Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

Which are the cyber attacks of 2021 that had the major impact on organizations worldwide in terms of financial losses and disruption of the operations? Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to a cyber attack carried out by the Darkside ransomware gang. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2020

While the Coronavirus is spreading worldwide, a massive cyber attack hit the town hall of Marseille and the metropolis. According to sources informed of the fact, the cyber attack is unprecedented in its scale. Therefore, these will have to be done by hand, said the source.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 20, 2025

Lets explore some notable use cases: Incident Response: A multinational company faced a ransomware attack that encrypted a portion of its servers. Supply Chain Risk Monitoring: A financial services firm tracked vendor vulnerabilities through a visualization platform, flagging suppliers with outdated software.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 30, 2025

If these cyber attacks are successful, even just a little, they could lead to billions of pounds in damages and losses to the companies that own the platforms and the traders. So, lets explore how spread betting platforms are rising to this challenge and ensuring that their platforms are cyber risk-free. Enable 2FA.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2023

Latest attack on Classification Society DNV software stands as a best example. Security analysts state that the company offers a Shipping Management software that is deployed on over 7000 vessels and so about 300 owners are on the shooting line of a cyber-attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 20, 2021

Telegram made it official that it has offered a security fix to non-encrypted chats that were previously vulnerable to cyber attacks through manipulated bots. Although all messages are encrypted on Telegram, the MTProto encryption is not available by default, as users need to opt-in for the end-to-end encryption.

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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 rise is largely driven by financially motivated threat actors looking to maximize their profits.

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Hacker Combat

MAY 10, 2022

A cyber-attack is a malicious attack undertaken by cybercriminals against single or numerous computers, computer systems, networks, or infrastructures utilizing one or more computers. Individuals, corporations, governments, and critical infrastructure are potential cyber-attack targets.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

He just asked her to use a remote data wiping software on her next iPhone. So that, if it gets into the hands of hackers, the victim( with Ms Johnson) can use the software to wipe out photos, messages, contacts and other such stuff before it gets misused. The identity of the hacker/s group has been withheld due to reason.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

France Minister Cedric O has cleared the air that local mafia type organizations were behind cyber attacks on two of the healthcare organizations of France and no state funded organizations were involved in the incident. The post Local mafia was behind cyber attacks on French Hospitals appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 9, 2025

Resolution #1: Adopt a Proactive Approach to Cybersecurity to Combat AI-Driven Attacks Adopt a proactive approach to cybersecurity that integrates advanced defence mechanisms with fundamental best practices to mitigate and combat AI-driven attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 3, 2023

Intel, the world-renowned silicon chipmaker, has extended its partnership with Check Point Software technologies to boost its chipsets defense line against ransomware attacks. And the sole purpose of such malicious software was concluded to be easy financial gain.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Each time we use a mobile app or website-hosted service, digital certificates and the Public Key Infrastructure ( PKI ) come into play — to assure authentication and encrypt sensitive data transfers. This is a fundamental component of Digital Trust – and the foundation for securing next-gen digital connections.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2023

The Australian government is set to issue a complete ban on ransomware payments after one of its major financial lenders became the target of a massive file-encrypting malware attack on March 16th this year. However, law enforcement is increasingly able to track such payments by using sophisticated blockchain-driven software.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2021

A Cyber Attack on one of the technology suppliers to Canada Post has reportedly resulted in the leak of information of more than 950,000 customers. Cybersecurity Insiders has learned that the impacted company was Commport Communication that provides shipping manifests and other digital data interchange-related software. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 29, 2022

Second is the news related to Baton Rouge General Health System (GHS), a healthcare service provider that disclosed yesterday that it was hit by a cyber attack in June this year leaking patient details to hackers. Third is the news related to Napa Valley College, which released a press statement admitting a ransomware attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2022

1) Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has given an update that all those who are using Adobe products and services should be cautious, as hackers can easily hack their systems by exploiting multiple vulnerabilities in the software.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Empowering control In an operating environment of hyper interconnectivity and rapid software development, Exchange Server can offer tangible, hands-on control over sensitive data. At the same time, rising digital complexity has given rise to unprecedented failure scenarios involving hardware, software and cloud-configuration lapses.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2025

Cyber attacks conducted by the APT37 group mainly targeted government, defense, military,and media organizations in South Korea. “KoSpy has been observed using fake utility application lures, such as “File Manager”, “Software Update Utility” and “Kakao Security,” to infect devices.”

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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

When data breaches escalate, cyber-attacks grow more sophisticated, nation states ramp up their digital warfare, and regulations tighten the noose, staying ahead isnt just an optionits your only line of defence. On the one hand, AI is helping detect and prevent cyber-attacks through advanced threat detection and response capabilities.

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Webroot

MARCH 12, 2025

Backing up your data simply means creating copies of your important files and storing them in secure, encrypted locations. Software corruption: When software or data is damaged, it can become unusable or unreadable. Malware and ransomware attacks : Cybercriminals also deploy malware to lock, steal, or destroy your files.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. That makes email security software a worthwhile investment for organizations of all sizes. user/month Coro edge: $11.99/user/month

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2021

Cyber attacks are a threat to businesses of all sizes and in all industries. As cyber-attacks become more frequent and advanced, businesses need to be prepared to respond to incidents. A ransomware attack occurs when malicious software infects computers and restricts their access to files until a ransom is paid.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 12, 2021

German has declared the country’s first cyber catastrophe yesterday by stating that a cyber attack hit almost all the computer systems in the municipality of Anhalt Bitterfeld in the state of Saxony-Anhalt and disrupted completely.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

However, that IT department often does not have the investment it requires, so holes in their security leave them vulnerable to attacks — from viruses to hackers to phishing. These attacks often begin with an email with links or attachments that seem benign but give the hacker access to a single system followed by the network.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 4, 2021

Sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders state that the attack took place through a US software supplier Kaseya that unknowingly pushed a malicious update to its software users making them fall prey to those spreading REvil ransomware.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 25, 2024

The unknown hackers were able to breach the council's networks and deploy malicious software, causing widespread disruption. Due to the attack, thousands of street lamps remained illuminated throughout the day, wasting significant energy and money. One of the most visible impacts was on the city's street lighting system.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2022

And if an enterprise is under an active ransomware attack, or a series of attacks, that’s a pretty good indication several other gangs of hacking specialists came through earlier and paved the way. In short, overlapping cyber attacks have become the norm. Thus, some of the victim company’s assets got triple encrypted.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The solution that hardware and software suppliers are pursuing is to push more and more computing tasks out to the far edges of IoT systems — all the way out to the semiconductors controlling and directing the electrical current coursing through each discreet IoT device.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 28, 2022

Compared to OTR (Off-the-Record) which basically allows single-user type of secure and encrypted communication the OMEMO protocol actually allows multi-user type of data and information exchange further strengthening the protocol's position on the market for secure mobile IM (instant messaging) applications. Protocol Introduction.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

But ExtraHop noticed that the tool also opening encrypted connections to vendor-owned cloud storage, a major HIPAA violation. Mukerji: The big problem is complexity, which leads to an ever-expanding attack surface. the opacity of all these interlocking parts, trying to work with one another, allows the attackers to hide.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

A VPN encrypts all internet traffic so that it is unreadable to anyone who intercepts it. Use antivirus software. Your devices need excellent antivirus software to act as the next defense line by blocking and detecting known malware. Since a VPN tunnels traffic through a server in a location of your choosing. Back-up your data.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Although most people think of ransomware as a dodgy application that encrypts data and holds it for ransom, the concept is much more heterogeneous than that. File encryption 2013 – 2015. It emerged in September 2013 and paved the way for hundreds of file-encrypting menaces that have splashed onto the scene ever since.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2024

Coop doesn’t use Kesaya software, anyway, it was impacted by the incident because one of their software providers does. Visma confirmed they were affected by the Kaseya cyber attack that allowed the REvil ransomware to encrypt their customers’ systems.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

This was around the same time antivirus vendors like Trend Micro, McAfee, Kaspersky, ESET, Sophos, Bitdefender, Avira, AVG and Avast were staking out turf in what they saw, very accurately, as a profitable new software subscription market. A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then. billion in 2017; Avast acquired AVG for $1.3

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Qualys is the latest victim of a cyber attack, the company was likely hacked by threat actors that exploited a zero-day vulnerability in their Accellion FTA server. The attackers exfiltrate sensitive data from the target systems and then published it on the CLOP ransomware gang’s leak site.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

With digital transformation leading to a boom in the use of digital certificates, our bedrock authentication and encryption framework is at an inflection point, where the demand and adoption of automation is set to rapidly accelerate to keep up with technology requirements. The legacy way to manage PKI is to do it manually.

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