CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 23, 2021

Security analysts from West estimate that the much renowned games event might be on the Russian Cyber Attack Radar, as disrupting such events has been a regular practice for the said nation, if history is considered. Hacking group named Fancy Bear was assumed to be a prime suspect in the attack.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Britain and the United governments blame Russia for being behind a destructive cyber attack that hit Georgia during 2019. The governments of Britain and the US declared that Russia’s military intelligence service GRU is behind the massive cyber attack that hit Georgia during 2019.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2019

The German newspaper Der Spiegel revealed that the software company behind TeamViewer was compromised in 2016 by Chinese hackers. China-linked hackers breached German software company behind TeamViewer in 2016, this news was reported by the German newspaper Der Spiegel. “In autumn 2016, TeamViewer was target of a cyber-attack.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A cyber attack hit the German air traffic control agency (DFS) disrupting its operations, experts attribute it to Russia-linked group APT28. A cyber attack targeted the German Air Traffic Control Agency (DFS), as reported by Spiegel and European Truth. ” DFS is working to minimise the consequences of the incident.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2019

A new wave of cyber attacks carried out by a China-linked APT group hit German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel and others. On Wednesday, German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel along with a host of others confirmed they had been targeted by a wave of cyber attacks. ” reported the Reuters agency.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 5, 2022

San Francisco Federal Court convicted Joe Sullivan, the Ex- CEO of Uber, for hiding a massive data breach that took place in the year 2016. The post Uber CEO convicted for hiding 2016 data breach appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. More details will be updated shortly! .

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The company did not disclose details of the attack, however the decision to shut down the IT systems suggests it was the victim of a ransomware attack. This isn’t the first time that the company was the victim of a cyber attack. In 2016, alleged Asian threat actors targeted ThyssenKrupp to steal company secrets.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Computer faults that disrupted voting in a North Carolina county in 2016 were not caused by cyber attacks, a federal investigation states. The analysis of laptops used in some Durham County precincts on Election Day in November 2016 showed inaccurate data to poll workers. On Monday, the U.S. ” continues AP news.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 22, 2021

NHK, a Japan-based news resource, has published that a cyber attack launched by a hacking group linked to Chinese military targeted nearly 200 research firms and institutions from Japan. TICK, a hacking group funded by People’s Liberation Army is said to be involved in the attack and is reported to be active since 2009.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Researchers linked the threat actor DoNot Teamto a new Android malware that was employed in highly targeted cyber attacks. CYFIRMA researchers linked a recently discovered Android malware to the Indian APT group known as DoNot Team.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The Government of Canada blamed the GRU , the Russian military’s intelligence agency, for cyber attacks at the Montreal-based World Anti-Doping Agency. ” Canada and its allies accused Russia of its aggressive cyber strategy that continuously attempts to interfere in the politic of foreign states. .”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Germany has officially put the blame on Russian government for launching cyber attacks to disrupt the country’s general elections. To those uninitiated, the Vladimir Putin led nation has been facing allegations from countries like UK and US for influencing its elections since 2016.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Some of the servers of the Italian oil and gas services company Saipem were hit by a cyber attack early this week. The attack has been identified out of India on Monday and primarily affected the servers in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. “The Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 15, 2022

Thus, with the latest achievement, Ukraine joined the list of countries that won the singing contest for the third time, i.e. in 2004, 2016 and in 2022. . The post Russia launched multiple cyber attacks on Eurovision Song Contest appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2019

The German chemicals giant Bayer confirmed that of a cyber attack, it confirmed the incident but clarified that no data has been stolen. The chemicals giant Bayer is the last victims of a cyber attack, it confirmed the incident, but pointed out the hackers haven’t stolen any data. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 24, 2024

Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday sanctioned two firms and four individuals for their involvement in malicious cyber activities on behalf of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC) from at least 2016 to April 2021.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2021

A Cyber Attack on one of the technology suppliers to Canada Post has reportedly resulted in the leak of information of more than 950,000 customers. The post Ransomware Cyber Attack on Canada Post leaks data of 950,000 Customers appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2022

The state Infrastructure of Montenegro was hit by a massive and “unprecedented” cyber attack, authorities announced. An unprecedented cyber attack hit the Government digital infrastructure in Montenegro, the government has timely adopted measures to mitigate its impact. Embassy in the capital Podgorica.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

The explosion of ransomware and similar cyber incidents along with rising associated costs is convincing a growing number of insurance companies to raise the premiums on their cyber insurance policies or reduce coverage, moves that could further squeeze organizations under siege from hackers. In addition, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The cyber attack also caused significant airport delays. Deloitte discovered the hack in March 2017, and according to The Guardian, the attackers may have had access to the company systems since October or November 2016. The Brain Cipher ransomware group has been active since at least April 2024.On

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

If you’re wondering how to protect your small business against a cyber attack, you’re not alone. Almost 60% of cyber attack victims are small businesses, and within two years of the first attack, the likelihood that a small business will experience another is approximately 28%. A Step-by-Step Guide to Mitigation.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 11, 2022

After almost 6 months of war with Ukraine, Russia seems to have hit it digitally and so is reportedly launching wiper cyber attacks that could clean off data on the targeted computers on a permanent note. The post Russia launching wiper malware cyber attacks against Ukraine appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 5, 2019

The partially redacted bipartisan report describes several findings related to Russian activities, including: “While the Committee does not know with confidence what Moscow’s intentions were, Russia may have been probing vulnerabilities in voting systems to exploit later… [or] may have sought to undermine confidence in the 2016 U.S.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2021

the company behind the interactive “pew-pew” cyber attack map shown in the image below? Norse imploded rather suddenly in 2016 following a series of managerial missteps and funding debacles. A snapshot of Norse’s semi-live attack map, circa Jan. Remember Norse Corp. ,

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2020

US Government fears a new wave of cyber attacks from Iran as retaliation for the airstrike that killed Maj. Krebs, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned of a potential new wave of cyber attacks carried out by Iran-linked hacker groups targeting U.S. 2016 – Shamoon 2 spread in the wild.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2023

” Cyber attacks against critical infrastructure, such as power grids , are very dangerous. Some of the most clamorous attacks clamorous attacks observed in the past hit Ukraine in 2015 and 2016. . “Khurram Dastgir told the media that the country’s power supply has been restored.”

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2019

based company in 2016 and 2017. That investigation determined the attackers also used ScreenConnect to access computers belonging to Maritz employees. “This was the same tool that was used to effectuate the cyber-attack in Spring 2016. This is remarkably similar to activity that was directed against a U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 30, 2021

Note 3- As per the stats released in November 2016, MobiKwik reported having over 1.5 The post Over 100 million MobiKwik user data leaked in Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. million people, 99 million user phone numbers, email ids, hashed passwords and addresses- all for just a fee of 1.5 BTC or $85,000.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

Israel’s National Cyber Directorate announced to have received reports of cyber attacks aimed at supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems at wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations and sewage facilities. “As of this morning, reports have been received in the National Cyber ??

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

Big companies have long been worried about the very real threat of disgruntled employees creating identities on darknet sites and then offering to trash their employer’s network for a fee (for more on that, see my 2016 story, Rise of the Darknet Stokes Fear of the Insider ).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service warns of state-sponsored attacks aimed at liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in the country. Bruno Kahl, the President of the Bundesnachrichtendienst intelligence service since 2016, warned of state-sponsored attacks aimed at liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in the country.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2025

Ukrainian Cyber Alliance hacked Russian ISP Nodex, stole sensitive data, and wiped systems, highlighting their cyberattack capabilities. The Ukrainian Cyber Alliance has been active since 2016, the Pro-Ukraine group has targeted Russian entities since the invasion of Ukraine. ” reads an update published by the company.

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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. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – PoS, cybercrime).

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Meanwhile, a Russia-linked cyber attack has already stolen and leaked documents from other Olympic organizations. This group has targeted WADA in the past, specifically during the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. A senior analyst at McAfee warned that the Olympics may experience more cyber attacks before closing ceremonies.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

But in February 2016, Babam joined Verified , another Russian-language crime forum. Cyber intelligence platform Constella Intelligence told KrebsOnSecurity that the operns@gmail.com address was used in 2016 to register an account at filmai.in , which is a movie streaming service catering to Lithuanian speakers. com (2017). .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 13, 2021

According to a research carried out by Maryland based Cybersecurity firm Tenable, hackers are targeting millions of home routers to add them to the Mirai botnet radar that is used to launch DDoS Cyber attack campaigns. Mirai is a kind of malware that turns connected devices into remotely controlled devices called Bots.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2024

” In May 2019, the German newspaper Der Spiegel revealed that the German software company behind TeamViewer was compromised in 2016 by Chinese hackers. According to the company, it was targeted by the hackers in autumn 2016, when its experts detected suspicious activities were quickly blocked them to prevent major damages.

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