CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 4, 2022

A Cyber Attack that took place on UK’s Defence Academy early last year was brought to light by Air Marshall Edward Stringer through an interview given to Sky News. The Former Director of the academy stated that the attack went unnoticed by the media as it was not given priority as its consequences were not severe.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 14, 2022

A few hours ago, Ukraine government’s critical websites were hit by a cyber attack, blocking access to thousands of users from the past 6 hours. In the meantime, when Ukraine was jostling with the cyber attack, Russia deployed 100,000 military personnel at the border, breaching the agreement made with NATO a few months ago.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks against education institutions. SecurityAffairs – hacking, education institutions).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 10, 2022

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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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Experts warn of a surge in the DDoS attacks against education institutions and the academic industry across the world. The DDoS attacks are causing severe issues to the targeted education institutions such as temporarily takedown of the network and online classes. were victims of ransomware attacks this year.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The US Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector. The US CISA and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector aimed at data theft and disruption of distance learning services.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 4, 2021

The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) handled a record number of cybersecurity incidents over the last year, a 20% increase in cases handled the year before. With the increasing number and more innovative nature of cyber attacks, businesses of all sizes must prioritise cybersecurity.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Experts from VMware Carbon Black are sounding the alarm: there has been a recent uptick in cyber attacks targeting the educational sector, government institutions, and service industry enterprises.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The charity organization Save the Children International revealed that it was hit by a cyber attack. A Save The Children spokesperson told Recorded Future News that the cyber attack had no impact on the operations of the organization.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 24, 2021

A recent statement issued by the Summer Olympics Organizer from Japan revealed that the cyber threat to the games event was so intense that the organizing committee had to hire a third party firm that with a dedicated team of 200 Cybersecurity specialists helped thwart over 500 million or half a billion cyber attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 30, 2022

The Work from Home (WfH) culture might do well to the employees, but some companies are disclosing openly that they are witnessing a surge in cyber attacks( mainly data breaches) on their IT infrastructure as their employees are not following basic cyber hygiene of using strong passwords and authenticating their Identity whole accessing networks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2021

The Belgian interior ministry was targeted by a “sophisticated” cyber attack, a spokesman told RTBF public television on Tuesday. The Belgian interior ministry was hit by a “sophisticated” cyber-espionage attack, the news was confirmed by a spokesman to RTBF public television on Tuesday.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Iran-linked Agonizing Serpens group has been targeting Israeli organizations with destructive cyber attacks since January. Based on our telemetry, the most targeted organizations belong to the education and technology sectors.” ” concludes the report that also includes indicators of compromise (IoCs).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 1, 2021

CyberCube, a cyber analytics firm, claims that the rise in cyber-attacks on Microsoft servers could also increase cyber insurance claims filed by many companies. . The post Cyber attacks on Microsoft Exchange Email Servers could surge up cyber insurance claims appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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SecureBlitz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

I will be talking about cybersecurity education in this post. In a digitized era, safeguarding sensitive data and systems from cyber threats has become a necessity. As cyber-attacks continue to escalate in complexity and scale, the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals is skyrocketing.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Phishing often serves as the gateway to cyber attacks, opening the door to impactful follow-on activity like malware and ransomware deployment or access to internal networks, ultimately causing substantial financial losses. This incident shows that while security tools are essential, phishing emails can still slip through.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 28, 2022

Microsoft released a report that cloud applications are acting as catalysts for cyber attacks as it detected over 1.5 million attack attempts on cloud environments in a time frame of just 60 months. Barracuda study also discovered that the industries that were affected were education, municipalities, healthcare, IT and finance.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2023

Phishing attacks via SMS operations have been their preferred method of targeting victims. In other news, Microsoft has introduced an interesting approach to assign weather-related nomenclature to nations engaged in espionage and cyber attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

Washington Local Schools have disclosed that the communication systems on its premises were down because of a cyber attack that affected phones, the Internet, Wi-Fi network, email service and Google Classroom to a great extent. This will put an additional burden of $7.8

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2023

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. Meanwhile, on a separate note, the Supreme Court of Greece has ordered a scientific probe into the halt of Greek high school exams by a cyber-attack.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2025

Protection via training, education Defending against these evolving threats requires more than just technology it demands well-trained personnel at all levels. Warn Healthcare leaders are urged to treat ongoing cyber education as mandatory continuing education, akin to medical training, to ingrain a culture of security mindfulness.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 30, 2022

Staying Ahead of the Distortion of a Cyber Attack? Each firewall, IDS, MFA, and email security is built to protect and stop cyber attacks. While enforcement of FERPA is left to the department of education, there is some sense of data accountability and disclosure of events. Until next week, John.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 26, 2022

As the MDM platform of FileWave is used by government firms, educational institutions and large enterprises, it can lead to serious trouble, if left unattended. . The post Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2022

Indian Government websites are seeing a rise in cyber attacks after one of the former BJP leaders, Nupur Sharma, made some nasty comments on Prophet Muhammad. Most of the targets were educational institutions such as the Delhi Public School, Bhavans, and Symbiosis Institute.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2025

Port of Seattle is notifying 90,000 people of a data breach after personal data was stolen in a ransomware attack in August 2024. In August 2024, a cyber attack hit the Port of Seattle , which also operates the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The attack impacted websites and phone systems.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Educate employees on cybersecurity: Real estate companies should educate their end-users about cybersecurity threats and best practices. This includes training employees on how to identify and avoid phishing scams and how to create strong passwords.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2023

A cyber attack paralyzed the water controllers for irrigating fields in the Jordan Valley that are operated by the Galil Sewage Corporation. The National Cyber Organization warned of the risk of cyber attacks that anti-Israeli hackers can carry out against national infrastructure during the month of Ramadan.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

CISA adds Windows and Qualcomm bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Three new Ivanti CSA zero-day actively exploited in attacks Ukrainian national pleads guilty in U.S. Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

There’s bad guys (those pesky cyber-attackers) and there’s good guys, like cybersecurity thought leader Mark Lynd, and Enric Cuixeres Saez, Head of IT at Leng-d’Or. In today’s business landscape, it’s essential that employees are not only aware of the risks, but also comfortable dealing with and reporting attacks and data breaches.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 27, 2023

Most majority of educated individuals are aware that the internet connects people worldwide through underwater cables spanning the depths of the ocean. However, what many fail to realize is that these cables are susceptible to digital attacks that have the potential to trigger global internet disruptions lasting for days or even weeks.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

Cyber attack targets. Russia isn’t the only cyber actor increasing its pace of cyber operations during this time. Educate your employees on threats and risks such as phishing and malware. Therefore, educating your employees about the importance of security to your network is critical.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2023

The University of Manchester suffered a cyberattack, attackers likely stole staff and students’ data from its systems. The University of Manchester, one of the UK’s largest educational institutions, suffered a cyberattack, The popular university suspects that the threat actors have stolen data from its systems.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

Effective defense from cyberattacks ultimately depends on education and overriding the chance of human error whenever possible. They need partners that can educate them about cybersecurity and help identify measures to help mitigate cybersecurity threats. City officials and council members can no longer afford to ignore the risks.

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The Hacker News

MAY 29, 2024

A never-before-seen North Korean threat actor codenamed Moonstone Sleet has been attributed as behind cyber attacks targeting individuals and organizations in the software and information technology, education, and defense industrial base sectors with ransomware and bespoke malware previously associated with the infamous Lazarus Group.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2021

The Ministry of Defence academy was hit by a major cyber attack, Russia and China state-sponsored hackers are suspected to be behind the offensive. “THE MoD’s defence academy has been hit by a major cyber attack.” ” reported The Sun.

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GlobalSign

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The education sector is vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Learn how institutions can manage digital security with limited budget and resources.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Microsoft is calling attention to an emerging threat cluster it calls Storm-2372 that has been attributed to a new set of cyber attacks aimed at a variety of sectors since August 2024.

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