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Norway blames China-linked APT31 for 2018 government hack

Security Affairs

Norway police secret service states said that China-linked APT31 group was behind the 2018 cyberattack on the government’s IT network. Norway’s Police Security Service (PST) said that the China-linked APT31 cyberespionage group was behind the attack that breached the government’s IT network in 2018. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Is Your Small Business Safe Against Cyber Attacks?

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In fact, small businesses are more susceptible to security breaches and cyberattacks because most often they dont expect the attack, thus are unprepared to handle the situation. Back in 2018, almost two-thirds of the small businesses suffered from cyber security attacks. . Upgrade your IT set up. Backup data on Cloud .

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Protecting OT Networks from Cyber Attacks

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As a result, cyber-criminals find them appealing targets. By 2018, approximately 60% of firms polled had experienced a compromise in their industrial control (ICS) or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) technologies. The post Protecting OT Networks from Cyber Attacks appeared first on CCSI.

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Data of US Car company leaked in a Cyber Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

And for companies operating in European Union, the GDPR rules that kicked in May 2018 say that companies failing to protect the data of their users will be eligible for heavy penalties. The post Data of US Car company leaked in a Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Israel announced to have foiled an attempted cyber-attack on defence firms

Security Affairs

Israel ‘s defence ministry announced to have foiled an attempted cyber attack by a foreign threat actors group targeting the country’s defence manufacturers. According to the officials, the attack was launched by “an international cyber group called ‘ Lazarus.’

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Tokyo Olympics 2021 on Russian Cyber Attack Radar

CyberSecurity Insiders

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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Interesting as Cyber Attack victim sues hackers parents

CyberSecurity Insiders

In January 2018, a man named Andrew Schober was busy moving $800k worth currency in Bitcoins from one virtual wallet to other. So, he contacted some private investigators by spending $10,000 to discover those behind the cyber incident that stole almost his life’s earnings.