Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The infection chain was divided into four stages : The malware was installed through a dropper, a program executed by opening an attachment to a deceptive e-mail, probably a fake pdf or doc file, or executed directly from the Internet, without user interaction, exploiting the exploit described in the point 4. The infection chain.

Malware 97

Malware Computers and Electronics Encryption Ransomware 97

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.

VPN 109

VPN Accountability Firewall Data breaches 109

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. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Is it a Russia’s weapon?

Malware 98

Malware Cybercrime Hacking Cyber threats 98

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. The post Belden discloses data breach as a result of a cyber attack appeared first on Security Affairs. partners, their taxpayer ID numbers. ” continues the statement.

Data breaches 103

Data breaches Cyber Attacks Manufacturing Banking 103

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? Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Artificial Intelligence 94

Artificial Intelligence Hacking Malware Cyber Attacks 94

Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

The attack impacted the services of Schneider Electric’s Resource Advisor cloud platform causing outages. Schneider Electric said that other divisions of the company were not impacted by the cyber attack. The Cactus ransomware relies on multiple legitimate tools (e.g.

Ransomware 126

Ransomware Hacking Data breaches Digital transformation 126

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

Cyber attack targets. Russia isn’t the only cyber actor increasing its pace of cyber operations during this time. Educate your employees on threats and risks such as phishing and malware. Segment or isolate portions of your network that are critical to your business, process, or store sensitive information.

Cybersecurity 214

Cybersecurity Cybercrime Education Passwords 214

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

“The company has extensive measures in place to protect information entrusted to us.” People are recommended to review account statements and monitor their free credit reports for suspicious activity. US hospitals are under pressure, recently several facilities suffered cyber attacks.

Cyber Attacks 121

Cyber Attacks Healthcare Ransomware Hacking 121

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

ScarCruft has been active since at least 2012, it made the headlines in early February 2018 when researchers revealed that the APT group leveraged a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player to deliver malware to South Korean users. This backdoor was employed against selected targets, it was delivered using less sophisticated malware.

Accountability 112

Accountability Malware Cyber Attacks Media 112

Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

VPN 106

VPN Cybercrime Ransomware Hacking 106

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 14, 2022

“Information security analyst” tops the U.S. The list ranks the 100 best jobs across 17 sectors including business, healthcare and technology, taking into account factors such as growth potential, salary and work-life balance. News & World Report 2022 Best Jobs list. News & World Report. Tough Contenders.

Cybersecurity 142

Cybersecurity Healthcare Information Security CISO 142

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

. “The investigation found that the initial compromise occurred as a result of downloading and running a file that mimicked the “Advanced IP Scanner” software, but actually contained the Vidar malware.” CERT-UA also reported that the Somnia malware is evolving. ” concludes the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 79

Ransomware Computers and Electronics VPN Malware 79

Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2024

France Travail data breach impacted 43 Million people Scranton School District in Pennsylvania suffered a ransomware attack Lazarus APT group returned to Tornado Cash to launder stolen funds Moldovan citizen sentenced in connection with the E-Root cybercrime marketplace case UK Defence Secretary jet hit by an electronic warfare attack in Poland Cisco (..)

Data breaches 104

Data breaches Computers and Electronics Cybercrime Ransomware 104

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

was hit by a new cyber attack that may have caused the leakage of information related to its business partners. was hit again by a massive cyberattack that may have caused the leakage of information related to its business partners. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware). Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Pierluigi Paganini.

Banking 112

Banking Cyber Attacks Accountability Media 112

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The attack impacted the services of Schneider Electric’s Resource Advisor cloud platform causing outages. Schneider Electric said that other divisions of the company were not impacted by the cyber attack. Today The Cactus ransomware gang published 25MB of allegedly stolen data on its Tor leak site.

Ransomware 103

Ransomware Digital transformation Retail Antivirus 103

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. That’s because gaining the initial foothold is rarely the difficult part of the attack. ”

Hacking 344

Hacking Ransomware Banking Accountability 344

Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

increased rewards for info on North Korea-linked threat actors to $10 million Threat actors leverages DLL-SideLoading to spread Qakbot malware Zero Day attacks target online stores using PrestaShop? Security Affairs newsletter Round 375 by Pierluigi Paganini A database containing data of 5.4 and Blackmatter ransomware U.S.

Firmware 71

Firmware Surveillance Malware DDOS 71

NopSec

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

No industry is immune to IT security breaches and it seems that retailers have been in the spotlight of late. Home Depot is the latest company to confirm a cyber-attack. In the case of Target, the discounter recorded $146 million in expenses related to the breach in which data for 40 million accounts were stolen.

Information Security 40

Information Security Retail Cyber Attacks Data breaches 40

Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2022

Decentralized Finance and the information security protocols protecting it remain in their early stages of development, as does the adaptation of new cyberattack techniques. Cryptocurrency is accounted for in wallets. Since then, cryptocurrency values reached new records during the pandemic. link] [link].

Cyber Attacks 98

Cyber Attacks Cryptocurrency Marketing Software 98

Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2021

According to the breach notification letter filed by Bose, the company was hit by a sophisticated cyber attack, threat actors deployed ransomware within its infreastructure. Bose first detected the malware/ransomware on Bose’s U.S. These files contained certain information pertaining to employees and former employees of Bose.”

Ransomware 118

Ransomware Malware Cyber Attacks Backups 118

Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

Ransomware Redefined: RedEnergy Stealer-as-a-Ransomware attacks MAR-10445155-1.v1 Ransomware Redefined: RedEnergy Stealer-as-a-Ransomware attacks MAR-10445155-1.v1 v1 Truebot Activity Infects U.S. v1 Truebot Activity Infects U.S.

Firewall 84

Firewall Ransomware Password Management Malware 84

Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

Police dismantled bulletproof hosting service provider Lolek Hosted Python URL parsing function flaw can enable command execution UK govt contractor MPD FM leaks employee passport data Power Generator in South Africa hit with DroxiDat and Cobalt Strike The Evolution of API: From Commerce to Cloud Gafgyt botnet is targeting EoL Zyxel routers Charming (..)

Data breaches 86

Data breaches Artificial Intelligence Cybercrime Adware 86

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5

Cyber Attacks 83

Cyber Attacks Firewall Data breaches Telecommunications 83

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

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. Below is the message published on Twitter by the official X account of Kuwait’s Ministry of Finance.

Ransomware 107

Ransomware Government Hacking Cyber Attacks 107

Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2022

Russia-linked cyber-espionage groups have used common tactics, such as spear-phishing, and brute force attacks. The alert remarks that Russian nation-state actors have demonstrated sophisticated tradecraft and cyber capabilities by compromising third-party infrastructure, compromising third-party software, or developing custom malware.

Malware 117

Malware Cyber threats Cybersecurity Government 117

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

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. TAP was the target of a cyber-attack, now blocked. Despite the message, some users were not able to access their accounts on the company website. Operational integrity is guaranteed.

Ransomware 82

Ransomware Cyber Attacks Data breaches Hacking 82

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.

Cyber Attacks 111

Cyber Attacks VPN Backups Ransomware 111

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 Czech experts discovered the security breach in early January 2017.

Cyber Attacks 90

Cyber Attacks Advertising Information Security Government 90

Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

Y2k22 bug in Microsoft Exchange causes failure in email delivery Security Affairs most-read cyber stories of 2021 PulseTV discloses potential credit card breach The Have I Been Pwned service now includes 441K accounts stolen by RedLine malware Multiple flaws in Netgear Nighthawk R6700v3 router are still unpatched How to implant a malware in hidden (..)

Banking 90

Banking Firmware Malware Ransomware 90

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2021

Microsoft revealed on Friday that Russia-linked SolarWinds hackers, tracked as Nobelium or APT29 , have conducted news cyber attacks against other organizations. Threat actors carried out brute-force and password spraying attacks in an attempt to gain access to Microsoft customer accounts.

Financial Services 93

Financial Services Architecture Cyber Attacks Accountability 93

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

Hacking 74

Hacking Cyber Attacks Identity Theft Government 74

Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission in 1975. Fitch Ratings published an alert last week to warn of the “material risk” to water and sewer utilities caused by cyber attacks that could also impact their ability to repay debt. The expenses to mitigate a cyber-attack could impact the ability of the utilities of paying their debt.

Risk 112

Risk Cyber Risk Cyber Attacks Government 112

Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

In an era where data has become the cornerstone of business operations, the loss of vital information can result in severe setbacks and irreparable damage. Whether it’s due to accidental deletion, hardware failure, cyber-attacks, or natural disasters, the loss of valuable data can have devastating impacts on an organization.

Unstructured Data 91

Unstructured Data Cyber Attacks Backups Encryption 91

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The attack was reported last week by Handelsblatt , the website databreaches.net also reported the news after @Chum1ng0 alerted them. . CyberAttack , #CyberSecurity , #ciberseguridad ; "Cyber attack paralyzes MDax group Symrise" [link] — chum1ng0 (@chum1ng0) December 14, 2020. ” reported Bleeping Computer.

Ransomware 101

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cyber Attacks 101

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an alert about cyber attacks against healthcare payment processors to redirect victim payments. The FBI also reported one attack in which the threat actors changed victims’ direct deposit information to a bank account under their control and redirected $3.1

Healthcare 78

Healthcare Social Engineering Accountability Passwords 78

Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2021

It is time to re-evaluate Cyber-defence solutions New Zealand central bank hit by a cyber attack TeamTNT botnet now steals Docker API and AWS credentials Connecting the dots between SolarWinds and Russia-linked Turla APT Experts found gained access to the Git Repositories of the United Nations Russian hacker Andrei Tyurin sentenced to 12 years in prison (..)

Banking 78

Banking Data collection Malware Data breaches 78

Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2022

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Unauthenticated RCE in H2 Database Console is similar to Log4Shell FluBot malware continues to evolve. billion from cryptocurrency exchanges Crypto security breaches cause $4.25 What’s new in Version 5.0 and beyond?

Data breaches 65

Data breaches Media Hacking Accountability 65