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 Boulevard

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In a time when advancements in technology rule these days, the constant risk of cyber attacks hangs over businesses all over the world. This study highlighted the difficulties Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) encounter during cyber attacks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The company did not disclose details of the attack, however the decision to shut down the IT systems suggests it was the victim of a ransomware attack. This isn’t the first time that the company was the victim of a cyber attack. In 2016, alleged Asian threat actors targeted ThyssenKrupp to steal company secrets.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2021

The traditional approach to preventing cyber-attacks has been to strengthen the perimeter in an effort to repel intruders. The post Demand More from Your Technology: The Future of Information Security With AI appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2024

A cyber attack on Leicester City Council resulted in certain street lights remaining illuminated all day and severely impacted the council’s operations The Leicester City Council suffered a cyber attack that severely impacted the authority’s services in March and led to the leak of confidential documents.

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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 Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The experts at the International Criminal Court discovered the intrusion after having detected anomalous activity affecting its information systems. “At the end of last week, the International Criminal Court’s services detected anomalous activity affecting its information systems.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

FBI has issued a formal alert on unpatched medical devices and says that these are extremely vulnerable to cyber attacks because of outdated software. Often such outdated devices bring in digital troubles to medical facilities as they can affect patient data, pose a risk to information security and data integrity.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

This week a cyber attack hit the Government of Bermuda causing the interruption of internet/email and phone services. The attack impacted all the government departments. “The Department of Information and Digital Technology (IDT) is working quickly to restore service.” All Departments are impacted.

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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. personally identifiable information (PII) and intellectual property) and then deploy various wipers to cover the tracks. The tool sqlextractor (binary name sql.net4.exe)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The cyber attack that hit the cleaning products manufacturer Clorox in August is still affecting the supply of the products to customers. In response to the cyber attack, the company has taken some of its systems offline while it was implementing additional “protections and hardening measures to further secure them”.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Air Canada, the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada, announced that the personal information of some employees was exposed as a result of a recent cyberattack. Air Canada, the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada, announced that threat actors had access to the personal information of some employees during a recent cyberattack.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Kyivstar, the largest Ukraine service provider, was hit by a cyber attack that paralyzed its services. The attack is linked to the ongoing conflict. Kyivstar , the largest Ukraine service provider was down after a major cyber attack. Of course, this is a challenge for us. ” reported Reuters.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 10, 2022

On Thursday last week, officials from Ukraine’s State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) met the officials of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENSIA) to strengthen their infrastructure and networking of their national infrastructure. Third is the news related to Ukraine and Russian war.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

State Department was recently hit by a cyber attack, the Department of Defense Cyber Command might have suffered a serious breach. “The Department takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard its information and continuously takes steps to ensure information is protected. ” reported Reuters agency.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts was hit by a cyber attack that shut down its systems at MGM Hotels and Casinos. Hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts was the victim of a cyber attack, the IT infrastructure across the United States was shut down.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Tata Power on Friday announced that was hit by a cyber attack. Threat actors hit the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure of the company. The company confirmed that the security breach impacted “some of its IT systems.” At this time the company has yet to provide details about the cyber attack.

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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. The company disclosed the security incident after the ransomware gang BianLian listed the organization on its Tor leak site.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2023

“On Friday, 18 August 2023, Energy One Limited established that certain corporate systems in Australia and the United Kingdom had been affected by a cyber-attack.” The foftware firm immediately launched an investigation into the incident and also notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre and relevant UK authorities.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The Manchester United football club has been hit by a cyber attack on their systems, it is not aware of a breach of personal data for his fans. Manchester United disclosed a cyber attack, but according to the football club it is not “currently aware of any breach of personal data associated with our fans and customers”.

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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. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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? According to Bloomberg , CNA Financial opted to pay the ransom two weeks after the security breach because it was not able to restore its operations. 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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The chief executive of insurance giant Zurich warns that cyber attacks, rather than natural catastrophes, will become uninsurable. Mario Greco, chief executive of insurer giant Zurich, has warned that cyber attacks will become soon “uninsurable.”. These people can severely disrupt our lives.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 3, 2022

First news is about a cyber attack on two energy companies operating in Luxembourg. According to the web, two energy firms Creos and Enovos, both business units of Encevo Group, were targeted by a ransomware attack on the night of July 22 this year. However, electricity and gas supply weren’t disrupted by the digital disruption.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2021

A cyber attack hit Norwegian media company Amedia on Tuesday and forced it to shut down multiple systems. Amedia , one of the largest media companies in Norway, was hit by a “serious” cyber attack and was forced to shut down its computer systems. The media company informed the local authorities.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2023

The cloud and hosting provider Leaseweb suffered a security breach that impacted some “critical” systems of the company. Global hosting and cloud services provider Leaseweb has disabled some “critical” systems following a recent security breach.

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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. Security Center, etc.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Lloyd’s of London launched on Wednesday an investigating into a possible cyber attack after having detected unusual activity on its network. ” The incident comes after the entire insurance industry was alerted of cyber attacks as a result of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

The European Union simulated a cyber attack on a fictitious Finnish power company to test its cyber-defense capabilities. Cyber drills are essential to test the resilience of our infrastructure, the European Union simulated a cyber attack on a fictitious Finnish power company to test its cyber-defense capabilities.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Information risk management is the process of identifying the ways an organisation can be affected by a disruptive incident and how it can limit the damage. As such, it’s not just cyber attacks that you should be worried about. The post What Is Information Risk Management? The post What Is Information Risk Management?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

SiegedSec Telegram channel Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – North Atlantic Treaty Organization, SiegedSec) The post NATO is investigating a new cyber attack claimed by the SiegedSec group appeared first on Security Affairs.

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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 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

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. We immediately took steps to contain this attack and have notified the competent authorities. For the sake of transparency, we are making this information.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 5, 2021

On May 1st,2021 Taliban started a weaponry attack on the military groups of Afghanistan and taken control of the entire nation by August last week this year. The post Cyber Attack fear for abandoned US Vehicles and Aircrafts in Afghanistan appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2023

The University discovered the security breach on June 6th and immediately launched an investigation into the incident- The institute also already notified local authorities, including the Information Commissioner’s Office, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the National Crime Agency and other regulatory bodies.

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