The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

As the dust settles following the recently disclosed hack of NewsCorp , important lessons are emerging for the cybersecurity and journalism communities. Credential harvesting attacks via phishing emails are now a daily occurrence. We have entered a new era of cyber threats.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world, the company presented latest cybercrime trends. Attacks on Crypto. Thirteen exchanges were hacked in 2017 and in the first three quarters of 2018, amounting to a total loss of $877 million. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

Trends and patterns in ChatGPT-themed cybercrimes While the vast majority of people use ChatGPT for benign or beneficial purposes, the notable uptick in ChatGPT-themed suspicious activities is cause for concern. Cybercriminals using ChatGPT ChatGPT cybercrime is popular with hackers.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. The economic impact of cybercrime on business across the globe continues to reach new levels, with the cost predicted to reach US$10.5

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

WordPress sites using the Ultimate Member plugin are under attack LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (..)

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 3, 2023

New AI-powered cybercrime tools suggest that the capability of AI hacking tools may be evolving rapidly. The creator of FraudGPT, and potentially also WormGPT , is actively developing the next generation of cybercrime chatbots with much more advanced capabilities.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most unnerving phenomena in the cyber threat landscape. The main reason why these campaigns exploded so dramatically was that they used previously leaked NSA exploits called EternalBlue and DoublePulsar, which made the attacks absolutely inconspicuous and therefore almost impossible to prevent.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 million (2.96 billion rubles) of damage to Russia’s financial sector.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

The CISA ‘s Joint Cyber Defense Collective (JCDC) initiative is going to build operation plans for protecting and responding to cyber threats. What comes to mind when you think of cyber criminals? Those days are behind us, however, as cybercrime is establishing itself as a business in and of itself.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

Ransomware Redefined: RedEnergy Stealer-as-a-Ransomware attacks MAR-10445155-1.v1 Ransomware Redefined: RedEnergy Stealer-as-a-Ransomware attacks MAR-10445155-1.v1 v1 Truebot Activity Infects U.S. v1 Truebot Activity Infects U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

“We found that the Home Office’s public output on cyber security and ransomware has been almost nonexistent, and has been dwarfed by its focus on small boats and illegal migration,” states JCNSS, as reported by TheRecord media. The UK has the dubious distinction of being one of the world’s most cyber-attacked nations.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2024

Traditionally, cybersecurity has been a reactive game: We respond to cyber threats as they arise, analyze the incidents, add pertinent information to “deny lists”, and update stakeholders on “what happened.” In fact, it is estimated that 60% of small businesses that are victims of a cyber attack go out of business within six months.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, and a Swiss insurance broker ASPIS SA that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges cybersecurity, allowing the exchanges’ clients to ensure their assets. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2023

NCA infiltrates the cybercriminal underground with fake DDoS-for-hire sites Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 awarded $1,035,000 and a Tesla for 27 0-days CISA announced the Pre-Ransomware Notifications initiative China-linked hackers target telecommunication providers in the Middle East City of Toronto is one of the victims hacked by Clop gang using GoAnywhere (..)

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), recognized as the world's largest commercial bank, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The incident, which unfolded on November 8, 2023, has sent ripples through the global financial community, emphasizing the escalating cyber threats faced by even the most robust institutions.

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NopSec

DECEMBER 7, 2016

But this obscures the fact that energy and industrial companies are attacked on a daily basis by actors as diverse as hacktivists and nation states, using digital weaponry like open source to tools that cost millions of dollars to produce or procure. A cyber attack can disrupt business functions, which has an impact on end-users.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Nation-State Cyber Threats. Details: We discuss the "Big Four" nation-state bad actors and the cyber attacks they are capable of. Also, we cover the top 10 cyber attack methods used by Iran and its hacking groups. The Enterprise Business Model of Cybercrime. Tracking COVID-19 Cyber Threats.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 20, 2020

Who are the threat actors behind these cyber attacks? And what are key attacker motivations? 2020 DBIR cybercrime report and key statistics. We recently spoke to Vinny Troia, author of Hunting Cyber Criminals , about cybercriminal motivations: "I mean, money, always money, money. Why is this?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2021

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity welcomes the European Commission proposal to launch the new Joint Cyber Unit. The European Commission proposed on Wednesday the creation of a new Joint Cyber Unit that aims at providing a coordinated response to large-scale cyber attacks and crises. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

How email-based cyber attacks work. Email-based attacks are not a new problem. For example, some of the most notorious email-related cyber attacks of the 1990s came through the propagation of the Melissa virus. Recent email-based attacks. Understanding email cyber attack strategies.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Group-IB: The online market for counterfeit goods in Russia has reached $1,5 billion, while the number of phishing attacks has surpassed 1,200 daily. Group-IB, an international company that specialises in the prevention of cyber attacks, has estimated that online sales of counterfeit goods are now worth $1.5 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The group also carries out attacks through intermediaries by hacking banks’ partners, IT companies, and financial product providers. Group-IB is one the world’s leading providers of solutions aimed at detection and prevention of cyber attacks, fraud exposure and protection of intellectual property on the Internet.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Endpoint security – mobile device management (MDM) policies, antivirus (AV) solutions, URL filtering and blocking are all considered good cyber hygiene to block the most basic cyber threats. Turning off this kind of access when employees leave or no longer need it can shut down potential avenues for attack.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

According to the head of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing.almost all Pakistani banks were affected by a recent security breach. Group-IB is one the world’s leading providers of solutions aimed at detection and prevention of cyber attacks, fraud exposure and protection of intellectual property on the Internet.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Failure of this massive attack on our country thanks to the resilience of the systems we have built and the assistance of specialised groups who fought on our side is not the end of the cyber threat, but the clear proof that, thanks to its digital development, Albania is part of the large map of the battle for cyber security.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

A few days ago, Microsoft warned dozens of hospitals of the risks of ransomware attacks due to insecure VPN devices and gateways exposed online. Microsoft urges hospitals and health care organizations to implement security measures to protect public-facing devices to increase their resilience to cyber attacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2022

Cybersecurity agencies of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance (United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom) issued a joint advisory warning of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure conducted by Russia-linked threat actors and criminal cyber threats. ” read the advisory.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2021

cyber offensive? Attacking the nation's infrastructure. sectors that need to be on Russia's no-hack list. Now, there's some kind of a cyber attack against a meat processing plant. Next time, they'll say there was an attack against some Easter eggs. And so does the ability to deny these attacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2019

The last days of March 2019 are making headlines due to a targeted cyber attack involving a new variant of infamous EMOTET malware. This threat is known as a banking trojan malware that collects financial information by injecting malicious code into a computer. GeoMap of Threats. EMOTET Victims of Cyber Threat in Chile.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2021

cyber offensive? Attacking the nation's infrastructure. sectors that need to be on Russia's no-hack list. Now, there's some kind of a cyber attack against a meat processing plant. Next time, they'll say there was an attack against some Easter eggs. And so does the ability to deny these attacks.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 19, 2024

emphasized the need for specific cybersecurity rules and accountability measures, citing the devastating impact of recurring hacks on patient care and national security. The government needs to prevent this kind of devastating hack from happening over and over again," Wyden told The Washington Post. "I Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore.,

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

Known for being one of Silicon Valley’s oldest and most notable venture capital firms, Sequoia Capital was hacked in February 2021. This hack exposed some of its investors’ personal and financial information to a third party. The cyber attack succeeded when one of Sequoia’s employees fell victim to a phishing attack.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 26, 2022

Dear blog readers, I've decided to share with everyone a currently active list of Iran-based hacker and hacker team's handles which could greatly assist in possible cyber attack attribution campaigns including cyber threat actor attribution campaigns. Hacked By M4st3r_4w4r3 :: [9].:: 11] ==Hacked By Aref =. [12]

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Ransomware is one of the fastest-growing and most destructive cyber threats today. A recent Positive Technologies report found that 69% of all malware attacks now involve ransomware, and with the sums involved, it’s easy to see why malicious actors would eschew less lucrative cyber attack methods.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2021

Shutting down threat actor resource networks. A private sector equivalent announced in December 2020 includes Citrix, the Cyber Threat Alliance, Cybereason, the Global Cyber Alliance, McAfee, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Rapid7, and more. Also Read: Protecting Against Solorigate TTPs: SolarWinds Hack Defenses.

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