Global Cyber Attacks to Double from 2020 to 2024, Report Finds
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 1, 2024
A report from insurer QBE predicts that the world will experience 211 significant cyber attacks this year, marking a 105% increase over four years.
Recent Cyber Attacks: Trends, Tactics, and Countermeasures
Hacker's King
DECEMBER 16, 2024
In the digital age, cyber-attacks are a growing concern for individuals, businesses, and governments worldwide. These attacks are becoming more sophisticated, targeted, and damaging, threatening data privacy, financial stability, and national security.
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Top Cyber Attacks of 2020
The Hacker News
JANUARY 28, 2021
With so much of the world transitioning to working, shopping, studying, and streaming online during the coronavirus pandemic, cybercriminals now have access to a larger base of potential victims than ever before.
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Finland Blames Chinese Hacking Group APT31 for Parliament Cyber Attack
The Hacker News
MARCH 28, 2024
The Police of Finland (aka Poliisi) has formally accused a Chinese nation-state actor tracked as APT31 for orchestrating a cyber attack targeting the country's Parliament in 2020. The intrusion, per the authorities, is said to have occurred between fall 2020 and early 2021.
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Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google
CyberSecurity Insiders
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
The intelligence committee, funded by South Korea’s National Assembly, has revealed that a cyber attack launched on Pfizer at the end of last year was launched by North Korean hackers to steal the intelligence of vaccine research that was co-sponsored by BioNTech.
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Airlines under constant threat of Cyber Attacks says Eurocontrol Data
CyberSecurity Insiders
JULY 26, 2021
Adding to this torment is a report released by Eurocontrol that says that most of the airliners are facing the constant threat of being hit by a sophisticated cyber attack. According to the report, a total of 775 cyber attacks were launched on airlines over the course of 2020.
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Cyber Attacks on Global Education Sector witness a jump
CyberSecurity Insiders
AUGUST 22, 2021
According to a study by Check Point Software, there has been an increase in cyber attacks on the Education Sector operating across the world. Educators have become vulnerable to cyber attacks, especially when most of the classes are being held online because of the fast spread of Corona Virus Pandemic.
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Tesco Cyber Attack 2021 and Microsoft Nobelium Cyber Attack 2021 details
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Tesco customers are struggling to book their groceries online as the operations of the company’s dedicated app and the online store have been disrupted through a Cyber Attack. The UK’s supermarket chain has admitted that its operations were affected by the cyber incident that could also put a dent on the profits of it this summer.
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Cyber Attacks: The Challenge of Attribution and Response
Digital Shadows
MAY 31, 2021
In December 2020, the world was rocked by an enormous supply chain attack against software provider Solarwinds, which provided unprecedented. The post Cyber Attacks: The Challenge of Attribution and Response first appeared on Digital Shadows.
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Cyber Attacks: Is the ‘Big One’ Coming Soon?
Security Boulevard
MARCH 14, 2021
Quick Recap 2020 was the year that the COVID-19 crisis also brought a cyber pandemic. The post Cyber Attacks: Is the ‘Big One’ Coming Soon? Many CSO, CTOs, military leaders, and even some global company CEOs, are now saying yes. appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Half a billion cyber attacks thwarted by Tokyo Olympics 2021
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 24, 2021
Hackers are always interested in events that grab the attention of the entire globe and one such sporting event was the Tokyo Olympics 2020 that was postponed by the organizers because of COVID-19 Pandemic and rescheduled and held between July–August 2021 i.e. in this year. Tokyo Olympics 2020 Games were held at a cost of $15.8
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Britain Boris Johnson speaks about Cyber Attacks
CyberSecurity Insiders
MARCH 15, 2021
For the first time after being elected as a Prime Minister of UK, Boris Johnson spoke about cyber attacks on a direct note. The 57-year-old stated that Britain needs to boost its capacity to conduct cyber attacks and must also conduct digital invasions on foreign nations. “As
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Coronavirus-themed attacks February 1 – March 15, 2020
Security Affairs
MARCH 15, 2020
In this post, I decided to share the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from February 1 to March 15, 2020. February 1, 2020 – Crooks start exploiting Coronavirus as bait to spread malware. February 25, 2020 – South Korea suffers from the spread of people infected with Corona 19. ‘
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What is Telecom LightBasin Cyber Attack
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 22, 2021
The attacks were being carried out from 2016 and CrowdStrike suspects that the infiltration could have happened through the 2020 revealed vulnerability of SolarWinds software and Linus Systems, where hackers sneak into the systems through SSH Tunnels and Virtual Machines.
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Massive cyber attack hit the town hall of Marseille ahead local election
Security Affairs
MARCH 15, 2020
While the Coronavirus is spreading worldwide, a massive cyber attack hit the town hall of Marseille and the metropolis. The 2020 municipal elections in Marseille aims at electing the councils of the eight sectors of the city, the municipal council and the metropolitan council of Aix-Marseille-Provence. Pierluigi Paganini.
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Cyber Attack on Crypto Exchange brings $97 million loss to customers
CyberSecurity Insiders
AUGUST 25, 2021
Japan-based Cryptocurrency Exchange Company named ‘Liquid’ was reportedly hit by a cyber attack after which the cyber crooks managed to pull $97 million directly from the e-wallets of several customers. The post Cyber Attack on Crypto Exchange brings $97 million loss to customers appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.
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Tokyo Olympics 2021 on Russian Cyber Attack Radar
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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Russia-linked threat actors threaten the UK and its allies, minister to say
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
McFadden will warn of Russia’s cyber capabilities that can target critical infrastructure, such as power grids, causing severe damage. Russia’s state-sponsored hackers can “turn the lights off for millions of people” with a cyber attack.
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Data of US Car company leaked in a Cyber Attack
CyberSecurity Insiders
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
As per the details to Cybersecurity Insiders, the details were siphoned from a database on December 7th,2020 and was leaked on a hacking forum this week as the car dealership service provider might have not paid heed to the demands of the hackers.
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Millions of Email based Cyber Attacks missed by organizations
CyberSecurity Insiders
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Barracuda Email Threat Scanner was used to scan the computer networks of 4550 organizations and out 2,600,531 mailboxes, over 2,029,413 were found to be targeted by unique cyber attacks. The post Millions of Email based Cyber Attacks missed by organizations appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.
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SolarWinds recovered from the last year’s massive Cyber Attack
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 24, 2021
SolarWinds, a software maker having 300,000 clients around the globe, was hit by a massive cyber attack in early 2020. Note- In December 2020, experts from FireEye discovered that the hackers from Russian exploited a flaw in the software provided by SolarWinds and infiltrated other company networks that used the software.
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Credential stuffing cyber attacks targeting home IP addresses
CyberSecurity Insiders
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
As soon as a cyber attack takes place and hackers gain access to loads of info, such as passwords and usernames, they sell them to other cyber crooks who then use such credentials to take over online accounts. Hence, it becomes tedious for companies and individuals to brace the cyber attacks launched on home IP addresses.
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Save the Children confirms it was hit by cyber attack
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
The charity organization Save the Children International revealed that it was hit by a cyber attack. A Save The Children spokesperson told Recorded Future News that the cyber attack had no impact on the operations of the organization.
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UK Fintech company Finastra hit by a cyber attack
Security Affairs
MARCH 21, 2020
.” Experts from cyber-security firm Bad Packets speculate attackers might have exploited the CVE-2019-11510 vulnerability to compromise unpatched Pulse Secure VPN servers at the Fintech firm. . link] pic.twitter.com/JrdDojlTuF — Bad Packets Report (@bad_packets) March 20, 2020. Travelex deja vu? Pierluigi Paganini.
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A ransomware attack disrupted services at Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 26, 2024
The agency did not provide further details about the cyber attack such as the ransomware gang behind the incident.No ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the cyber attack. On January 23, 2023, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) suffered a ransomware attack.
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NASA identified 1,785 cyber incidents in 2020
Security Affairs
MAY 27, 2021
Once an attacker gains access, they can exploit system vulnerabilities, gain access to sensitive data, install different types of malware, and launch cyber-attacks” reads the report published by the NASA’s Office of Inspector General. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.
Google alerts over 50k users about State funded Cyber Attacks
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 18, 2021
In a separate statement released last week by Microsoft, the American technology giant said that Russia accounted for a majority of 58% cyber threats sent to Americans in 2020; out of which APT29 aka Cozy Bear generated the vast amount (92%) of cyber threat notifications the most.
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IBM X-Force: Ransomware Was the Preferred Attack Method in 2020
CyberSecurity Insiders
APRIL 15, 2021
In 2020, ransomware was the most widely-used method of delivering cyber attacks, accounting for 23% of security events handled by the IBM Security X-Force. One attack alone scored profits of more than $123 million for the perpetrators, according to an IBM report. Finance and insurance were at the top.
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Interesting as Cyber Attack victim sues hackers parents
CyberSecurity Insiders
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
While the lawsuit has been filed in Colorado in Feb’2020, it came to the hearing late because of the Corona crisis and became interesting in its recent hearing to grab the headlines. The post Interesting as Cyber Attack victim sues hackers parents appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.
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Cyber Attack on Labour Party UK leaks sensitive data
CyberSecurity Insiders
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
A sophisticated cyber attack launched on an IT firm serving UK’s Labour Party has reportedly leaked sensitive details related to members and supporters. The post Cyber Attack on Labour Party UK leaks sensitive data appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.
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Iranian Agonizing Serpens APT is targeting Israeli entities with destructive cyber attacks
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Iran-linked Agonizing Serpens group has been targeting Israeli organizations with destructive cyber attacks since January. Agonizing Serpens has been active since December 2020, it is known for its destructive wiper and fake-ransomware attacks against Israeli organizations. The tool sqlextractor (binary name sql.net4.exe)
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Personal Information of Millions of US Voters Available on Dark Web
Adam Levin
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Cybersecurity researchers have determined the records are authentic and current as of March 2020. State and federal government officials have denied that the data was acquired via hacking and have maintained that the data was available through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). “[We]
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JD Sports reports cyber-attack impacting millions of customers
ZoneAlarm
JANUARY 31, 2023
Sportswear retailer JD Sports has confirmed that a recent cyber-attack may have resulted in the exposure of around 10 million customers’ personal data, including names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, order details, and the last four digits of bank cards linked to online orders placed between Nov 2018 and Oct 2020.
NetWalker ransomware operators have made $25 million since March 2020
Security Affairs
AUGUST 4, 2020
NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. McAfee researchers believe that the NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, the gang is believed to have earned more than $25 million since March 2020. reads the alert.
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SHARED INTEL: Akamai reports web attack traffic spiked 62 percent in 2020 — all sectors hit hard
The Last Watchdog
MAY 24, 2021
Some instructive fresh intelligence about how cyber attacks continue to saturate the Internet comes to us from Akamai Technologies. As a leading global content delivery network (CDN), Akamai has a birdseye view of what is coursing through cyber space moment-by-moment. Q: The scale of ‘attacks’ in 2020 is astronomical: 6.3
Over 100 million customer data stolen in T-Mobile Cyber Attack
CyberSecurity Insiders
AUGUST 15, 2021
Note 3- In March 2020, T mobile data breach exposed customer info of over 2.30 The post Over 100 million customer data stolen in T-Mobile Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. million prepaid customers.
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Hundreds of millions of Android users exposed to hack due to CVE-2020-8913
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Hundreds of millions of Android users are potentially exposed to the risk of hack due to the use of Android Play Core Library versions vulnerable to CVE-2020-8913. The CVE-2020-8913 flaw is a local, arbitrary code execution vulnerability that resides exists in the SplitCompat.install endpoint in Android’s Play Core Library.
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Does That Data Make Your Company a Cyber Attack Target?
CyberSecurity Insiders
JUNE 21, 2021
In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2023, 65% of the world will have its personal information covered by some sort of privacy regulation, up from 10% of the world in 2020. The post Does That Data Make Your Company a Cyber Attack Target? These regulations are continuously evolving as threats become more sophisticated and targeted.
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Cyber attacks on Indian Government websites due to comments on Prophet Muhammad
CyberSecurity Insiders
JUNE 13, 2022
Indian Government websites are seeing a rise in cyber attacks after one of the former BJP leaders, Nupur Sharma, made some nasty comments on Prophet Muhammad. She was appointed as a National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2020.
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Unprecedented cyber attack hit State Infrastructure of Montenegro
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.
Cyber Insurers Pull Back Amid Increase in Cyber Attacks, Costs
eSecurity Planet
MAY 27, 2021
Cyber insurance premiums have jumped about 12 percent between the beginning of 2018 and the end of 2020. According to a report by credit-rating organization Fitch Ratings, cyber insurance premiums in the United States rose 22 percent year-over-year in 2020, to almost $3 billion. Insurers Assessing Risks.
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SideWinder Hackers Launched Over a 1,000 Cyber Attacks Over the Past 2 Years
The Hacker News
MAY 31, 2022
An "aggressive" advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as SideWinder has been linked to over 1,000 new attacks since April 2020.
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A Look into Chuck Brooks’s Alarming Cybersecurity Stats
Security Boulevard
JUNE 8, 2021
2020 will be remembered most as the year the world was swept up in the COVID pandemic. Dig a little deeper and you’ll find another alarming news story: 2020 was a record breaking year on the Cybersecurity front. There was more data lost in breaches and a higher number of cyber attacks than ever before.
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How to Stop Local Governments From Being Attractive Cyber Attack Targets
CyberSecurity Insiders
AUGUST 17, 2022
Then, 2020 happened and much of that changed. The Texas attack showed that what once was thought to be a big city problem is leaving every local government vulnerable, and attacks are on the rise. 2019 was called the worst year on record for breaches , and then came 2020, and new breaches are being reported all the time.
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