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Cyber Attack on Bridgestone leads to shut down of facilities in North America

CyberSecurity Insiders

Bridgestone America, a company that has its headquarters in Japan, was hit by a cyber attack recently leading to shut down of its tyre manufacturing facilities operating in Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, along with a facility from Canada.

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Who Is the Network Access Broker ‘Babam’?

Krebs on Security

Rarely do cybercriminal gangs that deploy ransomware gain the initial access to the target themselves. In this post we’ll look at the clues left behind by “ Babam ,” the handle chosen by a cybercriminal who has sold such access to ransomware groups on many occasions over the past few years. Image: Flashpoint.

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

Security Affairs

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.” Snatch ransomware operators already leaked 35.9 Is it a ransomware attack? Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Role of Translation in Cyber Security and Data Privacy

Security Boulevard

But, what is the relationship of languages in data privacy, and how can a reliable translation help prevent cyber-attacks? Oftentimes, a cyber attack or cyber hack happens when people don’t know what’s happening in their gadgets. Some of them use spam which is in the form of unsolicited and inappropriate messages.

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Iran announced to have foiled massive cyberattacks on public services

Security Affairs

. “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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North Korea steals $620m Ethereum from US Video Game maker

CyberSecurity Insiders

They have been indulging in cyber attacks since 2010 and the US Intelligence community recognizes this gang of notorious criminals as Hidden Cobra. NOTE 1- Lazarus, also dubbed as Guardians of Peace or Whois Team, is a group of criminals secretly funded by the government led by Kim.

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10 Lessons Learned from the Top Cyber Threats of 2021

Security Boulevard

In March 2021, Microsoft released several updates to patch zero day vulnerabilities found in Microsoft Exchange Server affecting versions 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019 [2]. DarkSide Ransomware Campaign. The DarkSide ransomware group provided Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) to other threat actors. Vulnerability Type.