nationally.

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric suffered a data breach after a Cactus ransomware attack. BleepingComputer first reported the attack that hit the Sustainability Business division of the company on January 17th. The Cactus ransomware relies on multiple legitimate tools (e.g.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Iran-linked Agonizing Serpens group has been targeting Israeli organizations with destructive cyber attacks since January. Agonizing Serpens has been active since December 2020, it is known for its destructive wiper and fake-ransomware attacks against Israeli organizations. The tool sqlextractor (binary name sql.net4.exe)

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SecureBlitz

MARCH 31, 2023

These were orchestrated by smaller, ransomware hackers that focused specifically on tools used in remote working environments.

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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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The chief executive of insurance giant Zurich warns that cyber attacks, rather than natural catastrophes, will become uninsurable. Mario Greco, chief executive of insurer giant Zurich, has warned that cyber attacks will become soon “uninsurable.”. These people can severely disrupt our lives.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Last Watchdog posed two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? ai Antani Many speculated that the ransomware attack on a Toyota supply chain player in Kojima, Japan was in retaliation for Japan’s aid to Ukraine.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As we wrap up a year marked by a global pandemic, a protracted war in Ukraine, soaring inflation, exorbitant gas prices, and relentless ransomware attacks, we nevertheless look to 2023 in cybersecurity with a bit of hopefulness. Still, we have a few 2023 cybersecurity predictions we would like to share.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The LockBit ransomware group published data allegedly stolen from the aerospace giant Boeing in a recent attack. At the end of October, the Lockbit ransomware group added Boeing to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The attack targeted elements of the parts and distribution business run by its global services division.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Alphv ransomware group added the Morrison Community Hospital to its dark web leak site. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group claims to have hacked the Morrison Community Hospital and added it to its dark web Tor leak site. The group is known to have a role for its affiliated that prohibits attacking healthcare organizations.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2024

The Cactus ransomware group claims to have hacked Coop, one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden. The Cactus ransomware group claims to have hacked Coop and is threatening to disclose a huge amount of personal information, over 21 thousand directories. The Cactus ransomware relies on multiple legitimate tools (e.g.

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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 5, 2023

The final NCUA rule went into effect on September 1, 2023, requiring that affected credit unions should notify the NCUA "as soon as possible and no later than 72 hours" after the credit union "reasonably believes" the incident has occurred. all of which were relying on the attacked vendor. federal agency.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Aug 1, 2023 –? Lumu , the creators of the Continuous Compromise Assessment cybersecurity model that empowers organizations to measure compromise in real time, will debut Lumu for Threat Hunting at the Black Hat USA 2023. Miami, Fla.,

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As the digital landscape evolves, so does the nature of cyber threats. 2023 witnessed a significant shift in the tactics and approaches of cyber attackers, influenced by global conflicts and advancements in technology.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Rampant Ransomware Attacks On November 8, 2023, U.S. arm of China’s largest bank, fell victim to a ransomware attack, disrupting certain systems. Reports indicate that the attack, linked to a Citrix vulnerability known as “CitrixBleed,” was orchestrated by the LockBit group.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 9, 2023

From 2024, the ECB will launch cyber attacks on major noted banks to check their IT infrastructure’s cyber resilience towards sophisticated attacks. However, the decision to launch simulated attacks will be finalized in September 2023 and will take place in mid next year, if all goes well as per the plan.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This week the Rhysida ransomware group claimed the hack of the Kuwait Ministry of Finance and added it to its Tor leak site. Last week a ransomware attack hit the Government of Kuwait, the attack took place on September 18 and the government experts immediately started the incident response procedures to block the threat.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2024

Medusa ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack against the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA). On January 23, 2023, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) suffered a ransomware attack. “A ransom cyber-attack hit the KCATA early Tuesday, January 23.

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Graham Cluley

AUGUST 10, 2023

Rhysida is a Windows-based ransomware operation that has come to prominence since May 2023, after being linked to a series of high profile cyber attacks in Western Europe, North and South America, and Australia. Learn more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

ransomware attack on the Italian cloud service provider Westpole disrupted multiple services of local and government organizations and municipalities. A cyber attack hit on December 8, 2023 the Italian cloud service provider Westpole, which is specialized in digital services for public administration.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 26, 2022

Lloyd’s London, one of the largest insurance services providers in the world, has disclosed that it is making amendments to its cyber insurance laws that will come into effect from March 2023. Rob concluded that insurance companies will find it tough to alienate attacks that are state funded and those that are launched by individuals.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Reports from cybersecurity companies in 2023 show mixed trends regarding the number of global data breaches, ransomware attacks, records affected and government costs. But one thing is clear: Cyber attack impacts steadily grow.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Akira ransomware group announced it had breached the network of Nissan Australia, the Australian branch of the car maker giant. The Akira ransomware gang claimed to have breached Nissan Australia and to have stolen around 100GB of files from the carmaker giant. “We’ve obtained 100 GB of data of Nissan Australia. .”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Cactus ransomware gang claims the theft of 1.5TB of data from the Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric. The Cactus ransomware group claims responsibility for pilfering 1.5TB of data from the Energy management and industrial automation giant Schneider Electric.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2024

The LockBit ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on the Capital Health hospital network. The LockBit ransomware operation has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that hit the Capital Health hospital network in November 2023.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Rhysida Ransomware group added three more US hospitals to the list of victims on its Tor leak site after the PROSPECT MEDICAL attack. Recently the Rhysida ransomware group made the headlines because it announced the hack of Prospect Medical Holdings and the theft of sensitive information from the organization.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

AIIMS Delhi, one of the renowned hospitals of the world, lost access to digital infrastructure because of a ransomware attack that occurred in the early hours of Wednesday this week. The incident came into light today when another Indian news daily Times of India made the cyber attack details public.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2023

These novel social engineering attacks use sophisticated linguistic techniques, including increased text volume, punctuation, and sentence length with no links or attachments. The post Generative AI Changes Everything You Know About Email Cyber Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

According to Veeam’s 2023 Ransomware Trends report, one in 7 organizations has been infected with file-encrypting malware in the past year. Interestingly, Veeam software also sheds light on the ransom payments made for cyber-attacks.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Medical service providers have increasingly become prime targets for cyber attackers, primarily due to the wealth of personal and medical information they store. From 2017 to July 2023, healthcare organizations have borne costs exceeding $39. From 2017 to July 2023, healthcare organizations have borne costs exceeding $39.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

What cyberthreats for business will be the greatest in 2023? The ongoing geopolitical storm brings not only classical cyberthreats for business, but also unpredictable risks and ‘black swans’ The main problem for 2023 will be supply-chain stability and cybersecurity. Vladimir Dashchenko , Security Evangelist, Kaspersky.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Ransomware an ongoing threat to industry as crime gangs organise Malware-based cyber-attacks are the most prominent threat to industry, Europol says. The agency’s spotlight report examines ‘crime-as-a-service’, lifting the cover on ransomware groups’ business structures. Ransomware reminders were plentiful lately.

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