Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2024

“Due to the effects of a large-scale cyber attack, Niconico has been unavailable since early morning on June 8th” reads the incident notice published by the company. The company also suspended the Niconico Account login on external services. “We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

Which are the cyber attacks of 2021 that had the major impact on organizations worldwide in terms of financial losses and disruption of the operations? The attacks started in January, but the attackers’ activity intensified in recent weeks, according to the experts at security firm Volexity. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Central government employees of India will receive a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Cyber Attacks by this month and suggesting measures to take before a cyber attack and steps to mitigate risks, if in case, an organization becomes a victim to a digital attack.

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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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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Key Points Phishing incidents rose during the reporting period (August 1 to October 31, 2024), accounting for 46% of all customer incidents. Cloud services alerts increased by 20% due to rising cloud account usage, while malicious file alerts in phishing attacks remain high, exploiting users’ tendencies to open files.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 11, 2024

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2025

However, importantly, the data does not include useable card or payment details, and it also does not include any account passwords.” No action is required, but customers should be cautious of potential phishing attempts, as M&S will never request personal account info.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Succession Wealth, a financial wealth management service offering company, has released a press statement that a cyber attack targeted its servers and it can only reveal details after the investigation gets concluded. Prima Facie revealed that hackers accessed no client data in the attack.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania, a government agency reported. Albania’s National Authority for Electronic Certification and Cyber Security (AKCESK) revealed that cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 20, 2025

You might notice a surge of failed attempts targeting specific accounts or regions at certain times of the day. A few examples of visualizations role in cybersecurity include: Threat Intelligence Dashboards : Aggregating and displaying global attack trends, allowing analysts to stay informed about the latest threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The report that was compiled after taking the response of over 400 cloud engineers and security analysts concluded that their cloud platforms suffered a variety of attacks in the past 12 months and that includes incidents related to ransomware, crypto mining malware attacks, infiltrations and breaches.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

This week a cyber attack hit the Government of Bermuda causing the interruption of internet/email and phone services. The attack impacted all the government departments. ” reads the message published on the official account of the government on X. . ” said Burt. ” added Burt. .”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A cyber attack hit the German air traffic control agency (DFS) disrupting its operations, experts attribute it to Russia-linked group APT28. A cyber attack targeted the German Air Traffic Control Agency (DFS), as reported by Spiegel and European Truth. ” DFS is working to minimise the consequences of the incident.”

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

What hasn’t gained as much public attention is a secondary level of cyber attacks that surges every time the hacking community uncovers a fresh vulnerability. You can start small and control as many of these privileged accounts as you see fit and get on a path to becoming full-fledged mature in all aspects of cybersecurity.”.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 30, 2025

If these cyber attacks are successful, even just a little, they could lead to billions of pounds in damages and losses to the companies that own the platforms and the traders. So, lets explore how spread betting platforms are rising to this challenge and ensuring that their platforms are cyber risk-free.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The company did not disclose details of the attack, however the decision to shut down the IT systems suggests it was the victim of a ransomware attack. This isn’t the first time that the company was the victim of a cyber attack. In 2016, alleged Asian threat actors targeted ThyssenKrupp to steal company secrets.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

Ukraine’s technical security and intelligence service warns of threat actors targeting aimed at gaining access to users’ Telegram accounts. State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection (SSSCIP) of Ukraine spotted a new wave of cyber attacks aimed at gaining access to users’ Telegram accounts.

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The Hacker News

MARCH 20, 2025

The two critical-rated vulnerabilities in question are listed below - CVE-2024-20439 (CVSS score: 9.8) - The presence of an undocumented static user credential for an administrative account that an attacker could exploit to log in to an

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The cyber attack also caused significant airport delays. According to The Guardian , which first reported the incident,hackers may have accessed company customers emails along with usernames, passwords and personal details of top accountancy firms blue-chip clients. Deloitte has faced hacking claims twice recently.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2024

“It added that it had identified over 85,000 cyber attacks which aimed to exploit system vulnerabilities.” ” Moscow has denied any attacks on the Romanian electoral systems. The access data was probably procured by targeting legitimate users or by exploiting the legitimate training server, the agency said.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2024

We already have robust security processes in place for any account access changes, which will require you to confirm your identity using either Biometrics or Two Factor Authentication.” “It is important to note that our systems are secure. ” continues the notice.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In today’s blog, we’re unpacking why MFA is a cornerstone topic in this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month and how it can keep your organization safe from potentially devastating cyber attacks. Multi-factor authentication is something many of us encounter in our online lives in conjunction with passwords. First let’s recap.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

By that, I mean that data on individuals, their bank accounts, their credit card numbers, their buying habits, and many other aspects of their lives can be monetized or exploited in many different ways, some of which we're just beginning to understand." The other is that data is the new 'gold.'

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The US Government Accounting Office just published a new report: " Weapons Systems Cyber Security: DOD Just Beginning to Grapple with Scale of Vulnerabilities " (summary here ). However, they make weapon systems more vulnerable to cyber attacks.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Microsoft is calling attention to an emerging threat cluster it calls Storm-2372 that has been attributed to a new set of cyber attacks aimed at a variety of sectors since August 2024.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Researchers linked the threat actor DoNot Teamto a new Android malware that was employed in highly targeted cyber attacks. ” The app can gather call logs, contacts, SMS messages, precise locations, account information, and files stored in external storage. ” reads the report published by CYFIRMA.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 26, 2024

Sea-Tac's X/Twitter account posted the following on Saturday morning around 9 a.m.: " The Port of Seattle, including SEA Airport, is experiencing an internet and web systems outage, which is impacting some systems at the airport.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In 2023, upon discovering the cyber attack, the Anna Jaques Hospital took the impacted systems down and launched an investigation into the security breach. “Additionally, Anna Jaques reminds its employees and patients to remain vigilant in reviewing financial account statements on a regular basis for any fraudulent activity.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2020

“Netsential confirmed that this compromise was likely the result of a threat actor who leveraged a compromised Netsential customer user account and the web platform’s upload feature to introduce malicious content, allowing for the exfiltration of other Netsential customer data.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2025

The Record Media first reported the news of a cyber attack on Ukraines national railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia that disrupted online ticket services, causing long lines at Kyivs station. Source: Daryna Antoniuk’s X account “The online systems of Ukrzaliznytsia suffered a large-scale targeted cyberattack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2023

The post Generative AI Changes Everything You Know About Email Cyber Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. Key findings (globally and US) indicate: 82% of global employees are concerned that hackers can use generative AI to create scam emails that are indistinguishable from genuine communication.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 9, 2025

Resolution #1: Adopt a Proactive Approach to Cybersecurity to Combat AI-Driven Attacks Adopt a proactive approach to cybersecurity that integrates advanced defence mechanisms with fundamental best practices to mitigate and combat AI-driven attacks.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2021

who put a freeze on his credit files last year at Experian, Equifax and TransUnion after thieves tried to open multiple new payment accounts in his name using an address in Washington state that was tied to a vacant home for sale. Dune Thomas is a software engineer from Sacramento, Calif. and $24.99 and $24.99

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Account management, gaming and social, PlayStation Video and the PlayStation store are experiencing issues. Some experts suspect that the root cause of the issues could be a cyber attack. [link] After more than 24 hours, almost every online service is still facing issues, according to the status page.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This could include bank account numbers and sort codes for a limited number of customers (around 5,000)." The NCA, leading the law enforcement response, acted swiftly in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Centre and TfL. The organization also revealed that "Some Oyster card refund data may have been accessed.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Cyber intelligence platform Constella Intelligence told KrebsOnSecurity that the operns@gmail.com address was used in 2016 to register an account at filmai.in , which is a movie streaming service catering to Lithuanian speakers. The username associated with that account was “ bo3dom.” com (2017).

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 28, 2021

And it’s time to take aggressive steps to hold sophisticated criminal rings and threat actors accountable for their crimes. Tax incentives, and government-funded centers of excellence will help ensure critical infrastructure operators can build and maintain effective cybersecurity programs over time.

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