CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 22, 2021

South Africa-based Transport Company named Transnet is reported to have been hit by a cyber attack that has caused serious disruptions to its operations that can last for a week. Also, the operations related to freight rail, pipeline, engineering and property divisions are operating normally.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 23, 2021

To all those who are concerned about the increase in cyber attacks on Maritime Industry, here’s an interesting finding to analyze. During a webinar conducted by Riviera, they revealed that the Human errors are causing an increase in cyber attacks on Maritime Industry.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Atlassian issued an update that the software vulnerability was identified by its security engineers on August 2021 and a fix was issued in the same month. However, there is no evidence that the information reached the hands of hackers as no threat group yet has come forward to take a claim of a cyber attack or the data breach.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 17, 2022

North Korea, the nation that is being led by Kim Jong UN is back into news headlines for stealing cryptocurrency worth millions through cyber attacks. The post North Korea steals $400m cryptocurrency through Cyber Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 13, 2021

Although, the National Security Council has denied commenting on the issue, a source from the fed says that the Joe Biden government could have ordered a bunch of security engineers to take down the computer systems that were launching ransomware attacks and so the result was that most of the REvil affiliated websites have disappeared from the web.

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Javvad Malik

AUGUST 22, 2022

Lloyds of London has told its members to exclude nation state cyber attacks from insurance policies beginning in 2023, saying they pose unacceptable levels or risk. So who will decide whether an attack is a nation state or just little Timmy trying to impress his friends on the Discord channel?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 18, 2021

Cybersecurity Researchers from Mandiant have disclosed that millions of IoT devices operating across the globe were vulnerable to cyber attacks because of a flaw in Kalay Cloud platform software supplied by ThroughTek. ThroughTek has issued a fix of 3.1.10

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Toyota has halted the production of cars in 14 of its Japanese plants due to computer systems malfunctioning and suppliers suspect that the disruption could have been caused because of a cyber attack of ransomware variant. Hino Motors and Daihatsu, the business units of Toyota, have remained silent on the details of attack.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Nissan Oceania, the regional division of the multinational carmaker, announced it had suffered a cyber attack and launched an investigation into the incident. Nissan already notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 2, 2021

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has hit the news headlines for becoming a victim of a cyber attack that led to data breach of over 57,900 claimant accounts seeking unemployment benefits. The post Data breach news trending on Google Search Engine appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Graham Cluley

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Vesuvius, the London Stock Exchange-listed molten metal flow engineering company, says it has shut down some of its IT systems after being hit by a cyber attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 11, 2023

Tokyo MoU, the most active regional port control organization in the Asia Pacific, has revealed that its data was compromised for months and that hackers gained fraudulent access through a cyber attack. It is unclear how the attack has impacted the servers of the Port State Control (PSC) platform.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The news of the attack was reported by the Saarbrücker Zeitung. The attack hit a factory in Saarland employing around 1,000 employees. ThyssenKrupp AG is a German industrial engineering and steel production multinational conglomerate. This isn’t the first time that the company was the victim of a cyber attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Succession Wealth, a financial wealth management service offering company, has released a press statement that a cyber attack targeted its servers and it can only reveal details after the investigation gets concluded. Prima Facie revealed that hackers accessed no client data in the attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Google, the business subsidiary of tech giant Alphabet Inc has released a security statement that reveals that over 50,000 users were warned about state funded attacks in this year 2021, so far. The post Google alerts over 50k users about State funded Cyber Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Indian multinational technology company Tata Technologies suspended some IT services following a ransomware attack. Indian multinational Tata Technologies , a Tata Motors subsidiary, suspended some IT services following a ransomware attack. Threat actors hit the company’s information technology (IT) infrastructure.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 8, 2021

Now, news is out that the Republic of China is busy developing Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (SUVs) that have the potential to launch torpedos and cyber attacks on the digital infrastructure available in the vicinity. More details awaited!

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, one method stands out for its chilling effectiveness – social engineering. The answer lies in the intricate dance between the attacker's mind and human psychology. We delve deep into social engineering, exploring its But why does it work so well?

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Phishing often serves as the gateway to cyber attacks, opening the door to impactful follow-on activity like malware and ransomware deployment or access to internal networks, ultimately causing substantial financial losses. This incident shows that while security tools are essential, phishing emails can still slip through.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 17, 2022

In what appears as an operation first of its kind, Interpol has arrested over 2000 criminals who launched social engineering attacks worldwide. The operation to nab thousands of cyber criminals at a time was named ‘ First Light 2022’ and was performed with the coordination of police forces from about 76 countries.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Comprising members from Europe and North America, mainly programmers and network engineers from Poland, France, Switzerland and Canada; the Against the West (ATW) group has so far stolen sensitive information, including source code and employee details from over 100 government agencies of China.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 3, 2022

Bridgestone America, a company that has its headquarters in Japan, was hit by a cyber attack recently leading to shut down of its tyre manufacturing facilities operating in Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, along with a facility from Canada.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A cybercriminal superstoreThe dark web, which can be accessed using special browsers like Tor, is a treasure trove of information, data, and software for carrying out cyber attacks.Reddit for CybercrimeThe Internet connects people. In the case of the dark web, this can be negative as cyber attackers find like-minded and motivated people.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2023

A cyber attack that appears to be a ransomware attack conducted through social engineering tactics has reportedly made hackers steal the source code of the game developer. The post Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 21, 2024

Attacks today can be executed through a myriad of communication channels, including emails, social media and mobile applications. The post The Golden Age of Impersonation: The Dual Role of AI in Cyber Attacks & Cyber Defense appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Hacker News

JULY 16, 2024

Scattered Spider is the designation given to a threat actor that's known for its sophisticated social engineering schemes to breach targets and establish persistence for follow-on exploitation and data theft. It also has a history of

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2023

News is out that social security numbers of nearly 35,000 users were leaked in a cyber attack that could have emerged from a credential stuffing campaign launched by a state funded actor. According to the update provided by a source from PayPal, the attack took place on December 6 and was identified at the end of last month.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Thankfully, the incident ended safely (or perhaps was unproven), but it clearly highlighted a need for stiffer security measures, particularly as all experts agree avionics system complexity and growing use of onboard software updates increases cyber-security risks. Risks delineated Still, there have been many other incidents since.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 13, 2025

Hackers are exploiting the digital breadcrumbs your personally identifiable information (PII) that you leave behind daily to launch their cyber attacks. The post How Your Digital Footprint Fuels Cyberattacks and What to Do About It appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2023

Social engineering – specifically malicious cyber campaigns delivered via email – remain the primary source of an organization’s vulnerability to attack. Popularised in the 1990s, email security has challenged cyber defenders for almost three decades. billion phishing e-mails get delivered every day.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2025

The ransomware attack took place in January as per a regulatory filing with the Indian National Stock Exchange. The company, which is engaged in product engineering, provides services to automotive and aerospace original equipment manufacturers as well as industrial machinery companies. The group claims the theft of 1.4

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 20, 2024

Luckily, engineers from the French national railways (SNCF) were able to reestablish service fairly quickly. A combined cyber and physical attack on a rail system might be even more difficult to overcome the next time it happens." Leighton said. Voss, joining two different panels at SecureWorld Seattle on Nov.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2025

Apple addressed a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24201, that has been exploited in “extremely sophisticated” cyber attacks. Apple has released emergency security updates to address a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24201, in the WebKit cross-platform web browser engine.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Last Watchdog visited with Hand to get his perspective of what it’s like in the trenches, deep inside the world of managing EDRs, on the front lines of non-stop cyber attacks and reactive defensive tactics. I think the biggest problem is in reactivity and how it forces us to use our more experienced engineers.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Cybersecurity Threats and Digital Warfare One of the most significant threats to national security in the modern era is cyber warfare. Cyber attacks can compromise critical infrastructure, financial systems, and sensitive government data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 29, 2023

As the data was being projected on an open-source hub, it only took a few minutes for search engines to analyze the development and issue an alert to the White House as well as Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The post Elon Musk says AI Machines could launch their own Cyber Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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