Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

Ecuador suffered 40 million cyber attacks on websites of public institutions since the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. In response to the arrest acktivist communities launched several attacks against the Ecuador government. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2023

According to experts from Digital Watchdog RDI, solar panels are now vulnerable to cyber attacks, with hackers targeting the vulnerabilities in the inverters that store energy for powering smartphones, laptops, and small electrical gadgets. Between 2015 and 2021, approximately 16.3

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Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2020

Revista Factum was under prolonged cyber attacks for denouncing corruption, the government of El Salvador had banned it. The intense cyber attacks in October last year, cost the news site almost a week’s downtime. The attacks were part of a wider campaign to discredit the media. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Group-IB has estimated that crypto exchanges suffered a total loss of $882 million due to targeted attacks between 2017 and 2018. For instance, cyber criminals targeted TON project, founded by Pavel Durov, through phishing and managed to steal $35,000 in Ethereum. According to Group-IB experts, at least 14 crypto exchanges were hacked.

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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. The cyber attack against Austrias foreign ministry has ended.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2019

DISCLOSURE OF COMPANY FACILITATING MASSIVE CYBER ATTACKS AGAINST MORE THAN 20 REGIME CRITICAL PHILIPPINE WEBSITES DISCLOSURE OF COMPANY FACILITATING MASSIVE CYBER ATTACKS AGAINST MORE THAN 20 REGIME CRITICAL PHILIPPINE WEBSITES. Daily attacks. Qurium, who hosted many of the target sites, was also attacked.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2019

The American hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld (34) has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for carrying out DDoS attacks against two healthcare organizations in the US in 2014. The DDoS attack was launched to authorities, the DDoS attack aimed at the hospital was powered by tens of thousands of bots.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

New Cyber Attack Campaign Leverages the COVID-19 Infodemic. Silence Hacking Crew threatens Australian banks of DDoS attacks. US Railroad firm RailWorks discloses a data breach after a ransomware attack. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2019

Researchers at Malwarebytes are monitoring the evolution of the ElectrumDoSMiner DDoS botnet that reached 152,000 infected hosts. MalwareBytes researchers are closely monitoring attacks against users of the popular Electrum Bitcoin wallet, in particular, the evolution of the Electrum DDoS botnet. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Law enforcement worldwide hunting users of DDoS-for-Hire services. Netanyahu accuses Iran of cyber attacks carried out daily. Imperva mitigated DDoS attack generated 500 Million Packets per Second, the largest ever. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2018

US ballistic missile defense systems (BMDS) open to cyber attacks. US DoJ indicts Chinese hackers over state-sponsored cyber espionage. Law enforcement take down 15 DDoS-for-Hire services. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Once again thank you!

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2018

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2018

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2018

.” The expert observed a large number of HTTP POST requests being sent by the same IP address as part of a widespread cyber-attack. The requests were used by the attackers to download a Perl script to launch the Shellbot backdoor that leverages an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel as C&C. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 3, 2021

The research aims to raise awareness and visibility of how cyber attackers are targeting the black community, as well as offer practical recommendations to help African Americans combat the threats they face as a result of systemic racism. DDoS attacks are an issue. Cyberattacks increase after major racial incidents.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

“We are absolutely committed to ensuring UK academia is as safe as possible from cyber threats, and will not hesitate to act when that threat evolves.”. This summer the NCSC investigated an increased number of cyber attacks on universities, schools, and colleges, most of them were hit with ransomware. ” reads the advisory.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Of course, we should note that the opposite is also possible: for instance, starting in June 2016, but most notably since September 2016 all the way to December 2016, the Turla group intensified their satellite-based C&C registrations tenfold compared to its 2015 average.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2019

Demonstration in front of the National CERT of Philippines for failing to act on cyber attacks targeting regime critical media and civil society organizations. Since the attacks only target regime critical sources, they are likely to be politically motivated and perhaps even state supported. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Duke-Cohan sentenced to three years in prison due to false bomb threats and DDoS. A new variant of Shamoon was uploaded to Virus Total while Saipem was under attack. Cyber attack hit the Italian oil and gas services company Saipem. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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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. 6 cyber-espionage campaigns since 2013 attributed to PKPLUG China-linked group.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Ohio Election Day cyber attack attempt traced Russian-Owned Company. China used the Great Cannon DDoS Tool against forum used by Hong Kong protestors. CyrusOne, one of the major US data center provider, hit by ransomware attack. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

. · Firefox DoS issue crashes the browser and sometimes the Windows OS. · Akamai Report: Credential stuffing attacks are a growing threat. · Bitcoin Core Team fixes a critical DDoS flaw in wallet software. · SHEIN Data breach affected 6.42 Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2020

Austria’s foreign ministry was the victim of a cyber-attack that is suspected to have been conducted by a foreign state due to its level of sophistication. ” Media pointed out that the attack took place on the same day Austria’s Green party backed forming a coalition with conservatives. Major cyber ??attacks

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2019

German firms BASF, Siemens, Henkel hit by cyber attacks. Imperva blocked the largest Layer 7 DDoS attack it has ever seen. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. FTC fines Facebook $5B and obliges it to adopt a new privacy framework. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

A new DDoS technique abuses HTML5 Hyperlink Audit Ping in massive attacks. Ecuador suffered 40 Million Cyber attacks after the Julian Assange arrest. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Romanian duo convicted of fraud Scheme infecting 400,000 computers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2019

A Cobalt Strike flaw exposed attackers infrastructure. · The operator of DDoS-for-hire service pleads guilty. · Annual RSA Conference Exclusive 2019 Edition of Cyber Defense Magazine is arrived. Threat actors using FrameworkPOS malware in POS attacks. SLUB Backdoor leverages GitHub and Slack in targeted attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

Unfortunately, the energy sector is of great interest to cyber attackers today. Disruptions to Ukraine’s power system in 2015 and 2016 were attributed to a cyberattack and led to power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of people. The media recently reported attacks on the electricity grids of some European countries.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

And that (b) we are also likely to see a steep increase in DDoS extortion campaigns as the Cyberwar in Ukraine leads to all-time-high levels of DDoS attacks. Ashley Madison in 2015) will become the major focus of ransomware groups and other cybercriminal actors alike. Dr.Mohamed Al Kuwaiti , UAE Cyber Security Council.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

The first task is on the channel for cyber specialists. A Telegram channel was used to coordinate the efforts and plan the cyber-attacks that will be conducted by the IT Army. Task # 1 We encourage you to use any vectors of cyber and DDoS attacks on these resources. “We are creating an IT army.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

While such an attack is relatively massive, it is no longer uncommon or unexpected. . Do the increased attacks mean the industry is becoming accustomed to IoT cyber attacks? Three avenues of attacks will continue growing rapidly over the coming year. Regulatory Efforts Will Increase. About the author: Matt Burke.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The year 2016 will be remembered for some big moments in the world of cybersecurity: the largest known distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, a phishing attack on a United States presidential candidate’s campaign, and ransomware attacks on major healthcare organizations are just a few. For a preview, read on.

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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.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The experience of cyberattacks on Ukraine’s energy systems in 2015 and 2016 will be used when conducting operations,” reads a report published on Facebook. The report also states that the cyber attacks will aim at interfering with the capabilities of the Ukrainian Army and supporting the military offensive of the Russian army.

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