Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2021

Russia-linked APT groups leveraged the Lithuanian nation’s technology infrastructure to launch cyber-attacks against targets worldwide. APT29 state-sponsored hackers also exploited Lithuania’s information technology infrastructure to carry out attacks against “foreign entities developing a COVID-19 vaccine.”

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 12, 2021

Over the ensuing years, experts have repeatedly pointed out that not only were many of the technology systems being deployed to improve the efficiency of fuel distribution infrastructure management introducing dangerous vulnerabilities, but that a cyber-attack against the operator of a fuel pipeline was eventually going to both occur and succeed.

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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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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. EMV Chip, Pointto -Point Encryption, Tokenization, etc.)

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 25, 2022

How to protect healthcare and life-sciences data from a cyber attack pandemic. Once slow to adopt new technologies, healthcare-related industries have been rapidly embracing digitalization to enable patient-centric care that is more effective for patients and safer for patients, healthcare professionals and researchers.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 11, 2018

Technology increasingly frustrates traditional law enforcement efforts to collect evidence needed to protect public safety and solve crime. It is a foundational element of data security and essential to safeguarding data against cyber-attacks. This is something we pointed out in our 2016 paper: " Don't Panic."

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SC Magazine

JUNE 11, 2021

Prosecutors have charged 45-year-old security executive Vikas Singla with 18 violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act related to a 2018 cyber attack on the Gwinnett Medical Center in Georgia. The post Security company exec and founder charged with facilitating cyber attack on Georgia hospital appeared first on SC Media.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 26, 2021

Recently, Zimperium, a US based technology company, was assigned with the duty by Department of Defense and the responsibility was to deliver a comprehensive Mobile Protection against the said spying tool.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Threat actors are continually looking for better ways to target organizations, here are the top five attack vectors to look out for in 2022. Malicious actors are continually looking for better ways to carry out successful cyber attacks. Remote Technology. Conclusion. He currently also works with Bora.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2021

But, what is the relationship of languages in data privacy, and how can a reliable translation help prevent cyber-attacks? Oftentimes, a cyber attack or cyber hack happens when people don’t know what’s happening in their gadgets. million confidential corporate information. But, how is it possible?

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2019

The Secretary General confirmed that the alliance will not limit its operation to defense in case of a cyber attack. “We We are not limited to respond in cyberspace when we are attacked in cyberspace.” The Secretary General explained that cyber-attacks can be as damaging as conventional attacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

Fitch Ratings published an alert last week to warn of the “material risk” to water and sewer utilities caused by cyber attacks that could also impact their ability to repay debt. The expenses to mitigate a cyber-attack could impact the ability of the utilities of paying their debt. ” concludes the alert.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

British and Dutch data protection regulators fined the ride-sharing company Uber with $1,170,892 for the 2016 data breach. British and Dutch data protection regulators have fined Uber with $1,170,892 for the 2016 security breach that exposed personal data of 57 million of its users. That left them vulnerable.”.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 20, 2024

The art of detecting subtle anomalies, predicting emergent vulnerabilities and remediating novel cyber-attacks is becoming more refined, day by day. Loveland: The technology itself is still evolving, and while it shows great potential, it has yet to fully mature in terms of reliability, scalability and security.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2022

CyberGRX launched in 2016 precisely because bespoke assessments had become untenable. Questionnaire answers get cross referenced against cybersecurity best practice protocols put out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, namely NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-171. Here are key takeaways: Smoothing audits.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

Within these government labs and agencies, taking place is a groundswell of innovation in deep technology cyber disciplines to the tune of billions of dollars annually over the past three decades. In Silicon Valley, the initial technology seeds were planted in World War II, when the U.S.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2020

The Qihoo 360 experts claim that a CIA hacking unit tracked as APT-C-39 has hacked organizations in the aviation, scientific research, oil, technology industries, it also targeted government agencies. “ Qihoo 360 discovered and revealed cyber-attacks by the CIA hacking group (APT-C-39) which lasts for eleven years against China.”

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

Last fall, the UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published guidelines encouraging IoT device makers to produce connected devices that are secure by design and easy to update. It’s clear IoT-enabled cyber attacks will only escalate. Likewise, the U.S.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

increased from 24% in 2016 ) and 18% in the UK. We all know that as technologies advance and become more powerful, cyber attackers gain better tools and improved skillsets as well. and UK, 61% of survey respondents worry about failures or malfunctions of a car’s technology and 49% fear potential viruses or malware.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

As a leading VC, BVP offers budding companies plenty to consider, with a set of roadmaps and tools for today’s technologies and market complexities. Company Sector Year Status Verodin Cybersecurity analytics 2018 Acquired by FireEye Kenna Security Risk management 2018 Acquired by Cisco PhishMe Incident response 2016 Acquired: P.E.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2019

According to the authorities, Betabooter was used by one of the subscribers to the service in November 2016 to hit the school district in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, with a series of DDoS attacks. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2019

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. Singapore presented the Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity Masterplan. Frequent VBA Macros used in Office Malware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The cyber attack also caused significant airport delays. Their ransom notes share stylistic similarities with SenSayQ ransomware, and their TOR websites use similar technologies. The Brain Cipher ransomware group has been active since at least April 2024.On Deloitte has faced hacking claims twice recently.

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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. Blacks, as with other underserved communities, are particularly vulnerable.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

If you’re like millions of other Americans, your TV is connected to the Internet and uses technology generated from the nation’s power grid. Unfortunately, the energy sector is of great interest to cyber attackers today. The media recently reported attacks on the electricity grids of some European countries.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2021

The requirements, which aim to determine the functionality required by the client and the properties of the software in terms of performance, security, case of use, portability and maintenance, also take into account the technological and regulatory context and should be recorded in a document. About the author: Salvatore Lombardo.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2019

Experts analyzed tools and intrusion methods used by the China-linked cyber-espionage group Emissary Panda in attacks over the past 2 years. This morning I wrote about a large-scale cyber attack that hit the I nternational Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in November 2016, Emissary Panda was suspected to be the culprit.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

This breach, like every major ransomware attack, was likely because of spear phishing, where someone either received the malware via an emailed attachment or clicked on a link that took them to a website that hosted it. In fact, in March 2016, I wrote a piece in CNN calling for urgent action and offering solutions.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Group-IB: The online market for counterfeit goods in Russia has reached $1,5 billion, while the number of phishing attacks has surpassed 1,200 daily. Group-IB, an international company that specialises in the prevention of cyber attacks, has estimated that online sales of counterfeit goods are now worth $1.5 billion in 2016.

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SC Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

Data from at least one insurance broker tracked a near doubling of clients who were opting in for cyber-specific insurance from 26% in 2016 to 47% in 2020. “That of course then increases the price, that’s how you get a hardening of a market,” said Lyle.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Events such as the interference in the 2016 Presidential election or massive attacks like WannaCry and NotPetya increase the sense of urgency among states. The French government is promoting a series of Global Talks on cyberspace security, it urges for a “code of good conduct” for states in the cyberspace.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Cyber attacks on small office and home office (or SOHO) routers aren’t new. Also: if you enjoy this podcast, consider signing up to receive it in your email. Just point your web browser to securityledger.com/subscribe to get notified whenever a new podcast is posted. [

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Security orchestration, automation and response, or SOAR, is a fledgling security technology stack that first entered the cybersecurity lexicon about six years ago. I first spoke to Kumar Saurabh, LogicHub’s co-founder and CEO, not long after the company launched in 2016. based LogicHub. billion, and later co-founded SumoLogic.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

A spear-phishing campaign set up to look like it was carried out by the Central Bank is a relatively widespread vector of attack among cyber criminals; it has been used by groups such as Buhtrap, Anunak , Cobalt , and Lurk. In March 2016, for example, cybercriminals sent phishing emails from info@fincert.net. About Silence.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Cyber attacks against the company aren’t the only relevant threat, however. For instance, malicious actors can use malware to enslave exposed IoT devices into a botnet and launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. That’s precisely what happened in the case of Dyn back in October 2016.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

1] [2] [3] Kaspersky Labs describes them as one of the most sophisticated cyber attack groups in the world and “the most advanced … we have seen”, operating alongside but always from a position of superiority with the creators of Stuxnet and Flame. I met Palantir Technologies where I was introduced to the Intelligence Ecosystem.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

AI Use Danger As with any emerging technology, many organizations should expect errors and growing pains as teams learn the nuances of applying the technology. Some attacks will be aided by technology, while others will be more strategic in nature as companies strengthen cyberdefense against older attacks.

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