SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

rely on a majority of ways for casting a ballot, such as a mix of paper ballots, optical scan, and direct-recording electronic (DRE) voting machines. These vulnerabilities include risk to tampering, fraud, and cyber attacks, which can emphasize the integrity of elections and affect public trust.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 1, 2023

Cybersecurity is practice of protecting information technology (IT) infrastructure assets such as computers, networks, mobile devices, servers, hardware, software, and data (personal & financial) against attacks, breaches and unauthorised access. for malicious actions by hiding as a reliable person in electronic interaction.

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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. However she doesn’t know when the cyber attack will happen, what infrastructures the attacker will hit and what technique the attacker will use (phishing, exploiting, scam, etc).

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Computers and Electronics Penetration Testing Education Cybersecurity 107

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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This scenario must undoubtedly force organizations to prepare adequately to be able to recognize impersonation attempts based on social engineering attacks, which are also proving increasingly sophisticated due to the rapid advancement of deepfake technology. Deepfake technology, what’s it?

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SC Magazine

MARCH 22, 2021

Pictured: an Acer exhibit booth at COMPUTEX Taipei, or the Taipei International Information Technology Show. The large demand suggests that REvil likely exfiltrated information that’s highly confidential, or information that could be used to launch cyber attacks on Acer’s customers,” Righi said. Quintin Lin, CC BY-SA 2.0

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The year 2016 will be remembered for some big moments in the world of cybersecurity: the largest known distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, a phishing attack on a United States presidential candidate’s campaign, and ransomware attacks on major healthcare organizations are just a few. For a preview, read on.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 19, 2024

Securing Success: The Crucial Role of a Cybersecurity Specialist in a Growing Business Human society is increasingly dependent on computer systems and the data housed and utilized within IT (information technology) infrastructure. Today, cyber attacks can not only cause financial disasters, they can literally kill people.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The emails were disguised to look as if they come from the Central Bank of Russia and FinCERT, the Financial Sector Computer Emergency Response Team. Group-IB experts have discovered that the attack on 15 November could have been carried out by the hacker group Silence , and the one on 23 October by MoneyTaker.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1903 — Wireless Telegraphy — During John Ambrose Fleming’s first public demonstration of Marconi’s “secure” wireless telegraphy technology, Nevil Maskelyne disrupts it by sending insulting Morse code messages discrediting the invention. 1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The malware expert Marco Ramilli collected a small set of VBA Macros widely re-used to “weaponize” Maldoc (Malware Document) in cyber attacks. Here comes the idea to collect a small set of VBA Macros widely re-used to “weaponize” Maldoc (Malware Document) in contemporary cyber attacks.

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SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

This RAT allows an attacker to surveil and harvest sensitive data from a target computer. Cracked applications are one of the easiest ways for attackers to get malware onto people’s computers: to elevate their privileges, they only need to ask for the password, which usually arouses no suspicion during software installation.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

The term cyber refers, by and large, to the virtual world of ICT, the Internet and computers. Cyber intelligence is a subset of intelligence. As reported by the ENISA, one of the most important aspect for cyber security is information sharing at national and transnational level.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2020

Just like Charming Kitten ( which is not included into this report since it is a quite ongoing mistery even if a great report from Clear Sky is available ), Cleaver is a threat group that is responsible of one of the first most advanced and silent cyber attack attributed to Iran known until now ( OpCleaver , by Cylance).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 11, 2021

Sustainability – Applying AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics to support sustainability initiatives for energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions: Learning in Routing Games for Sustainable Electromobility (Henrik Sandberg, KTH Royal Institute of Technology). Siebel, chairman and CEO of C3 AI. “In

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Penetration testing is a similar approach, but typically involves teams of security pros attempting to simulate a cyber attack to identify weaknesses that could be exploited by hackers. Mobile Application Security Testing (MAST) identifies and mitigates risks in mobile applications before they can be exploited by attackers.

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Cytelligence

JANUARY 21, 2020

Although a great way to enjoy entertainment, it’s also a breeding ground for cyber-attacks; but how do they do it? By infecting a computer or mobile device with malware, a cybercriminal could gain control of your smart TV if your devices are using the same Wi-Fi. Connected Cars: Today, cars are essentially computers on wheels.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2022

Organizations in the finance sector manage trillions of dollars and maintain very valuable and vital electronic data, including bank account, credit card, and transaction information as well as sensitive data related to estates, wills, titles, and other matters. Malware and ransomware attacks increase. Thu, 09/01/2022 - 05:15.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 20, 2023

3 Ways to Protect Smart Devices from Criminal Exploits madhav Thu, 07/20/2023 - 07:28 When people think of home or business security, they are usually worried about protecting against a physical breaking in via a window or door and a burglar stealing valuables such as jewelry, cash, electronics, and equipment.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 18, 2018

To answer those questions we invited two experts into The Security Ledger studio to talk about the evolution of the event and of the cyber security industry itself: Russ Schrader is the Executive director of the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA) and Angel Grant is the Director, RSA Identity and RSA Fraud & Risk Intelligence.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Malware, a combination of the terms ‘malicious’ and ‘software,’ includes all malicious programs that intend to exploit computer devices or entire network infrastructures to extract victim’s data, disrupt business operations, or simply, cause chaos. Unfortunately, this could be your computer trying to give away the presence of malware.

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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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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 7, 2023

We collected the initial keywords and terms from the 2023 DBIR report, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Glossary of Key Information Security Terms [4], and from the cybersecurity professionals at Hive Systems. We were unable to do so due to volume, but could use sampling in the future. 2018) "Causes of Death".

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Group-IB security experts are warning about the increasing scammers’ activity during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales. Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, warns about the increasing scammers’ activity during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales. 7.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 9, 2024

billing and electronic payment system operated by Change Healthcare, a big division of UnitedHealth Group, is only the latest, but maybe greatest, example. RELATED: Hospitals Seek Federal Help as Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Disrupts Payments ] The attack has left hundreds, if not thousands, of providers all over the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. A report from IBM claims that 21% of all cyber attacks the company remediated in 2021 were ransomware, making it the most common type of attack in the report. Need More Intel on Rootkits?

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We collected the initial keywords and terms from the 2021 DBIR report, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Glossary of Key Information Security Terms [3] , and from cybersecurity professionals at Hive Systems. Curious to see it in action? Try it out! Retrieved from: ‘[link] [2] Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

We collected the initial keywords and terms from the 2021 DBIR report, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Glossary of Key Information Security Terms [3], and from the cybersecurity professionals at Hive Systems. We were unable to do so due to volume, but could use sampling in the future. 2018) "Causes of Death".

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 6, 2023

We collected the initial keywords and terms from the 2023 DBIR report, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Glossary of Key Information Security Terms [4], and from the cybersecurity professionals at Hive Systems. We were unable to do so due to volume, but could use sampling in the future. 2018) "Causes of Death".

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

While the impact of these destructive cyber-attacks paled in comparison to the effects of the kinetic attacks taking place at the same time, it should be noted that this capability could in theory be directed against any country outside of the context of an armed conflict and under the pretense of traditional cybercrime activity.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The hackers claimed that the purpose behind this cyber attack is to protest the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations. The data alleging to be stolen includes the usernames, work email addresses and office phone numbers of the government department’s staff.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 19, 2023

companies like Verizon, Google, Microsoft, State Street Bank, mutual, BNP Paribas, some oil companies, and and then through our work at MIT Sloan, we also get very much involved with the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory which is CSAIL. With SQL queries, I can do anomaly detection and detect cyber attacks.

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Software Backups Computers and Electronics Technology 40

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

We collected the initial keywords and terms from the 2021 DBIR report, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Glossary of Key Information Security Terms [3], and from the cybersecurity professionals at Hive Systems. We were unable to do so due to volume, but could use sampling in the future. 2018) "Causes of Death".

Data breaches 52

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 7, 2023

We collected the initial keywords and terms from the 2023 DBIR report, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Glossary of Key Information Security Terms [4], and from the cybersecurity professionals at Hive Systems. We were unable to do so due to volume, but could use sampling in the future. 2018) "Causes of Death".

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Cisco Security

JUNE 25, 2021

I grew up as a computer obsessed misfit in sportsmad rural Ireland. The teachers in the local high school, St Muredachs, did their best to cover the emerging field of Computer Science, and I cannot thank them enough for being my introduction to everything cyber. Cyber attacks during the pandemic escalated by as much as 600%.

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