SC Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

The rise of the cyber insurance has largely failed to promote better cybersecurity practices among the industries they cover, according to a new report released Monday from British security think tank RUSI. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images). But recent research shows that’s not happening.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2021

Going by the details available to our Cybersecurity Insiders, a special task force was established by the Biden administration last month for nabbing those involved in the hacking and digitally disrupting the operations of Colonial Pipeline via cyber attack. .

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

WordPress sites using the Ultimate Member plugin are under attack LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (..)

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2021

The Colonial Pipeline facility in Pelham, Alabama, was hit by a cybersecurity attack on Friday and its operators were forced to shut down its systems. Earlier Friday, there were disruptions along the pipeline, but it was unclear whether that was a direct result of the attack.” The pipeline allows carrying 2.5 Source WSJ.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

The threat landscape for businesses today is filled with many different security threats and attack vectors used by hackers and other malicious individuals. What Is a Cyber Attack? Cyber attacks have become all too common in today’s world largely due to how organizations have evolved in the way they carry out business.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 8, 2021

The Russian-linked ransomware group encrypted entire networks in the Kaseya supply chain and demanded $70 million in cryptocurrency to deliver a universal decryptor key. REvil claimed more than a million individual devices were infected in what is believed to be the biggest ransomware attack to date. Take Immediate Action. .

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The same holds true for the cyber underground. Related: Leveraging botnets to scale attacks For a long while now, criminal hackers have relied on leveraging low-cost botnet services to blast out cyber attacks as far and wide as they could, indiscriminately. Over the past 18 months or so, a fresh trend has come into vogue.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

France and Germany will block Facebooks Libra cryptocurrency. Australia is confident that China was behind attack on parliament, political parties. Backup files for Lion Air and parent airlines exposed and exchanged on forums. 5 Cybersecurity Trends in the Professional Services Sector.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. billion malware attacks worldwide in the first half of 2022 alone. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. It can shut down your business – in the case of healthcare organizations that can be life-threatening for patients – damage your reputation with customers and employees, and invite further attacks as cybercriminals view your organization as an easy mark.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 31, 2020

This follows a one-week break in learning caused by a ransomware attack against the district. A significant cyber attack forced the school system to take down most technology services in order to stop the corruption of school system servers and computers. Ransomware increasing as criminal groups look for new ventures.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 19, 2022

President Biden’s executive order on cryptocurrencies has marked the beginning of a new age for the technology, with a clear indication that digital assets will stay and play an important part in building new financial infrastructure. The global cybersecurity market size in 2021 was $216.10 during 2021-2030. Future Trends.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Once attackers have access, they may steal sensitive data, install malicious software or use the hacked machine as a launchpad for further cyber attacks on systems within the network. Man-in-the-middle attacks: These occur when attackers intercept and alter communications between two parties without their knowledge.

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Spinone

JANUARY 22, 2020

Petya and NotPetya ransomware The Petya cyber attack happened in 2017 and was mostly targeted against Ukraine , but later got around as usual ransomware. The overall damage Petya and NotPetya have caused estimated at more than $10 billion, which makes it, probably, the most destructive attack in history. WannaCry decryptor 2.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Cybersecurity is an every-day growing industry, which inevitably infiltrates in the day-to-day life of each of us. With all the appearing tools, technologies, methods, and attacks, the cybersecurity field remains one of the hardest to grasp and to keep up with. Let’s dive in! Works as a part of a data loss prevention plan.

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Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

Key Information About Ransomware Ransomware is in the top-five threats in all fields and the second biggest cybersecurity threat in the retail business. The most preferred method of ransom payment is cryptocurrency because it is hard to track. In fact, only 25% of home users have automatic weekly backups. Use antivirus.

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