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

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

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

APRIL 23, 2021

Microsoft Exchange Server Cyber Attack- Cyber Threat actors somehow infiltrated the email servers of Microsoft Exchange operating across the world through a vulnerability and accessed data of many government and private companies.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

The Play ransomware attack suffered by the IT services provider Xplain 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 authorities of the canton of Aargau also confirmed the 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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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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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

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 Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Cybersecurity company Resecurity has published the 2024 Cyber Threat Landscape Forecast. Resecurity, a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 100 and government agencies worldwide, has compiled a comprehensive forecast outlining the imminent threats and novel security challenges anticipated in the upcoming year.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 31, 2022

Costa Rica’s national health service was hacked sometime earlier this morning by a Russian ransomware group known as Hive. The intrusion comes just weeks after Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves declared a state of emergency in response to a data ransom attack from a different Russian ransomware gang — Conti.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

British multinational oil and gas company Shell has confirmed that it has suffered a ransomware attack conducted by the Clop group. The Clop ransomware gang claims to have hacked hundreds of companies by exploiting the above issue. The group claimed to have compromised the companies by exploiting the zero-day CVE-2023-34362.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2023

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, one of the main hospitals in the Spanish city, suffered a cyber attack that crippled its computer system. On Sunday, a ransomware attack hit the Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, one of the main hospitals of the Catalan city. ” states the Associated Press. .

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

The explosion of ransomware and similar cyber incidents along with rising associated costs is convincing a growing number of insurance companies to raise the premiums on their cyber insurance policies or reduce coverage, moves that could further squeeze organizations under siege from hackers. COVID-19 Accelerates Attacks.

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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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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In March, a hospital in Barcelona was hit with a ransomware attack. In 2019, another Seattle-area healthcare organization, Grays Harbor Community Hospital , sent notices to 85,000 patients of a ransomware attack that impacted medical records. What role should the government play in cybersecurity preparedness?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

“Prometheus” and “Grief” – a multi-billion dollar ransomware market obtained two new emerging players. In today’s world, information and data means money and the people that are stealing the information have now reached new levels of sophistication. Thanos ransomware (a.k.a.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutch Cancer Center New NKAbuse malware abuses NKN decentralized P2P network protocol Snatch ransomware gang claims the hack of the food giant Kraft Heinz Multiple flaws in pfSense firewall can lead to arbitrary code execution BianLian, White Rabbit, and Mario Ransomware Gangs Spotted (..)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2023

St Vincent’s Health Australia, the largest Australian healthcare provider, suffered a data breach after a cyber attack. St Vincent’s Health Australia is the largest non-profit healthcare provider in the country, The healthcare system was hit by a cyberattack that resulted in a data breach.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Should organizations be able to pay a hacker's ransom after a successful ransomware attack? North Carolina outlaws many ransomware payments. The State of North Carolina is the latest state to pass ransomware payment-related legislation. It revealed the scope of the ransomware problem.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Ardent Health Services, a Nashville-based healthcare provider, fell victim to a ransomware attack on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, that disrupted its IT operations and forced hospitals to divert emergency room patients to other facilities. The act mandates risk assessments, incident reporting, and data breach notification procedures.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2021

The US FBI announced that REvil ransomware gang (also known as Sodinokibi) is behind the attack that hit JBS Foods. JBS said that it is not aware of any data breach caused by the cyber attack, it added that transactions with customers and suppliers will be delayed. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

The drug testing firm Hammersmith Medicines Research LTD (HMR), which performs live trials of Coronavirus vaccines, discloses a data breach. On March 21, the Maze ransomware operators published some of the stolen files on their “leak site,” after the refusal of the research firm of paying the ransom.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

FBI and CISA on a joint note issued a public alert that computer networks of government and corporate companies were on the verge of being targeted by a cyber attack on this coming Labor Day weekend, i.e Ransomware has emerged as a major national security threat and has so far targeted many large companies serving public.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2024

Korea attempts to use generative AI for hacking attacks: spy agency Cybersecurity Is artificial intelligence the solution to cyber security threats?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware divya Thu, 02/16/2023 - 06:10 Ransomware perpetrators are adopting more sophisticated attack techniques with much success. Attackers are increasingly threatening double and triple extortion in addition to ransom demands, putting more pressure on victims to comply.

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 12, 2021

Over the ensuing years, experts have repeatedly pointed out that not only were many of the technology systems being deployed to improve the efficiency of fuel distribution infrastructure management introducing dangerous vulnerabilities, but that a cyber-attack against the operator of a fuel pipeline was eventually going to both occur and succeed.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

has developed SME Edge , a complete cybersecurity package that provides small-to-medium businesses comprehensive protection from the threat of data breaches. With no way in or out for non-approved connections, data is protected from exfiltration. Any connection not previously approved will immediately fail.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2020

The City of Torrance of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, California, is the last victim of the DoppelPaymer Ransomware, hackers also stole its data. On Sunday, the computer systems in the city of Torrance suffered a cyber attack that interrupted access to email accounts and server functions. Pierluigi Paganini.

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USD on Cyber Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Cyber criminals are becoming increasingly deft and creative with email phishing, data breaches, government hacks and costly ransomware. These cyber attacks have spurred the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors Cisco fixes 3 high-severity DoS flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software Cybercrime Unpacking the MOVEit Breach: Statistics and Analysis Cl0p Ups The Ante With Massive MOVEit Transfer Supply-Chain Exploit FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown U.S.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 30, 2023

Recent statistics reveal that 70% of companies were impacted by ransomware last year ( State of Malware Report 2023, Malwarebytes ), and 83% experienced more than one data breach. A 5-year Malwarebytes veteran, he possesses in-depth technical expertise to help organizations navigate the complex threat landscape.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In March 2020, KrebsOnSecurity alerted Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group that hackers had broken into its network and sold the access to a criminal group which specializes in deploying ransomware. Five months later, Gunnebo disclosed it had suffered a cyber attack targeting its IT systems that forced the shutdown of internal servers.

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