Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 An exception to this is the malware Banks in Your Hand. million (2.96

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble has disclosed a cyber attack and that the threat actors have exposed the customers’ data. A series of messages published on Barnes & Noble’s Nook social media accounts state that it had suffered a system failure and is working to restore operations by restoring their server backups.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 12, 2024

Attackers share malicious files disguised as Frames Per Second (FPS) optimization packages with users and, in turn, users infect their own systems with Tweaks malware.Given that 45% of Roblox users are under 13, it’s probable that the malware being circulated could extend to parents’ systems.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

. “The Council today imposed restrictive measures on two individuals and one body that were responsible for or took part in the cyber-attack on the German Federal Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) in April and May 2015.” The cyber attack on the “Parlakom” network was discovered in early May. “The

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

ISS reveals malware attack impacted parts of the IT environment. ObliqueRAT, a new malware employed in attacks on government targets in Southeast Asia. FireEye Mandiant M-Trends 2020 report: 500+ new Malware strains in 2019. Lampion malware v2 February 2020. Fbot re-emerged, the backstage.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

According to the indictment, the GRU officers were involved in attacks on Ukraine, including the attacks aimed at the country’s power grid in 2015 and 2016 that employed the BlackEnergy and Industroyer malware. Pavel Valeryevich Frolov · Developed components of the KillDisk and NotPetya malware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

Experts warn of Greta Thunberg-themed Emotet malware campaign. RavnAir Alaska airline canceled some flights following a cyber attack. FBI flash alert warns of LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware attacks. A flaw in Twitter App for Android could have been exploited to take over the account. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Norway’s parliament announced Tuesday that it was the target of a major cyber-attack that allowed hackers to access emails and data of a small number of parliamentary representatives and employees. “The parliament has recently been targetted in a vast cyber attack,” reads a statement from Norway’s parliament.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Security experts from cyber-security firm Prevailion reported that TA505 has compromised more than 1,000 organizations. The malicious updates employed in the Zerologon attacks are able to bypass the user account control (UAC) security feature in Windows and abuse the Windows Script Host tool (wscript.exe) to execute malicious scripts.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2020

The APT29, also known as Cozy Bear , Office Monkeys, CozyCar, The Dukes and CozyDuke , was involved along with the APT28 group in attacks against 2016 Presidential Election. The Agency’s advisory also includes instructions on how organisations can protect their infrastructure from cyber attacks. “We Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 31, 2022

From the summary: The FBI is informing academic partners of identified US college and university credentials advertised for sale on online criminal marketplaces and publicly accessible forums. Screenshots showing the attacker’s proof of access is common on portals such as this. Data for sale is not unusual.

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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. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2020

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen publicly linked to China a series of cyber attacks against EU hospitals and health care institutions during the COVID-1 9 pandemic. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned of severe consequences against operators behind these attacks. ” reads the EC’s report.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2019

Jessica Alba ‘s Twitter account hacked, it posted racist and homophobic messages. Sonicwall warns of a spike in the number of attacks involving encrypted malware and IoT malware. Malware researchers analyzed an intriguing Java ATM Malware. Cyber attacks hit Louisiana schools ahead of years beginning.

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Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2020

NSA is warning of cyber attacks launched by foreign threat actors against organizations in the critical infrastructure sector across the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert warning of cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure across the U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

“Maastricht University (UM) has been hit by a serious cyber attack. UM is investigating if the cyber attackers have had access to this data.”. It is unclear if the attackers have exfiltrated data from the systems before encrypting them. “Part of our technical infrastructure was affected during the attack.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

HSBC Bank USA notified customers of a data breach that has happened between Oct 4 and Oct 14, unknown attackers were able to access their online accounts. “HSBC became aware of online accounts being accessed by unauthorized users between October 4, 2018 and October 14, 2018. Obtain Credit Reports.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

According to a report published by the NUKIB Czech National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NUKIB) in September, China carried out a major cyber attack on a key government institution in the Czech Republic last year. The committee did not reveal the name of the state allegedly involved in the attack.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The presidency of the court has already called the Federal Police to investigate the cyber attack.” The attack was discovered on November 3 and the IT staff shut down the court’s network to prevent the malware from spreading. “It was basically a ransomware attack . . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2020

On Sunday, the computer systems in the city of Torrance suffered a cyber attack that interrupted access to email accounts and server functions. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. million ransom.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2020

The phishing messages urge victims to install the “update,” but it is a malware designed credentials for Cisco’s Webex web conferencing platform. The vulnerability is a critical privilege escalation issue in Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator systems that has been exploited in cyber attacks. org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9223.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2020

Cognizant did not disclose details about the cyber attack, but experts speculate the threat actors gained access to the target networks for several weeks before starting encrypting files. . “We recently discovered that Cognizant was the victim of a ransomware attack carried out by international cyber criminals.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

” “We use Facebook and LinkedIn for account login and do not store any passwords on our system. That is why we believe it is important to inform you of this incident,” e27, Asia's Largest Tech Media Platform, notified its users of a cyber attack and data breach! Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2020

US DoJ filed a civil forfeiture complaint to seize 280 Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) accounts containing funds allegedly stolen by North Korea-linked hackers. ” The analysis of the blockchain allowed the US officials to follow the stolen funds from two hacked exchange back to the 280 crypto-currency accounts.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

New Linux coin miner kills competing malware to maximize profits. 620 million accounts stolen from 16 hacked websites available for sale on the dark web. Experts found a way to create a super-malware implanted in SGX-enclaves. Bank of Valletta shut down its operations after a cyber attack. Malicious PDF Analysis.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The attacks also aimed at carrying out other criminal activities, such as the deployment of ransomware and cryptocurrency malware. 35, with 25, carried out cyber attacks on high-technology and similar organizations and video game companies. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2020

In human-operated ransomware attack scenario, attackers use stolen credentials, exploit misconfiguration and vulnerabilities to access target networks, attempt to escalate privileges and move laterally, and deliver malware and exfiltrate data. The tech giant is sending notifications to hospitals about their surface of attack.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

Malicious hackers are increasingly mobbing the video game industry, with major companies suffering data breaches, having their source code sold or leaked online and games serving as playgrounds to push malware or mine cryptocurrencies. billion attacks tracked by the company across different countries.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Attackers hacked support agent to access Microsoft Outlook email accounts. A new DDoS technique abuses HTML5 Hyperlink Audit Ping in massive attacks. Gnosticplayers round 5 – 65 Million+ fresh accounts from 6 security breaches available for sale. Locked Shields 2019 – Chapeau, France wins Cyber Defence Exercise.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2020

A state-based actor is launching cyber attacks against government, public services and businesses, Australia ‘s prime minister said. “Government sources have told the ABC that China is likely behind the sustained cyber attack.” Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2019

gnosticplayers offers 26 Million new accounts for sale on the Dark Web. Massive attacks bypass MFA on Office 365 and G Suite accounts via IMAP Protocol. Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro hit by a massive cyber attack. SimBad malware infected million Android users through Play Store. Paper Copy.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

A bug in Instagram exposed user accounts and phone numbers. Drone attacks hit two Saudi Arabia Aramco oil plants. MobiHok RAT, a new Android malware based on old SpyNote RAT. Australia is confident that China was behind attack on parliament, political parties. At least 1,300 Harbor cloud registry installs open to attack.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Malware attacks pose a significant risk to both individuals and businesses, infiltrating computer systems, compromising sensitive data and disrupting operations, leading to financial and data loss — and even extortion. Here are 15 important controls and best practices for preventing malware.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2019

The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-0863 could be exploited by an attacker with low-privileged access to the targeted system to deliver a malware. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. The thought is for the WannaCry attack. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2019

According to the media outlet, Chinese state-sponsored hackers used the Winnti trojan malware to infect the systems of the Company. The gang is financially-motivated and was mostly involved in cyber espionage campaigns. “In autumn 2016, TeamViewer was target of a cyber-attack. ” said company spokesman.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Ukraine’s security service SBU announced to have blocked a cyber attack launched by Russian intelligence aimed at breaching information and telecommunications systems used by the country’s judiciary. Attackers launched a spear phishing attack using messages purporting to deliver accounting documents.

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