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2022-12-05 17:37:16 | Cybersecurity Risk Management In The Real World (lien direct) | New cyber risks, data breaches, attack trajectories, and undisclosed vulnerabilities emerge every year. In 2022 alone, 71% of organisations were hit by ransomware attacks, with more than 60% paying the ransom to retrieve the damaged data. One unsettling truth emerges from the present environment of cybersecurity risk management: controlling cyber risk throughout an organization is […] | Ransomware | ★★ | |
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2022-12-05 17:21:49 | Expert Comments: Major Android Security Leak (lien direct) | Please see below comments for your consideration regarding the world's largest Android smartphone manufacturers – Samsung, LG, Xiaomi and Mediatech – having been left vulnerable to malicious apps with system-level privileges, following the leaking of their platform-signing keys: | ★★ | ||
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2022-12-05 17:11:57 | Newly Discovered Trojan Steals 300,000 Facebook Users Details In 4 Year-Long Campaign (lien direct) | It has been reported that a newly discovered Trojan has stolen Facebook logins from over 300,000 users in a campaign lasting four years, according to Zimperium. The security vendor claimed to have found the “Schoolyard Bully” malware hidden in several applications available on both Google Play and third-party app stores. | Malware | ★★ | |
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2022-12-05 17:01:12 | Transport And Shipping Beware – Supply Chains Under Attack (lien direct) | Reports are highlighting a rise in cyberattacks on transportation and shipping businesses, with shipping company Yodel identifying a cyber incident earlier this year, and the UK's Department of Transport reporting nine attacks on the country's transportation sector in August last year. In light of these reported attacks, I wanted to share new research from Trellix's Advanced Research Center, […] | ★★ | ||
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2022-12-05 16:51:11 | French Hospital Suspends Operations After Cyber Attacks (lien direct) | A hospital in Versailles, near Paris had to cancel operations and transfer some patients after being hit by a cyberattack over the weekend, France’s health ministry said Sunday. Six patients had been transferred by Saturday evening — three from intensive care and three from the neonatal unit — said the minister, Francois Braun, as he visited […] | ★★★ | ||
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2022-12-02 15:57:53 | Phishing Attacks: Five Things To Watch Out For (lien direct) | We've all become better at spotting phishing attacks, especially when they hit in our inboxes. In factonly 2.9% of employees click on phishing emails now. Yet, news of successful cyber attacks are stillmaking headlines – highlighting how sophisticated some multi-pronged phishing schemes havebecome. Five commonalities major phishing attacks share Phishing can be approached from a […] | ★★ | ||
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2022-12-01 15:47:21 | Vatican Hit By Suspected Cyber Attack Days After Pope Criticises Russia (lien direct) | The Vatican’s website was down on Wednesday evening amid “abnormal access attempts”, according to the Holy See. “Technical investigations are ongoing due to abnormal attempts to access the site,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said. He did not give any further information. Throughout Wednesday, several Vatican sites were offline and the official Vatican.va website was inaccessible well into […] | ★★ | ||
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2022-11-30 19:52:28 | South Staffs Water Hacking Victims Have Bank Details Published On Dark Web After Cyber Attack (lien direct) | Bank details of South Staffs Water customers have been published on the dark web after a cyber attack. The data breach took place in August and saw cyber criminals steal sensitive information. The firm said the “impacted data” included names and address of customers – alongside sort codes and account numbers. In a letter to those affected, it […] | Data Breach | ★★★ | |
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2022-11-30 19:46:38 | Cybersecurity Laws To Be Updated To Boost UK Protection From Cyber Attacks (lien direct) | It has been reported that the UK's cybersecurity laws will be updated to require outsourced IT providers to meet security standards as part of efforts to better protect supply chains, the Government has announced. The Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations will be updated so third-party firms providing IT services to businesses will be compelled to have effective […] | ★★★ | ||
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2022-11-29 19:47:25 | Cyber Attacks Grew By 257% Year Over Year – Expert Comments (lien direct) | Akamai researchers saw a 257% year over year increase in API and Web application attacks and are reporting that roughly 80 percent of cyberattacks are directed at financial services customers. They found the attacks in the Asia-Pacific and Japan region grew by 449% and primarily resulted in ransomware. Key findings: | ★★★ | ||
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2022-11-29 16:29:18 | (Déjà vu) Is Secure Access Service Edge The Solution To Modern Cyber Threats? (lien direct) | When the world hit pause during the pandemic, home offices, remote work, and the adoption of cloud-based business applications created new avenues of attack for cybercriminals. Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, malware, ransomware, and other criminal and disruptive activity surged significantly. A report by Omdia found that there have been an increase in security attacks on enterprises since […] | ★★ | ||
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2022-11-26 13:49:47 | 7 Email Security Risks And How To Tackle Them (lien direct) | Email is one of the top two distribution mechanisms for harmful payloads, with the average company receiving over 75% of its malware over email, according to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report. Even if just a small percentage of employees actively click on phishing emails, the overall numbers are still high enough to make this […] | Data Breach Malware | ★★ | |
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2022-11-25 18:16:21 | The Real Cost of Cyber-Attacks: What Organizations Should Be Prepared For (lien direct) | With each passing year, hackers and cyber criminals of all kinds are becoming more sophisticated, malicious, and greedy conducting brazen and often destructive cyber-attacks that can severely disrupt a company's business operations. And this is a big problem, because, first and foremost, customers rely on a company's ability to deliver services or products in a timely […] | ★★ | ||
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2022-11-25 17:59:52 | How to reduce cyber security costs without compromising on safety (lien direct) | While we may be going into a tough economic time for businesses, it's also very important not to let your cyber security lapse. Here, Ryan Sheldrake, Field CTO – EMEA answers five key questions on how to ensure you are not putting your business or self through any cyber security incidents if you decide to […] | ★★ | ||
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2022-11-24 16:24:40 | European Parliament Suffered By Cyber Attack After Vote On Russia (lien direct) | The European Parliament suffered a cyberattack on Wednesday morning, shortly after the institution. Voted to strengthen economic sanctions against Russia for its involvement in eastern Ukraine and annexation of Crimea earlier this year. The new sanctions are expected to be implemented as early as Thursday. In response, Russian officials have threatened retaliation. But have not […] | General Information | ★★★ | |
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2022-11-24 16:24:40 | European Parliament Hit By Cyber Attack After Vote On Russia (lien direct) | It has been announced that the European Parliament website has suffered a “sophisticated” cyberattack disrupting its services moments after members voted to declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. | ★★★ | ||
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2022-11-24 15:51:53 | Police To Text 70,000 Victims In UK\'s Biggest Anti-fraud Operation (lien direct) | Further to the news that the Police have begun texting 70,000 victims of a major banking scam in the UK’s biggest anti-fraud operation, cyber security experts reacted below. | ★★★★ | ||
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2022-11-23 11:46:42 | The Changing Nature Of Nation-State Cyber Warfare (lien direct) | Military conflict is ever shifting from beyond the battlefield and into cyber space. Ever more sophisticated and ruthless groups of nation-state actors and their proxies continue to target critical systems and infrastructure for political and ideological leverage. These criminals' far-reaching objectives include intelligence gathering, financial gain, destabilising other nations, hindering communications, and the theft of […] | ★★★★ | ||
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2022-11-23 11:07:32 | Google Makes Cobalt Strike Harder To Abuse, Expert Weighs In (lien direct) | Google Clamps Down on Cobalt Strike Abuses Google announced earlier this month that it had removed the ability to run JavaScript from inside. HTML tags on its advertisement platform, in an effort to clamp down on ad fraud. And abuse perpetrated by cryptomining malware like Cobalt Strike and Coinhive. But what does this change mean […] | Malware | ||
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2022-11-23 10:26:14 | Air Asia Suffers Major Data Breach (lien direct) | Air Asia Suffers Major Data Breach One of Asia's most popular airlines. Air Asia, suffered from a massive data breach this past month, potentially exposing. The data of hundreds of thousands of users. The airlines have started contacting customers to let them know what options they have going forward.. Let's take a look at what […] | Data Breach | ||
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2022-11-23 10:26:14 | (Déjà vu) AirAsia Data Breach (lien direct) | It has been reported that the cybercrime group called Daixin Team has leaked sample data belonging to AirAsia, a Malaysian low-cost airline, on its data leak portal. The development comes a little over a week after the company fell victim to a ransomware attack on November 11 and 12, per DataBreaches.net. | Ransomware Data Breach | ★★★ | |
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2022-11-21 16:04:59 | (Déjà vu) New Ransomware Encrypts Files & Steals Your Discord Account (lien direct) | The new ‘AXLocker’ ransomware family is not only encrypting victims’ files and demanding a ransom payment but also stealing the Discord accounts of infected users. When a user logs into Discord with their credentials, the platform sends back a user authentication token saved on the computer. This token can then be used to log in […] | Ransomware | ||
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2022-11-21 14:56:57 | Is Your Company Covered For A Cybersecurity Attack? That\'s The £2 Million Question (lien direct) | Cybercrime continues to be a persistent and pressing issue for all sized businesses, particularly smaller organisations. In fact, according to the National Cyber Security Alliance, nearly 60% of small businesses that experience a cyberattack shut their doors within six months. Despite the continuing rise in risk, many small businesses remain vulnerable to cyberattacks due to a […] | ★★★ | ||
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2022-11-21 14:35:40 | Spate Of Ransomware Targeting Healthcare Cost $92 Billion In Downtime Since 2018, Experts Weigh In (lien direct) | The FBI has recently warned of a spate of cyberattacks and data extortion efforts by the Hive ransomware group, particularly focusing on the health and public health sectors. Hive actors have successfully exploited more than 1,300 companies globally, just this year, receiving approximately $100 million in ransom pay-out. Comparitech recently released some related research looking at […] | Ransomware | ★★★★ | |
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2022-11-18 12:25:50 | Magento E-commerce Attacks More Than Double In November (lien direct) | E-commerce malware detection firm Sansec is tracking a surge in cyberattacks targeting Magento stores. At least seven Magecart groups are injecting TrojanOrders at approximately 38% of Magento and Adobe Commerce websites in November. The trend in recent weeks paints a grim picture for ecommerce DevOps teams worldwide for the coming weeks. There is a big increase of […] | Malware | ||
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2022-11-17 12:36:52 | WithSecure, Biden Officals Pressed By Lawmakers On Cyber Reporting Legislation (lien direct) | Following the news that Biden's officials are being pressed by lawmakers on cyber reporting legislation as overseas threats and ransomware evolves, Information security experts reacted below. | Ransomware | ||
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2022-11-16 19:30:56 | (Déjà vu) China-Based Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Uses 42,000 Domains (lien direct) | It has been reported that security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign using tens of thousands of malicious domains to spread malware and generate advertising revenue. Dubbed “Fangxiao,” the group directs unsuspecting users to the domains via WhatsApp messages telling them they've won a prize, according to security vendor Cyjax. The phishing site landing pages apparently impersonate […] | Malware | ||
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2022-11-15 12:19:16 | Comment: Paying Ransom Could Become Illegal After Cyberattack (lien direct) | It has been reported that it could soon be illegal for companies that fall victim to data breaches to pay ransoms to the hackers. The home affairs minister, Clare O'Neil, confirmed the government was examining whether new laws were needed to stop ransom payments in the wake of the Medibank and Optus data breaches. O'Neil said while short-term successes […] | |||
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2022-11-15 12:09:50 | New Australia Task Force Will “Hack The Hackers, Cyber Security Expert Reaction (lien direct) | Following on the latest Medibank data leaks and backing their decision not to pay the ransom Australian ABC News reported that Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil said the government was considering a law that would make it illegal to pay such ransoms. “The idea that we’re going to trust these people to delete data that they have […] | |||
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2022-11-14 15:07:54 | Security Expert On Sobeys Ransomware Attack (lien direct) | Cyber security experts reacted below on the recent Black Basta ransomware attack against food retail giant Sobeys. | Ransomware | ||
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2022-11-14 11:38:04 | UK Banks Bolstering Defences As Russian Cyber Threat Rises (lien direct) | As reported by the Mail on Sunday, Britain’s biggest banks have bolstered their defences against a Russian cyber attack. The plan will mean close co-operation between lenders, so that if hackers took down one bank’s website, its customers would still be able to access their online accounts via another. It involves the use of open banking […] | Threat | ||
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2022-11-13 14:03:58 | Experts\' Responses: Cyber Security Predictions 2023 (lien direct) | As reported by the Mail on Sunday, Britain’s biggest banks have bolstered their defences against a Russian cyber attack. The plan will mean close co-operation between lenders, so that if hackers took down one bank’s website, its customers would still be able to access their online accounts via another. It involves the use of open banking […] | |||
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2022-11-13 13:55:27 | Expert Commentary: Medibank Refuses To Pay Ransom Demand (lien direct) | Hackers started leaking health data after Medibank, Australia's largest health insurer, refuses to pay ransom demand. The REvil ransomware gang began posting stolen records, including customers' names, birth dates, passport numbers, and information on medical claims. The attack began after the stolen credentials of someone who had high-level access to the organization were sold on a Russian-language […] | Ransomware | ||
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2022-11-11 13:59:30 | 98% of Global Firms Report Having Supply Chain Breaches (lien direct) | In a poll of 2,100 C-Level executives in large organizations, responsible for supply chain and cyber risk management, security firm BlueVoyant is reporting that 98% of the organizations suffered a supply chain breach, up from 97% last year. Industries surveyed included: business services, financial services, healthcare and pharmaceutical, manufacturing, utilities and energy, and defense. “The survey […] | |||
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2022-11-11 12:04:38 | Commentary On Twitter Blue Program Creating A Cyber Risk (lien direct) | Twitter’s Twitter Blue program, which offers the much-desired blue badge in exchange for a $8 monthly charge, has been launched in full. Before, only accounts of famous people and organizations received the blue-tick, but today anyone who is ready to pay the monthly cost can get one. However, all of this has created its own […] | |||
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2022-11-11 11:59:21 | DeFi Platform DFX Finance Hack Stealing $4 Million (lien direct) | A foreign exchange-focused DeFi protocol DFX Finance was attacked on Nov. 11, with the attacker stealing roughly $4 million. | Hack | ||
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2022-11-11 11:55:16 | Malware Campaign Redirects 15,000 Sites (lien direct) | It has been reported that security researchers have spotted an intriguing malware campaign designed to increase the search engine rankings of spam websites under the control of threat actors. | Spam Malware Threat | ||
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2022-11-10 13:45:34 | Maple Leaf Foods Cyber Incident (lien direct) | Following the news that Maple Leaf Foods confirmed on Sunday that it experienced a cybersecurity incident causing a system outage and disruption of operations. | |||
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2022-11-10 13:40:53 | Advanced RAT AgentTesla Revealed As Most Widespread Malware In October (lien direct) | It has been reported that info-stealing malware accounted for the three most widespread variants in October, comprising nearly a fifth (16%) of global detections, according to Check Point. The security vendor's Global Threat Index for October 2022 is compiled from hundreds of millions of its own threat intelligence sensors, installed across customer networks, endpoints and mobile devices. | Malware Threat | ||
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2022-11-10 13:28:52 | Security Expert On IceXLoader Malware (lien direct) | A new version of IceXLoader that has compromised thousands of personal and enterprise Windows machines, security experts reacted below. | Malware | ||
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2022-11-09 19:07:25 | Companies Hit By Ransomware Often Targeted Again, Research Says And Expert Comments (lien direct) | It has been reported that more than a third of companies who paid a ransom to cybercriminals after being hit by a ransomware attack went on to be targeted for a second time, according to a new report. The Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report found that 36% of companies that made the ransom payment were hit again, […] | Ransomware | ||
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2022-11-09 18:58:27 | Medibank Hackers Begin Publishing Data (lien direct) | It has been announced that the criminals behind the Medibank data breach have published some of the stolen data online. On Wednesday the names, addresses, birthdates and Medicare details of about 200 customers started appearing on the dark web under a “good-list” and a “naughty-list”. The health insurer has warned that more stolen data, including passport […] | Data Breach | ||
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2022-11-08 14:33:32 | Is SASE The Solution To Modern Cyber Threats? (lien direct) | When the world hit pause during the pandemic, home offices, remote work, and the adoption of cloud-based business applications created new avenues of attack for cybercriminals. Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, malware, ransomware, and other criminal and disruptive activity surged significantly. A report by Omdia found that there have been an increase in security attacks on […] | ★★ | ||
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2022-11-08 14:29:33 | Medibank Says Hacker Accessed Data Of 9.7 Million Customers, Refuses To Pay Ransom (lien direct) | It has been reported that Medibank Private Ltd, Australia’s biggest health insurer, on Monday said no ransom payment will be made to the criminal responsible for a recent data theft, wherein around 9.7 million current and former customers’ data was compromised. Highlighting findings of the firm’s investigation to date, Medibank confirmed that name, date of birth, address, […] | |||
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2022-11-08 14:07:04 | British Govt Now Scanning All Internet Devices Hosted In UK – Expert Comments (lien direct) | The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has begun scanning all Internet-exposed devices hosted in the UK for vulnerabilities. As described on the NCSC Scanning information site: As part of the NCSC's mission to make the UK the safest place to live and do business online, we are building a data-driven view of “the vulnerability […] | Vulnerability | ||
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2022-11-08 12:17:03 | Microsoft Password Hacking Increase (lien direct) | Microsoft has shared insights from its Digital Defence Report and it shows that there has been a 74% increase in password attacks, increasing to approximately 921 attacks per second. | |||
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2022-11-03 11:21:53 | Musk Takes Twitter Phishing For \'Blue Ticks\' (lien direct) | Musk's Twitter takeover hit a heavy roadblock yesterday. In his hopes of having users pay for verification, it seems Musk caught the attention of looming cyber criminals, hungry to hijack users accounts by impersonating as Twitter support services. | |||
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2022-11-02 14:14:23 | (Déjà vu) Dropbox Says It Has Been Breached By Hackers, Experts Reactions (lien direct) | Dropbox has suffered a security breach after threat actors stole 130 code repositories after gaining access to one of its GitHub accounts using employee credentials stolen in a phishing attack. The company discovered the attackers breached the account on October 14 when GitHub notified it of suspicious activity that started one day before the alert was […] | Threat | ||
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2022-11-02 14:09:37 | Royal Mail Data Breach (lien direct) | It has been reported that Royal Mail has experienced a data breach where customers have seen the information of other users. A statement on Royal Mail’s Click and Drop status updates website said: “We have been made aware there was an issue affecting Click & Drop that meant some customers could see other customer’s orders. | Data Breach | ||
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2022-11-02 13:53:14 | New Twitter Blue Tick Phishing Attack Duping & Confusing Users (lien direct) | A new phishing campaign is underway to capitalize on the tumult, with hackers attempting to trick users into supplying their Twitter credentials in a Googledoc made to look like a Twitter help page, according to TechCrunch. The page is hosted by a Russian service provider. The phishing email campaign, seen by journalists at TechCrunch and NBC, attempts to lure […] |
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