Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Evgenii Ptitsyn and others allegedly ran an international hacking scheme since November 2020, deploying Phobos ransomware to extort victims. If convicted, the man could face up to 20 years in prison for each wire fraud count, 10 years for each computer hacking charge, and 5 years for conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2025

.” The Akira ransomware has been active since March 2023, the threat actors behind the malware claim to have already hacked multiple organizations in multiple industries, including education, finance, and real estate. Like other ransomware gangs, the group hasdeveloped a Linux encryptorto target VMware ESXi servers.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The details of the Krispy Kreme hack are still emerging, but the companys Form 8-K filing brought the incident to light, offering a rare glimpse into the challenges businesses face when their systems are compromised. The Krispy Kreme hack is a sobering reminder that no industry is immune to cyber threats.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Experts warn of a surge in NetSupport RAT attacks against education, government, and business services sectors. The most impacted sectors are education, government, and business services. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, NetSupport RAT)

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

In many cases, the crooks hack managed service providers (MSPs) first and then use this access to compromise the partnering organizations. Local governments, small and medium-sized businesses, large international corporations, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions are the common targets.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked Abdali Hospital, a multi-specialty hospital located in Jordan. pic.twitter.com/6uHMDcNhTC — Dominic Alvieri (@AlvieriD) December 26, 2023 The group published images of stolen documents as proof of the hack. Abdali Hospital provides care to patients in numerous specialties.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked the Chinese state-owned energy conglomerate China Energy Engineering Corporation. The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors.

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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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) finally disclosed a data breach impacting students, past students, and teachers after the June attack. In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

AutoZone disclosed a data breach resulting from the hack of their MOVEit Transfer installation. The car parts giant is notifying 184,995 individuals that the massive MOVEit hacking campaign compromised their personal information. ” reads the Notice Letter published by the Main Attorney General. percent, Canada-based 2.6

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

CISA and FBI warned of attacks conducted by the Bl00dy Ransomware Gang against the education sector in the country. The FBI and CISA issued a joint advisory warning that the Bl00dy Ransomware group is actively targeting the education sector by exploiting the PaperCut remote-code execution vulnerability CVE-2023-27350.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2024

. “While we found it to be popular with State, Local, and Education (SLED) and healthcare focused customers, luckily the internet exposure is fairly limited to around 15 instances.” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,FortiWLM)

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Wireless Authentication Healthcare Education 107

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked King Edward VII’s Hospital in London. The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked King Edward VII’s Hospital in London and added it to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. King Edward VII’s Hospital in London has been breached by Rhysida Ransomware.

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Ransomware Hacking Manufacturing Healthcare 141

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Storm-2372s targets during this time have included government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), information technology (IT) services and technology, defense, telecommunications, health, higher education, and energy/oil and gas in Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

In the updated statement published by ICAO, the agency said it is actively investigating reports of a potential information security incident allegedly linked to a threat actor known for targeting international organizations. ” reads the press release published by the Spanish Police.

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Cybercrime Government Data breaches Information Security 82

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch). Another healthcare organization suffered a ransomware attack, the Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch).

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Ransomware Hacking Insurance Healthcare 142

Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2025

Computer Education System Inc., “The vulnerability is caused by the use of a custom PE loader instead of using the standard and secure UEFI functions LoadImage and StartImage. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,UEFI) SANFONG Inc.,

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2025

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. The Port holds very little information about airport or maritime passengers, and systems processing payments were not affected.” ” concludes the notice.

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Data breaches Ransomware Cyber Attacks Manufacturing 98

Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2024

The ransomware was involved in attacks aimed at technology and healthcare, defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware)

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Ransomware Hacking Encryption Malware 135

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

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VPN Government Malware Manufacturing 125

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Unless someone hacks the charging station. ” How to Protect Yourself To protect yourself from this scam, it is advisable to take some precautions: Use recharge cards: Many operators offer cards that provide greater security than QR codes. Education improves awareness” is his slogan. “That’s safe.

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Scams Education Phishing Hacking 135

Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2023

The Akira ransomware has been active since March 2023, the threat actors behind the malware claim to have already hacked multiple organizations in multiple industries, including education, finance, and real estate. The Akira ransomware gang targets Cisco VPN products to gain initial access to corporate networks and steal their data.

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VPN Ransomware Hacking Education 98

Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2021

Belnet (or the Belgian National research and education network ) is a Belgian internet provider for educational institutions, research centres, scientific institutes, and government services. BELNET provides web services to higher education, federal departments and ministries, and international organizations. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cyber Attacks Education Government DDOS 135

Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

Russian APT group Nomadic Octopus hacked a Tajikistani carrier to spy on government officials and public service infrastructures.

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Hacking Telecommunications Government Firewall 98

Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2025

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Rhysida Ransomware gang claims the hack of the Government of Peru DragonForce group claims the theft of data after Co-op cyberattack U.S. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

Pro-Russia hacking group Zarya caused a cybersecurity incident at a Canadian gas pipeline, the critical infrastructure sector is on alert. A Canadian gas pipeline suffered a cyber security incident, Canada’s top cyber official and Pro-Russia hacking group Zarya claimed the attack could have caused an explosion.

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Hacking Cyber Attacks Education Media 98

Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2021

The malware was recently employed in attacks against large US schools and education organizations. . “Healthcare and education organizations also host large volumes of sensitive data, making them more valuable targets. .” SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Ransomware Education DNS Backups 145

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2024

In addition, cryptocurrency exchange platforms are implementing more stringent security measures, such as two-factor authentication and advanced encryption, to protect users’ funds. Educate and protect users and investors To effectively counter cybercrime, it is essential to understand the nature and techniques used by criminals.

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Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Education Scams 132

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Ministry of Education (MOE) in Singapore confirmed that the incident heavily impacted students in the country. Some students who use iPads or Chromebooks as personal learning devices claimed they were unable to access their applications and information stored on their devices.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

About the author: Salvatore Lombardo ( Twitter @Slvlombardo ) Electronics engineer and Clusit member, for some time now, espousing the principle of conscious education, he has been writing for several online magazine on information security. Education improves awareness” is his slogan.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The leaked data about minors could have dire consequences, as this information can put children at physical risk by revealing their daily whereabouts. It can also be used by someone with malicious intent to impersonate school officials or manipulate children and parents,” said Vincentas Baubonis, Information Security Researcher at Cybernews.

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Identity Theft Internet Internet Education 143

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

As global cybersecurity threats continue to rise, information security professionals must enroll in continuous education and training programs to acquire current knowledge and skills that help organizations thwart these costly risks. It focuses on enterprise security programs.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

educational nonprofit organization National Student Clearinghouse disclosed a data breach that impacted approximately 900 US schools. The security breach resulted from a cyber attack exploiting a vulnerability in the MOVEit managed file transfer (MFT).- reads the message published by the gang.

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Data breaches Education Ransomware Software 138

Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2025

Microsoft warns that China-backed APT Silk Typhoon linked to US Treasury hack, is now targeting global IT supply chains, using IT firms to spy and move laterally. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,APT)

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Energy and Utilities Passwords VPN Healthcare 64

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

The FBI warns organizations in the higher education sector of credentials sold on cybercrime forums that can allow threat actors to access their networks. The FBI has observed incidents of stolen higher education credential information posted on publically accessible online forums or listed for sale on criminal marketplaces.

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Cybercrime Education Accountability Phishing 145

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Blackbaud is a cloud computing provider that serves the social good community — nonprofits, foundations, corporations, education institutions, healthcare organizations, religious organizations, and individual change agents.

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Cyber Attacks Healthcare Education Data breaches 136

Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2024

The group continued to carry out password spray attacks targeting the educational sector for infrastructure procurement and focused on the satellite, government, and defense sectors for intelligence gathering. They also leveraged compromised accounts from educational institutions to create additional Azure tenants.

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Malware Social Engineering Education Government 131