CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 8, 2022

Getting deep into the details, a notorious hacking group launched a phishing email attack on a few of the employees of deBridge Finance in mid this year. Web3 focused platforms are those which give new meaning to the World Wide Web by incorporating decentralization, blockchain technologies and token-based economics.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

Ways to Protect Your Small Business from Cyber Attacks . . A successful cyber attack can cost you around $3 million! Here are some of the ways to protect your small business from cyber attacks. . Modern technology comes with improved network security offering higher protection. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

New York Metropolitan Transport Authority, well known shortly as MTA was reportedly hit by a cyber attack in April this year and sources report that the incident was limited only to some systems and no employee or customer info was compromised. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Most of the American office workers are reportedly becoming vulnerable to cyber attacks and that’s because of their oversharing on social media platforms says a survey conducted by email services provider named Tessian. This practice is said to be leading to social engineering based cyber attacks like online fraud and phishing attacks.

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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. Credential harvesting attacks via phishing emails are now a daily occurrence. Related: How China challenged Google in Operation Aurora. MFA, however useful, is no silver bullet.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2024

has charged a Chinese national for hacking thousands of Sophos firewall devices worldwide in 2020. has charged the Chinese national Guan Tianfeng (aka gbigmao and gxiaomao) for hacking thousands of Sophos firewall devices worldwide in 2020. Tianfeng worked at Sichuan Silence Information Technology Co., based Sophos Ltd.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

A Cyber Attack has caused a temporary fuel supply in whole of Germany with situation intended to improve only after 10 days. Oiltanking GmbH Group and Mabanaft Group are the two firms that were deeply affected by the digital attack, resulting in halting the Operational Technology Systems to the core.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Tata Power on Friday announced that was hit by a cyber attack. Threat actors hit the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure of the company. ” “The Tata Power Company Limited had a cyber attack on its IT infrastructure impacting some of its IT systems. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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 Department of Information and Digital Technology (IDT) is working quickly to restore service.” All Departments are impacted.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Looking forward, the Court will be building on existing work presently underway to strengthen its cyber security framework, including accelerating its use of cloud technology. The ICC has not shared details about the cyber attack, it is unclear if the attackers have stolen information from the organization.

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The Hacker News

MARCH 5, 2025

The China-lined threat actor behind the zero-day exploitation of security flaws in Microsoft Exchange servers in January 2021 has shifted its tactics to target the information technology (IT) supply chain as a means to obtain initial access to corporate networks.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The headlines are disturbing: Breach of patient records ; Surgeries and appointments cancelled due to IT outage ; and even, Death attributed to ransomware attack on hospital. Related: High-profile healthcare hacks in 2021. As technology and threats evolve, so must the security organization. Create an asset inventory.

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Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

voters have appeared on Russian hacking forums. 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] Databases containing the personal information of millions of U.S.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2021

Poland ‘s government announced that it was targeted by an ‘Unprecedented’ series of cyber attacks, hackers hit against institutions and individuals. Poland’s parliament had a closed-door session to discuss an unprecedented wave of cyber attacks that hit its institutions and individuals.

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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. Based on our telemetry, the most targeted organizations belong to the education and technology sectors.” ” concludes the report that also includes indicators of compromise (IoCs).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Fast Company that offers technology and business news through print and online circulation was hit by a cyber-attack recently, promoting the company to shut it down on a temporary note. But as the time progressed it, just emerged into an infiltration and data breach attack. However, nothing can be confirmed yet. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 10, 2022

Amedia, the Norway’s second largest media company, has issued a public statement that it was hit by a cyber attack that crippled its printing infrastructure affecting its newspaper editions on temporary basis. The post Cyber Attack on Norway Amedia appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Mr. Bash added that his company has sent a batch of intelligence alerts to all its users since 2019 and the present year has witnessed a 33% spike in the nation backed hacking attempts targeting over 3 million accounts out of which only 1% proved successful.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 11, 2023

The spokesperson also added that the latest cyber-attack on the University of Manchester has no link to the Moveit hack where employee data of some companies including BBC, Boots and British Airways was com-promised. Unconfirmed sources state that the act was conducted by a hacking gang named ‘Anonymous Sudan’.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Iranian airline Mahan Air was hit by a cyberattack on Sunday morning, the “Hooshyarane Vatan” hacker group claimed responsibility for the attack. Iranian private airline Mahan Air has foiled a cyber attack over the weekend, Iranian state media reported. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Iran’s Mahan Air).

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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

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The cyber attack that hit the cleaning products manufacturer Clorox in August is still affecting the supply of the products to customers. In response to the cyber attack, the company has taken some of its systems offline while it was implementing additional “protections and hardening measures to further secure them”.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2023

Zacks Investment is the first firm that has hit the headlines of Google regarding data compromise and sources add that a single hack that took place between 2021 and 2022 result in the leak of information belonging to 820,000 customers. Third is the news that belongs to a Canadian car spare parts manufacturer named Exco Technologies.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 27, 2022

Iranian State TV was hacked and images of dissidents were displayed for 10 seconds in what seems to be the first of its kind incident in the history of the Islamic nation. . The post Cyber Attack on Iran State TV leads to display of images of dissidents appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2020

The financial technology firm Finastra announced it has suffered a ransomware attack that took down its some of its systems. Finastra , the UK leading financial technology provider, announced that some of its servers were shut down in response to a ransomware attack that the company detected. billion in revenues. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 18, 2023

German-based company Rheinmetall has become a victim of a cyber attack recently, and hackers fraudulently accessed data related to industrial customers, largely from the automobile sector. The post Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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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

APRIL 11, 2021

A mysterious incident occurred on Sunday at the Natanz nuclear enrichment site and the media speculate it was caused by a cyber attack. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Iran). The post Is the recent accident at Iran Natanz nuclear plant a cyber attack? ” continues the JP. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

Asian media firm E27 has been hacked by a hacking group identifying themselves as “Korean Hackers” and “Team Johnwick”that asked for a “donation” to provide information on the vulnerabilities they have exploited in the attack. SecurityAffairs – hacking, E27). Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 7, 2022

A sophisticated cyber attack has reportedly disrupted the services of NHS UK’s telephone based medical service 111 number severely delaying response to medical emergencies. NOTE- Since, UK is supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, their attack might have targeted by a state sponsored hacking group.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 6, 2023

According to a report published by Japanese news resource Nikkei, it has been revealed that the North Korean government is actively engaging in cyber attacks on the digital infrastructure of its adversaries. These cyber attacks have proven to be a lucrative source of income for the reclusive nation.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 19, 2023

According to recent reports, it appears that the European Investment Bank (EIB) has fallen victim to a cyber attack orchestrated by the Russian hacking group known as Killnet. In a separate incident, the BlackCat Ransomware gang, also known as ALPHV, targeted the popular technology-based social media platform, Reddit.

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The Hacker News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday issued sanctions against a Beijing-based cybersecurity company known as Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated for orchestrating several cyber attacks against U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

German Intelligence Agency BfV that offers cyber threat information from time to time has warned all the companies operating in its region about a possible cyber attack carried out by APT27, the China-based hacking group also known with other names such as Iron Tiger, Bronze Union, Emissary Panda, Lucky Mouse and Masking Panda.

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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

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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Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2020

Fresenius , Europe’s largest private hospital operator and a major provider of dialysis products and services that are in such high demand thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been hit in a ransomware cyber attack on its technology systems.

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