2010, Cyber Attacks and Information Security

COVID-19 – Johnson & Johnson saw a 30% uptick in cyber-attacks

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Healthcare organizations like Johnson & Johnson are observing a surge of cyber attacks carried by state-sponsored hackers during COVID-19 pandemic. and South Korea working on Covid-19 treatments, according to people familiar with the matter, as the regime seeks sensitive information it could sell or weaponize.”

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Is the recent accident at Iran Natanz nuclear plant a cyber attack?

Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

A mysterious incident occurred on Sunday at the Natanz nuclear enrichment site and the media speculate it was caused by a cyber attack. ” Reports claim that the attack was launched by Israel-linked hackers, the same state is suspected to have had a main role in the Stuxnet attack that hit the same nuclear plant back in 2010.

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CISA shares a catalog of 306 actively exploited vulnerabilities

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The catalog includes vulnerabilities for products from Adobe, Apple, Atlassian, Cisco, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Nagios, Netgear, Oracle, Pulse Secure, and many other companies. The oldest vulnerability included in the catalog is the CVE-2010-5326? RCE in SAP NetWeaver Application Server and dates back to 2010.

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Volvo Cars suffers a data breach. Is it a ransomware attack?

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2021

In 2010, Volvo Cars became a subsidiary of the Chinese manufacturer Geely Holding Group, which confirmed that it “has become aware that one of its file repositories has been illegally accessed by a third party.” Swedish automotive manufacturer Volvo Cars revealed that threat actors have stolen R&D data from its systems.

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Iran announced to have foiled massive cyberattacks on public services

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2022

. “The report said that unidentified parties behind the cyberattacks used Internet Protocols in the Netherlands, Britain and the United States to stage the attacks.” In October, a cyber attack disrupted gas stations from the state-owned National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company ( NIOPDC ) across Iran.

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German intelligence agency warns of China-linked APT27 targeting commercial organizations

Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2022

. “The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution ( BfV ) has information about an ongoing cyber espionage campaign by the cyber attack group APT27 using the malware variant HYPERBRO against German commercial companies.” ” reads the advisory published by the German intelligence.

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FBI and CISA joint alert blames Russia’s Energetic Bear APT for US government networks hack

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

A joint security advisory published by The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data.

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SAP systems are targeted within 72 hours after updates are released

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

Attackers attempted to accessing SAP systems to modify configurations and users and exfiltrate sensitive business information. According to the report, new unsecured SAP applications deployed in cloud (IaaS) environments are targeted by cyber attacks in less than three hours. ” concludes the report.

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APT41 actors charged for attacks on more than 100 victims globally

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

35, with 25, carried out cyber attacks on high-technology and similar organizations and video game companies. In August 2010, the same federal jury announced an indictment that charges Malaysian businessmen Wong Ong Hua, 46, and Ling Yang Ching, 32, for conspiring with two of the Chinese hackers. 35, and Tan Dailin (???),

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SJW Group Appoints James P. Lynch as Chief Accounting Officer, Andrew Walters as Chief Financial Officer; San Jose Water Appoints Peter Fletcher as Vice President – Information Security Officer

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

Peter Fletcher has been appointed vice president – information security officer of San Jose Water Co., Lynch, who had served as the CFO and treasurer since 2010, has taken on the role of CAO. a wholly owned subsidiary of SJW Group. The appointments were effective on Jan. The post SJW Group Appoints James P.

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US and UK sanctioned seven Russian members of Trickbot gang

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

based financial institutions that occurred in 2009 and 2010, predating his involvement in Dyre or the Trickbot Group. Maksim Mikhailov is also known as the online moniker “Baget”. . : “By sanctioning these cyber criminals, we are sending a clear signal to them and others involved in ransomware that they will be held to account.”

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How to build a cyber capable board

Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2022

businesses can be built on, and destroyed by, cyber risk. Ask your cyber exec to explain the threats facing the organisation. Few chief information security officers (CISOs) have a close relationship with the board in their organisations?—?many Everyone, it seems, has an opinion on the issue. 2 Talk to your CISO.

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Cyber Security Roundup for April 2021

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. At the start of March 2021, Microsoft rushed out patches for a critical zero-day Vulnerability in Exchange Server (2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019).

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Remote sex toys might spice up your love life – but crooks could also get a kick out of them?

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Remote-control sex toys have been around since 2010. However, the company dismissed concerns that this outdated technology could prove vulnerable to cyber attacks. By using wireless remote control, you can customize vibrations and adjust them to your body, or give pleasure to someone across a room or even miles away.

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Iran announced to have foiled a second cyber-attack in a week

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Iran telecommunications minister announced that for the second time in a week Iran has foiled a cyber attack against its infrastructure. Iran has foiled a new cyber-attack, the country’s telecommunications minister Mohammad Javad Azari- Jahromi says. ” reported the BBC. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs –.

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Iran denies attack against its infrastructure has ever succeeded

Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2019

After media reported a cyber offensive launched by the US against Iran, Teheran announced that alleged cyber attack against its infrastructure has ever succeeded. Last week, media reported that the United States has launched a series of cyber attacks on Iran after the Iranian military has downed an American surveillance drone.

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Trump secretly ordered cyber attacks against Iran missile systems

Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2019

The United States launched a series of cyber attacks on Iran after the Iranian military has downed an American surveillance drone. ” The cyber attacks carried out by the US Cyber Command aimed at destroying computers systems that control rocket and missile launches. — Donald J. Pierluigi Paganini.

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COVID-19 – Johnson & Johnson saw a 30% uptick in cyber-attacks

Is the recent accident at Iran Natanz nuclear plant a cyber attack?

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CISA shares a catalog of 306 actively exploited vulnerabilities

Volvo Cars suffers a data breach. Is it a ransomware attack?

Iran announced to have foiled massive cyberattacks on public services

German intelligence agency warns of China-linked APT27 targeting commercial organizations

FBI and CISA joint alert blames Russia’s Energetic Bear APT for US government networks hack

SAP systems are targeted within 72 hours after updates are released

APT41 actors charged for attacks on more than 100 victims globally

SJW Group Appoints James P. Lynch as Chief Accounting Officer, Andrew Walters as Chief Financial Officer; San Jose Water Appoints Peter Fletcher as Vice President – Information Security Officer

US and UK sanctioned seven Russian members of Trickbot gang

How to build a cyber capable board

Cyber Security Roundup for April 2021

Remote sex toys might spice up your love life – but crooks could also get a kick out of them?

Iran announced to have foiled a second cyber-attack in a week

Iran denies attack against its infrastructure has ever succeeded

Trump secretly ordered cyber attacks against Iran missile systems

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