Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Iran comes under cyber-attack again, a massive offensive brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet. Iran infrastructures are under attack, a massive cyberattack brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet, according to the experts the national connectivity fell to 75%.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

As the dust settles following the recently disclosed hack of NewsCorp , important lessons are emerging for the cybersecurity and journalism communities. China has enclosed its national internet servers within what is colloquially called ‘the Great Firewall.’ Related: How China challenged Google in Operation Aurora.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

CISA adds Windows and Qualcomm bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Three new Ivanti CSA zero-day actively exploited in attacks Ukrainian national pleads guilty in U.S. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

A malicious cyber attack has reportedly hit Vodafone Portugal servers, bringing the 4G and 5G network across the country to a complete halt since February 7th,2022. The 3G services offered by Vodafone to prepaid customers were restored within 2 hours of the cyber attack and the restoration work for 4G and 5G networks was underway.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Kaspersky, a security firm having roots in Russia, has released a prediction filled report stating email servers and satellites becoming key cyber attack targets in the year 2023. Email servers will also top the list of being attacked, as they will be exploited through zero-day vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

This week a cyber attack hit the Government of Bermuda causing the interruption of internet/email and phone services. The attack impacted all the government departments. The public is advised that the Government Is currently experiencing internet/email and phone service interruptions. All Departments are impacted.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2021

France-based dairy giant Lactalis announced that it was hit by a cyber attack, but claimed that it had found no evidence of a data breach. A malicious third party attempted to hack into its network, but the company promptly responded to the intrusion to mitigate the attack. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cyber attack).

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Joseph Steinberg

MARCH 8, 2022

Thank you for not listening to your own cybersecurity experts when they told you to “ Stop hacking Russian websites – you are helping the Russians, not the Ukrainians.” Many of our vulnerable systems might have even been previously breached by Western spies – that you for helping us lock out such cyber-attackers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 30, 2022

The Work from Home (WfH) culture might do well to the employees, but some companies are disclosing openly that they are witnessing a surge in cyber attacks( mainly data breaches) on their IT infrastructure as their employees are not following basic cyber hygiene of using strong passwords and authenticating their Identity whole accessing networks.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Kyivstar, the largest Ukraine service provider, was hit by a cyber attack that paralyzed its services. The attack is linked to the ongoing conflict. Kyivstar , the largest Ukraine service provider was down after a major cyber attack. Of course, this is a challenge for us. ” reported Reuters.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2021

The Belgian interior ministry was targeted by a “sophisticated” cyber attack, a spokesman told RTBF public television on Tuesday. The Belgian interior ministry was hit by a “sophisticated” cyber-espionage attack, the news was confirmed by a spokesman to RTBF public television on Tuesday.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

A subgroup within the infamous Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Sandworm has been attributed to a multi-year initial access operation dubbed BadPilot that stretched across the globe.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2025

Port of Seattle is notifying 90,000 people of a data breach after personal data was stolen in a ransomware attack in August 2024. In August 2024, a cyber attack hit the Port of Seattle , which also operates the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The attack impacted websites and phone systems.

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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.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A cyber attack on the logistics giant DP World caused significant disruptions in the operations of several major Australian ports. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the attack had blocked an estimated 30,000 shipping containers across DP World’s yards nationally.

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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

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Danish critical infrastructure was hit by the largest cyber attack on record that hit the country, according to Denmark’s SektorCERT. The packet was received by the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) packet decoder on the Zyxel device. “An attack that could be performed by sending a single packet towards the device.

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2020

One of the offices that were hit by a sophisticated cyber attack is the U.N. According to the report, attackers did not access passwords. The level of sophistication of the attack and the specific nature of the target suggests the involvement of a nation-state actor. “We We were hacked,” declared U.N.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 11, 2022

Russia has denied media reports that the Kremlin was behind the hack of Rogers Communications, which experienced a wide-scale internet and mobile service disruption across Canada on July 8th,2022. The post Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Ukrainian government’s military intelligence service announced the hack of the Russian Federal Taxation Service (FNS). The military intelligence service said that the hack was the result of a successful special operation on the territory of Russia. .” The attack is linked to the ongoing conflict.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 21, 2023

Fortunately, this hacking exercise was conducted solely for the purpose of evaluating the satellites’ operational security, and we can assume that no sensitive data fell into the wrong hands, thus averting potential risks to millions of lives. Hopefully, these proactive measures will enhance the overall security of satellite systems.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. Image: SentinelOne.com.

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SecureBlitz

JULY 29, 2021

Here, we reveal how to protect your data from cyber attacks. The Internet can be a scary place. The post Surefire Tips – How To Protect Your Data From Cyber Attacks appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity. You can take many steps to ensure.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2025

A group of hacktivists, known as the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance, breached Russian ISP Nodex, stole sensitive documents, and wiped systems. Ukrainian Cyber Alliance hacked Russian ISP Nodex, stole sensitive data, and wiped systems, highlighting their cyberattack capabilities. Internet should work for many.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

It additionally spans mild-impact screen lockers, data wipers disguised as something else, infections that overwrite the master boot record (MBR), and most recently, nasties that enhance the attack logic with data theft. WannaCry and NotPetya cyber-attacks have since been attributed to state-funded threat actors.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Everything connected to the internet is vulnerable to cyber attacks. If you want to have peace of mind that you are using the internet and tech devices safely, just call the LifeLock phone number and they will help you choose the right membership plan. Other Tips for Internet Safety in a Nutshell.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

While the Russian army is conducting coordinated missile and drone strikes in Ukraine experts observed Internet disruptions in the country. Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported widespread Internet disruptions in the country as a result of the attacks. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ukraine). Pierluigi Paganini.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 6, 2022

Russian State News Agency RIA Novosti released a report that the country’s Construction, Housing, and utility website was down because of a cyber attack launched by Anonymous Group, which stated that it made the hack in the Glory of Ukraine.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

For the first time in the history of cyber attacks, a China-based university serving Aviation industry has accused the United States National Security Agency (NSA) for hacking into its servers to steal intelligence related to aviation, aerospace and navigation study material.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Every week or month a company in Australia is falling prey to cyber attack and the latest to add to the list is TPG Telecom LTD. And as soon as the Internet Service provider (ISP) went public about the hack, its shares fell drastically, closing at 2.8%.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 9, 2021

Massive data base breaches today generally follow a distinctive pattern: hack into a client -facing application; manipulate an API; follow the data flow to gain access to an overly permissive database or S3 bucket (cloud storage). Password and token harvesting is one of the most common techniques in hacking.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The July 2024 ransomware attack that hit the City of Columbus, Ohio, exposed the personal and financial data of 500,000 individuals. On July 18, 2024, the City of Columbus, Ohio, suffered a cyber attack that impacted the City’s services. ” reads the update published by the City.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 29, 2022

From the past few hours, a news piece related to Wi-Fi vulnerability on Android phones is doing rounds on the internet and security analysts state that the threat could be larger than what is being projected. The post Nine cyber-attack news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2023

A cyber attack paralyzed the water controllers for irrigating fields in the Jordan Valley that are operated by the Galil Sewage Corporation. Some of the farmers disconnected their irrigation systems from the Internet and switched them to manual operation. consumers daily.

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