Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Ukrainian police arrested a cybercriminal who controlled a botnet composed of 100,000 devices that was available for rent to launch DDoS attacks. Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has arrested a hacker who controlled a DDoS botnet composed of 100,000 devices that was available for rent. Pierluigi Paganini.

DDOS 87

DDOS Computers and Electronics Cybercrime Advertising 87

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2021

REvil ransomware gang is attempting to extort Apple ahead of the Apple Spring Loaded event threatening to sell stolen blueprints belonging to the IT giant that were stolen from Quanta Computer. Quanta Computer is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of notebook computers and other electronic hardware. Source Bleeping Computer.

Computers and Electronics 115

Computers and Electronics Ransomware Hacking Wireless 115

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

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. Malware linked to the U.S.

Cybersecurity 40

Cybersecurity DDOS IoT Social Engineering 40

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 6, 2023

For example, DDoS attacks and unauthorized encryption (e.g. 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. Plex for LastPass breach ) stolen credentials, RAM scrapers.

Cybersecurity 106

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Data breaches Engineering 106

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

DBIR listed System Intrusion (that includes hackers and malware, including ransomware attacks, but not web application attacks) as the top cause of breaches in 2021 (it was Social Engineering in 2020), followed by Basic Web Application Attacks (same as 2020) and then Social Engineering. We used that as our baseline. 2018) "Causes of Death".

Data breaches 106

Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 106