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.

Computers and Electronics 75

Computers and Electronics Penetration Testing Advertising Technology 75

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.

Healthcare 97

Healthcare Computers and Electronics Insurance Hacking 97

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

Digital transformation 52

Digital transformation Energy and Utilities Computers and Electronics Artificial Intelligence 52

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).

Computers and Electronics 74

Computers and Electronics Penetration Testing Education Cybersecurity 74

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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Government Malware Computers and Electronics Advertising 81

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.

Manufacturing 48

Manufacturing Computers and Electronics IoT Authentication 48

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.

Financial Services 62

Financial Services Cybersecurity Computers and Electronics Banking 62

Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 18, 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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Cybersecurity Computers and Electronics Cyber Risk Risk 228

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.

Banking 99

Banking Computers and Electronics Phishing Cybercrime 99

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.

Malware 71

Malware Computers and Electronics Penetration Testing Cyber Attacks 71

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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Mobile Computers and Electronics Risk DDOS 83

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.

Scams 58

Scams Computers and Electronics Phishing Advertising 58

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.

Cybersecurity 100

Cybersecurity Computers and Electronics Cyber Risk Risk 100

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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Cybersecurity DDOS IoT Social Engineering 40

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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DDOS Ransomware Government Energy and Utilities 130

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.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

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.

Computers and Electronics 97

Computers and Electronics Penetration Testing Malware Cyber Attacks 97

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".

Cybersecurity 106

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Data breaches Engineering 106

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.

IoT 49

IoT Computers and Electronics Hacking Authentication 49

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 106

Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 106

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.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 98

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?

Malware 67

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 67

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".

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Data breaches Engineering 52

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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Cyber Risk Cybersecurity Risk Computers and Electronics 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

Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 52

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).

Computers and Electronics 77

Computers and Electronics Penetration Testing Malware Government 77

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.

Software 40

Software Backups Computers and Electronics Technology 40

Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2021

the company behind the interactive “pew-pew” cyber attack map shown in the image below? whose LinkedIn profile says is now chief technology officer at RedTorch. “Decades of Cyber security experience, entrepreneurship and growing companies; from single employee to hundreds of employees.

Surveillance 266

Surveillance Computers and Electronics Internet Internet 266

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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CISO Healthcare InfoSec Computers and Electronics 76

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.

Computers and Electronics 113

Computers and Electronics Cyber threats Media Cyber Attacks 113

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.

Cybersecurity 40

Cybersecurity Computers and Electronics Government Wireless 40

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.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135