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OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Evolving Cybersecurity Threats to Critical National Infrastructure andrew.gertz@t… Mon, 10/23/2023 - 14:07 Cyberattacks on critical vital infrastructure can have disastrous results, forcing governments and regulatory bodies to pay close attention to intensifying the efforts to safeguard these industries.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2024

Multiple threat actors are exploiting the recently disclosed JetBrains TeamCity flaw CVE-2024-27198 in attacks in the wild. In early March, Rapid7 researchers disclosed two new critical security vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-27198 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2024-27199 (CVSS score:7.3), in JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Defending Financial Services Against Fraud in a Shifting Cyber Landscape sparsh Tue, 11/14/2023 - 05:05 As we approach International Fraud Awareness Week during 12-18 November 2023, taking stock of the evolving threat landscape and the vulnerabilities that financial services organizations face is crucial.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The threat actors behind the Hive RaaS have extorted $100 million in ransom payments from over 1,300 companies worldwide as of November 2022, reported the U.S. We will continue to work with allies and partners to disrupt and deter ransomware actors that threaten the backbone of our economies and critical infrastructure.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2024

Early in 2024, a customer contacted Cisco to report a suspicious related to its Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA). Cisco reported that the sophisticated attack chain employed by the attackers impacted a small set of customers. This backdoor survives reboots and upgrades, allowing threat actors to maintain control.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Analyzing the Email Security Landscape and exploring Emerging Threats and Trends. In the ever-shifting digital arena, staying ahead of evolving threat trends is paramount for organizations aiming to safeguard their assets. Key Findings from the “Email Security in 2024” Report In an exhaustive review, VIPRE processed 7.2

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania, a government agency reported. In close cooperation with the state institutions AKEP and AKCESK, we continue to work to fully provide services and data. Albania reported the attack to the NATO Member States and other allies.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Security researchers from the non-profit organization Shadowserver Foundation reported that hundreds of Citrix Netscaler ADC and Gateway servers have already been compromised as part of an ongoing campaign exploiting the critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability CVE-2023-3519. reads the report published by Citrix.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2023

IBM’s X-Force researchers reported that threat actors are conducting a large-scale credential harvesting campaign exploiting the recent CVE-2023-3519 vulnerability (CVSS score: 9.8) The Agency revealed that threat actors targeted a NetScaler ADC appliance deployed in the network of a critical infrastructure organization.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The multinational aerospace corporation Airbus announced that it is investigating a data leak after cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock reported that a hacker posted information on thousands of the company’s vendors to the dark web. In the second threat, the hacker exposed the personal information of 3,200 sensitive Airbus vendors.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2023

Researchers reported that more than 15000 Citrix servers exposed online are likely vulnerable to attacks exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2023-3519. The Agency states that threat actors targeted a NetScaler ADC appliance deployed in the network of a critical infrastructure organization.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2023

QakBot threat actors are still operational after the August takedown Ransomware attack on MGM Resorts costs $110 Million Cybersecurity, why a hotline number could be important? Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As KrebsonSecurity reports , the documents illustrate "how Chinese government agencies increasingly are contracting out foreign espionage campaigns to the nation's burgeoning and highly competitive cybersecurity industry." The specifics of the leaked capabilities that directly relate to these or other U.S. government."

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CSO Magazine

JULY 12, 2022

A report commissioned by cloud security company Barracuda found that 94% of respondents have experienced some form of attack on their industrial IoT (IIoT) or operational technology (OT) systems during the last 12 months. To read this article in full, please click here

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 17, 2023

This is particularly important when it comes to protecting Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) and the services that UK citizens rely on in their daily lives, as the consequences of disruption to these services has the potential to be devastating. Under certain circumstances or conditions (i.e.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warning of cyber attacks against Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway devices exploiting recently discovered zero-day CVE-2023-3519. ” reads the report published by Citrix. ” CISA did not attribute the attack to a specific threat actor.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

The Ongoing Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure. The effects of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure can be catastrophic. gas pipeline in 2021 to the rise of nation-state attacks, critical infrastructure organizations are under siege. The Threat of Ransomware. Thu, 07/21/2022 - 12:28.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In the EU, Handelsblatt reported that ransomware attacks targeting the energy sector more than doubled in 2022 over the previous year, with defenders recording 21 attacks through the past October. Department of Homeland Security in their recently published Intelligence Enterprise Homeland Threat Assessment.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

These systems are connected to and managed from the cloud to fine-tune performance, provide data analytics, and ensure the integrity of critical infrastructure across all sectors. Attacking OT systems presents a major threat not only to business disruption, but also to national economy and security. The threat landscape.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

” reported AFP. “The suspect, ” aged around forty and who resided in Cyprus “, was arrested on December 5 while he was in Paris, said Christophe Durand, head of the cyber-investigations unit of the brand new Office. anti-cybercrime (Ofac).” cybersecurity and intelligence authorities.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2024

By spearheading cybersecurity programs, CISOs empower organizations to fend off cyber threats from criminal enterprises, insider risks, hackers, and other malicious entities that pose significant risks to operations, critical infrastructure, and even national security. RELATED: Uber CSO Found Guilty: The Sky Is Not Falling.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Mandiant reported that Russia-linked Sandworm APT used a novel OT attack to cause power outages during mass missile strikes on Ukraine. Then the APT group deployed a new variant of the CADDYWIPER data wiper in the target’s IT environment to destroy its operations and remove forensic artifacts. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2021

The FBI has revealed that the Cuba ransomware gang breached the networks of at least 49 US critical infrastructure organizations. A flash alert published by the FBI has reported that the Cuba ransomware gang breached the networks of at least 49 US critical infrastructure organizations. ” states the alert.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2020

The US DHS’s Homeland Threat Assessment (HTA) report revealed that threat actors have targeted the US Census network during the last year. The US Department of Homeland Security revealed that unknown threat actors have targeted the network of the US Census Bureau during the last year. critical infrastructure.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

If defenders haven’t realized this, malicious actors certainly have, with 80% of web application attacks utilizing stolen credentials and 40% of breaches that don’t involve insider threats and user error involving stolen credentials, according to sources such as the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

At the end of the year, gaming giant SEGA Europe inadvertently left users’ personal information publicly accessible on Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket, cybersecurity firm VPN Overview reported. ” reads the report published by VPN Overview. ” continues the report. in SEGA’s name. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Security Central

MARCH 10, 2022

As business accelerated digital adoption and people played out their lives online, threat actors were ready to capitalize on the transitional moment, savagely targeting everything from critical health infrastructure to small and medium-sized businesses.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware madhav Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:33 The inception of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004 came at a critical juncture in our technological history. Though significant, the early days' threats vastly differed from today's sophisticated cyberattacks.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Infrastructure as a service security is a concept that assures the safety of organizations’ data, applications, and networks in the cloud. Understanding the risks, advantages, and best practices connected with IaaS security is becoming increasingly important as enterprises shift their infrastructure to the cloud.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

To prevent the threat from spreading within the network, the City shut down the impacted IT systems. At the time, BleepingComputer reported that the City’s court system canceled all jury trials and jury duty for several days starting from May 2nd. ” reads the report. ” reads the report.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Ransomware continues to pose an alarming threat to critical infrastructure, with the healthcare sector being particularly vulnerable to its devastating effects. The consequences of such attacks extend beyond financial losses, reaching a critical point where patient care is jeopardized. and globally.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

The US FBI warns that the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 52 organizations from multiple US critical infrastructure sectors. The flash alert includes a series of mitigations to neutralize such attacks: Back-up critical data offline. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2022

Critical infrastructure , industrial control (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are under increasing threat of cyber attacks, according to a number of recent warnings from government agencies and private security researchers. cybersecurity agencies yesterday encouraged U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Experts warn that threat actors started exploiting the critical flaw CVE-2023-46747 in F5 BIG-IP installs less than five days after PoC exploit disclosure. The vulnerability resides in the configuration utility component, it was reported by Michael Weber and Thomas Hendrickson of Praetorian on October 4, 2023. x 16.1.0 – 16.1.4

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Cybercrime BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach – account numbers and names among details accessed in hack LockBit 3.0’S

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

With the introduction of NIS2 , the European Union has moved beyond the GDPR’s focus on data protection measures to strengthen the entirety of the digital infrastructure that underpins critical sectors. In recent years, a surge in cyber-attacks targeting critical infrastructure has been observed globally.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 1, 2024

Want more threat intel on a weekly basis? This suggests potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the network infrastructure, possibly stemming from compromised end-user machines or malicious clients. While the location suggests legitimacy, there are reported instances of high malware activity associated with this ASN.

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