Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Cybercrime 86

Cybercrime Hacking Ransomware Malware 86

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%. . Internet scammers are cunning criminals.

eCommerce 112

eCommerce Cyber Attacks Passwords Mobile 112

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. This made a lot of sense, especially in the earlier days of the Internet where cybersecurity measures were nowhere near as robust as they are today. Individuals. Businesses.

Social Engineering 118

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 118

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 20, 2023

Once connected to the internet, Smart Devices become vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Smart Devices are particularly vulnerable to a “Zero-Day Exploit” attack, whereby hackers take advantage of a security vulnerability at the device level, to access the network it’s connected to.

Manufacturing 48

Manufacturing Computers and Electronics IoT Authentication 48

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 24, 2021

Canada-based Internet of Things (IoT) maker Sierra Wireless has been hit by ransomware attack bringing certain production operations of the company to a halt. Details about the ransomware that stuck with the company and the ransom demand have been kept under wraps as the cyber attack is still under investigation.

Wireless 66

Wireless IoT Ransomware Mobile 66

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Even as enterprises across the globe hustle to get their Internet of Things business models up and running, there is a sense of foreboding about a rising wave of IoT-related security exposures. We live in a world where we have nearly three Internet-connected devices for every human on the planet. Scaling your security measures.

IoT 166

IoT Encryption Authentication Penetration Testing 166

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Cyber attacks and breaches continue to rise with no end in sight. With this increased spending the attacks continue at an exponential rate. According to Check Point by mid-year cyber attacks have risen 42% globally. From internet providers to manufacturers, this continues to be an issue.

Phishing 134

Phishing Mobile Technology Manufacturing 134

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Internet of Things (IoT) has been exploding in the last decade, with more and more connected objects or devices. As a manufacturer of smart security systems, we have over 3 million devices in the field. Cellular technology, provided by cybersecurity experts like Thales, keep connected devices protected from cyber-attacks.

IoT 135

IoT Wireless Technology Internet 135

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Imagine all the company information that you send over the internet from your computer. You can achieve this by connecting to the internet through a VPN. This way, data is encrypted when passing through the internet, such that other people can’t read what is being sent. The internet has become a part of everyday work.

VPN 133

VPN Antivirus Internet Internet 133

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Food and agriculture is one of many critical infrastructure sectors that is increasingly being targeted with ransomware attacks. As the sophistication of the modern supply chain advances, and as the sector becomes more reliant on smart technologies and Internet of Things (IoT) processes, the attack surface expands.

Ransomware 63

Ransomware Encryption Internet Internet 63

Hackology

JUNE 12, 2023

MITM Attack In addition to these vulnerabilities, the researchers found that the biometric data on fingerprint sensors’ Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) were lacking proper safeguarding. Which was easy enough to expose the devices to a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. Android devices lack fingerprint data encryption on the SPI.

Hacking 40

Hacking Authentication Encryption Manufacturing 40

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

By the end of 2022, the overwhelming majority of service providers, equipment manufacturers, and businesses throughout the world will have deployed Wi-Fi 6/6E, or plan to do so, according to the Wireless Broadband Alliance. Wi-Fi 6E builds on Wi-Fi 6 and has all of the functionality plus access to a new 6 GHz wireless band.

Wireless 136

Wireless Marketing Technology Antivirus 136

Spinone

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Cyber crimes may target absolutely any person or organization that uses Internet. The only perfect solution to avoid an attack by a cyber criminal is to simply switch off your computer. As technology advances, the global society becomes digitized and people use Internet and mobile devices more frequently.

Cybersecurity 73

Cybersecurity Cyber Risk Marketing Risk 73

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The Rising Risks The widespread shift to a work-from-home (WFH) economy left countless networks vulnerable to cyber attacks. Because an AI can better analyze massive amounts of data to catch unauthorized usage faster, these tools can help secure fintech as 5G connectivity comes to the Internet of Things (IoT). .

Cybersecurity 105

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Risk Cybercrime 105

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A recent Positive Technologies report found that 69% of all malware attacks now involve ransomware, and with the sums involved, it’s easy to see why malicious actors would eschew less lucrative cyber attack methods. The most important factor to ransomware attackers is the value of an organization’s data.

Ransomware 126

Ransomware Risk Backups Education 126

Cisco Security

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Major research efforts on how to detect these IEDs and detonate them harmlessly, or to infiltrate and disrupt bomb manufacturing, were referred by the idiom “Left of Boom.” Cyber hygiene is an essential aspect of effective risk management, and it must be continuous. A few years ago, the word ‘resilience’ wasn’t in the cyber vocabulary.

Cybersecurity 121

Cybersecurity CISO Insurance Risk 121

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 6, 2023

For example, DDoS attacks and unauthorized encryption (e.g. ransomware) were not a “data breach" unless attackers were able to view or copy/ transmit data out of the environment. What did ‘the internet’ think caused cybersecurity incidents and data breaches?” Do those perceptions reflect reality?

Cybersecurity 106

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Data breaches Engineering 106

DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Earlier in the week, the BBC reported that a ‘cyber incident’ (ransomware) at CTS, a legal tech firm (cloud MSP) in the UK, is leaving UK home sales in limbo: Cyber-attack leaves home sales in limbo CTS own Sprout IT as a core brand: Sprout IT ran Netscaler and hadn’t patched it until late. I’m concerned. I’ve seen… a lot.

Ransomware 100

Ransomware Cybersecurity Healthcare Government 100

Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2022

Large scale cyber-attacks with major impact on Ukrainian infrastructure or services have not been observed. Analysts acknowledge that in the fog of war, government entities or private institutions likely have not identified nor reported all cyber-incidents. Viasat Inc., One such beam is located over Kyiv.

Ransomware 59

Ransomware Malware Government Antivirus 59

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For example, DDoS attacks and unauthorized encryption (e.g. ransomware) were not a “data breach" unless attackers were able to view or copy/ transmit data out of the environment. What did ‘the internet’ think caused cybersecurity incidents and data breaches?” Do those perceptions reflect reality?

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Data breaches Engineering 52

McAfee

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Following a recent Incident Response, McAfee Enterprise‘s Advanced Threat Research (ATR) team worked with its Professional Services IR team to support a case that initially started as a malware incident but ultimately turned out to be a long-term cyber-attack. We represent that in the following graphic: Figure 10 Attack flow.

Malware 144

Malware DNS Accountability Manufacturing 144

Spinone

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Financial institutions, healthcare, public sector and government agencies, manufacturing, and energy companies are all embracing digital business trends. For instance, DDOS attacks are effective because they send a barrage of requests that eventually overwhelm and take down the targeted servers.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Technology Authentication Banking 40

Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat. The contemporary world has witnessed the rise of the Internet and global communication, and collaboration technologies, including mobile data use and the culture of bring your own device [BYOD].

Security Awareness 40

Security Awareness Risk Cyber threats Cyber Risk 40

ForAllSecure

APRIL 19, 2023

I first met Dan when he was literally saving the world; okay, at least saving the internet as we know it today by disclosing to the major ISPs in the world a flaw he’d found in the Domain Name System or DNS. Dan found a flaw that could have crippled the internet. When I heard about it, I said, Oh my god.

Software 40

Software Backups Computers and Electronics Technology 40