All posts tagged "Cyber-Attack"
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3.7KCyber CrimeRevil ransomware increases ransom to $70M in Kaseya attack
The Revil ransomware group has released a notice stating that more than 1 million systems have been infected – far more than...
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1.9KGeekSolarWinds hackers exploited iOS 0-day to compromise iPhones
According to Google, SolarWinds hackers used the vulnerability to steal web security credentials from Western European government officials. Google published a report...
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4.5KCyber EventsREvil gang hits UK ITSPs with series of extortion-based DDoS attacks
Reportedly, the REvil ransomware gang is using DDoS attacks to make huge ransom demands from victim companies VoIP Unlimited and Voipfone. Two...
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4.0KCyber EventsHuman rights watchdog ‘Karapatan’ hit by weeks long DDOS attacks
The official website of Karapatan has been suffering a series of DDoS attacks since July 29th and were still ongoing as of...
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1.6KNewsKaseya issues patches for vulnerabilities exploited in ransomware attack
Kaseya was informed about the vulnerabilities back in April 2021 but it failed to address the issue in time. The remote management...
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4.2KCyber EventsCrippling attack on Iranian trains linked to Meteor file wiper malware
The Meteor file wiper malware is linked to a cyberattack that took place on July 9th, 2021 on the Iranian railway system...
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1.4KNewsHackers leak 260,000 accounts from Pakistani music streaming site Patari
Hackread.com informed Patari of the data breach almost a week ago yet we did not receive any response whatsoever. Patari or Patari.pk,...
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4.4KCyber CrimeThe Threat of Ransomware on the Rise in 2021
As if we didn’t have enough threats on our plate to deal with. Did you know in 2018, ransomware attacks worldwide grew...
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3.8KCyber EventsEU to Launch Bloc-wide Rapid Response Joint Cyber Unit
The task force is quite similar to Washington’s newly proposed ransomware task force, but the EU’s version will coordinate current work between...
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1.2KCyber EventsN Korean hackers used VPN flaws to breach S Korean atomic agency
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), which is a government-owned organization in South Korea, has disclosed that its internal network was targeted...
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4.6KMalwareNew 0-Day Attack Targeting Windows Users With Microsoft Office Documents
Microsoft on Tuesday warned of an actively exploited zero-day flaw impacting Internet Explorer that’s being used to hijack vulnerable Windows systems by...
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3.8KCyber AttackFIN7 Hackers Using Windows 11 Themed Documents to Drop Javascript Backdoor
A recent wave of spear-phishing campaigns leveraged weaponized Windows 11 Alpha-themed Word documents with Visual Basic macros to drop malicious payloads, including...
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1.0KCyber AttackMicrosoft Warns of Widespread Phishing Attacks Using Open Redirects
Microsoft is warning of a widespread credential phishing campaign that leverages open redirector links in email communications as a vector to trick...
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4.4KCyber AttackNew SideWalk Backdoor Targets U.S.-based Computer Retail Business
A computer retail company based in the U.S. was the target of a previously undiscovered implant called SideWalk as part of a...
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1.8KCyber AttackCloudflare mitigated one of the largest DDoS attack involving 17.2 million rps
Web infrastructure and website security company Cloudflare on Thursday disclosed that it mitigated the largest ever volumetric distributed denial of service (DDoS)...
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4.2KCyber AttackShadowPad Malware is Becoming a Favorite Choice of Chinese Espionage Groups
ShadowPad, an infamous Windows backdoor that allows attackers to download further malicious modules or steal data, has been put to use by...
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3.9KCyber AttackAttackers Can Weaponize Firewalls and Middleboxes for Amplified DDoS Attacks
Weaknesses in the implementation of TCP protocol in middleboxes and censorship infrastructure could be weaponized as a vector to stage reflected denial...
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3.5KCyber AttackHackers Spotted Using Morse Code in Phishing Attacks to Evade Detection
Microsoft has disclosed details of an evasive year-long social engineering campaign wherein the operators kept changing their obfuscation and encryption mechanisms every...
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3.1KCyber AttackIT Giant Accenture Hit by LockBit Ransomware; Hackers Threaten to Leak Data
Global IT consultancy giant Accenture has become the latest company to be hit by the LockBit ransomware gang, according to a post...
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4.9KCyber AttackHackers Steal Over $600 Million Worth of Cryptocurrencies from Poly Network
Hackers have siphoned $611 million worth of cryptocurrencies from a blockchain-based financial network in what’s believed to be one of the largest...
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4.9KCyber AttackExperts Believe Chinese Hackers Are Behind Several Attacks Targeting Israel
A Chinese cyber espionage group has been linked to a string of intrusion activities targeting Israeli government institutions, IT providers, and telecommunications...
