The Hacker News

JULY 12, 2023

Microsoft on Tuesday revealed that it repelled a cyber attack staged by a Chinese nation-state actor targeting two dozen organizations, some of which include government agencies, in a cyber espionage campaign designed to acquire confidential data.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 19, 2022

Experts have warned that the Russia-Ukraine conflict poses an unprecedented cyber risk for U.S. organizations as well as State and local governments and municipalities. Governments and Municipalities at Risk of Foreign Nation Cyber Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard. The post Local U.S.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Cyber threats have advanced into the industry, making security an important aspect of spreading awareness for both businesses and governments worldwide. For companies without the help of cybersecurity services, […] The post How Does Cybersecurity Services Prevent Businesses From Cyber Attacks?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 17, 2022

A cyber-attack hit Albania, a region in Europe,, resulting in the shutdown and disruption of several government websites in and around the region Tirana. The post Cyber Attack forces government agencies to shut down in Albania Europe appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 13, 2021

Although, the National Security Council has denied commenting on the issue, a source from the fed says that the Joe Biden government could have ordered a bunch of security engineers to take down the computer systems that were launching ransomware attacks and so the result was that most of the REvil affiliated websites have disappeared from the web.

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Joseph Steinberg

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Such risks are even more troubling when one considers that the federal government has taken all sorts of actions to remove various Chinese-made hardware from its various environments due to national security reasons, but State and Local governments have generally not followed suit. Consider, for example, sewage processing systems.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania, a government agency reported. Albania’s National Authority for Electronic Certification and Cyber Security (AKCESK) revealed that cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The number is more than figures; it reflects the deep-seated impact of cyber threats on the global economy. They underscore a stark truth: no entity is immune – not even governments. Amidst unprecedented technological leaps forward, 2023 has […] The post Top 5 Cyber Attacks in 2023 appeared first on Kratikal Blogs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2023

First, is the news that the Indian government has launched its own Mobile Operating systems that have capabilities to take on international rivals like iOS and Android. Called as IndOS, the OS will be available on devices being sold on the Indian subcontinent and will have all pre-loaded government apps that are there to service the citizen.

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Lohrman on Security

JULY 18, 2021

Global leaders want to carve out specific areas of critical infrastructure to be protected under international agreements from cyber attacks. But where does that leave others?

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 17, 2022

Learn more information about how to take a proactive approach to cyber attacks. The post Email authentication helps governments and private companies battle ransomware appeared first on TechRepublic. The first line of defense against ransomware lies with email authentication.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 31, 2023

Capita, an internationally acclaimed business processing & outsourcing firm, is experiencing a sudden halt in the operations of its IT services and suspects a cyber attack behind the disruption. The post NHS IT systems under disruption threat due to cyber attack on Capita appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 13, 2023

Cyber attacks on public websites have become an increasing concern for governments across the world, and this article is related to one such news. According to a source from the Home Ministry, the attacks were supposed to trigger concerns among the government and the populace.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 10, 2022

Amedia, the Norway’s second largest media company, has issued a public statement that it was hit by a cyber attack that crippled its printing infrastructure affecting its newspaper editions on temporary basis. The post Cyber Attack on Norway Amedia appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 6, 2023

According to a report published by Japanese news resource Nikkei, it has been revealed that the North Korean government is actively engaging in cyber attacks on the digital infrastructure of its adversaries. These cyber attacks have proven to be a lucrative source of income for the reclusive nation.

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

According to a new report released by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Mandiant, Russia’s cyber attacks against Ukraine increased by 250% in 2022. The company said it observed […] The post Google Confirms Increase In Russian Cyber Attacks Against Ukraine appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in full force very likely will topple the Ukrainian government and give Putin the option of putting in power a government and leader that he can control. The IronNet Threat Research Team is tracking daily updates and cyber implications in. Russian invasion: daily updates of cyber actions to track."

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Foremost is the cyber attack that hit a third party IT service provider that operates most of the websites of government agencies related to New Zealand. New Zealand’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has launched a probe on this note and is suspecting the hand of foreign state hackers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The intelligence committee, funded by South Korea’s National Assembly, has revealed that a cyber attack launched on Pfizer at the end of last year was launched by North Korean hackers to steal the intelligence of vaccine research that was co-sponsored by BioNTech.

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The Hacker News

MAY 25, 2023

An unnamed government entity associated with the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) was targeted by a likely Iranian threat actor to breach the victim's Microsoft Exchange Server with a "simple yet effective" backdoor dubbed PowerExchange.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 8, 2023

A hacker group, potentially associated with the Ukrainian government, allegedly took control of radio and TV broadcasts, using them to transmit a falsified message attributed to Russian President Putin. The post Putin false prey to Deepfake Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 1, 2022

An espionage-focused threat actor has been observed using a steganographic trick to conceal a previously undocumented backdoor in a Windows logo in its attacks against Middle Eastern governments.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 18, 2023

German-based company Rheinmetall has become a victim of a cyber attack recently, and hackers fraudulently accessed data related to industrial customers, largely from the automobile sector. The post Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A cyber attack on the logistics giant DP World caused significant disruptions in the operations of several major Australian ports. DP World is a global leader in logistics, providing comprehensive supply chain solutions to the world’s largest shipping lines, multinational companies and governments.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

But the current news piece is related to a new hacking group that has been assigned the duty to target government servers of the Xi Jinping led nation. The post Cyber Attack news trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 21, 2023

The post List of victimized companies of MOVEit Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Government institutions in Bulgaria have been hit by a cyber attack during the weekend, experts believe it was launched by Russian threat actors. The infrastructure of government institutions in Bulgaria has been hit by a massive DDoS attack. — Ivan Geshev (@IvanGeshevPG) October 15, 2022. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 27, 2023

Retaliating this move, Kremlin might have thought to take vengeance through cyber-attacks against the west and the first nation to be targeted was Germany. The post Russia starts cyber attacks on the West with Germany for supporting Ukraine appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A highly sophisticated cyber attack has taken down the world’s advanced radio telescope, halting the scientific experiments from the past few days. The post Cyber Attack disrupts operations of world’s advanced radio telescope appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A few days ago, the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) based in Delhi was hit by a cyber attack of ransomware variant and sources report that the hackers are demanding Rs 200 Crores to return the stolen information belonging to millions of patients that would be otherwise sold on the dark web.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Australian Police authorities have released a press statement on Optus Cyber Attack and confirmed that they are going to protect the details of 10,000 affected customers from leaking online. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led government has also assured that they will replace the driver’s licenses of compromised Optus consumers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 26, 2022

All these days, we have seen companies sharing their cyber attack experiences and intelligence with government and monitoring groups. What the platform says is cyber criminals do not show discrimination in attacking their victims and can attack any large or small company.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 22, 2021

The US Department of Defense Cyber Command has disclosed in a tweet that the US State Department was hit by a cyber attack, just a couple of weeks ago, hinting at a serious data breach. The post Details of US State Department Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Revealing the same in a blog post published on Tuesday, the California based endpoint security provider revealed that the said gang of cyber criminals could have easily targeted over 13 telecom networks so far and the count might exceed the said number in near future.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

United States Senate has passed on a new resolution if/when approved will make it mandatory for owners of critical infrastructures to report cyber attacks within a time frame of 72 hours. The post All Cyber Attacks in US should be reported within 72 hours appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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