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A 50% increase in cyber attacks year on year

CyberSecurity Insiders

According to a research carried out by Check Point Research, a 50% rise in cyber attacks is being witnessed year on year and the target points were mostly touted to be the organizations operating in education/research and military or government sectors.

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Cyber Attack on exams and its impact on ambulances

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A cyber-attack has made the staff of Idaho Falls Community Hospitals to divert emergency ambulances elsewhere as it is struggling to mitigate the risks associated with the incident. However, Ziel is not aware of any ransom demand and so is skeptical to declare the attack as a ransomware genre.

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VOIP Services hit by DDoS attack

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A Distributed Denial of Service(DDoS) attack was launched on Canada-based VOIP services provided named VoIP.ms, disrupting its phone calls and other of its web services. are working all day long to recover from the digital attack variant and are sure that the services will be brought back to life by this weekend.

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Cyber Attack on European Investment Bank and Redditt

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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. In a separate incident, the BlackCat Ransomware gang, also known as ALPHV, targeted the popular technology-based social media platform, Reddit.

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GUEST ESSAY: How amplified DDoS attacks on Ukraine leverage Apple’s Remote Desktop protocol

Security Boulevard

Cyber-attacks continue to make headlines, and wreak havoc for organizations, with no sign of abating. Having spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, threats such as malware, ransomware, and DDoS attacks continue to accelerate. Related: Apple tools abuse widespread. A10’s security research … (more…).

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Massive Surge in DDoS Attacks Reported in First Quarter of 2023

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StormWall , a premier cybersecurity firm specializing in the defense of websites, networks, and online services from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, has published an in-depth report on the DDoS landscape during the first quarter of 2023. of DDoS attacks targeting the application layer (L7), 11.7%

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Cyber Attack on Royal Mail to delay parcels and letter delivery services  

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Royal Mail, the Britain-based postal and courier delivery services, has made an official statement that a cyber attack affected all its it systems because of which its parcel and letter delivery services will be deeply affected. million. .