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FBI Warns About Hackers Selling VPN Credentials for U.S. College Networks

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Network credentials and virtual private network (VPN) access for colleges and universities based in the U.S. are being advertised for sale on underground and public criminal marketplaces.

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NASA warns of a significant increase in cyber attacks during Coronavirus outbreak

Security Affairs

According to the advisory issued by NASA, the number of phishing attempts doubled in the past few days, at the same time the number of malware attacks on its systems has grown exponentially. Below the list of suggestions included in the agency’s memo: Use the NASA VPN, prior to beginning to work. ” reads the memo.

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Elexon, a middleman in the UK power grid network hit by cyber-attack

Security Affairs

Elexon, a middleman in the UK power grid network, recently reported it was hit by a cyber attack. Elexon , a middleman in the UK power grid network, was the victim of a cyber attack, the incident impacted only affected the internal IT network, including the company’s email server, and employee laptops.

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UK Fintech company Finastra hit by a cyber attack

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.” Experts from cyber-security firm Bad Packets speculate attackers might have exploited the CVE-2019-11510 vulnerability to compromise unpatched Pulse Secure VPN servers at the Fintech firm. . Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Travelex deja vu? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Massive cyber attack forced Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) to shut down its IT infrastructure

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The Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), German, announced today that it was forced to shut down parts of its central IT infrastructure due to a cyber attack that took place overnight, between May 6 and May 7. e-mail, VPN tunnel, “Serviceportal”). ^sk Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Microsoft issues targeted notification to hospitals vulnerable to Ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

Microsoft is sending notifications to dozens of hospitals about vulnerable VPN devices and gateways exposed online in their network. Microsoft is warning dozens of hospitals of the risks of ransomware attacks due to insecure VPN devices and gateways exposed online. ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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FBI: Compromised US academic credentials available on various cybercrime forums

Security Affairs

. “The FBI is informing academic partners of identified US college and university credentials advertised for sale on online criminal marketplaces and publically accessible forums. In May 2021, cybercriminals offered more than 36,000 login credentials for.edu email accounts and advertised the data on an instant messaging platform.