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Cyber Attack on European Investment Bank and Redditt

CyberSecurity Insiders

According to recent reports, it appears that the European Investment Bank (EIB) has fallen victim to a cyber attack orchestrated by the Russian hacking group known as Killnet. Further investigation reveals that the BlackCat Ransomware gang gained access to Reddit’s network through a sophisticated phishing campaign.

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Over 65% of companies were targeted twice with cyber attacks within a year

CyberSecurity Insiders

A recent study made by security management firm Cymulate has confirmed that 65% of companies have suffered cyber attacks for the second time within one year. According to a report titled Cymulate Data Breaches Study, most of the attacks reached the corporate networks through phishing emails.

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Phishing campaign targets government institution in Moldova

Security Affairs

The government institutions of Moldova have been hit by a wave of phishing attacks since the country offered support to Ukraine. The government institutions of Moldova have been hit by a wave of phishing attacks, threat actors sent more than 1,330 emails to accounts belonging to the country’s state services.

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These are the sources of DDoS attacks against Russia, local NCCC warns

Security Affairs

Russian government released a list containing IP addresses and domains behind DDoS attacks that hit Russian infrastructure after the invasion. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DDoS). The post These are the sources of DDoS attacks against Russia, local NCCC warns appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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German police identified a gang that stole €4 million via phishing attacks

Security Affairs

German police arrested one individual suspected of having stolen €4 million from users via large-scale phishing campaigns. Germany’s Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) arrested an individual (24) suspected of having stolen €4,000,000 from internet users via phishing attacks along with a two accomplices who are suspected.

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October Mumbai power outage may have been caused by a cyber attack

Security Affairs

.” The media outlet speculate that the attacks were carried out by financially-motivated foreign hackers that launched multiple attacks against the Indian utilities, including phishing campaigns, ransomware and DDoS attacks, and BGP hijacking. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, power grid).

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IronNet’s March Threat Intelligence Brief 2022

Security Boulevard

Since the invasion, several cyber attacks - including DDoS attacks , the deployment of wiper malware , and phishing campaigns - have targeted both Ukrainian and Russian public and private entities, and several non-state hacking groups have announced support of Ukraine or Russia.

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