Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2019

VISA is warning of ongoing targeted cyber attacks conducted by crooks on point-of-sale (POS) systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants. According to a security alert published by VISA, the PoS systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants are under attack. SecurityAffairs – PoS, cybercrime).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 20, 2022

In spite of an increasing number of sophisticated cybersecurity solutions being offered on the market today, cybercrimes continue to be on the rise. Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report 2020 states that 43% of cybercrime breaches involved web application attacks, twice as many as the previous year.

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AUGUST 27, 2021

That conclusion was supported by other security studies around the same time that found small businesses suffered the most cyber attacks. So let’s make 2014 the year you take back your security and peace of mind. Our goal for 2014 is to be the best security partner for online businesses. Google Author: Neal O’Farrell.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2020

A cyber attack hit one of the major COVID-19 testing laboratories in Czech, the Brno University Hospital in the city of Brno. While the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading on a global scale, crooks and nation-state actors are launching Coronavirus-themed attacks against targets worldwide. SecurityAffairs – COVID-19, cybercrime).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2020

Monte dei Paschi, one of the biggest Italian banks, suffered a cyber attack, hackers accessed the mailboxes of some employees and sent emails to clients. According to the notice, the attack took place on March 30 when some messages with voice mail attachments had been sent. ” reports the Reuters. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world, the company presented latest cybercrime trends. The Lazarus group will continue to attack banks and steal funds via SWIFT. New cybercrime groups are also expected to start operations in Asia and Latin America.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2018

US-CERT warns of cyber attacks on ERP applications, including Oracle and SAP, and refers an interesting report published by Digital Shadows and Onapsis. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

. “Sign of the seriousness of the situation, the prosecutor of Paris, competent at the national level for the fight against cybercrime, opened an investigation on Saturday, announced the latter to the World .” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Anton on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

This is the shortest global median dwell time from all M-Trends reporting periods” “Mandiant observed more destructive cyber attacks in Ukraine during the first four months of 2022 than in comparison to the previous eight years.” Exploits remained the most leveraged initial infection vector used by adversaries, at 32 percent.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Massive DDoS attack brought down 25% Iranian Internet connectivity. The number of cyber attacks on Saudi Aramco is increasing. A cyber-attack on major banks could trigger a liquidity crisis, ECB President Christine Lagarde warns. OT attacks increased by over 2000 percent in 2019, IBM reports.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

North Korean-linked Lazarus APT Group continues to be very active, the state-sponsored hackers are actively employing new ransomware, tracked as VHD, in attacks aimed at enterprises. The activity of the Lazarus Group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2020

February 26, 2020 – New Cyber Attack Campaign Leverages the COVID-19 Infodemic. March 15, 2020 – Noooo, now Ancient Tortoise BEC scammers are launching Coronavirus-Themed attacks. A cybercrime gang focused on Business Email Compromise (BEC) has started using COVID19-themed scam emails in its attacks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

According to the head of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing.almost all Pakistani banks were affected by a recent security breach. Almost all Pakistani banks were affected by a recent security breach, the shocking news was confirmed by the head of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

Below a list of attacks detected this week. The FBI announced that the number of cybercrime reports is spiked since the beginning of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. April 20 – US Government concerned by cyber attacks on Czech hospitals during COVID19 crisis. Coronavirus-themed attacks April 05 – April 11, 2020.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

. “ Pemex’s internal network, like all major national and international government and financial companies and institutions, frequently receives threats and cyber attacks that have not prospered today.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

“Maastricht University (UM) has been hit by a serious cyber attack. UM is investigating if the cyber attackers have had access to this data.”. It is unclear if the attackers have exfiltrated data from the systems before encrypting them. “Part of our technical infrastructure was affected during the attack.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

That is why we believe it is important to inform you of this incident,” e27, Asia's Largest Tech Media Platform, notified its users of a cyber attack and data breach! cyber #cybersecurity pic.twitter.com/VTGMyBiyz0 — Cyble (@AuCyble) June 26, 2020. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, E27).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

. “Extortion it’s the “new deal” of the cybercrime: now, more than in the past, companies can’t “hide” the cyber attack anymore. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Raccoon Malware, a success case in the cybercrime ecosystem. New Cyber Attack Campaign Leverages the COVID-19 Infodemic. US Railroad firm RailWorks discloses a data breach after a ransomware attack. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Lampion malware v2 February 2020.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

The FBI has issued a warning to the private industry of cyber attacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware. The FBI is warning the private industry of cyber attacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2019

According to the DoJ, over the past five years, the abuse of booter and stresser services to launch DDoS attacks was increased allowing a growing number of threat actors to enter in the cybercrime ecosystem. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2020

Recently Microsoft has published details about human-operated ransomware attacks that targeted organizations in various industries. Human-operated ransomware is a technique usually employed in nation-state attacks that is becoming very popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. Turn on AMSI for Office VBA if you have Office 365.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

The protocol dubbed EU Law Enforcement Emergency Response Protocol aims at handling major attacks such as massive WannaCry and NotPetya attacks. “To prepare for major cross-border cyber-attacks, an EU Law Enforcement Emergency Response Protocol has been adopted by the Council of the European Union.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2020

In early October, Microsoft spotted a series of Zerologon attacks allegedly launched by the Russian cybercrime group tracked as TA505 , CHIMBORAZO and Evil Corp. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The new NATO military command center should be fully operational in 2023, among its tasks the defense of the critical infrastructure of member states and the ability to carry out cyber attacks according to rules of engagement still to be defined. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

These services can be used in a legitimate manner for several business purposes — such as price comparisons or sales intelligence — but they are also massively abused for hiding cybercrime activity because they can make it difficult to trace malicious traffic to its original source. The user dfyz on Searchengines[.]ru

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2019

A ranomware attack knocked the Weather Channel off the air for at least 90 minutes Thursday morning, federal law enforcement are investigating the incident. A cyber attack hit the Weather Channel and forced it off the air for at least 90 minutes. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Cobalt cybercrime gang abused Google App Engine in recent attacks. Dailymotion forces password reset in response to credential stuffing Attack. Netanyahu accuses Iran of cyber attacks carried out daily. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. 20% discount. Paper Copy.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2019

“Through proactive surveillance, LifeLabs recently identified a cyber-attack that involved unauthorized access to our computer systems with customer information that could include name, address, email, login, passwords, date of birth, health card number and lab test results.” ” said Brown. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2019

can at least imagine the consequences of a severe cyber attack that affected the country’s ability to proceed with normal operations. That’s still a worthy precaution to take, but it’s no longer adequate for preventing all or even most of the attacks a hacker might try. Cybercrime Is Extremely Profitable.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2020

The activity of the Lazarus Group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. The group has been linked to several major cyber attacks, including the 2014 Sony Pictures hack , several SWIFT banking attacks since 2016, and the 2017 WannaCry ransomware infection.

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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. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Securi ty Affairs – JPMorgan, cybercrime).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2019

Fortunately, the cyber attack has not impacted production systems, order processing, US-based M-B Companies, or its telematics platform. Aebi Schmidt did not share technical details of the cyber attack, but according to TechCrunch, the company was hit by a ransomware. ” reads the post published by TechCrunch.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2019

. “Maastricht University (UM) has been hit by a serious cyber attack. UM is investigating if the cyber attackers have had access to this data.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

. “The Superior Court of Justice (STJ) announces that the court’s information technology network suffered a hacker attack, this Tuesday (3), during the afternoon, when the six group classes’ judgment sessions were taking place. The presidency of the court has already called the Federal Police to investigate the cyber attack.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. Last week, the FBI has issued a new security flash alert to warn of Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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