Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

. “In internal emails seen by BleepingComputer, IKEA is warning employees of an ongoing reply-chain phishing cyber-attack targeting internal mailboxes. “There is an ongoing cyber-attack that is targeting Inter IKEA mailboxes. ” reports BleepingComputer. Source Bleeping Computer. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced it has been targeted by a cyber attack. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced it has been targeted by a cyber attack. Further information will be made available in due course.” “EMA has been the subject of a cyberattack. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 7, 2021

It is impossible for any business to convince itself it doesn’t face some kind of cyber-attack risk, considering the threat ecosystem is nowadays so broad and growing each and every day. The post What Is Residual Risk in Information Security? appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

American worldwide logistics and freight forwarding company Expeditors International shuts down global operations after cyber attack. The company discovered the attack on February 20, 2022, it doesn’t provide details about the attack and announced to have launched an investigation into the incident.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Ukraine’s CERT (CERT-UA) warned of a new phishing campaign by the APT28 group to deploy previously undocumented malware strains. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of a new cyber espionage campaign carried out by the Russia-linked group APT28 (aka “ Forest Blizzard ”, “ Fancybear ” or “ Strontium ”).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

The memo was obtained by the website SpaceRef, it warns of both phishing attacks and malware-based attacks. According to the advisory issued by NASA, the number of phishing attempts doubled in the past few days, at the same time the number of malware attacks on its systems has grown exponentially.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Researchers from Cybaze Yoroi ZLab have spotted a new campaign exploiting the interest in coronavirus (COVID-19) evolution to spread malware. Nowadays, it is common to say that the physical world and the cyber world are strictly connected. The statistics are worrying, and, of course, they represent an opportunity for cyber-crooks.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2021

France-based dairy giant Lactalis announced that it was hit by a cyber attack, but claimed that it had found no evidence of a data breach. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cyber attack). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2020

The France Télévisions group announced yesterday that it was hit by a cyber attack, targeting one of its broadcasting sites. The France Télévisions group announced Friday that it was the victim of a cyber attack that targeted one of its broadcasting sites. According to the group, the attack did not impact its antennae.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed concerns for cyber cyber attacks that have targeted Czech hospitals involved in the fight against the Coronavirus. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed concerns for cyber cyber attacks that recently hit Czech hospitals involved in the fight against the Coronavirus.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) issued a warning of temporary suspension of its email systems, likely caused by a cyber attack. The Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) temporarily suspended its email systems, the interruption is likely caused by a cyber attack. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

A cyber attack hit the New Zealand central bank, sensitive information has been potentially accessed by the intruders. The New Zealand central bank announced today that a cyber attack hit its infrastructure. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Austria’s foreign ministry announced that the cyber attack against its systems, allegedly carried by a state actor has ended. This week, the Austrian foreign ministry announced that the cyber attack against its systems has ended. Major cyber ??attacks Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2022

June 20th one of the units of Cyber Spetnaz called “Zarya” has announced the attack against www.mna.gov.lv The post Exclusive: Lithuania under cyber-attack after the ban on Russian railway goods appeared first on Security Affairs. which was one of the 1st targets of the new campaign. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2021

Researchers warn of a surge in cyber attacks against Microsoft Exchange servers exploiting the recently disclosed ProxyLogon vulnerabilities. Microsoft researchers also spotted a ransomware gangs that is exploiting ProxyLogon flaws to spread a piece of malware tracked as DearCry. and also as DearCry. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2019

A new wave of cyber attacks carried out by a China-linked APT group hit German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel and others. On Wednesday, German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel along with a host of others confirmed they had been targeted by a wave of cyber attacks. ” reported the Reuters agency.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Cybersecurity experts discovered a new data wiper malware that was used in attacks against hundreds of machines in Ukraine. Researchers from cybersecurity firms ESET and Broadcom’s Symantec discovered a new data wiper malware that was employed in a recent wave of attacks that hit hundreds of machines in Ukraine.

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2021

Tokyo Olympics could be a great opportunity for cybercriminals and malware authors, the US FBI warned p rivate US companies of cyberattacks that might attempt to disrupt the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The malware only targets data under the Users folder, likely because it was designed to infect users who do not have administrator privileges.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The infection chain was divided into four stages : The malware was installed through a dropper, a program executed by opening an attachment to a deceptive e-mail, probably a fake pdf or doc file, or executed directly from the Internet, without user interaction, exploiting the exploit described in the point 4. The infection chain.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2019

A wave of cyber attacks hit schools of Louisiana ahead of year’s beginning that is planned for the next week. Phone lines and email systems at Tangipahoa schools shut down, along with some offices, were shut down by cyber attacks on Monday. ” The schools of Louisiana were infected with malware or ransomware. .

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Russia-linked threat actor Gamaredon employed new spyware in cyber attacks aimed at public authorities and critical information infrastructure in Ukraine. Such payloads are similar types of malware, which are developed by attackers to perform similar behavioral patterns.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

The authorities did not disclose any details about the type of threats that hit the institutions either the alleged threat actors behind the attack. “A range of European Union institutions including the European Commission were hit by a significant cyber-attack last week.” ” reported Bloomberg.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2020

The Australian brewery and dairy conglomerate Lion was hit for the second time by a cyber attack, media reported. This is the second cyber attack is a few days, last week the systems at Lion were infected with the REvil ransomware and attackers demanded a ransom of reportedly $1 million last week.

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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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The systems of Georgetown County have been hit with a sophisticated cyber attack at the end of January, and the county staff is still working to recover from the incident. The attack chain began with a malicious email, the intruders demanded the payment of a ransom to give back the control of the county’s systems to the its staff.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The University of Vermont Medical Center has yet to fully recover from a cyber attack that crippled systems at the Burlington hospital. The ransomware attack took place on October 28 and disrupted services at the UVM Medical Center and affiliated facilities. ” reported the Associated Press. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

INC RANSOM ransomware gang claims to have breached Xerox Corp Spotify music converter TuneFab puts users at risk Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania Russia-linked APT28 used new malware in a recent phishing campaign Clash of Clans gamers at risk while using third-party app New Version of Meduza (..)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The post Belden discloses data breach as a result of a cyber attack appeared first on Security Affairs. “We regret any complications or inconvenience this incident may have caused and are offering assistance to those individuals who may have been impacted.”. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Belden).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new strain of malware that is believed to be part of the arsenal of theUS Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has discovered a new malware that experts attribute to the US Central Intelligence Agency. We therefore named this malware Purple Lambert.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The post Baby died at Alabama Springhill Medical Center due to cyber attack appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Springhill Medical Center).

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A recent report from PandaLabs suggests that “there were twice as many malware infections in 2014 compared to 2013” and that 2015 could be even worse. Today’s attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and a simple malware injection can compromise your entire database. Automatic remediation of known threats.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2020

System supporting libraries in Volusia County were hit by a cyber attack, the incident took down 600 computers at Volusia County Public Library (VCPL) branches. The attack started around 7 AM on January 9, 2020. ” Source BleepingComputer. . ” Source BleepingComputer. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

China-linked hackers carried out cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks with TAIDOOR malware. “CISA encourages users and administrators to review Malware Analysis Report MAR-10292089-1.v1 See the latest malware analysis report on their TTPs at @CNMF_CyberAlert. v1 , U.S. .

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

Warning Australians of “specific risks” and an increased frequency of attacks, the Australian government is working on “specific risks” related to a significant increase in the number of targeted cyber attacks against sensitive institutions and organizations in almost any industry, Morrison told an organised press conference.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2019

In these hours an alleged cyber attack on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu made the headlines, but the KKNPP denies it. Worrying news made the headlines, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) was hit by a cyber attack. The malware supports features normally implemented in remote access trojan (RAT).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2024

Therefore, there will continuously be many alternatives available at our stores,” Mona Zuko, Skanlog’s chief executive, attributed the cyber attack to a North Korean ransomware gang. “We Our systems, including our central business system, have been affected by the attack.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2020

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT Group has used a new multi-platform malware framework, dubbed MATA, to target entities worldwide. The MATA malware framework could target Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems. The malware framework implements a wide range of features that allow attackers to fully control the infected systems.

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