Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

A cyber attack hit the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the federal and national law enforcement agency of Canada. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the federal and national law enforcement agency of Canada, confirmed that it was the target of a cyber attack.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Belden, the manufacturer of networking and cable products, disclosed a data breach, threat actors have stolen employee and business information. “Our IT professionals were able to detect the unusual activity and believe we have stopped further unauthorized access of personal data on our servers.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 22, 2021

The US Department of Defense Cyber Command has disclosed in a tweet that the US State Department was hit by a cyber attack, just a couple of weeks ago, hinting at a serious data breach. The post Details of US State Department Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 7, 2022

T Mobile’s Executive Vice President Mike Katz issued an update on his LinkedIn page, a sophisticated cyber attack resulting in data breach that apparently occurred last week targeting some of the business customers of his company. The consequences of the attack are yet to be estimated.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

. “On June 28, last year, a suspicious behavior was detected and investigated on a terminal in our company, and as a result of unauthorized access by a third party, data was transmitted to the outside,” reads a data breach notification published by the company. SecurityAffairs – data breach, hacking).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2023

First, is the news that the Indian government has launched its own Mobile Operating systems that have capabilities to take on international rivals like iOS and Android. Called as IndOS, the OS will be available on devices being sold on the Indian subcontinent and will have all pre-loaded government apps that are there to service the citizen.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Japanese watchmaker Seiko revealed that the attack that suffered earlier this year was carried out by the Black Cat ransomware gang. On August 10, 2023, the Japanese maker of watches Seiko disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2024

The ransomware attack that hit the systems of Nissan Oceania in December 2023 impacted roughly 100,000 individuals. Nissan Oceania, the regional division of the multinational carmaker, announced in December 2023 that it had suffered a cyber attack and launched an investigation into the incident.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance on how to prevent data breaches resulting from ransomware attacks. The guidance aims at helping government and private sector organizations in preventing such kinds of incidents. softwa re company Kaseya. ” reads CISA’s guideline.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 29, 2022

The airliner, that truly stands as a low-cost carrier, has suffered a data breach as per a report released to Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT- In). He also announced that the company has taken all cybersecurity measures to prevent such data leak in the future.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 5, 2024

Australia’s public sector agencies are under increasing pressure to improve their readiness for cyber attacks and data breaches, as surveys and investigations find their preparedness lackluster.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

A cyber attack hit the New Zealand central bank, sensitive information has been potentially accessed by the intruders. The New Zealand central bank announced today that a cyber attack hit its infrastructure. The post New Zealand central bank hit by a cyber attack appeared first on Security Affairs.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Department of Defense presumably has expended vast resources this century on defending its digital assets from perennial cyber attacks. And yet two recent disclosures highlight just how brittle the military’s cyber defenses remain in critical areas. Being the obvious target that it is, the U.S. Timely trust decisions.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

A sophisticated cyber attack launched on the visa website of French government has led to a data breach where sensitive info related to applicants such as nationalities, birth dates and passport numbers were exposed to hackers.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2024

In May, the company was forced to shut down its website and phone lines following a cyber attack, but it did not mention a ransomware attack. MediSecure has identified a cyber security incident impacting the personal and health information of individuals.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Because cyber attackers are growing increasingly sophisticated, just guarding networks and responding to actual attacks is no longer enough, and companies must adopt better strategic and predictive methods. . ” the use of digital twins to deter cyber breaches in the chemical industry. Final thoughts.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

US defense contractor Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) was hit by a cyber attack, threat actors stole personal information from its email system. US defense contractor Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) has disclosed a data breach after threat actors hacked their email system. ” concludes the notice.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2022

In the US, 2021 was a record year for reported data breaches , while in the UK, a recent government report revealed that two-fifths of businesses had suffered a cyber-attack over the previous 12 months.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

Ecuador suffered 40 million cyber attacks on websites of public institutions since the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. In response to the arrest acktivist communities launched several attacks against the Ecuador government. At the time of publishing there is no news of data breach.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Australian government announced sanctions for a member of the REvil ransomware group for the Medibank hack that occurred in 2022. The Australian government announced sanctions for Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov (aka GustaveDore, aiiis_ermak, blade_runner, JimJones), a Russian national who is a member of the REvil ransomware group.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 21, 2021

Outsourcing digital security is also more cost-effective as it reduces the risk of future monetary loss from a data breach and lessens the burden on leadership that likely does not have cybersecurity expertise. Data is All-Too Enticing to a Cybercriminal. Devaluing Data: Take Away Their Profit.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

PNORS owns about 5-companies and information is out that hackers launched a cyber attack on two of its companies- Netway Networks and Datatime Services on November 2nd -3rd of this year. Victorian populace data breach comes just within weeks after the revelation of Optus, SingTel and Medibank data breach.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 26, 2022

Policybazaar, the Indian Insurance companies that offer an array of online services to users seeking health and car insurance were targeted by hackers leading to a data breach. So, at this juncture, incidents such as these can put a permanent dent to their business expansion, as IRDAI doesn’t take data breaches lightly.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2025

Netherlands General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) and the Netherlands Defence Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) have linked a previously undetected Russia-linked group, tracked Laundry Bear (aka Void Blizzard), to a 2024 police breach. reads the data breach notice published by Dutch police.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Australian Clinical Labs has made an official statement that it was targeted by a sophisticated cyber attack almost 8 months ago and now the stolen data is being sold on the dark web. The post Australian Clinical Labs data leaked through data breach appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 12, 2021

Any C-level employee of any organization will never wish to take the data breach blame in their tenure and that’s a thinking that seems fair enough. And according to a study, the fear of loosing their job if a data breach is disclosed seems to make nearly two-thirds (63%) of IT leaders hide such incidents from the world.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2025

Rhysida Ransomware gang claims the hack of the Government of Peru DragonForce group claims the theft of data after Co-op cyberattack U.S. Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2020

The FBI has seized the WeLeakInfo.com websites for selling subscriptions to data that were exposed in data breaches. WeLeakInfo.com is a data breach notification service that allows its customers to verify if their credentials been compromised in data breaches. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

According to a media update released by US Census Bureau, hackers launched a cyber attack on the website database in January 2020 with an intention to access or steal data. The post Citrix Vulnerability leads to Cyber Attack on US Census Database appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

The Play ransomware attack suffered by the IT services provider Xplain is worse than initially estimated, the incident also impacted the national railway company of Switzerland (FSS) and the canton of Aargau. The news of the attack was first reported by the Swiss newspaper Le Temps. “The problems appeared on Wednesday afternoon.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Image Source: AI Generated Recent data breaches have exposed sensitive information from millions of customers across healthcare, financial services, and technology sectors. These data breaches highlight significant vulnerabilities in vendor relationships and supply chain security. million per incident in 2023.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 10, 2020

COVID-19 data breach confirmed. Shortly after the announcement from the European Medicines Agency, BioNTech confirmed the breach at that agency was related to the COVID-19 vaccine. EMA has assured us that the cyber attack will have no impact on the timeline for its review.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. state, local, territorial, and tribal (SLTT) government networks, as well as aviation networks. . ” reads the advisory. ” reads the advisory. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 17, 2021

“In light of this, I would urge any customers who have been affected by this breach to be wary of any unexpected communications they might now receive, whether that’s over email, text messages or phone calls. If true, it further blurs the lines in cyberwar between government and private assets. million – was down 20 percent.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Australian government is all set to release a new portfolio of rules that order companies pay hackers for launching cyber-attacks. The program will be launched in January next year and was drafted to block state sponsored cyber attacks on Australian IT infrastructure.

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Heimadal Security

MAY 10, 2021

According to an FCA Analysis incidents such as data breaches have dropped by 30% between 2019 and 2020. On the other hand, Kroll data shows a 56% increase in Cyber-attack incidents for the same period of time.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2020

” The NFCA said it appears the data published by BlueLeaks was taken after a security breach at Netsential , a Houston-based web development firm. The BlueLeaks data set was released June 19, also known as “Juneteenth,” the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.

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