Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

CISA adds Windows and Qualcomm bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Three new Ivanti CSA zero-day actively exploited in attacks Ukrainian national pleads guilty in U.S. Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Ukrainian Cyber Alliance has been active since 2016, the Pro-Ukraine group has targeted Russian entities since the invasion of Ukraine. The images include the consoles of the Veeam backup and Hewlett Packard Enterprise server. There was a planned attack on the network infrastructure at night (presumably from Ukraine).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Some of the servers of the Italian oil and gas services company Saipem were hit by a cyber attack early this week. The attack has been identified out of India on Monday and primarily affected the servers in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Phishing often serves as the gateway to cyber attacks, opening the door to impactful follow-on activity like malware and ransomware deployment or access to internal networks, ultimately causing substantial financial losses. This makes LummaC2 more likely to successfully bypass standard security measures.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 13, 2023

First is the news related to Kodi Media Player software as a hacker is claiming to have accessed and stolen details related to about 400,000 Kodi users, now being dumped on a hackers’ forum. Interestingly, the hackers stole the data after stealing the login credentials of Admin console and siphoned information related to backups.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Secure backup Keeps your critical files safe from data loss or ransomware attacks. Webroot Essentials provides foundational protection against todays most common cyber threats, including: Antivirus and anti-malware Detects and neutralizes viruses, malware, spyware, and ransomware.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2020

The company’s backup data are complete and functioning. Stadler did not pay the ransom and has resumed operations by restoring its backups. The Swiss website Tagblatt confirmed that that the cyber attack impacted all the locations of the group. . ” reported the Swiss media. ” reported the Swiss media.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

A coordinated attack in the fall of 2019 hit 22 smaller Texas communities at once for a combined ransom of $2.5 The Texas attack showed that what once was thought to be a big city problem is leaving every local government vulnerable, and attacks are on the rise. The prevalence of portable devices again exacerbates cyber risks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Taiwanese electronics manufacture Compal suffered a ransomware attack over the weekend, media blames the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang. ZDNet reviewed the ransom note and confirmed that the ransomware gang behind the attack could be the DoppelPaymer crew. Acer, Lenovo, Dell, Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard and Fujitsu.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2024

Therefore, there will continuously be many alternatives available at our stores,” Mona Zuko, Skanlog’s chief executive, attributed the cyber attack to a North Korean ransomware gang. “We Our systems, including our central business system, have been affected by the attack.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2019

Shoring up defenses This service spins out of Craig Newmark Philanthropies contribution of a $1.068 million gift to help GCA provide critical cybersecurity protections for media, journalists, election offices and community organizations. The viral spreading of false information through websites and social media.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2021

Earlier Friday, there were disruptions along the pipeline, but it was unclear whether that was a direct result of the attack.” Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to a cyber attack carried out by the Darkside ransomware gang. reported The New York Times. Source WSJ.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

“We are absolutely committed to ensuring UK academia is as safe as possible from cyber threats, and will not hesitate to act when that threat evolves.”. This summer the NCSC investigated an increased number of cyber attacks on universities, schools, and colleges, most of them were hit with ransomware. ” reads the advisory.

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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.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

As coronavirus-themed cyber attacks ramp up, consumers and companies must practice digital distancing to keep themselves protected. Social engineering invariably is the first step in cyber attacks ranging from phishing and ransomware to business email compromise ( BEC ) scams and advanced persistent threat ( APT ) hacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2020

Iranian officials did not reveal details of the cyber attack that took place on May 9, two days before Iranian officials disclosed the incident. Local authorities, including the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) in the state of Hormozgan, confirmed that operations at the port were impacted by the cyber attack.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Threat actors hacked the home computer of a DevOp engineer, they installed a keylogger as part of a sophisticated cyber attack. Then the attackers exploited a flaw in a third-party media software package to target the firm. The backup contains both unencrypted data (i.e. ” continues the update.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Electronics retail giant MediaMarkt was a victim of a ransomware attack that forced the company to shut down its IT infrastructure to contain the threat and disrupted store operations in the Netherlands and Germany. Media Markt is a German multinational chain of stores selling consumer electronics with over 1000 stores in Europe.

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Spinone

JANUARY 24, 2021

So, should you backup your Office 365 data? Such risks are one of the key concerns expressed by our customers when considering our backup. If something happens from Microsoft’s side, you won’t be able to reach your data and continue working unless you have a backup. This article was updated in January 2021.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

IT Specialist - focuses on technical containment, investigation, and remediation, such as isolating affected systems, analyzing the breach, maintaining data backup independence , and implementing fixes. law enforcement, regulators, or media) should be contacted. Define the conditions under which external entities (e.g.,

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SC Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

When a company is hit with ransomware, they’re often faced with three choices: pay up, lean on backups or rebuild the entire IT network. In fact, many companies that buy cyber insurance tend to view it as a tool for resilience against cyber attacks rather than a risk mitigation tool.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2019

The company confirms that it has been hit by a cyber attack since Friday. “ The company reported the incident to the local authorities and hired third-party experts to investigate the attack. this cyber attack and have brought in external experts to solve the problem,” says HR director Vicky Welvaert.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

MediaMarkt, the Europe’s number one consumer online retailer, has admitted that its IT infrastructure is working abnormally under the influence of a sophisticated cyber attack that appears to be of ransomware variant.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The gaming firm CD Projekt Red, which developed popular games like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher series, has suffered a ransomware attack. The company confirmed the security breach with a series of messages on its social media channels ( Facebook and Twitter ). ” reads a statement published by the company.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Black and BlackCat/AlphV , which had already been reported by the media in the first decade of last July. TG Soft ‘s CRAM researchers had the chance to test their Heuristic Behavioral technologies to combat even the variants of this family type of Ransomware attacks. Black The LockBit 3.0 eXplorer PRO: BackupOnTheFLY and/or Vir.IT

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

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. Examples : emails, social media posts, customer feedback, audio and video files, images, and documents. They pose a significant threat to data security.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2019

“The Jackson County government paid online criminals about $400,000 this week following a cyber attack that crippled the county’s computer system.” “County officials are in the process of decrypting computers and servers a week after the first signs of an attack, said Jackson County Manager Kevin Poe on Friday.”

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Spinone

MAY 14, 2020

Even with a single data breach or data loss event, the ROI of backup and cloud disaster recovery software proves to be well worth the cost. Why are backups critically important to your business continuity? Let’s look at the cost of a data breach and calculate the ROI of backup and disaster recovery software solutions.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Quishing, an insidious threat to electric car owners Google fixed actively exploited Android flaw CVE-2024-32896 Discontinued D-Link DIR-846 routers are affected by code execution flaws.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

Regularly review privacy settings on social media platforms to ensure that your personal information is not being exposed to potential threats. Maintain Regular Backups: Regularly back up your important data to an external hard drive or a cloud-based service. Utilize a password manager to securely store and generate strong passwords.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 10, 2021

Cases of cyber-attacks are rapidly increasing, and businesses have every reason to worry following the recent prediction that damage costs might shoot beyond $6 trillion by the end of 2021. Build security networks on forums such as social media and meet-ups with industry experts. Network and market yourself.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Reflecting on the Wannacry ransomware attack, which is the lesson learnt e why most organizations are still ignoring it. The spread of this ransomware was considered to be the worst cyber attack in terms of contamination rate and scope, putting public offices and companies (especially healthcare facilities) out of operation.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 9, 2021

President and Chief Executive Officer, Colonial Pipeline testifies during a hearing on the Hill to examine threats to critical infrastructure, focusing on the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack. “It’s the only way we’re going to learn that these attacks continue to change, [that] there’s variants of these attacks.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Phishing often serves as the gateway to cyber attacks, opening the door to impactful follow-on activity like malware and ransomware deployment or access to internal networks, ultimately causing substantial financial losses. This makes LummaC2 more likely to successfully bypass standard security measures.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

What Is a Cyber Attack? A cyber attack refers to a type of attack that is carried out by cybercriminals using a computer or group of computers to attack another computer, group of computers, or network. Cyber attacks target data in one way or another. Who are behind cyber attacks?

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

pic.twitter.com/lL8Oq9bEDv — Tallahassee Memorial (@TMHFORLIFE) February 4, 2023 As every organization should do when experiencing a cyber incident, TMH reported to law enforcement and is now working with them as part of an ongoing investigation. We will continue to share updates at [link].

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