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2022-09-28 13:53:07 | Poll Of IT Security Pros Suggests Gaps In UK Cyber Defence (lien direct) | iStorage calls for mass adoption of encryption to help stem the rise of cyber crime and limit the impact of ransomware following snapshot survey at Infosec 2022 A recent poll to take a snapshot of opinion and behaviour of over 100 IT security professionals reveals a stark contrast in attitudes versus action when it comes […] | Ransomware | ||
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2022-09-27 15:02:03 | Why Paying The Ransom Is Still The Most Common Response To A Ransomware Attack? (lien direct) | According to new data from Databarracks, 44% of the organizations who experienced a ransomware assault paid the demanded ransom. 22% made use of ransomware decryption software, while 34% restored data from backups. The Databarracks 2022 Data Health Check produced the results. The annual report has been collecting data on ransomware, cyber, backup, disaster recovery, and […] | Ransomware | ||
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2022-09-27 14:57:32 | Watchfinder Hack: Expert Comment (lien direct) | Watchfinder, one of the largest online watch dealers has reported a data breach that may have disclosed customer emails and phone numbers, according to Bloomberg. The UK-based company said customers should be alert to any “suspicious correspondence,” after it discovered “unauthorised access to a user account belonging to one of our employees”. | Data Breach | ||
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2022-09-27 14:49:44 | Ukraine Fears \'Massive\' Russian Cyberattacks On Power, Infrastructure (lien direct) | According to Kyiv, there have been rumors that Russia intends to launch “scale cyberattacks” against the vital energy infrastructure of Ukraine and its allies. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Monday that “the occupiers are preparing huge cyber strikes on key infrastructure facilities of Ukraine and its allies.” “On key infrastructure institutions […] | |||
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2022-09-26 13:59:31 | Personal Data Of Duchess Of York, Clarkson And Attenborough Leaked In Ransomware Attack On Luxury Company (lien direct) | As reported by the Mail on Sunday, the personal details of the Duchess of York, Jeremy Clarkson and Sir David Attenborough have been leaked by Russian criminals who hacked into the database of luxury food firm Daylesford. The King's cousin Lady Sarah Chatto, Tim Henman and snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan are among the other celebrity […] | Ransomware | ||
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2022-09-23 13:14:19 | Microsoft Exchange Hack (lien direct) | Microsoft says a threat actor gained access to cloud tenants hosting Microsoft Exchange servers in credential stuffing attacks, with the end goal of deploying malicious OAuth applications and sending phishing emails. The attacker then used this inbound connector and transport rules designed to help evade detection to deliver phishing emails through the compromised Exchange servers. | Hack Threat | ||
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2022-09-22 18:08:35 | Optus Data Breach Announced, Experts Weigh In (lien direct) | It has been reported that millions of Australians have had their personal details compromised in a major cyberattack on Optus. The telco confirmed the data breach in a statement on Thursday afternoon, revealing up to 9 million Australians could be affected. | Data Breach | ||
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2022-09-22 17:46:55 | (Déjà vu) Twitter Failed To Log Users Out Of All Their Devices After They Reset Password (lien direct) | As reported by Bleeping Computer, Twitter logged out some users after addressing a bug where some Twitter accounts remained logged on some mobile devices after voluntary password resets. “That means that if you proactively changed your password on one device, but still had an open session on another device, that session may not have been […] | |||
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2022-09-22 17:23:44 | Organisations Need To Adopt Predictive And Proactive Threat Detection Software To Counter Cyber-attacks (lien direct) | As technology evolves, we often think of the benefits it can brings to organisations with new software and programmes being created to enhance society as a whole. But we often overlook the fact that these new, innovative products and systems are also available to those who want to do harm – specifically cyber criminals. In […] | Threat | ||
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2022-09-22 17:14:20 | Credential Stuffing Accounts For One-third Of Global Login Attempts, Okta Finds (lien direct) | Okta's global State of Secure Identity Report has found that credential stuffing is the top threat against customer accounts, outpacing legitimate login traffic in some countries. The report presents trends, examples and observations unearthed from the billions of authentications on Okta's Auth0 platform. Credential stuffing is when attacks take advantage of the practice of password […] | Threat | ||
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2022-09-21 14:58:37 | Rockstar Confirm Data Leak, GTA Footage Stolen (lien direct) | Following news of a hack that saw new Grand Theft Auto footage leaked , experts reacted below. | Hack | ||
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2022-09-21 14:52:54 | Rockstar GTA Leak – Dark Web Research (lien direct) | Following news that Rockstar Games have been hacked, resulting in a data leak (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-62960828), Louise Ferrett, Threat Intelligence Analyst at Searchlight Security has found by scanning the dark web that: “Users on cybercriminal and dark web forums are pointing to a member of LAPSUS$ as the perpetrator of the cyberattack against Rockstar that has led to the leak of […] | Threat | ||
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2022-09-21 14:21:25 | Experts Insight: Revolut And Amercian Airlines Suffer Data Breach (lien direct) | In light of the news that both American Airlines and Revolut have suffered data breaches from social engineering, the Industry leader commented below on the danger of social media. | Data Breach Guideline | ||
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2022-09-21 14:09:25 | Bosnia And Herzegovina Cyberattack (lien direct) | It has been announced that cybercriminals have launched a ransomware attack against the parliament in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has brought critical activity to a standstill. | Ransomware | ||
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2022-09-21 13:46:36 | BBC Warns Of Cost-of-living Phishing, Expert Weighs In (lien direct) | Considering the BBC's warning for people to be on high alert for fake emails and texts claiming to offer discounts on energy bills, cyber security experts reacted below. | |||
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2022-09-21 13:01:04 | Thousands Of Customers Affected In Revolut Data Breach (lien direct) | The digital challenger bank Revolut has confirmed it was hit by a highly targeted cyberattack that allowed hackers to access the personal details of tens of thousands of customers. The app-based bank, launched in the UK in 2015, admitted that a third party gained access to the personal details of 0.16% of its 20 million customers but said: […] | Data Breach | ||
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2022-09-20 11:24:32 | Revolut Hack Exposes Data Of 50,000 Users, Fuels New Phishing Wave (lien direct) | In response to reports that financial technology company Revolut has suffered a cyberattack that gave an unauthorized third party access to personal information of tens of thousands of clients and relied on social engineering, an expert at cybersecurity firm offers the following comment. | Hack | ||
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2022-09-15 13:43:13 | Undermining Microsoft Teams Security By Mining Tokens (lien direct) | Researchers at Vectra have identified an attack path that enables malicious actors with file system access to steal credentials for any Microsoft Teams user who is signed in. Attackers do not require elevated permissions to read these files, which exposes this concern to any attack that provides malicious actors with local or remote system access. Additionally, this […] | |||
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2022-09-15 13:35:51 | Coalition Cyber Insurance – Small Businesses Prime Targets (lien direct) | Cyber insurance provider, Coalition, has announced the mid-year update to its 2022 Cyber Claims Report detailing the evolution of cyber trends, revealing that small businesses have become bigger targets, overall incidents are down, and ransomware attacks are declining as demands go unpaid. | |||
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2022-09-15 12:53:53 | Ransomware Group Have Threatened To Leak Over 1m Medical Records (lien direct) | Following news that the Daixin Team ransomware group has threatened to leak over 1 million medical records (https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/14/ransomware_medical_groups/), cyber security experts reacted below. | Ransomware | ||
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2022-09-15 12:48:44 | Unpatched And Outdated Medical Devices Provide Cyber Attack Opportunities (lien direct) | According to a new report, the FBI has identified an increasing number of vulnerabilities posed by unpatched medical devices that run on outdated software and devices that lack adequate security features. Cyber threat actors exploiting medical device vulnerabilities adversely impact healthcare facilities' operational functions, patient safety, data confidentiality, and data integrity. Medical device vulnerabilities predominantly […] | Threat | ||
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2022-09-14 13:23:53 | Ransomware Roulette with Consumer Trust – The Link Between Loyalty And Attacks (lien direct) | While covid lockdowns caused a step-change in ecommerce as businesses turned to and came to rely upon selling online, it also presented more opportunities for cybercriminals to disrupt retail services and steal data. Cybercriminals have been targeting the retail industry because retailers are more likely to pay off hefty fees to avoid cyber attacks that […] | |||
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2022-09-14 13:11:23 | Montenegro Under Cyber Attack, Russia Blamed, All NATO States Would Be Prepared (lien direct) | As Montenegro battles with a massive cyberattack, its computers are unplugged, the internet switched off and websites down. Reports today suggest pro-Russian hackers are behind the attack on the NATO state. | |||
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2022-09-14 12:58:10 | Canadian Solar Has Been Hacked By LockBit 3.0 Ransomware (lien direct) | It has been reported that Canadian Solar, the manufacturer of solar PV modules, has claimed to be hacked by a ransomware known as LockBit 3.0 ransomware. The hackers have claimed a ransom amount from the company and have given a deadline to pay the amount till 13 September 2022. For extending the leak to the […] | Ransomware | ||
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2022-09-14 12:46:49 | COMMENT: Biggest US Healthcare Ransomware Attack In 2022 (lien direct) | It has been reported that two recent ransomware attacks against healthcare systems indicate cybercriminals continue to put medical clinics and hospitals firmly in their crosshairs. Daixin Team has taken credit for a September 1 assault on Texas-based OakBend Medical Center, causing a shutdown of the organization’s communication and IT systems as well as exfiltrating internal […] | Ransomware | ||
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2022-09-14 12:34:36 | Hackers Are Using WeTransfer Links To Spread Malware (lien direct) | According to Metro, hackers are adopting a new phishing scam by disguising malware as WeTransfer links. The scam involves hackers sending a 'Proof of Payment' document from WeTransfer, but instead sharing a link containing malware.WeTransfer is a free file-sharing site used by several workers and businesses. Hackers have figured out a way to use this […] | Malware | ||
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2022-09-13 12:50:50 | Comment: New Approach To Ransomware Encryption Threatens To Undermine Cyber Security Strategies (lien direct) | Following the news that: New approach to ransomware encryption threatens to undermine cyber security strategies New approach to ransomware encryption threatens to undermine cyber security strategies | IT PRO | Ransomware | ||
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2022-09-12 14:24:45 | Lazarus APT Uses Log4j Flaw To Hack US, Canadian Energy Co\'s – Cyber Experts Comment (lien direct) | Researchers have uncovered a new campaign targeting U.S., Canadian and Japanese energy providers to the North Korean Lazarus APT hacking group. The initial vector was the exploitation of the Log4j vulnerability on exposed VMware Horizon servers which was used to gain an initial foothold into targeted organizations https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2022/09/lazarus-three-rats.html | Hack | APT 38 | |
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2022-09-12 13:43:46 | The La School District Cyber Attack Keeps Unravelling – Expert Comments (lien direct) | If you are still writing on this news: Jeremy Kirk, the editor over at ISMG reported on Twitter last night that the Vice society was claiming responsibility for the LA School District cyberattack. The Vice Society is a “double extortion” ransomware group, meaning they encrypt the data and also threaten to publish it. https://bit.ly/3LaYiIf | Ransomware | ||
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2022-09-08 14:18:20 | Uber\'s Ex-security Officer Facing Criminal Charges After Data Breach (lien direct) | It has been reported that Uber's former security officer, Joe Sullivan, is standing trial this week in what is believed to be the first case of an executive facing criminal charges in relation to a data breach. The US district court in San Francisco will start hearing arguments on whether Sullivan, the former head of security at the […] | Data Breach | Uber | |
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2022-09-08 14:14:21 | WH Smith Sales Affected By April Cyber Attack – SANS Comment (lien direct) | WH Smith is feeling the effects of a cyber-attack on its subsidiary, Funky Pigeon. The attack occurred in April but its significant adverse affects on the retailer have only been reported today. | |||
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2022-09-08 14:04:42 | Holiday Break Inn – VP of Marketing Insight At Deep Instinct Shares Insights On IHG Cyber Attack (lien direct) | I wanted to reach out to put some news on your radar (if it's not already). Holiday Inn owner, Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), has confirmed the company has been hit by a cyber-attack. IHG, which has some of the world’s largest hotel chains, issued a statement saying it was investigating “unauthorized access” to a number […] | |||
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2022-09-07 16:58:01 | Los Angeles School District – Hit By Cyberattack – Expert Comments (lien direct) | The Los Angeles Unified School District has confirmed that it was hit by a ransomware attack on its IT systems over the weekend. District officials described the incident as “likely criminal in nature,” and said they were assessing the situation with law enforcement agencies. The district initially confirmed on Twitter that this was in fact a ransomware […] | Ransomware | ||
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2022-09-07 16:27:32 | Hackers Are Using NASA Telescope Images To Push Ransomware (lien direct) | According to Metro, One of the first images taken by Nasa's James Webb Telescope is being used by hackers in a phishing scam. A security analytics platform, Securonix, uncovered the new computer security threat that uses the James Webb Space Telescope's first public image to spread malware. The attack is called 'GO#WEBBFUSCATOR' and reportedly starts […] | Ransomware Threat | ||
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2022-09-07 15:30:12 | Experts Insight On Holiday Inn Hack (lien direct) | Following the news that: Holiday Inn hotels hit by cyber-attack Holiday Inn hotels hit by cyber-attack – BBC News Cyber security experts reacted below. | Hack | ||
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2022-09-06 15:54:36 | Expert Commentary: Go-Ahead Cyber Attack (lien direct) | Go-Ahead, one of the UK's biggest transport companies, is managing an ongoing cyberattack that has affected software used to schedule bus drivers and services. | |||
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2022-09-05 14:09:43 | Why It\'s Mission-critical That All-sized Businesses Stay Cyber Secure (lien direct) | A study analysing millions of emails across thousands of companies found that on average, employees of small businesses with less than 100 employees experience 350% more social engineering attacks than employees of larger enterprises. 57% of these are phishing attacks – the most prevalent social engineering attack of 2021. Add to the mix that the […] | |||
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2022-09-05 13:50:41 | Cybersecurity Experts Welcome NSA/CISA Best Practices For Software Supply Chain (lien direct) | The U.S NSA and CISA have shared tips to secure the software supply chain. But is this actually a step in the right direction? After the snowball effect of supply-chain attacks like the SolarWinds hack that compromised multiple U.S govt agencies (which brought about President Biden's Executive Order on cybersecurity measures), it's not surprising that […] | Hack | ||
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2022-09-05 13:03:03 | New Ransomware Hits Windows, Linux Servers Of Chile Govt Agency (lien direct) | Following the news that: New ransomware hits Windows, Linux servers of Chile govt agency New ransomware hits Windows, Linux servers of Chile govt agency | Vumetric Cyber Portal | Ransomware | ||
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2022-09-05 12:25:30 | TikTok Faces Accusations Of Data Breach (lien direct) | As reported by Bloomberg, on Monday, several cybersecurity analysts tweeted about the discovery of what was purportedly a breach of an insecure server that allowed access to TikTok's storage, which they believe contained personal user data. Only days earlier, Microsoft Corp. said it had found a “high-severity vulnerability” in TikTok's Android application, “which would have […] | Data Breach | ||
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2022-09-05 10:57:05 | Samsung Data Breach, Experts Inputs (lien direct) | It has been announced over the weekend that Samsung has disclosed a data breach. On Sept. 2, Samsung notified customers of a “cybersecurity” incident that happened in late July, discovered on Aug.4, resulting in a breach of personal information including “names, contact and demographic information, dates of birth, and product registration information.” The company reassured […] | |||
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2022-09-01 16:23:31 | Finland To Offer Businesses Cybersec Vouchers In Wake Of Nato-related Attacks – 4 Experts Offer Perspective (lien direct) | The Wall Street Journal today reported that Finland Plans Cyber Funding For Companies Amid Rising Security Threats. The move is to help address the spate of cyberattacks the country has suffered since announcing their intent to join NATO. An April attack shut down the Finnish Parliament website and again this summer. The funds would give […] | |||
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2022-09-01 16:06:14 | Over A Third Of Parents Do Not Know What Online Accounts Their Children Use (lien direct) | Survey also reveals one in four parents admit to being unaware of who their children interact with online Over a third (34%) of parents are unaware of what online accounts their children are using – according to a new survey by Censuswide on behalf of International Cyber Expo and conducted amongst 600 parents across the […] | |||
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2022-08-31 14:13:04 | UK Government Lays Out Plans To Protect Telecoms Networks Against Cyber Attacks (lien direct) | Following the news that: UK Government lays out plans to protect telecoms networks against cyber attacks Government lays out plans to protect telecoms networks against cyber attacks | Evening Standard | |||
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2022-08-31 14:08:19 | Nelnet Data Breach Exposes Millions Of Student Loan Accounts (lien direct) | The Office of the Maine Attorney General said in a filing this week, that PII data of over 2.5 million people that had taken out student loans with either the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority (OSLA) or EdFinancial was exposed in a data breach. The breach affected Nelnet Servicing, a Nebraska-based technology services that provides web […] | Data Breach | ||
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2022-08-31 11:36:59 | Government Lays Out Plans To Protect Telecoms Networks Against Cyber Attacks (lien direct) | Telecoms providers will be required to put in place new, stronger security measures to protect UK networks from cyber attacks under plans published by the Government. The new regulations and a code of practice for telecoms firms will compel them to carry out more in-depth risk assessments and tighten security controls, with large fines for […] | |||
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2022-08-31 11:17:03 | 79% of the Companies only Invest in Cybersecurity after Hacking Incidents (lien direct) | The British cybersecurity company Tanium published a survey on investments in digital protection in UK companies with alarming results: 79% of them only approve investments in cybersecurity after suffering a data breach; 92% experienced a data attack or breach, of which 74% occurred in 2021. Leadership reticence is also high, with 63% of leaders convinced […] | Guideline | ||
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2022-08-30 12:30:30 | NATO Investigates Security Breach (lien direct) | It has been announced that Nato is assessing the impact of a data breach of classified military documents being sold by a hacker group online. | Data Breach | ||
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2022-08-30 12:25:24 | LinkedIn New Hacking Scam (lien direct) | Microsoft-owned LinkedIn is being used by hackers to spread data stealing malware via sending connection requests in disguise of people working with reputed companies, a report showed on Tuesday. Researchers found that scammers are exploiting LinkedIn’s chat and job posting features to share links/files that are laced with stealer malware. Since most LinkedIn users accept […] | Malware | ||
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2022-08-29 21:06:12 | Microsoft 365 Business Users Targeted With New DocuSign Phishing Scam (lien direct) | According IT Pro, a new business email compromise (BEC) campaign has been targeting Microsoft 365 organizations in a bid to hack corporate executives' accounts and maliciously divert business payments. Researchers from cyber security firm Mitiga found that the hackers are leveraging inherent weaknesses in 365's multi-factor authentication (MFA), Microsoft Authenticator, as well as Microsoft 365 Identity […] | Hack |
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