CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 14, 2021

Chinese intelligence-backed hacking group APT41 has given a hint that its hackers were behind the cyberattacks launched on Air India and SITA-the IT and Telecom solutions provider to the air travel industry. And as hackers failed to gain any financial gain from the hack, they decided to sell that data via various hacking forums.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

A common thread runs through the cyber attacks that continue to defeat the best layered defenses money can buy. Related: We’re in the midst of ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ Peel back the layers of just about any sophisticated, multi-staged network breach and you’ll invariably find memory hacking at the core.

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Security Affairs

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

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Austria’s foreign ministry announced that the cyber attack against its systems, allegedly carried by a state actor has ended. This week, the Austrian foreign ministry announced that the cyber attack against its systems has ended. Major cyber ??attacks Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2018

CVE-2018-16522. CVE-2018-16525. CVE-2018-16526. CVE-2018-16528. CVE-2018-16523. CVE-2018-16524. CVE-2018-16527. CVE-2018-16599. CVE-2018-16600. CVE-2018-16601. CVE-2018-16602. CVE-2018-16603. CVE-2018-16598. Security Affairs – IoT, hacking ).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Sophos revealed a years-long “cat-and-mouse” battle with China-linked threat actors, using custom implants to track the attackers’ activities. Since 2018, Sophos has faced increasingly aggressive campaigns, including the India-based Sophos subsidiary Cyberoam, where attackers exploited a wall-mounted display for initial access.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

SolarWinds hack seems to be a never-ending saga, as Microsoft President Brad Smith has made a new revelation yesterday stating over 1000 hackers could have been involved in the attack that questioned the security of the entire federal computer system by experts.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Cisco Talos expert discovered a code execution vulnerability (CVE-2018-4013) that has been identified in Live Networks LIVE555 streaming media RTSPServer. An attacker can send a packet to trigger this vulnerability.” The CVE-2018-4013 flaw potentially exposes millions of users of media players to cyber attacks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The Czech Intelligence agency blames China for a major cyber attack that hit a key government institution in the Czech Republic in 2018. According to a report published by the NUKIB Czech Intelligence agency, China carried out a major cyber attack on a key government institution in the Czech Republic last year.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2019

Yoroi Cyber Security Annual Report 2018 – In 2018 cyber-security experts observed an increased number of cyber attacks, malware endure to be the most aggressive and pervasive threat. Download the Yoroi Cyber Security Report 2018. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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

JANUARY 31, 2023

Hackers did not take any customer personal information or payment card, the threat actors accessed data in the attack and no data related, says the official statement from the web search giant’s communication subsidiary. The post Google Fi Customer Information leaked in a Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 15, 2021

Cybersecurity Insiders has learnt that a hackers group has published the stolen data on a hacking forum that includes information related to T-Mobile customers like social security number, phone numbers, names, physical addresses, and driving licenses. Note 3- In March 2020, T mobile data breach exposed customer info of over 2.30

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Ahead of the 2018 US midterm elections , sellers are flooding the cybercrime underground markets with data from voter databases. ” Experts also discovered many hackers and hacking crews for hire that offer to target government organizations for several malicious purposes. Security Affairs – US midterm elections, hacking).

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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. According to Group-IB experts, at least 14 crypto exchanges were hacked. In the last couple of years, crypto exchanges suffered many attacks. rimeCon conference. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Microsoft, the American tech giant, has warned the government of Australia to halt its response to cyber attacks as it is complicating the company’s attempt to mitigate hacking incidents. And practically the bill is actually an extension to the existing act of 2018 related to communications, transport, data and cloud.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

The threat of bad actors hacking into airplane systems mid-flight has become a major concern for airlines and operators worldwide. Back in 2015, a security researcher decided to make that very point when he claimed to have hacked a plane , accessed the thrust system, and made it fly higher than intended.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Twitch, the American online streaming platform, was reportedly hacked by an anonymous hacker last month who now claims to leak over 100GB data online to disrupt the future business plans of the victimized company further. The post Twitch hacked, and 100GB data stolen appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine L agarde, is warning that a cyber-attack on a major financial institution could trigger a liquidity crisis. The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has warned that a coordinated cyber-attack on major banks could trigger a liquidity crisis.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 8, 2021

A 2018 GAO report expressed concern regarding the lack of secure and patchable U.S. ” It’s a similar attitude to corporate executives who believe that they can’t be hacked — and equally naive. In 2018, a 29-country NATO exercise, Trident Juncture , that included cyberweapons was disrupted by Russian GPS jamming.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Experts warn of cyber attacks against these systems launched by nation-state actors. “Although the vulnerability was initially identified in 2013, the still had not mitigated the vulnerability by our review in April 2018. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Thereafter, through a series of 'spearphishing' attacks aimed at several persons connected to Broidy, including his executive assistant, the hackers obtained access to BCM's Los Angeles-based servers. The hacked and stolen documents led to unflattering articles being published in The New York Times , Wall Street Journal , and other media.

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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 million (2.96 million (2.96 million (2.96

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2020

Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 revealed that the US CIA has hacked Chinese organizations in various sectors for the last 11 years. Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 is accusing that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of having hacked Chinese organizations for the last 11 years. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CIA).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Port of San Diego suffered a ransomware-based attack, a few days after the Port of Barcelona was hit by a cyber attack that caused several problems. The second attack was reported on September 25 and hit the Port of San Diego, in the United States. Security Affairs – Pangu iOS 12 jailbreak, hacking).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Millions of devices are potential exposed to attacks targeting the vulnerabilities exploited by the tools stolen from the arsenal of FireEye. million devices are potentially exposed to cyber attacks targeting the vulnerabilities exploited by the tools stolen from the arsenal of FireEye. SecurityAffairs – hacking, SolarWinds).

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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. Iran, hacking). The post U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Around five million cyber attacks hit Taiwan’s government agencies every day, and most of the hacking attempts are originated from China. Cyber security department director Chien Hung-wei told parliament representatives that government infrastructure faces “five million attacks and scans a day” .

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2020

Elexon, a middleman in the UK power grid network, recently reported it was hit by a cyber attack. Elexon , a middleman in the UK power grid network, was the victim of a cyber attack, the incident impacted only affected the internal IT network, including the company’s email server, and employee laptops.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In March 2018, the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a joint technical alert to warn of attacks on US critical infrastructure powered by Russian threat actors. Hackers also targeted Exim mail agents ( CVE 2019-10149 ) and Fortinet SSL VPNs ( CVE-2018-13379 ). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2020

For the first-ever time, the EU has imposed economical sanctions on Russia, China, and North Korea following cyber-attacks aimed at the EU and its member states. “The Council today decided to impose restrictive measures against six individuals and three entities responsible for or involved in various cyber-attacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2019

Bahrain, 08.04.2019 – Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks , and NGN International, a global system integrator, analyzed cybersecurity landscape in Gulf countries in 2018. According to Group-IB’s annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2018 report, on average, from June 2017 to August 2018, the details of 1.8

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

Given the rise in cyberattacks, the percentage of insurance clients opting for cyber coverage has increased from 26 percent in 2016 to 47 percent last year. Cyber insurance premiums have jumped about 12 percent between the beginning of 2018 and the end of 2020. million (in about 75 Bitcoin).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2019

” In April 2018, Akamai reported that threat actors compromised 65,000 home routers by exploiting vulnerabilities in Universal Plug’N’Play (UPnP) , experts tracked the botnet as UPnProxy. In December 2018 the company provided an update to its initial analysis revealing a disconcerting scenario, UPnProxy is still up and running. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Experts pointed out that device makers cannot disable the Manufacturing Mode opening the door to cyber attacks by a local attacker. Ironically one of the major Intel customer, Apple, left Manufacturing Mode enabled, the issue was tracked as CVE-2018-4251. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2018

Microsoft has spotted a new hacking campaign targeting 2018 midterm elections, the experts attributed the attacks to Russia-linked APT28 group. Microsoft has spotted a new hacking campaign targeting 2018 midterm elections. Microsoft blamed the Russian APT28 group for the attacks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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