Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2022

The Vice Society group has claimed responsibility for the ransomware attack that hit the Italian city of Palermo forcing the IT admins to shut down its infrastructure. The Vice Society ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the recent cyber attack that hit the city of Palermo in the South of Italy.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas , Texas. CBS News Texas obtained an image the ransomware note dropped by the malware on the infected systems. ” reads the report.

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MARCH 3, 2025

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Crooks use carding bots to check stolen card data ahead of the holiday season. New NextCry Ransomware targets Nextcloud instances on Linux servers. CVE-2019-2234 flaws in Android Camera Apps exposed millions of users surveillance. Ransomware infected systems at state government of Louisiana. Google will pay up to $1.5m

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

CISA adds Apple, Oracle Agile PLM bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog More than 2,000 Palo Alto Networks firewalls hacked exploiting recently patched zero-days Ransomhub ransomware gang claims the hack of Mexican government Legal Affairs Office US DoJ charges five alleged members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime gang Threat actor (..)

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4

Artificial Intelligence 126

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Graham Cluley

JUNE 19, 2024

There's a wee data breach with unhealthy implications in Scotland, privacy has gone off the rails in the UK, and a cheater blames Apple for his expensive divorce.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

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Data breaches 131

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 3, 2025

Organizations worldwide spend billions annually on cybersecurity, yet breaches continue to rise. According to IBM, the average data breach now costs $4.45 We're not proposing surveillance; we're implementing guardrails that protect everyone while maintaining privacy." The cost of this failure is staggering.

Ransomware 72

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BH Consulting

JANUARY 30, 2025

The roundup lists the incidents in chronological order, starting with last Januarys ransomware incident against LoanDept, one of Americas largest retail mortgage lenders. Februarys Change Healthcare ransomware attack led to 100 million data breach notices being sent. The subsequent recovery costs exceeded $26 million.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Resecurity has confirmed that a hacker/s have breached the systems related to United Nations leading to the data breach. Gene Yoo, the CEO of Resecurity says that organizations such as UN are likely to be hit by a cyber attack as they have data that has immense value on the dark web.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2020

Stadler, a Swiss manufacturer of railway rolling stock disclosed a data breach, hackers attempted to blackmail the company. International rail vehicle manufacturer, Stadler , disclosed a security breach that might have also allowed the attackers to steal company data. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

Manufacturing 142

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors Cisco fixes 3 high-severity DoS flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software Cybercrime Unpacking the MOVEit Breach: Statistics and Analysis Cl0p Ups The Ante With Massive MOVEit Transfer Supply-Chain Exploit FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown U.S.

Social Engineering 127

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

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Phishing 112

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

CISA adds Microsoft.NET Framework, Apache OFBiz, and Paessler PRTG Network Monitor flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog SparkCat campaign target crypto wallets using OCR to steal recovery phrases International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and ACAO Breached: Cyberespionage Groups Targeting Aviation Safety Specialists Online food (..)

Spyware 62

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

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DDOS 98

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

CISA adds Google Chromium V8 bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Young Consulting data breach impacts 954,177 individuals BlackByte Ransomware group targets recently patched VMware ESXi flaw CVE-2024-37085 US offers $2.5M reward for Belarusian man involved in mass malware distribution U.S.

Malware 121

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter) Will Enable Mass Spying Reddit Says Leaked U.S.-U.K.

Ransomware 128

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Google rolled out emergency fixes to address actively exploited Chrome zero-day Samsung discloses a second data breach this year The Prynt Stealer malware contains a secret backdoor. users China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M

Data breaches 97

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2021

LPE zero-day flaw in Razer Synapse allows attackers to take over Windows PCs Memorial Health System forced to cancel surgeries after ransomware attack Google discloses unpatched Microsoft WFP Default Rules AppContainer Bypass EoP. Be sure it is up to date! Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 108

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Is the Belarusian government behind the surveillance Android app banned by Google? The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Modi was hacked Evilnum APT used Python-based RAT PyVil in recent attacks SunCrypt Ransomware behind North Carolina school district data breach U.S.

Wireless 118

Wireless Advertising Surveillance Hacking 118

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

hacking tools and electronics A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2023

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Data breaches 98

Data breaches DDOS Ransomware Backups 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% of its users due to the exposure of salted password hashes Twitter confirms zero-day used to access data of 5.4 Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box.

Spyware 142

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DoublePulsar

APRIL 20, 2023

Russian hackers exfiltrated data from from Capita over a week before outage Capita have finally admitted a data breach , but still do not think they need to disclose key details of the incident to customers, regulators, impacted parties and investors. Previously, they said 31st March — the date of the “IT Incident”.

Ransomware 135

Ransomware Government Data breaches Media 135

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

to replace Chinese equipment Hackers breached a server of National Games of China days before the event Russian Gamaredon APT is targeting Ukraine since October Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream emerges from the dark Argo CD flaw could allow stealing sensitive data from Kubernetes Apps. US seizes $3.6 US seizes $3.6

Ransomware 98

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2020

hacked, data of 600k users available for sale Updated: Italian email provider Email.it supports the Secure Boot Fake Cisco ‘Critical Update used in phishing campaign to steal WebEx credentials Hackers accessed staff mailboxes at Italian bank Monte dei Paschi SFO discloses data breach following the hack of 2 of its websites.

Hacking 109

Hacking Advertising Surveillance Phishing 109

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

0-days exploited by commercial surveillance vendor in Egypt PREDATOR IN THE WIRES OilRig’s Outer Space and Juicy Mix: Same ol’ rig, new drill pipes Cybersecurity Apple and Google Are Introducing New Ways to Defeat Cell Site Simulators, But Is it Enough?

Cyber Attacks 124

Cyber Attacks Firewall Data breaches Telecommunications 124

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Gov imposes visa restrictions on individuals misusing Commercial Spyware HPE is investigating claims of a new security breach Experts warn of a surge of attacks targeting Ivanti SSRF flaw How to hack the Airbus NAVBLUE Flysmart+ Manager Crooks stole $25.5

Spyware 127

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2022

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Wireless 100

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . · Firefox DoS issue crashes the browser and sometimes the Windows OS. · Akamai Report: Credential stuffing attacks are a growing threat. · Bitcoin Core Team fixes a critical DDoS flaw in wallet software. · SHEIN Data breach affected 6.42

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Data breaches IoT Advertising Banking 90

Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2019

AeroGrow suffered a payment card data breach. Victims of Planetary Ransomware can decrypt their files for free. Experts spotted the iOS version of the Exodus surveillance app. million for the settlement of data breach. Emsisoft released a free decryptor for CryptoPokemon ransomware.

Data breaches 90

Data breaches Advertising DNS Surveillance 90

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2022

SecurityAffairs awarded as Best European Personal Cybersecurity Blog 2022 Crooks are using RIG Exploit Kit to push Dridex instead of Raccoon stealer Flagstar Bank discloses a data breach that impacted 1.5 Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

Small Business 98

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2021

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Surveillance 115

Surveillance DDOS Ransomware Cryptocurrency 115

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Hostinger disclosed a data breach that affects 14 Million customers. Binance says that leaked KYC Data are from third-party vendor. Nemty Ransomware, a new malware appears in the threat landscape. Imperva data Breach: WAF customers data exposed. Code Execution and DoS flaw addressed in QEMU.

eCommerce 75

eCommerce Data breaches Advertising Malware 75