Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2019

A new Adwind variant involved in attacks on US petroleum industry. Danish company Demant expects to incur losses of up to $95 after cyber attack. Danish company Demant expects to incur losses of up to $95 Million after cyber attack. Ten hospitals in Alabama and Australia have been hit with ransomware attacks.

IoT 86

IoT Cyber Attacks Advertising Malware 86

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

2000 — Mafiaboy — 15-year-old Michael Calce, aka MafiaBoy, a Canadian high school student, unleashes a DDoS attack on several high-profile commercial websites including Amazon, CNN, eBay and Yahoo! An industry expert estimates the attacks resulted in $1.2 In one week, the Scientology website is hit with 500 DDoS attacks. .

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Hacking Banking 135

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A recent report from PandaLabs suggests that “there were twice as many malware infections in 2014 compared to 2013” and that 2015 could be even worse. Today’s attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and a simple malware injection can compromise your entire database.

Malware 52

Malware Penetration Testing Insurance DDOS 52

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

If the victim doesn’t pay the ransom, the attackers resort to blackmail, threatening to publish the sensitive information online. More recently, some threat groups have begun to add data destruction to their arsenal to raise the stakes even further, and DDoS attacks have also been threatened as a means of getting organizations to pay ransoms.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Backups Encryption Malware 98

SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For instance, in late 2013 and January 2014, we observed higher-than-normal activity in Ukraine by the Turla APT group, as well as a spike in the number of BlackEnergy APT sightings. On the very first day of the conflict (February 24, 2022), a massive wave of indiscriminate pseudo-ransomware and wiper attacks hit Ukrainian entities.

DDOS 145

DDOS Ransomware Government Energy and Utilities 145

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. A common type of spyware is a RAM scraper that attacks the storage (RAM) of electronic point-of-sale (POS) devices to scrap customers’ credit card information.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. A common type of spyware is a RAM scraper that attacks the storage (RAM) of electronic point-of-sale (POS) devices to scrap customers’ credit card information.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107