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2000 companies hacked in Georgia. TV channels, government institutions and banks shut down

In an unprecedented event, nearly 2,000 websites in Georgia were hit by a massive cyberattack. According to digital forensics specialists, the organizations most affected include government institutions, digital media platforms and broadcasting companies and even some financial institutions. It all started this Monday morning, with reports of some service failures from some Georgian government websites. […]

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Amazon Web Services servers and customers affected by a massive DDOS attack for hours

According to digital forensics specialists, Amazon Web Services (AWS), the technology giant’s cloud computing services division, has been the victim of a sustained denial of service (DoS) attack. Apparently, the threat actors kept the attack for more than eight hours. The attack affected the company’s DNS Router 53 service, although many other outages were reported […]

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Ransomware Attack – Everything You Need to Know Ransomware Protection

Ransomware attack is quite common nowadays since Malicious software spreading everywhere through various mediums. The cybercriminals that use it are looking to do one thing, extort your money. Not unlike the movies, it usually starts with an ominous ransom note demanding money. This usually appears in the form of a notification that pops up on […]

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Password-protected PDFs are not enough to secure sensitive documents. No solutions available

Any deployment, no matter its protections, may be exposed to further hacking attacks. Ethical hacking experts have found a way to extract information contained in Portable Document Format (PDF) files encrypted or password-protected. The group of researchers at Ruhr-Bochum University in Germany published a research entitled “Breaking PDF Encryption”, which reveals two variants of a […]

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Experts found critical vulnerability in aircraft operating systems

Members of the aviation industry are concerned about a potential security risk for the pilots and crew of some aircraft. “Today any system is exploitable, aviation is not safe from malicious hackers,” says Mark Lepak, vulnerability testing specialist. The problem is related to the Controller Area Network system (commonly known as CAN bus). This cable […]

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Hackers take control of Asics sports store screens to display porn content

Sometimes hackers do not pursue monetary or operation disruption purposes but seem only interested in demonstrating their capabilities, claim web application security specialists. This appears to be the case of sporting goods company Asics, which had to issue an apology after screens at one of its major stores in Australia showed pornographic content for hours. […]

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Arms and car parts manufacturer affected by massive malware attack in the US, Brazil and Mexico

Any type of company can become a victim of a cyberattack. Web application security specialists report that Rheinmetall, a German-based manufacturer of weapons and car parts, has suffered a malware attack that has disrupted its production in countries such as Brazil, Mexico and the US. “Our production processes are experiencing severe disruptions,” says a statement […]

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Who will cure this hospital? Ransomware infection encrypts 1500 devices

A ransomware attack against a local health system that includes a series of care facilities has affected the 1,500 devices, disrupted service deliveries and forced the use of paper graphics instead of electronic health records, as reported by ethical hacking specialists. Besides, experts consider such incidents keep increasing all over the country. The incident, which […]

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London police suffer ransomware infection. Will they pay the ransom?

Cybersecurity incidents continue to occur in public organizations. Ethical hacking specialists report that David Creery, a prominent official in the city of Woodstock, UK, has confirmed that public systems suffered an infection of an unidentified variant of malware that has prevented access to the networks of data and email server. The UK authorities are already […]

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Experts found new critical vulnerabilities affecting Intel CPUs

A new method for extracting information from an Internet CPU keeps system administrators concerned. Cybersecurity specialists reported the finding of a new side channel vulnerability on these devices; unlike other similar flaws, this one can be exploited remotely over the network, so hackers do not require physical access to the device or the installation of […]

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Wikipedia is under a massive DDoS attack. Who’s behind the attack?

According to ethical hacking specialists, over the past weekend multiple Wikipedia sites for some regions of Europe and the Middle East experienced failures due to a denial of service (DDoS) attack; the organization claims that the incident is already being investigated through the Wikimedia Foundation, which is responsible for overseeing various aspects of the online […]

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Hackers are exploiting a backdoor on Fortinet SSL VPN; update now

Ethical hacking experts report that, in recent days, threat actors have been scanning the Internet looking for non updated SSL VPNs developed by the company Fortinet to exploit a critical vulnerability. The main objective of the operators of this campaign is the theft of login credentials and other confidential details. If successful, threat actors could […]

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Hong Kong stock exchange has been hacked

A security incident could have compromised millions of dollars. According to web application security specialists, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange recently admitted that the platform was targeted by a series of cyberattacks detected over the last six days. In addition to these attacks, some local media reported a massive disruption to […]

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A New York school is under a major ransomware attack

It seems that the start of the school year at a New York school should be re-scheduled. According to web application security specialists, an elementary school in Orange County has been the victim of a ransomware attack that prevents its normal operations. “A cybersecurity threat has significantly impacted operations all around the school district, so […]

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