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Ecuador suffered 40 Million Cyber attacks after the Julian Assange arrest

Security Affairs

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. after Ecuador withdrew asylum after seven years. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 438 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

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 Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box.

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Thales 2023 Data Threat Report: The Increased Telco Cybersecurity Challenges in the 5G Era

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Thales 2023 Data Threat Report: The Increased Telco Cybersecurity Challenges in the 5G Era madhav Tue, 09/12/2023 - 05:15 Telecommunications firms have always faced a unique set of security challenges. The virtualization of the 5G network means data is no longer stored centrally, which gives attackers more chances to intercept it.

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What is a Managed Security Service Provider? MSSPs Explained

eSecurity Planet

History of MSSPs As internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunications companies (telecoms) began offering commercial access to the internet in the late 1990s, they began to also offer firewall appliances and associated managed services. As cyber attacks continue to increase in number and sophistication, the need for MSSPs grows.

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Reassessing cyberwarfare. Lessons learned in 2022

SecureList

According to the same article, another such attack took place in the late 1990s when the American military attacked a Serbian telecommunications network. The “AcidRain” wiper was first described later in March, while ViaSat published an official analysis of the cyber-attack.

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2020 Predictions: New Challenges for Data Privacy and the 5G Hackathon

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Today’s innovations and technologies provide tremendous opportunities for enterprises. Along with innovation and technology proliferation, new challenges that will shape business during 2020. In addition, malicious actors can and will adopt technologies such as AI and machine learning faster than security leaders can.

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Gaza-linked hackers and Pro-Russia groups are targeting Israel

Security Affairs

The fourth annual Digital Defense Report published by Microsoft linked a series of attacks against organizations in Israel to a Gaza-based threat actor that is tracking the campaign as Storm-1133. The Storm-1133 activity was observed in early 2023 and is targeting Israeli private-sector energy, defense, and telecommunications organizations.

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