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Kronos has taken down its private cloud services and advises customers to use “alternative business continuity protocols” while the company is working on mitigating the attack. Kronos Private Cloud is an HR management firm, also known as Ultimate Kronos Group, offering timekeeping services to many high-profile firms globally. Reportedly, the company is the latest victim […]
Although there are countless ways to combat cyberattacks, in this article we are addressing 3 simple yet significant points that users can follow to protect their data. Cyber attacks are on the rise. These threats come in all shapes and sizes, and no business or organization is immune to them. A commonly asked question in […]
According to Planned Parenthood, the latest data breach has affected its Los Angeles branch (PPLA) after it suffered a ransomware attack. On Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 Planned Parenthood, the non-profit reproductive health care organization based in the United States disclosed a data breach impacting over 400,000 patients of its Los Angeles branch (Planned Parenthood Los […]
So far, the Conti ransomware has not demanded any ransom or published any details of the ransomware attack on their official website. A popular Scandinavian hotel has confirmed becoming a victim of a targeted cyberattack from the Conti ransomware gang. It is worth noting that Nordic Choice has branches around 200 locations in Finland, Scandinavia, […]
According to Mahan Air, the cyberattack was launched on Sunday morning and its responsibility was later claimed by a relatively lesser-known hacking group- “Hooshyarane Vatan” (Vigilant of the Nation). Iran’s second-largest carrier after Iran Air and the country’s first-ever private airline, Mahan Air, has confirmed suffering and foiling a cyberattack. According to Iranian state media, […]
As seen by Hackread.com, the Cl0p ransomware gang has leaked partial SPO data including names, email addresses, passport scans, and more. Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has confirmed becoming a victim of a targeted cyberattack by the Cl0p ransomware gang. The company claims that personal information and classified proprietary commercial information might be exposed. For your […]
The attacks started in July 2021 in which threat actors exploited Microsoft MSHTML vulnerability to target overseas Iranians. SafeBreach Labs researchers discovered a new Iranian threat actor trying to steal Instagram and Google (Gmail) login credentials of Farsi-speakers globally. The threat actor is using a new PowerShell-based stealer dubbed PowerShortShell by SafeBreach Labs. The attacks […]
In September 2021, Bandwidth.com suffered a series of days-long DDoS attacks forcing its service to go offline in the United States. In September 2021, Hackread shared details of DDoS attacks targeting voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services of VoIP giant Bandwidth.com causing voice and messages service disruption in the United States. Now, the company has published its […]
Soon after the cyberattack, videos and posts started surfacing on social media displaying messages that read: “Khamenei! Where is our gas?” Another sign read: “Free gas in Jamaran gas station.” Petrol stations across Iran were crippled after a cyberattack that led to disruption in fuel sales and defacing electronic billboards for displaying threatening messages mocking […]
Microsoft has confirmed to mitigate a massive DDoS attack originated from a botnet comprising 70,000 compromised IoT devices. Microsoft reported that an unnamed customer of its Azure cloud platform was targeted with a 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack in the last week of August, which the company mitigated. This DDoS attack was around 140% higher than […]
United States has warned of more ransomware attacks on information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) networks of country’s Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS) Sector facilities. On Thursday, multiple US government agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Security Agency […]
Bandwidth.com has been suffering DDoS attacks for the past 3 days nonstop. Bandwidth.com is the newest victim of DDoS attacks, explicitly targeting voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services providers. According to sources, the attack against Bandwidth caused countrywide voice and message services outages. The attackers are yet unidentified. SEE: Yandex hit by largest DDoS attack […]
The Texas Republican Party is now asking for donations to secure its website from further attacks from Anonymous and “Pro-abortion activists.” The official website of the Texas Republican Party was hacked and defaced by the Anonymous hacktivist collective on Saturday the 12th. The group carried out the cyber attack to protest the new abortion law […]
The uncontrolled outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic brought the entire world to a standstill and tremendously disrupted everyday life. Covid-19 has adversely impacted every sector and forced more and more working professionals to work from home. Performing job-related activities while staying confined to home for months during the Covid time wouldn’t have been possible […]
According to local Russian media, these DDoS attacks originated from several different countries including India, China, Brazil, Russia, Germany, Thailand, Lithuania, Bangladesh, and the United States. Last week, the Russian technology and search engine giant Yandex revealed that it suffered the world’s largest DDoS attacks ever recorded. Now, in what seems to be a continuation […]
Although unconfirmed; the notorious REvil ransomware gang could be behind the DDoS attacks on VoIP.ms. A Quebec-based Internet phone service provider VoIP.ms, which offers voice-over-IP services, has been down since September 17th. Reportedly, the firm is being held to ransom after becoming a victim of a massive and sustained DDoS attack. The assault has severely […]
According to researchers, threat actors including Conti ransomware affiliates are exploiting 3 unpatched vulnerabilities that allow unauthenticated, remote code execution on MS Exchange Servers. In late August 2021, it was reported that threat actors are targeting unpatched Microsoft Exchange Servers by exploiting ProxyShell exploits. Now, according to independent findings of researchers at Sophos Labs and […]
Reportedly, the REvil ransomware gang is using DDoS attacks to make huge ransom demands from victim companies VoIP Unlimited and Voipfone. Two Internet and Telephony Service Providers (ITSP) in the United Kingdom, the South Coast-based VoIP Unlimited and London-based Voipfone, got their services disrupted for several days after suffering a series of Massive DDoS attacks. […]
The official website of Karapatan has been suffering a series of DDoS attacks since July 29th and were still ongoing as of yesterday, August 18th. Swedish media foundation, Qurium, reported that a Philippine-based human rights alliance Karapatan is the latest victim of targeted DDoS attacks. Karapatan’s website, Karapatan.org, suffered a series of DDoS attacks on July […]
The Meteor file wiper malware is linked to a cyberattack that took place on July 9th, 2021 on the Iranian railway system and transport ministry. The IT security researchers at SentinelOne’s security have reported that a cyberattack that brought down Iran’s national railways earlier in July involved a new, reusable wiper malware known as Meteor. […]
Besides Press TV; there are at least 6 additional regional websites that are currently displaying notices of seizure apparently uploaded by the US authorities. The official website of Press TV (Presstv.com), an Iranian state-owned news and documentary network has been allegedly seized by the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), Hackread.com has learned. The development has […]