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2020-12-03 13:20:44 | Aerospace firm hit by cyber attack (lien direct) | Embraer, a Brazilian defence and aerospace group has recently been a target of a cyber attack which has halted the company’s operations. According to a statement released by Embraer this week, the attack forced the “disclosure of data allegedly attributed to the company”. The incident was only reported to the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission […] | |||
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2020-12-02 12:09:11 | FBI warn that email forwarding rules are being abused by hackers (lien direct) | The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says that it is getting more common for cyber-criminals to use email forwarding rules in order to disguise themselves inside hacked email accounts. The FBI sent out a PIN (Private Industry Notification) alert last week, which was made public yesterday, which said that the technique has been seen […] | |||
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2020-12-02 11:40:59 | Malicious npm packages were installing remote access trojans (lien direct) | The security team in charge of the ‘npm’ repository used for JavaScript libraries has removed two of the npm packages on Monday after they were found to contain malicious code that installed a remote access trojan (RAT) onto computers of developers who were working on JavaScript projects. The names of the packages were jdb.js and […] | |||
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2020-12-02 10:52:17 | Supreme Court to rule on outdated anti-hacking law (lien direct) | The Supreme Court will possibly be reining in of one of the main anti-hacking laws in America, which has not been revised by Congress since 1986, and has tormented cybersecurity researches since the internet began. The American Supreme Court heard a number of arguments yesterday for the first time in a case which aims to […] | |||
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2020-12-02 10:42:26 | New exploit could let hackers remotely access iPhones (lien direct) | A Google Project Zero security researcher, Ian Beer, has revealed that, until recently, a number of varieties of Apple iPhones and other iOS devices were vulnerable to an exploit which would allow hackers to remotely reboot a device and then take complete control of it, without being anywhere near the device. This means that a […] | |||
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2020-12-01 17:26:18 | The Challenge of Secure Wi-Fi (lien direct) | It's fair to say that we have all been spending less time jumping onto Wi-Fi hotspots at cafes, hotels, airports or company guest networks, over the last sixth months. But as lockdown measures were eased, we saw more people looking for a change of scenery in coffee bars and pubs offering workspaces. Whether at home or out […] | |||
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2020-12-01 17:18:53 | Glasswall successfully raises £18 million from leading investors to fund continued expansion (lien direct) | Glasswall, the leading cybersecurity technology group, announces that it has successfully raised £18 million in additional equity capital to finance its continued expansion. The funding round was led by IPGL, Lord Spencer's private investment group, and a number of other high net worth investors including Lord Rose, Chairman of Ocado, Lance Uggla, Chairman and CEO […] | Guideline | ||
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2020-12-01 11:28:20 | Security flaw could manipulate scientists into creating viruses (lien direct) | Cyber-security researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have discovered a cyber attack which could allow hackers to remotely manipulate laboratory scientists into creating viruses and toxins. Medical researchers use synthetic DNA for a variety of reasons, one of which is to develop immunogens in order to create vaccines, which is especially popular at the […] | |||
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2020-12-01 11:11:20 | MacOS users targeted with updated malware (lien direct) | A new form of malware has been discovered to be targeting Apple MacOS user, with researches saying that it is tied to a state-backed hacking operation. The malware campaign has been identified by cybersecurity analysts at Trend Micro, who have linked campaign back to the Vietnamese backed group OceanLotus, also known as APT32. OceanLotus has […] | Malware | APT 32 | |
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2020-12-01 10:58:33 | Vietnamese state-backed hackers linked to crypto-mining malware campaign by Microsoft (lien direct) | Microsoft has recently identified Vitemanese government-backed hackers to be deploying cryptocurrency-mining malware alongside their usual cyber-espionage toolkits. The report by Microsoft highlights a growing trend in cyber-security where an increasing number of state-funded hacking groups are trying their hand at regular cybercrime operations, making it harder to distinguish intelligence-gathering operations from financially motivated crime. The […] | Malware | ||
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2020-11-30 11:11:05 | COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer targeted by hackers (lien direct) | The British drug manufacturer AstraZeneca has recently been targetted by what are suspected to be North Korean hackers, who have tried to break into their systems. AstraZeneca is one of the many pharmaceutical companies racing to release a vaccine for COVID-19. The hackers posed as recruiters for professional social networking site, LinkedIn, and the networking […] | |||
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2020-11-30 10:38:10 | Ransomware gang targets TV producers for Big Brother, The Voice and more (lien direct) | The Endemol Shine Group, an Amsterdam-based production and distribution company that produces shows such as The Voice, Big Brother and Master Chef has been hit by a ransomware attack. The ransomware gang behind the attack is DopplePaymer, who Microsoft warned the public about in November. DopplePaymer claimed responsibility for the attack with Endemol Shine being […] | Ransomware | ||
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2020-11-30 10:20:22 | Hundreds of C-level email accounts sold on the internet (lien direct) | A treat actor has recently stolen an unknown number of C-level executive’s email passwords from across the world and is selling hundreds of them online. The data is being sold on a closed-access forum called Exploit.in, which is primarily for Russian hackers. Both emails and passwords for Microsoft and Office 365 accounts are being sold […] | |||
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2020-11-27 16:24:58 | Why the power to neutralise the threat of ransomware lies within your network (lien direct) | Ransomware attacks are on the up. Due to low execution costs, high rates of return, as well as a low risk of being caught, ransomware has become the preferred method of attack for those operating illegally within the online space. In fact, research highlights a surge in the number of ransomware attacks against businesses. In […] | Ransomware Threat | ||
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2020-11-27 11:19:40 | Canon confirms data theft in August\'s ransomware attack (lien direct) | Months after the attack Canon publically confirmed that the cyberattack in August was caused by ransomware, and that data was stolen from servers by hackers during this attack. The attack was first reported by BleepingComputer when they found that there was a suspicious outage on cannons cloud photo storage service, image.canon, which caused users to […] | Ransomware | ||
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2020-11-27 10:56:32 | Fertility patients\' data stolen in ransomware attack (lien direct) | One of the largest group of fertility clinics in the United States, U.S. Fertility, has recently been hit by a ransomware attack, with patient and company data stolen. U.S. Fertility said that hackers “acquired a limited number of files” while they were in the system. The hackers remained in the system for a month, until […] | Ransomware | ||
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2020-11-27 10:36:05 | Personal data of 16 million COVID-19 patients in Brazil leaked online (lien direct) | The personal and health data of over 16 million Brazilian COVID-19 patients has been exposed after a hospital employee foolishly uploaded a spreadsheet or names, passwords, and access keys to sensetive government systems on GitHub. Two government databases, E-SUS-VE and Sivep-Gripe, used to store patients COVID-19 data, were among the systems exposed. The Sivep-Gripe database […] | |||
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2020-11-26 16:26:51 | Entersekt releases findings from State of Online Shopping Report UK (lien direct) | Entersekt has released results of its State of Online Shopping Report that examined the shopping habits of 1000 UK consumers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Carried out by Censuswide and completed on the 6th November 2020, the study looked at consumers' shopping behaviours, priorities when shopping online, how they make their decisions on […] | |||
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2020-11-26 11:08:44 | (Déjà vu) Researchers discover Windows zero-day vulnerability (lien direct) | A French security research firm has accidentality discovered a zero-day vulnerability that affects the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems. The researchers found the vulnerability while they were working on updating a Windows security tool. The vulnerability can be found in two misconfigured registry keys for the DNSCache and RPC Endpoint Mapper […] | Vulnerability | ★★★★ | |
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2020-11-26 10:59:41 | Fake Among Us app used to distribute malware (lien direct) | InterSloth’s ‘Among Us’ is one of the latest games to be hitting the world by storm, with it being popular among PC and mobile gamers alike. Cybercriminals have noted the games popularity and begun to take advantage of it, creating fake versions of the game in order to distribute malware. New research from the app […] | Malware | ||
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2020-11-26 10:38:26 | Hackers could get anyones email on Xbox Live due to bug (lien direct) | A flaw in Xbox Live has allowed hackers to find out anyone’s email address that was used for an Xbox gamertag. An anonymous hacker told Motherboard last week that they were able to discover the email addresses of anyone who had registered for an Xbox gamertag. Email addresses are linked to the gamertags by default, […] | |||
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2020-11-25 17:26:26 | Feedzai\'s Financial Crime Report shows increase in fraud rate by 60% during the pandemic (lien direct) | Feedzai has published its Quarterly Financial Crime Report. The report analysed financial crime indicators and consumer trends while drawing spending comparisons during one of the most complex shifts in consumer behaviour – the COVID-19 pandemic. The report also identified the top 3 Global Fraud Contributors in 2020 with card cloning, high-speed ordering/spending, and high-risk merchant […] | |||
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2020-11-25 17:21:06 | Is 2FA by SMS a bad idea? (lien direct) | Two-factor authentication is ubiquitous and it's a really valuable tool to protect systems and data assets. But with increasing reliance on home working and remote access in the current pandemic, what mechanism should we choose? It's very common these days for SMS messages to be used for two-factor authentication – many cloud service providers use […] | Tool | ||
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2020-11-25 14:16:11 | Android users targeted by WAPDropper malware (lien direct) | The security firm Check Point has recently discovered a new malware called WAPDropper. The malware is spread through malicious apps and is targeting Android users in Southeast Asia. If victims download the infected app through unofficial app stores then they will be charged an expensive premium mobile service. This is a similar method of malware […] | Malware | ||
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2020-11-25 11:22:11 | Ritzau news agency suffers cyberattack (lien direct) | One of Denmark’s largest news agency that delivers text and photos to the Danish media has recently been pushed offline after they were targetted by a hacking attack. The CEO of Ritzau, Lars Vesterloekke, said “Ritzau has been the target of a hacker attack early this morning. It appears to be a professional attack.” He […] | ★★★★ | ||
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2020-11-25 11:15:38 | (Déjà vu) Baidu caught collecting sensitive data from Android users (lien direct) | Two Android applications owned by Chinese tech giant Baidu have recently been removed from the Google Play Store following a scandal where they were found to be collecting sensitive data from their users. Two of Baidu’s apps, Baidu Maps and Baidu Search Box, were removed from Google’s app store after they received a report from […] | |||
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2020-11-24 12:18:43 | Brazilian government recovers from their worst cyberattack yet (lien direct) | Brazil’s public sector institution, the Superior Electoral Court (STJ, in the Portuguese acronym), recently suffered the most server cyberattack to ever target their government. Following this attack, the STJ is finally managing to get their systems back up and running, after over two weeks of disruptions. On the Novermber 3 the ransomware attack targetted STJ’s […] | Ransomware | ||
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2020-11-24 11:45:48 | Tesla\'s bluetooth vulnerabilities mean X models can be stolen in a matter of minutes (lien direct) | Security researcher, Lennert Wouters, at Belgian university KU Leuven has discovered a number of security vulnerabilities in Tesla Model X cars and their keyless entry fobs. Wouters found that a combination of the uncovered vulnerabilities could be exploited by anyone who can read a car’s vehicle identification number, which is typically visible on a car’s […] | |||
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2020-11-24 11:34:38 | Spotify passwords stored on a cloud database by a hacker with no password (lien direct) | Hackers who stole 350,000 Spotify passwords stored them on a cloud server without a password. The hackers access the passwords using a cache of login credentials stolen from other data breaches, as all of the the users who had their Spotify passwords stolen were reusing the same password acorss multiple accounts- the biggest error of […] | |||
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2020-11-23 11:07:02 | (Déjà vu) Manchester United suffer cyberattack (lien direct) | The football club Manchester United have recently been hit by a major cyberattack, but they report that they are not “currently aware of any breach of personal data associated with our fans and customers.” Manchester United, who hosted West Bromwich Albion at their home stadium on Saturday, has confirmed the attack took place on Friday […] | |||
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2020-11-23 11:00:26 | Korean Retailer suffers Ransomware attack (lien direct) | The South Korean fashion retailed, E-Land, has recently fallen victims to a major security threat after a ransomware attack plagued the company’s corporate network. The ransomware attack resulted in E-Land having to shut down almost half of their operations in South Korea, with the attacks becoming one of the country’s largest mass attacks to date. […] | Ransomware Threat | ||
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2020-11-23 10:50:14 | Private pictures of female British athletes posted online after cyberattacks (lien direct) | Four female British athletes have recently been victims of a cyber-attack which has resulted in their intimate photos and videos being posted online. The attacks that the athletes were victims of also targeted hundreds of other female sports stars and celebrities. The latest victims of these attacks were British female sports stars, with one of […] | |||
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2020-11-20 12:12:17 | Robot vacuums can allow bad actors into your home (lien direct) | Researchers have discovered a new way for bad actors to listen to homeowners’ private conversations by hacking into their robot vacuums. Robot vacuums, such as Roombas, use smart sensors to autonomously operate. Attackers hack into the targets vacumes using the LiDAR smart sensors, with researchers thus giving the attacks the name “LidarPhone”. LiDAR stands for […] | Hack | ||
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2020-11-20 12:06:45 | Nozomi Networks partners with Honeywell to strengthen OT cybersecurity (lien direct) | Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and Nozomi Networks have announced a cybersecurity partnership today to deliver more comprehensive, end-to-end cybersecurity for Operational Technology (OT) environments. The partnership combines Nozomi Networks' industry-leading OT & Internet of Things (IoT) security and visibility capabilities with the strengths of Honeywell Forge Cybersecurity software, professional consulting and managed security services from Honeywell. […] | Guideline | ||
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2020-11-20 11:34:42 | Android users could spy on others using the Facebook Messenger (lien direct) | A critical flaw in Facebook’s messenger app allowed Android users to listen to other users surroundings without their permission when calling using the app. Facebook has recently fixed the fatal flaw, but the app had been downloaded by 1 billion Android devices according to the Play Stores official page, putting 1 billion users at risk. | |||
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2020-11-20 11:23:42 | REvil claim attack on televangelist Kenneth Copeland (lien direct) | The Russian hacker group REvil have recently launched an attack on famed televangelist Kenneth Copeland. The group are threatening to release 1.2 terabytes of his personal sensitive data if he refuses to pay their ransom demands. REvil published a public statement on Wednesday saying that they had taken over the servers of Kenneth Copelands Ministries, […] | |||
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2020-11-20 10:23:35 | Why test data does not need to be protected (lien direct) | The title of this article might seem contradictory, but it is not as conflicting as you might think. Sure, we all know that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) prescribes us to protect personal data, wherever it may be. Production, development, testing, QA, training environments – data is stored everywhere. Most people assume that all […] | |||
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2020-11-19 11:53:37 | Cisco Webex flaw leaves meetings open to snooping (lien direct) | A vulnerability has been discovered in Cisco’s Webex conferencing application which allows meeting attendees to act as ‘ghosts’. The flaw (CVE-2020-3419) allows any member of the meeting to spy on potential company secrets being shared. Attacks can be remote, but they would need to access the meeting before joining it, having the meetings ‘join’ links […] | Vulnerability | ||
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2020-11-19 11:15:44 | Major global hack found to be state-funded by China (lien direct) | Researchers from the security firm Symantec have discovered a major hacking campaign that is using sophisticated techniques in order to compromise companies networks worldwide. It is thought that the hack has been funded by the Chinese government, with a well-know hacking group initiating the attacks using both off-the-shelf and custom-made tools. One of the tools […] | Hack | ||
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2020-11-19 11:14:08 | The US Senate has passed a bill to secure internet devices (lien direct) | This week the Senate has unanimously passed a bipartisan legislation bill which aims to increase the cybersecurity of internet-connected devices. The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act will require all internet-connected devices purchased by the US government, such as computers, tablets and mobile phones, to comply with the minimum security recommendations which will be issued […] | |||
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2020-11-18 12:16:49 | Phishing attacks set to spike ahead of Black Friday (lien direct) | Security researchers have already begun to see a spike in the number of phishing attacks in the build-up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, taking place November 27th and 30th. Check Point Software have recently published a new report that has shown a rise in phishing emails, with an increase of over 13 times in […] | |||
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2020-11-18 12:09:20 | Canadian privacy laws could place hefty fines on companies (lien direct) | Canada’s federal government are planning to charge fines to any company that violates their privacy laws, with fines running up millions of dollars. Navdeep Bains, the Innovation Minister, has introduced the Digital Charter Implementation Act – officially titled “Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act […] | |||
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2020-11-18 11:55:04 | Trump fires the head of election cybersecurity via Twitter (lien direct) | President Donald Trump has recently fired his head of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Christopher Krebs was heading up the federal government’s election cybersecurity efforts but was recently fired via Twitter by the president. Krebs began to be a target of Trump’s after the November 3rd election. Kreb’s agency runs a Rumor Control blog, […] | |||
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2020-11-17 17:44:22 | Menlo Security and Smartworld announce partnership in Middle East (lien direct) | Smartworld, one of the UAE's leading technology providers, has today announced that it has joined the EMEA Partner Programme of Menlo Security, Inc. (Menlo Security™), provider of the world’s first and only Cloud Security Platform built on an Isolation Core™. The Partnership provides UAE organizations the most effective way to eliminate all internet threats while […] | Guideline | ★★★★★ | |
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2020-11-17 11:46:07 | Hacker \'Mudge\' to head up Twitter\'s security (lien direct) | On Monday Twitter assigned Pieter Zatko, also known by his hacker handle name Mudge, as their new head of security. Zatko will be responsible for recommending changes in the structure and functions of the social media giant. Zatko is under a 40 to 60-day review and will be reporting to Twitter’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, during […] | |||
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2020-11-17 11:40:52 | Channel News: Corelight partners with Redington Group to bring powerful open NDR solutions to businesses in the Middle East and Africa (lien direct) | Corelight, provider of the industry's first open network detection and response (NDR) platform, today announced a new distribution agreement with Redington Group, a global provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions for all categories of IT, telecom, and digital lifestyle solutions, to grow and support Corelight's channel community across the Middle East and Africa. “As we […] | |||
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2020-11-17 11:35:45 | US military mining data from Muslim prayer app (lien direct) | A report by Motherboard says that the US military has been mining data from the Muslim prayer app, Muslim Pro. Muslim Pro is one of the “most popular Muslim apps”, boasting over 98 million downloads. The app reminds users of their daily prayers and provides them with readings from the Quran. The app also tracks […] | |||
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2020-11-17 11:19:05 | COVID-19 vaccine research firms targeted by Russian and North Korean hackers (lien direct) | Microsoft has recently alerted governments across the globe that the North Korean hacker groups Cerium and Zinc, as well as the Russian hacker group Strontium, have been targeting organisations involved in COVID-19 vaccine research using brute-force, credential stuffing and spear-phishing attacks. Tom Burt, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President for Customer Security & Trust, said in a […] | Medical | APT 38 APT 28 APT 43 | |
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2020-11-16 17:17:10 | Internet freedom in Asian countries: an analysis (lien direct) | Asia is a controversial region when it comes to civil liberties, in general, and Internet freedom, in particular. Even in countries like Japan and Singapore, which boast a high level of technological progress and mind-boggling Internet penetration rates, the web is an increasingly regulated environment. Residents of some Asian countries can be subject to severe […] | ★★★ | ||
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2020-11-16 11:58:29 | DarkSide placed on restricted list following Iranian hosting announcement (lien direct) | Coveware, the ransomware negotiation firm, have recently placed DarkSide operation on an internal restricted list following the threat actor’s announcement to host infrastructure in Iran. DarkSide ransomware operation usually encrypts a network from which their affiliates will steal an unencrypted file from, which they will then threaten to release if their ransom is not paid. […] | Ransomware Threat |
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