Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Air Canada did not share details about the attack, at the time of this writing, no known extortion group has claimed responsibility for the cyber attack. The attacks severely impacted operations at several Canadian airports last week. The attacks severely impacted operations at several Canadian airports last week.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Emerging from traditional antivirus and endpoint protection platforms, EDR rose to the fore in the mid-2010s to improve upon the continuous monitoring of servers, desktops, laptops and mobile devices and put security teams in a better position to mitigate advanced threats, such as APTs and zero-day vulnerabilities. Hand: Yes, 100%.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2022

Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the war on the battlefield has been accompanied by cyber attacks. Those attacks against critical infrastructure have knocked out banking and defense platforms, mostly by targeting several communication systems.

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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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Social Engineering Cyber Attacks Cyber Insurance IoT 142

Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2023

The French Senate’s website was taken offline by a DDoS attack launched by the pro-Russian hacker group NoName. The pro-Russia hacker group NoName is claiming responsibility for a DDoS attack that took the website of the French Senate offline. We apologize for the inconvenience caused.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 13, 2025

Hence, it is evident that artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the cybersecurity industry by providing quicker, more accurate, and more efficient ways to detect cyber attacks. However, hackers may misuse DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) attacks, which can flood the network until the traffic crashes.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

If the victim organization is slow to pay up, even though its files are encrypted and some of its confidential data has been stolen, the attackers additionally threaten to carry out a DDoS attack. In addition to DDoS attacks, it has added spam and calls to clients and partners of the victim company to its toolbox. .

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Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 111

Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2021

million customers Adobe addresses two critical vulnerabilities in Photoshop Hamburg’s data protection agency (DPA) states that using Zoom violates GDPR Kalay cloud platform flaw exposes millions of IoT devices to hack Fortinet FortiWeb OS Command Injection allows takeover servers remotely 1.9

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

New Cyber Attack Campaign Leverages the COVID-19 Infodemic. Silence Hacking Crew threatens Australian banks of DDoS attacks. Which are the most dangerous mobile app stores online? Kr00k Wi-Fi Encryption flaw affects more than a billion devices. Samsung leaked data of a few UK Customers.

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Banking Malware Advertising Ransomware 134

Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2022

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DDOS Data breaches Malware Antivirus 98

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

And yet our pervasive deployment of IoT systems has also vastly expanded the cyber attack surface of business networks, especially in just the past few years. Mirai ultimately was used to carry out massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. This has brought us many benefits.

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IoT Healthcare Internet Internet 279

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 11, 2021

Protecting Service provider’s large-scale network is different, most service providers implement a DDoS protection after the fact. The post How DDoS Attacks Are Different for Service Providers appeared first on Radware Blog. The post How DDoS Attacks Are Different for Service Providers appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Healthcare Company UHS a Victim of Major Cyber Attack. Fortune 500 healthcare provider Universal Health Services (UHS) appears to be the victim of a major ransomware attack. #3. What Happened Yesterday with T-Mobile? And was it a DDoS Attack? Was it a DDoS attack against the United States?

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Passwords DDOS Healthcare Scams 95

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Compromised organizations can be exposed to several simultaneous or consecutive cyber-attacks because the IABs usually do not offer exclusivity of their assets to the buyers. The Russian conflict with Ukraine led to a significant boost in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against EU targets.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Sometimes when you are down in the cyber attack trees defending your organization, it can be tough to see the cyber threat forest. And now we have brand new research coming from the EU which unpacks the top cyber threats as they stand now. Web-based Attacks. Web Application Attacks. Identity Theft.

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Cyber threats Insurance Cyber Insurance Ransomware 130

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As that definition spans the cloud and data centers, and on-premises, mobile and web users, application security needs to encompass a range of best practices and tools. One comprehensive way to approach mobile security is enterprise mobility management. These tests typically use vulnerability scanners.

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Mobile Computers and Electronics Risk DDOS 98

Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

Small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly at risk of cyber-attacks, and often serve as a launch pad for larger threat campaigns, according to Cisco’s 2018 SMB Cybersecurity Report. DDoS Attacks.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Small Business Phishing 98

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Twitter account of Huawei Mobile Brazil hacked. Ohio Election Day cyber attack attempt traced Russian-Owned Company. China used the Great Cannon DDoS Tool against forum used by Hong Kong protestors. CyrusOne, one of the major US data center provider, hit by ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Law enforcement worldwide hunting users of DDoS-for-Hire services. Netanyahu accuses Iran of cyber attacks carried out daily. Imperva mitigated DDoS attack generated 500 Million Packets per Second, the largest ever. Authorities shut down XDEDIC marketplace in an international operation.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2019

A new Adwind variant involved in attacks on US petroleum industry. Danish company Demant expects to incur losses of up to $95 after cyber attack. Danish company Demant expects to incur losses of up to $95 Million after cyber attack. Dutch police shut down bulletproof service hosting tens of DDoS botnets.

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IoT Cyber Attacks Advertising Malware 87

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2019

Facebook is going to stop Huawei pre-installing apps on mobile devices. Millions of Exim mail servers vulnerable to cyber attacks. RAMBleed, a new Side-Channel Attack that allows stealing sensitive data. Massive DDos attack hit Telegram, company says most of junk traffic is from China. Paper Copy.

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DDOS Hacking Data breaches Scams 87

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2022

Cyber attackers, fraudsters, and hackers target both small-scale, midsized, and large online ecom enterprises. . . According to research, frauds and cyber attacks are among the top three threats weighing on the US business environment – with a weightage of 65%. . Source . . Authentication frauds.

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eCommerce Cyber Attacks Passwords Mobile 112

The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Three years after the Mirai botnet launched some of the biggest denial of service attacks ever seen, DDoS is a bigger problem and ever. Three years after the Mirai botnet launched some of the biggest denial of service attacks ever seen, DDoS is a bigger problem and ever. Read the whole entry. »

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DDOS IoT Internet Internet 40

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

“We are absolutely committed to ensuring UK academia is as safe as possible from cyber threats, and will not hesitate to act when that threat evolves.”. This summer the NCSC investigated an increased number of cyber attacks on universities, schools, and colleges, most of them were hit with ransomware. ” reads the advisory.

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Education Ransomware Antivirus Backups 145

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2023

Malicious bots can be used to carry out a range of cyber threats like account takeovers and DDoS attacks, so bot protection is an increasingly important defense for web-facing assets. Bot protection products can also help prevent DDoS attacks. Limited customization options for smaller businesses.

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Software DDOS Accountability Firewall 109

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 1, 2023

Cybersecurity is practice of protecting information technology (IT) infrastructure assets such as computers, networks, mobile devices, servers, hardware, software, and data (personal & financial) against attacks, breaches and unauthorised access. Sometimes theft of PII can lead to identity theft too.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

And this is just one recent example of this type of cyber attack. Financial industry targeted the most by credential stuffing attacks. From 2017 to 2019, the FBI says credential stuffing attacks were the most common type of attack against the financial sector, accounting for 41% of total incidents.

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Banking Accountability Passwords DDOS 74

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

A new DDoS technique abuses HTML5 Hyperlink Audit Ping in massive attacks. Ecuador suffered 40 Million Cyber attacks after the Julian Assange arrest. Romanian duo convicted of fraud Scheme infecting 400,000 computers. Security Affairs newsletter Round 209 – News of the week. Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook down worldwide.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2024

CISA adds Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog German agency BSI sinkholed a botnet of 30,000 devices infected with BadBox U.S.

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Firewall Spyware Surveillance Cybercrime 66

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

BreachLock offers a wide range of services covering cloud , network , application , API , mobile, social engineering and third-party partner tests, and can help with SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 regulatory requirements too. Here are key features of penetration testing services that potential buyers should consider.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Data is stored on physical mediums (SSDs, HDDs, and USBs), restricting access to specific devices and requiring physical transfer for mobility. DDoS Attacks DDoS attacks flood cloud services with traffic, overwhelming capacity and causing service outages.

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Risk Backups Encryption DDOS 125

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Many organizations choose to implement full disk encryption when a large number of employees or other users access sensitive data on mobile or other portable devices that could more easily be lost or stolen. DDoS protection services are offered by third-party vendors to combat these types of attacks.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Enforce security policies like passwords, the use of mobile devices, checking emails for phishing, incident response plan. Report cyber attacks and cases of malware infection to law enforcement agencies. Install hardware and equipment that decreases the dependence on physical damage to information system components.

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Cybersecurity Phishing DDOS Passwords 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2021

The development of the connected car and, ultimately, autonomous vehicle will depend both on reliable connectivity and a strong cybersecurity architecture, to avoid such connectivity becoming the gateway to cyber-attacks. And it’s the fastest-growing mobile technology in the history of wireless. billion by 2025, up from 12.5

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IoT Healthcare Digital transformation Technology 86

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Cyber attackers are forever becoming more sophisticated, however, so companies have had to constantly incorporate new security solutions such as IDPS , UEBA , threat intelligence , patch management , encryption , DLP , DDoS protection , vulnerability management , and even mobile security management.

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Antivirus Cybersecurity Marketing Encryption 117

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

IoT devices have a history of being the targets of botnet recruitment and engines for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The human factor challenge While infrastructure compromise by external actors is the leading type of cyber-attack, potential human errors play an equally important concern.

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