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Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania, a government agency reported. Albania’s National Authority for Electronic Certification and Cyber Security (AKCESK) revealed that cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania.

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Two ambulance services in UK lost access to patient records after a cyber attack on software provider

Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2023

Swedish software firm Ortivus suffered a cyberattack that has resulted in at least two British ambulance services losing access to electronic patient records. Two British ambulance services were not able to access electronic patient records after a cyber attack that hit their software provider Ortivus.

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

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

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. During the past few weeks, NASA’s Security Operations Center (SOC) mitigation tools have prevented success of these attempts.”

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Iranian hackers breached Albania’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT)

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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Compal, the Taiwanese giant laptop manufacturer hit by ransomware

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Taiwanese electronics manufacture Compal suffered a ransomware attack over the weekend, media blames the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang. It is the second-largest contract laptop manufacturer in the world behind Quanta Computer. “According to the Internet PTT, 30% of the computers have been hit. . Source ZDNet.

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DHS warns of cyber attacks against small airplanes

Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2019

A few hours ago, I have written about an interesting analysis of the possible hack of avionics systems, not DHS warns of cyber attacks against small airplanes. The attackers, of course, need to have in some way physical access to small airplanes before they take off.

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Russia-linked APT28 used new malware in a recent phishing campaign

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of a new cyber espionage campaign carried out by the Russia-linked group APT28 (aka “ Forest Blizzard ”, “ Fancybear ” or “ Strontium ”). Thus, the compromise of any computer can pose a threat to the entire network.”

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 463 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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 (..)

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Cyber attacks hit Louisiana schools ahead of year’s beginning

Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2019

A wave of cyber attacks hit schools of Louisiana ahead of year’s beginning that is planned for the next week. The AP press states that a fourth Louisiana school district is assessing damages caused by a cyberattack that its computer network. ” states the Advocate. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Ransomware attack disrupted store operations in the Netherlands and Germany

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Electronics retail giant MediaMarkt was hit by a ransomware attack that 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. It is not possible to collect or return the products due to the cyber attack.

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Estonia blocked cyberattacks claimed by Pro-Russia Killnet group

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2022

Estonia announced to have blocked a wave of cyber attacks conducted by Russian hackers against local institutions. Undersecretary for Digital Transformation Luukas Ilves announced that Estonia was hit by the most extensive wave of DDoS attacks it has faced since 2007. The attackers also hit a logistics firm. .”

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Cybersecurity, why a hotline number could be important?

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Statistics show a steady increase in cyber attacks targeting citizens and businesses, causing financial, security and privacy damage. First, it would ensure an immediate point of contact for those who find themselves victims of a cyber attack. appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Hackers hit Spain’s Ministry of Labor and Social Economy

Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2021

The Ministry of Labor and Social Economy has been affected by a computer attack. The website of the ministry’s website was still up despite the attack, but the communications office and the multimedia room were not available. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Spain’s Ministry of Labor). ” reported SpainNews.

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CERT-UA warns of multiple Somnia ransomware attacks against organizations in Ukraine

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Russian threat actors employed a new ransomware family called Somnia in attacks against multiple organizations in Ukraine. The Government Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA is investigating multiple attacks against organizations in Ukraine that involved a new piece of ransomware called Somnia.

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Wannacry, the hybrid malware that brought the world to its knees

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware. What should we learn from this?

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 293

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2020

SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 293 appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Social engineering, deception becomes increasingly sophisticated

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This is done through deep learning methodologies such as the Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) i.e., a group of neural network models for machine learning, deputed to teach computers how to process information by emulating the human brain. Education improves awareness” is his slogan.

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Ukraine: nation-state hackers hit government document management system

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The Ukraine ‘s government blames a Russia-linked APT group for an attack on a government document management system, the System of Electronic Interaction of Executive Bodies (SEI EB). “The malicious documents contained a macro that secretly downloaded a program to remotely control a computer when opening the files.

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Sopra Steria hit by the Ryuk ransomware gang

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

French IT outsourcer Sopra Steria has been hit by a ransomware attack, while the company did not reveal the family of malware that infected its systems, local media speculate the involvement of the Ryuk ransomware. “A A cyber attack was detected on the Sopra Steria computer network on the evening of October 20.

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Internationa law enforcement arrested REvil ransomware affiliates in Romania and Kuwait

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

a and seized electronic equipment (laptops, mobile phones) and storage media. The prosecutors ordered the detention for a period of 24 hours of the 2 defendants, for illegal access to a computer system with the intent of disrupting the operation of compromised networks and conducting money laundering. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Mitsubishi Electric discloses data breach, media blame China-linked APT

Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

Kan said, “I was notified that it was confirmed that there was no leak of sensitive information such as defense equipment and electric power.” “An internal survey found that computers and servers at headquarters and major sites were subject to numerous unauthorized accesses.” ” reported the Asahi Shimbun.

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Scraping the TOR for rare contents

Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

Cyber security expert Marco Ramilli explains the difficulties for scraping the ‘TOR networks’ and how to enumerate hidden-services with s crapers. For this post “interesting links” means specific links that are rare or not very widespread and mostly focused on cyber-attacks and/or cyber-espionage.

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Croatia government agencies targeted with news SilentTrinity malware

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

A mysterious group of hackers carried out a series of cyber attacks against Croatian government agencies, infecting employees with a new piece of malware tracked as SilentTrinity. The SilentTrinity malware can take control over an infected computer, it allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

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University, Professional Certification or Direct Experience?

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Alice knows exactly what cybersecurity defence systems has implemented and she knows eventually her network will be hit by the next cybersecurity attack. In other words this information is what Alice knows and believes it’s true. In other words she knows that she doesn’t know some information for example who will be the victim.

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How to Protect Your Business Data with Cyber security

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

5 Cyber Security Best Practices to Protect Your Business Data. Cyber attacks become more sophisticated every year. That’s why large, medium-sized, and small businesses need to become more proactive in their approach to cyber security. Wondering how your business can avoid being a victim of a cyber-attack?

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Is APT27 Abusing COVID-19 To Attack People ?!

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

Today, many reports are describing how infamous attackers are abusing such an emergency time to lure people by sending thematic email campaigns or by using thematic IM within Malware or Phishing links. Following few of them that I believe would be a nice reading: New Cyber Attack Campaign Leverages the COVID-19 Infodemic.

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The Cybersecurity Perception Problem in 2023

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Here are some examples of the types of cybersecurity incidents and data breaches that fall within each group: System Intrusion: hacking, ransomware, malware, exploiting workstation software (e.g. Retrieved from: '[link] [4] National Institute of Standards and Technology (2019) Glossary of Key Information Security Terms.

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The Cybersecurity Perception Problem in 2023

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Here are some examples of the types of cybersecurity incidents and data breaches that fall within each group: System Intrusion: hacking, ransomware, malware, exploiting workstation software (e.g. Retrieved from: '[link] [4] National Institute of Standards and Technology (2019) Glossary of Key Information Security Terms.

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Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania

Two ambulance services in UK lost access to patient records after a cyber attack on software provider

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

Iranian hackers breached Albania’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT)

Compal, the Taiwanese giant laptop manufacturer hit by ransomware

DHS warns of cyber attacks against small airplanes

Russia-linked APT28 used new malware in a recent phishing campaign

Security Affairs newsletter Round 463 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Cyber attacks hit Louisiana schools ahead of year’s beginning

Ransomware attack disrupted store operations in the Netherlands and Germany

Estonia blocked cyberattacks claimed by Pro-Russia Killnet group

Cybersecurity, why a hotline number could be important?

Hackers hit Spain’s Ministry of Labor and Social Economy

CERT-UA warns of multiple Somnia ransomware attacks against organizations in Ukraine

Wannacry, the hybrid malware that brought the world to its knees

Security Affairs newsletter Round 293

Social engineering, deception becomes increasingly sophisticated

Ukraine: nation-state hackers hit government document management system

Sopra Steria hit by the Ryuk ransomware gang

Internationa law enforcement arrested REvil ransomware affiliates in Romania and Kuwait

Mitsubishi Electric discloses data breach, media blame China-linked APT

Scraping the TOR for rare contents

Croatia government agencies targeted with news SilentTrinity malware

University, Professional Certification or Direct Experience?

How to Protect Your Business Data with Cyber security

Is APT27 Abusing COVID-19 To Attack People ?!

The Cybersecurity Perception Problem in 2023

The Cybersecurity Perception Problem in 2023

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