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? Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to a cyber attack carried out by the Darkside ransomware gang. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 3, 2022

First news is about a cyber attack on two energy companies operating in Luxembourg. According to the web, two energy firms Creos and Enovos, both business units of Encevo Group, were targeted by a ransomware attack on the night of July 22 this year. However, electricity and gas supply weren’t disrupted by the digital disruption.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2022

Crypto.com confirmed that a cyber attack compromised around 400 of its customer accounts leading in the theft of $33 million. Recently, several Crypto.com users reported suspicious transactions that stole thousands of dollars in Ethereum (ETH) despite their accounts being protected with 2FA.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2020

The France Télévisions group announced yesterday that it was hit by a cyber attack, targeting one of its broadcasting sites. The France Télévisions group announced Friday that it was the victim of a cyber attack that targeted one of its broadcasting sites. According to the group, the attack did not impact its antennae.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2022

The state Infrastructure of Montenegro was hit by a massive and “unprecedented” cyber attack, authorities announced. An unprecedented cyber attack hit the Government digital infrastructure in Montenegro, the government has timely adopted measures to mitigate its impact. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Montenegro).

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

-based cyber intelligence firm Hold Security , KrebsOnSecurity in March told Gunnebo about a financial transaction between a malicious hacker and a cybercriminal group which specializes in deploying ransomware. “The harsh and unfortunate reality is the security of a number of security companies is s**t,” Arena said.

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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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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2021

Researchers warn of a surge in cyber attacks against Microsoft Exchange servers exploiting the recently disclosed ProxyLogon vulnerabilities. According to Microsoft, the Hafnium APT exploited these vulnerabilities in targeted attacks against US organizations. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Microsoft Exchange).

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) recently made a statement accusing the United States National Security Agency (NSA) of repeatedly hacking the Northwestern Polytechnical University, a key public military research university located in Xi'an, China. TAO is a tactical implementation unit of the U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Around five million cyber attacks hit Taiwan’s government agencies every day, and most of the hacking attempts are originated from China. Cyber security department director Chien Hung-wei told parliament representatives that government infrastructure faces “five million attacks and scans a day” .

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

The American multinational investment bank and financial services firm Morgan Stanley discloses a data breach caused by the hack of an Accellion FTA server of a third-party vendor. The security breach was first reported by BleepingComputer that also shared a copy of the data breach notification letter sent to the impacted customers.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2021

APT31 (aka Zirconium) is a China-linked APT group that was involved in multiple cyber espionage operations, it made the headlines recently after Check Point Research team discovered that the group used a tool dubbed Jian, which is a clone of NSA Equation Group ‘s “EpMe” hacking tool, years before it was leaked online by Shadow Brokers hackers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

Pro-Russia hacking group Zarya caused a cybersecurity incident at a Canadian gas pipeline, the critical infrastructure sector is on alert. A Canadian gas pipeline suffered a cyber security incident, Canada’s top cyber official and Pro-Russia hacking group Zarya claimed the attack could have caused an explosion.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

MongoDB on Saturday announced it is investigating a cyberattack that exposed customer account metadata and contact information. MongoDB on Saturday disclosed it is investigating a cyber attack against certain corporate systems. However, the company states that the activity is not related to the security incident.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Albania’s cyber agency (AKCESK), along with state police, is helping INSTAT recover the affected systems and attribute the attack to a specific threat actor. The Record Media reported that the Iran-linked hacking group Homeland Justice claimed responsibility for the attack. NATO , and the U.K.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

In 2019, the New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia discloses a cyber attack that took place on January 14th. At the time of the first attack, the threat actors stole approximately USD 30 million worth of cryptocurrencies. in total, had been dormant since the Cryptopia hack in January 2019.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Limited company information accessed and stolen related to some of our business partners include bank account data and, for U.S. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Belden). The post Belden discloses data breach as a result of a cyber attack appeared first on Security Affairs. partners, their taxpayer ID numbers.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

It’s crucial to have transparent communication with suppliers regarding possible cybersecurity incidents which may involve client accounts and related data.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2024

Local media websites in the UK are vulnerable to cyber attacks, threat actors can target them to spread fake news. In August 2020, security experts from FireEye uncovered a disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting NATO by spreading fake news content on compromised news websites. “The million readers a week in print.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

Asian media firm E27 suffered a security breach and hackers asked for a “donation” to provide information on the flaws they exploited in the attack. The company sent a security breach notification via email to its users. cyber #cybersecurity pic.twitter.com/VTGMyBiyz0 — Cyble (@AuCyble) June 26, 2020.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2024

Korea attempts to use generative AI for hacking attacks: spy agency Cybersecurity Is artificial intelligence the solution to cyber security threats? Pro-Ukraine hackers wiped 2 petabytes of data from Russian research center Participants earned more than $1.3M

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

American media and publishing giant News Corp revealed it was victim of a cyber attack from an advanced persistent threat actor. American media and publishing giant News Corp revealed it was victim of a cyber attack from an advanced persistent threat actor that took place in January. SecurityAffairs – hacking, News Corp).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

A credential stuffing attack is a type of cyber attack where hackers use large sets of username and password combinations, typically obtained from previous data breaches, phishing campaigns, or info-stealer infections, to gain unauthorized access to user accounts on various online services. ” continues the advisory.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

. “Starting in January 2024, a threat actor performed reconnaissance of our networks, exploited one of our Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) through two Ivanti Connect Secure zero-day vulnerabilities , and skirted past our multi-factor authentication using session hijacking. ” reads a post published by the organization on Medium.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The Council of the European Union announced sanctions imposed on Russian military intelligence officers for 2015 Bundestag hack. “This cyber-attack targeted the parliament’s information system and affected its ability to operate for several days. ” reads the press release published by the Council.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

In June, the Clop ransomware group claimed to have hacked hundreds of companies globally by exploiting MOVEit Transfer vulnerability. The company has extensive measures in place to protect information entrusted to us.” US hospitals are under pressure, recently several facilities suffered cyber attacks.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

surfaces in the threat landscape Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series. Is it a Russia’s weapon?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Schneider Electric said that other divisions of the company were not impacted by the cyber attack. The gang also published several pictures of passports and company documents as proof of the hack. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware)

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The City of Philadelphia discloses a data breach that resulted from a cyber attack that took place on May 24 and that compromised City email accounts. The incident was discovered on May 24, but further investigation revealed that threat actors have had access to the compromised email accounts at least since March 2023.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Researchers at cyber security firm Resecurity discovered that the entry point was UN’s proprietary project management software, called Umoja. Then the attackers gained a foothold in the target network and made lateral movements looking for sensitive data. According to the report, attackers did not access passwords.

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2019

has neutralized more than 600 cyber attacks this year, most of them launched by threat actors from overseas. The National Cyber Security Centre announced that the U.K. has neutralized more than 600 cyber attacks this year, most of them launched by threat actors from overseas. NCSC Report: U.K.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Treasury Department sanctioned Iran ‘s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and its Minister of Intelligence over the Albania cyberattack. Treasury Department announced sanctions against Iran ‘s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and its Minister of Intelligence over the cyber attack that hit Albania in July.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2020

Chinese hackers have exploited a zero-day vulnerability the Trend Micro OfficeScan antivirus in the recently disclosed hack of Mitsubishi Electric. According to ZDNet, the hackers involved in the attack against the Mitsubishi Electric have exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Trend Micro OfficeScan to infect company servers.

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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

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Portuguese state-owned flag carrier airline TAP Air Portugal and stolen customers’ data. On August 26, the Portugues company announced via Twitter that it was hit by a cyber attack and that it was able to neutralize it. Operational integrity is guaranteed.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

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