Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The Mexican Drug Cartels Want You Casio: Notice of Partial Service Outage and Information Leak Caused by Ransomware Attack He founded a “startup” to access sanctioned Russian websites: the cyber police of Khmelnytskyi region exposed the hacker Hacked ‘AI Girlfriend’ Data Shows Prompts Describing Child Sexual Abuse Malware Over 300,000!

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Data breaches Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Artificial Intelligence 118

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

At the end of January, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned that the KillNet group is actively targeting the US healthcare sector with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) says it helped dozens of hospitals respond to these DDoS incidents.

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DDOS Healthcare Computers and Electronics Government 96

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks against education institutions. PowerShell) to easily deploy tooling or ransomware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Education Ransomware Antivirus Backups 145

SC Magazine

JUNE 16, 2021

The most pervasive wisdom about preventing damage from ransomware is to backup systems, but that alone may not be enough. The most pervasive wisdom about preventing damage from ransomware is to backup systems. Indeed, recovering from ransomware can be tough. Amy Sacka for Microsoft). Backups can make it easier.

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Backups Ransomware DDOS Encryption 141

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2021

While investigating a data breach suffered by a healthcare organization, FBI accidentally revealed that it believes that the HelloKitty ransomware gang operates out of Ukraine. The FBI believes HelloKitty exploited a vulnerability in our third-party firewall, enabling the hackers to gain entry to the network.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Ransomware Data breaches DDOS Healthcare 112

Penetration Testing

JUNE 20, 2025

Since then, the Wordfence Firewall has blocked over 23,100 exploit attempts, confirming the vulnerability is under active attack. Following the public disclosure on May 19, threat actors began targeting vulnerable sites almost immediately, with mass exploitation observed beginning on June 7th, 2025.

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Passwords Accountability Penetration Testing Firewall 67

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The research shows that cyber threats like ransomware have become a top priority for business executives and boards of directors,” said Jon Oltsik, an analyst with ESG. Not surprisingly, 46% said ransomware protection was one of their top five spending priorities. DDoS Protection. CrowdStrike dashboard.

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Backups Firewall DDOS Antivirus 140

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Related: How 5G will escalate DDoS attacks Caught in the pull of digital transformation , companies are routing ever more core operations and services through the Internet, or, more precisely, through IP addresses, of one kind or another. Meanwhile, DDoS attacks are renowned for causing massive outages.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

Although cybercrime as a whole has seen a rise during the pandemic, arguably ransomware has been one of the more successful and lucrative attack types. Our own research report, the State of Encrypted Attacks Report 2020 , found that there had been a 500 per cent rise in ransomware compared to 2019. Security hygiene is the best defence.

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Ransomware Digital transformation Antivirus DDOS 107

Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

There are dozens of Linux malware families out there today threatening SMBs with anything from ransomware to DDoS attacks. In a perfect world, the firewalls of our servers would only allow web traffic in from trusted ports. QNAPCrypt is ransomware that specifically targets Linux-based NAS (Network Attached Storage) servers.

Malware 123

Malware IoT DDOS Firewall 123

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Hackers abuse Plex Media servers for DDoS amplification attacks TeamTNT group uses Hildegard Malware to target Kubernetes Systems Experts found critical flaws in Realtek Wi-Fi Module Packaging giant WestRock is still working to resume after recent Ransomware Attack Watch out! The Great Suspender Chrome extension contains Malware.

DDOS 99

DDOS Firewall Ransomware Encryption 99

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The DNS protocol was designed for use within a firewall on a secure network, and by default will communicate in plain text. A modern computing environment includes branch offices, remote workers, and mobile devices that must reach DNS servers from outside the firewall.

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DNS DDOS Encryption Authentication 109

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Samsung S22 hacked Sophos fixed a critical flaw in its Sophos Firewall version 19.5 Samsung S22 hacked Sophos fixed a critical flaw in its Sophos Firewall version 19.5 Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter ).

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Firewall Banking Hacking DDOS 100

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

CISA adds Craft CMS and Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Atlassian fixed critical flaws in Confluence and Crowd Salt Typhoon used custom malware JumbledPath to spy U.S.

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Scams Malware Encryption Phishing 67

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Fortunately, vendor surveys identify five key cybersecurity threats to watch for in 2024: compromised credentials, attacks on infrastructure, organized and advanced adversaries, ransomware, and uncontrolled devices. NetScout: Observed 13,142,840 DDoS attacks, including: 104,216 video gaming enterprise attacks.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Ransomware 121

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Dark web services: DDoS attacks, botnets, and zero-day IoT vulnerabilities Of all IoT-related services offered on the dark web, DDoS attacks are worth examining first. See translation I’m the world’s best-known DDoS attacker for hire (getting ahead of myself here). Our advantages: 1. Tested, tried.

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IoT DDOS Passwords Malware 137

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Antivirus Software WiFi 6 Routers Virtual Private Networks Password Managers Email Security Software Web Application Firewall Bot Management Software. While some email accounts include protections, others may require additional layers of security, including spam filtering, ransomware protection, spyware protection, and encryption.

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Internet Internet Software Antivirus 144

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure A database containing data of +8.9 Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure A database containing data of +8.9

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Data breaches DDOS Backups Firewall 98

CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Firewall and security software vendor Palo Alto Network’s annual Ignite conference kicked off Tuesday, highlighted by several product announcements, which were unveiled alongside the company’s latest threat report.

DDOS 89

DDOS Firewall Threat Reports Ransomware 89

Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2022

Sophos Firewall affected by a critical authentication bypass flaw Mar 20- Mar 26 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict Security Affairs newsletter Round 358 by Pierluigi Paganini Western Digital addressed a critical bug in My Cloud OS 5 CISA adds 66 new flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

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Firewall Hacking DDOS VPN 98

Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

If an employee is tricked by a malicious link in a phishing email, they might unleash a ransomware attack on their small business. Once access is gained, ransomware quickly locks down business computers as it spreads across a network. DDoS Attacks. Businesses must also ensure they have secure backups of their critical data.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Small Business Phishing 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5

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Cyber Attacks Firewall Data breaches Telecommunications 124

Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2022

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InfoSec Spyware DDOS Firewall 137

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Between high-profile ransomware attacks and mergers, it is a time of high stakes and great change for the industry. Gartner gave it top place in unified threat management (UTM), and it was named a Leader in next-gen firewalls (NGFW). It offers firewalls, endpoint protection, cloud access and more. Learn more about Fortinet.

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Cybersecurity Firewall Marketing Encryption 145

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

As threats mount from ransomware gangs , Russian-backed hacker groups , and other nation-sponsored attackers and as the growth in remote work makes security management increasingly complicated, many companies are finding it makes sense to turn to a managed security service provider (MSSP) for help with handling an extremely complex threat landscape.

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Firewall Threat Detection DDOS Marketing 109

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2023

Is the BlackByte ransomware gang behind the City of Augusta attack? Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Cybercrime 98

Cybercrime Ransomware Malware Hacking 98

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

And the role he/she needs to play is to track down any potential cyber risks existing in the IT infrastructure and keep it free from issues such as data theft, Ddos attacks and ransomware attacks. Cyber Security Analyst is paid £40k as a minimum basic pay and the max he/she can get is £80k.

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Cybersecurity CISO DDOS Cyber Risk 99

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2024

CISA adds Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog German agency BSI sinkholed a botnet of 30,000 devices infected with BadBox U.S.

Firewall 66

Firewall Spyware Surveillance Cybercrime 66

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Penetration Testing Product Guides 9 Best Penetration Testing Tools 10 Top Open Source Penetration Testing Tools Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) move beyond the traditional perimeter of a network to provide protections at the application layer of the TCP/IP stack.

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Network Security Penetration Testing Firewall Antivirus 120

SecureList

MARCH 14, 2022

While most of the current attacks are of low complexity – such as DDoS or attacks using commodity and low-quality tools – more sophisticated attacks exist also, and more are expected to come. Are firewalls and antivirus tools enough to defend against a cyberattack that comes from Europe?

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DDOS Firmware Internet Internet 120

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Perimeter security tools include: Firewalls: Filter traffic and monitor access based upon firewall rules and policies for the network, network segment, or assets protected by different types of firewalls. These techniques can use built-in software features (for firewalls, operating systems, etc.)

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Architecture Network Security Firewall Risk 120

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

The tools also depend upon physical controls that should also be implemented against malicious physical access to destroy or compromise networking equipment such as routers, cables, switches, firewalls, and other networking appliances. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

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Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 109

Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2023

Evidence collected by Cado suggests the deployment of a botnet having DDoS capabilities. “Cado Labs encourages readers to implement basic SSH hardening to defend against this malware family, including mandatory key-based authentication for SSH instances and implementation of firewall rules to limit SSH access to specific IPs.”

Cybercrime 98

Cybercrime DDOS Internet Internet 98

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. Technical controls may be implemented by: Hardware appliances : switches, routers, firewalls, etc. In a complex, modern network, this assumption falls apart.

Network Security 98

Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2023

Whether it’s a ransomware attack, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, or any other form of cyber threat, the impact on a profit-making organization’s operations can be devastating.

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Cybersecurity Technology Risk DDOS 108

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Here are key takeaways: Fresh feeds Threat intelligence feeds gathered from automated defenses, such as next-gen firewalls and SIEMs , make up the vast majority of information companies have in hand depicting the activity of threat actors. For a full drill down, please give a listen to the accompanying podcas t.

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Cyber Risk Artificial Intelligence Big data DDOS 138

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In detecting an API attack, 29% say they rely on alerts from an API gateway and 21% rely on web application firewalls (WAFs). They might launch a bot attack, or they might simply launch a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. API security may not be making news headlines like ransomware and DDoS attacks yet.

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DDOS Engineering Digital transformation Marketing 133