Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

” “Mitsubishi Electric, a major general electronics maker , has been hit by a large-scale cyber attack , and it has been found that information about public and private business partners such as highly confidential defense-related and important social infrastructure such as electric power and railroad may leak out.”

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Media Computers and Electronics Cyber Attacks 145

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

ScarCruft has been active since at least 2012, it made the headlines in early February 2018 when researchers revealed that the APT group leveraged a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player to deliver malware to South Korean users. Kaspersky first documented the operations of the group in 2016. ” reads the post published by ESET.

Accountability 129

Accountability Malware Cyber Attacks Media 129

Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2020

The two media outlets attribute the cyber attack to a China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Tick (aka Bronze Butler ). The remote process execution is bound to a web service account, which depending on the web platform used may have restricted permissions. An attempted attack requires user authentication.”

Antivirus 145

Antivirus Hacking Advertising Media 145

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 7, 2021

Or else they are on the verge of getting hacked by cyber crooks that could then install programs, view or delete data or even create new user accounts of a PC without the knowledge of the user or the system administration if/when on network. .

System Administration 125

System Administration Cyber Attacks Engineering Accountability 125

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Ohio based DNA Diagnostics Center(DDC) that deals with DNA research, and paternity tests has notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office that its IT staff have discovered a cyber incident that relates to the data exposure of over 2 million patients whose DNA was tested between 2004 and 2012.

Identity Theft 90

Identity Theft Big data Cyber Attacks Accountability 90

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

. “At the present time, no damage has been done, nor are there any indications that data has been stolen or modified,” This isn’t the first attack suffered by the company, in 2012, the company was targeted by another cyber attack that was classified as “heavy” and of “exceptional quality.”.

Engineering 100

Engineering Ransomware Data breaches Cyber Attacks 100

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Andrei Tyurin, the man that is accused to be the responsible for major cyber attacks against financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase, was extradited to the United States from Georgia. Andrei Tyurin is accused of being the mastermind of the organization that targeted the US financial institution from 2012 to mid-2015.

Identity Theft 75

Identity Theft Advertising Cybercrime Hacking 75

Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

The Platinum cyber espionage group uses steganographic technique to hide communications with the Command and Control Servers (C&C). Experts from Kaspersky have linked the Platinum APT group with cyber attacks involving an elaborate, and new steganographic technique used to hide communications with C2 servers.

Encryption 102

Encryption Advertising Government Cyber Attacks 102

Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2021

The IT giant reported that at least one China linked APT group, tracked as HAFNIUM , chained these vulnerabilities to access on-premises Exchange servers to access email accounts, and install backdoors to maintain access to victim environments. a MAPP partner company based in China, for leaking data related to CVE-2012-0002.

Antivirus 101

Antivirus Cyber Attacks Hacking Accountability 101

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

According to a new report published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) almost any new weapon systems in the arsenal of the Pentagon is vulnerable to hack. The new generation of weapon systems developed by the Pentagon is heavily computerized and for this reason more exposed to cyber attacks.

Hacking 108

Hacking Passwords Password Management Advertising 108

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Isovalent Cloud security 2020 Private Illumio Cloud security 2015 Private SignalFx Monitoring 2015 Acquired: Splunk CipherCloud Cloud security 2012 Acquired: Lookout Lookout Mobile security 2011 Private. Mimecast Email security 2012 Nasdaq: MIME. a16z Investments. Bessemer Venture Partners. Greylock Partners.

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Cybersecurity Technology Marketing Healthcare 128

Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2019

ScarCruft has been active since at least 2012, it made the headlines in early February 2018 when researchers revealed that the APT group leveraged a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player to deliver malware to South Korean users. Kaspersky first documented the operations of the group in 2016.

Malware 102

Malware Advertising Government Manufacturing 102

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

That conclusion was supported by other security studies around the same time that found small businesses suffered the most cyber attacks. bank accounts in 2012 by cybercrooks using malware like keyloggers. And if any of those were business accounts, the business owners were probably on the hook for all the losses.

Cybercrime 87

Cybercrime Small Business Antivirus Malware 87

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

These vulnerabilities include risk to tampering, fraud, and cyber attacks, which can emphasize the integrity of elections and affect public trust. This practice could be susceptible to tampering and fraud, including physical tampering, ballot stuffing, and destruction of ballots, which can compromise election results (Hasen, 2012).

Computers and Electronics 108

Computers and Electronics Encryption Technology Government 108

The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

Somewhat quietly since about 2012 or so, nation states in that region, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, commenced a quiet surge to the forefront of implementing comprehensive cybersecurity regulations. Cyber hygiene isn’t difficult. Acohido Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist Byron V.

Computers and Electronics 113

Computers and Electronics Data privacy Encryption Media 113

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Cyber attackers frequently use legacy technology as part of their attack strategies, targeting organizations that have yet to implement mitigations or upgrade obsolete components. In an Active Directory environment, one such component is legacy protocols, which attackers can use to gain access to Active Directory.

Risk 142

Risk Authentication Encryption Cybersecurity 142

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

They hack into their teacher’s account and leave messages making fun of him. Air Force research facility, discover a password “sniffer” has been installed onto their network, compromising more than 100 user accounts. Investigators determined that two hackers, known as Datastream Cowboy and Kuji, are behind the attack.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Hacking Banking 135

Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Compare that to 2012 when the UAE ranked fifth in the Global Cybersecurity Index. Using what some call deep voice, criminals impersonated the voice of a top executive to convince a bank manager to transfer US$35 million to their account. This client is the only disclosed victim of the cyber attack.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Banking Education Antivirus 52

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Cyber attacks overwhelmingly occur at the application layer, yet the vast majority of IT security spending goes elsewhere. To neglect AppSec on account of success not being 100% achievable is a textbook case of allowing perfect to be the enemy of good. To prevent cyberattacks, we need to focus on Application Security.

Software 59

Software Cyber Attacks Cybersecurity Marketing 59

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 6, 2024

The registration data we analyzed contained the registered domain name, the A record IP, and the IP address used when opening an account with the provider. It’s also been used in numerous high-profile incidents, such as the 2012 attack on Miss Teen USA. Polymporphic, Intelligent and Fully Autonomous Malware: EyeSpy PoC.

DNS 69

DNS Malware Social Engineering Software 69

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2023

In 2012, Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) began to emerge to monitor user access of cloud services. CIEM stops unwanted access and potential data breaches caused by compromised or over privileged accounts as cloud environments become more sophisticated and the number of users and permissions increases.

Architecture 98

Architecture Risk Data breaches Threat Detection 98

Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

For persistence, RansomHub affiliates create new user accounts, reactivate disabled ones, and deploy tools like Mimikatz to harvest credentials and escalate privileges. They harvest credentials from valid accounts to escalate privileges and move laterally within the network.

Ransomware 88

Ransomware Encryption Technology Malware 88

Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

For persistence, RansomHub affiliates create new user accounts, reactivate disabled ones, and deploy tools like Mimikatz to harvest credentials and escalate privileges. They harvest credentials from valid accounts to escalate privileges and move laterally within the network.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Encryption Technology Malware 52

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Most traditional tools used for investigating cyber attacks cannot assess potential impacts on these environments. Venture Cybereason 2012 Boston, MA 1,100 $713.6 The Cado Response platform gives security teams the capability to respond to threat incidents in cloud or container environments rapidly. Acquired by JFrog.

Cybersecurity 142

Cybersecurity Threat Detection Artificial Intelligence Risk 142