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Cybersecurity in 2022, Predictions for digital ecosystem facing more challenges and sophisticated threats

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

As we near 2022, the cyber threat landscape remains just as ominous. Ransomware is more favored by hackers nowadays because they can get paid in cryptocurrencies that are hard to trace. OT/IT and IoT convergence. The scale and frequency of cyber-attacks against critical infrastructure continues to grow.

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National Critical Infrastructure Under Attack: Clop Ransomware

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Industrial control systems (ICS) and the internet of things (IoT) are specifically vulnerable to cyber threats because of improper OT security systems and vulnerabilities within the product. As Industrial systems connect with the internet to leverage cloud analytics, the devices have become more vulnerable to cyberattacks.

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From a tech explosion to accidental cyberattacks, researchers offer a glimpse into 2030

SC Magazine

MAY 17, 2021

.” The duo homed in on a list of emerging technologies that could create new wrinkles in the security landscape: automation, machine learning and AI including advances in NLP and GAN, immersive digital environments, data in the digital supply chain, cyber/physical crossover, additive manufacturing and the prevalence of 5G and widescale IoT.

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2018 Top Cybersecurity Threats

NopSec

APRIL 23, 2018

This year, NopSec did just that with our 2018 Top Cybersecurity Threats White paper , and we predict that the biggest cyber threats will be massive data breaches, ransomware, opportunistic crypto-mining attacks and IoT hacking. IoT The technology market is in full swing with IoT.

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What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 Restoration is offered in exchange for a ransom, usually in cryptocurrencies. Also read: Mobile Malware: Threats and Solutions. Cyberattack Statistics.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 188 – News of the week

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Group-IB and CryptoIns introduce the worlds first insurance against cyber threats for cryptocurrency exchanges. Shellbot Botnet Targets IoT devices and Linux servers. IBM Watson will be used by NIST to assign CVSS scores to vulnerabilities.

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Cybersecurity CEO: Security Awareness is An Ongoing Commitment

Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Cyber Primer for the C-Suite. These 10 data points illustrate the cyber threats faced by governments, businesses, employees, consumers, and students globally. 70 percent of cryptocurrency transactions will be for illegal activity by 2021. The world needs to cyber protect 300 billion passwords this year.

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TeamTNT with new campaign aka “Chimaera”

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

AT&T Alien Labs™ has discovered a new campaign by threat group TeamTNT that is targeting multiple operating systems and applications. The campaign uses multiple shell/batch scripts, new open source tools, a cryptocurrency miner, the TeamTNT IRC bot, and more. Windows component – Set up a cryptocurrency miner.

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2022: The threat landscape is paved with faster and more complex attacks with no signs of stopping

Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

In 2021, we witnessed so many competing shifts, many of which we detailed early on in our 2021 BrightCloud® Threat Report. In particular, we witnessed an increase in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and a surge in the usage of the internet of things (IoT). Cryptocurrency.

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DDoS attacks in Q2 2021

SecureList

JULY 28, 2021

In particular, Gafgyt’s authors copied its implementation of various DDoS methods, such as TCP, UDP and HTTP flooding, as well as its brute-force functionality for hacking IoT devices via the Telnet protocol. Kaspersky has a long history of combating cyber threats, including DDoS attacks of all types and complexity.

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DDoS attacks in Q4 2020

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

While the resource was down, cryptocurrency newbies were invited to download a copy of Bitcoin Core via a torrenting service. Cybercriminals used the names of well-known APT groups to intimidate victims, demanded ransoms in cryptocurrency, and carried out demonstration attacks to back up their threats. Statistics. Methodology.

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What is Incident Response? Ultimate Guide + Templates

eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Also read: How to Create an Incident Response Plan Best Incident Response Tools and Software Top Vulnerability Management Tools 23 Common Types of Security Incidents Understanding the dynamic nature of cyber threats is important, as they can manifest a single isolated attack or multiple simultaneous attacks at the same time.

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Microsoft Report: Scope and Scale of Cyber Threats Enormous, Global

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

To lower their overhead and boost the appearance of legitimacy, attackers are compromising business networks and devices to host phishing campaigns, malware, or even use their computing power to mine cryptocurrency.". The advent of cyberweapon deployment in the hybrid war in Ukraine is the dawn of a new age of conflict.".

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MY TAKE: What it takes to beat cybercrime in the age of DX and IoT: personal responsibility

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

This makes Vidar capable of stealing cryptocurrencies from digital wallets. Vidar and microcode hacking are two grains of sand on the beachhead of 2019 cyber threats. Conjuring a full summary of cyber exposures would be daunting. Vidar, however, can identify browser and computer specifications at a granular level.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 444 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

CISA adds two F5 BIG-IP flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Threat actors actively exploit F5 BIG-IP flaws CVE-2023-46747 and CVE-2023-46748 Pro-Hamas hacktivist group targets Israel with BiBi-Linux wiper British Library suffers major outage due to cyberattack Critical Atlassian Confluence flaw can lead to significant data loss WiHD (..)

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