SecureWorld News

AUGUST 11, 2020

The story garnered local coverage and offered insights on possible attack vectors: "According to the city, a preliminary investigation shows the ransomware entered the city's network through a phishing scam or brute force, and looks like a random attack.". City decides to use taxpayer money to pay hacker's demand.

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Cytelligence

JANUARY 27, 2020

Threat actors attack tactics include the following: Phishing – using a phishing email the workstation is infected and access provided to the ransomware threat actors. What are the Steps in a Typical Ransomware Attack? with several attacks in 2019. Learn more about the different ransomware variants.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

26 key cyber security stats for 2024 that every user should know, from rising cyber crime rates to the impact of AI technolog y. Cyber Crime Surge: During COVID-19 , cyber crimes shot up by 600%, showing how threats adapt to global changes. Phishing Attacks: Phishing is the top cyber attack, causing 90% of data breaches.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. It can shut down your business – in the case of healthcare organizations that can be life-threatening for patients – damage your reputation with customers and employees, and invite further attacks as cybercriminals view your organization as an easy mark.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In 2023, ‘knowing thy enemy’ in cyber will be more complicated than ever before – but it is critical that organizations remain aware of the realities of cyber risk and cease to focus on the ‘boogie man’ of the internet that features in sensationalist reporting. 3 – Crypto-jacking neglect gets dangerous.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

There are several methods of delivering ransomware attacks. Whether deployed by ransomware groups or individuals via ransomware as a service (RaaS) , the most common method of ransomware deployment is a phishing email. Conti Around 20% of attacks in early 2022 were from Conti, the group behind the 2021 Irish health services attack.

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Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Cybersecurity can often feel like a game of cat and mouse where cyber attackers and defenders engage in a chase, with one party trying to outsmart the other. Just like in previous years, 2024 is set to test practitioners’ skills as the frequency of cyber threats continues to surge leaving no room for complacency.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2021

Agency for International Development (USAID) to launch phishing campaigns against a broad array of targets. Microsoft officials said the attack targeted 3,000 email accounts at 150 organizations. government agencies and more than 100 private companies, including Cisco, Intel and Microsoft. Among the victims were nine U.S.

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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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