IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Welcome to our September 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal data. The operation has been ongoing since at least March 2022 and has ensnared several high-profile targets. Get started.

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IT Governance

JULY 5, 2022

Welcome to our July 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal data. The first three months of 2022 saw more than a million reported phishing attacks, according to the APWG’s Phishing Activity Trends Report.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Welcome to our December 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme. Get started.

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Phishing Education Personal data Authentication 111

Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. Click to enlarge. PEACE HOSTING?

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Welcome to our October 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme. Get started.

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Phishing Passwords Personal data Data breaches 124

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Welcome to our February 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal information. As we move into 2022, organisations should consider email security and phishing awareness at one of their biggest priorities. Get started.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 9, 2022

Welcome to our August 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal data. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme. Get started.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

Welcome to our May 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2022 – 49.8 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

2022 will go down as the year where some semblance of normality returned. In total, we have so far reported more than 1,000 data breaches in 2022, with almost half a billion breached records. Google , Clearview AI , and Meta all receives hefty penalties in 2022, demonstrating the continued important of effective information security.

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erwin

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Quest ® EMPOWER, our free data summit, is coming to you live and online, November 1-2, 2022. We’ve got a packed expert lineup for you at Quest EMPOWER 2022. They’ll share the strategies that leading organizations are using to improve data intelligence and data governance. Your chance to hear from inspiring data experts.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Welcome to our November 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. Australian government contractor PNORS Technology Group says stolen data yet to be posted online (unknown). If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Vanuatu island hit by ransom attack, cripples government (unknown).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a Zimbra flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-27926 , to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The CVE-2022-27926 flaw affects Zimbra Collaboration version 9.0.0, The threat actors created bespoke JavaScript payloads designed for each government targets’ webmail portal.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

First, Russia targeted banks and government departments, then Ukraine hit back, attacking the Moscow stock exchange. Meanwhile, you can find the full list of cyber attacks and data breaches for February 2022 below. If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In 2022, the Russian APT used multiple wipers in attacks aimed at Ukraine, including AwfulShred , CaddyWiper , HermeticWiper , Industroyer2 , IsaacWiper , WhisperGate , Prestige , RansomBoggs , and ZeroWipe. The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

In recent years, the researchers observed the group expanding its operations to include financial institutions and government entities. PingPull, was first spotted by Unit 42 in June 2022, the researchers defined the RAT as a “difficult-to-detect” backdoor that leverages the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) for C2 communications.

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Communications Military Government Libraries 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

The attack took place in October 2022, threat actors sent phishing emails that contained links to a password-protected file hosted in Drive. Finally, the targeting of Taiwanese media illustrates the continued overlap of public sector threat actors targeting private sector organizations with limited government ties.

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Phishing Cloud Government Education 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

An Iran-linked APT group tracked as Mint Sandstorm is behind a string of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022. Microsoft has linked the Iranian Mint Sandstorm APT (previously tracked by Microsoft as PHOSPHORUS ) to a series of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022.

Energy and Utilities 95

Energy and Utilities Military Education Phishing 95

Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2022

The IT giant has seized the domains used by the threat actors employed in its attacks aimed at organizations in tech, transportation, government, and education sectors located in the U.S., The court filings can be found here: [link] — Amy Hogan-Burney (@CyberAmyHB) June 2, 2022. Middle East, and India. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Phishing Manufacturing Education Cybersecurity 118

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. manufacturers on behalf of Russian end-users, including defense contractors and other Russian government agencies.

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Computer and Electronics Military Manufacturing Government 92

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

CERT-UA warns of a spear-phishing campaign conducted by APT28 group targeting Ukrainian government bodies with fake ‘Windows Update’ guides. Russia-linked APT28 group is targeting Ukrainian government bodies with fake ‘Windows Update’ guides, Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warns.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

Russia-linked APT group Sandworm is behind destructive cyberattacks against Ukrainian state networks, the Ukrainian Government Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) warns. CERT-UA is warning of destructive cyberattacks conducted by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group against the Ukraine public sector.

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Archiving Education Authentication Ransomware 94

IT Governance

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, an event designed to educate people about information security and the steps they can take to stay safe online. According to Proofpoint’s 2022 State of the Phish Report , 83% of organisations fell victim to a phishing attack last year. How IT Governance can help. Getting involved.

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Data Matters

APRIL 6, 2022

On March 30, 2022, the U.S. 1 Consistent with its recent rulemaking activity, in its accompanying release, the SEC highlighted private funds; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing; retail; cyber; and digital assets as key examination priorities. 1 “2022 Examination Priorities,” available here. Transfer Agents.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

One report showed ransomware attacks increased by 80 percent in 2022, with manufacturing being one of the most targeted industries. The Costa Rican government declared a national emergency , after attackers crippled govenrment systems and demanded $20 million to restore them go normal.

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Ransomware Cleanup Education Manufacturing 124

Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2023

Upon detecting network anomalies, the information department promptly activated relevant defense mechanisms and carried out recovery measures, and reported the incident to government law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity units.” ” reads a statement published by the company.

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Ransomware Security Manufacturing Cybersecurity 94

Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

In the last couple of years, other Israeli surveillance firms, like NSO Group and Candiru , made the headlines because their spyware was used by totalitarian regimes to spy on journalists, dissidents, and government opposition.

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Education Cybersecurity Government IT 92

Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

The human-operated Royal ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in September 2022, it has demanded ransoms up to millions of dollars. MILES/CBS NEWS TEXAS The Royal ransomware group is behind the attack and threatens to publish stolen data if the City will not meet its ransom demand. reads the alert.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2023

government along with peers in Germany and Austria. . “Through the illegal operation of his websites, the defendant made at least $18 million in bitcoin (as well as an unknown amount through other payment systems), which he used to purchase a Ferrari, among other luxury items.”

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Education Cybersecurity Government Security 95

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

German government warns that technology to regulate power consumption in Huawei network appliances could be used for sabotage purposes. government officials as well as European security authorities, which have warned of the risks associated with Chinese telecoms equipment.” The activity will be completed in the coming months.

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Government Communications Risk Cybersecurity 98

IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2022

Data privacy is a concept that governs our everyday lives. It’s why, for the past fifteen years, 28 January has marked Data Privacy Day – an international event raises awareness about online privacy and educates people on the ways they can protect their personal information. appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

According to the company, they have over 600,000 Cameras and 50,000 Recorders installed all over the world in multiple sectors such as Banking, Retail, Government, etc. ” reads the advisory published by Fortinet.

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Authentication Retail Education Marketing 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

2021, but when in February 2023 they checked the fix they discovered that in January 2022 the default SECRET_KEY value was changed to “ CHANGE_ME_TO_A_COMPLEX_RANDOM_SECRET “, and a warning was added to the logs with this Git commit. ” Horizon3 researchers reported the issue to the Superset team in Oct. on April 5, 2023.

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Authentication Education Access Security 92

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

billion rubles. Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter newsletter) The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 414 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The (ISC)² 2022 Cybersecurity Workforce Study reported that 3.4 How do you start your cyber security education? As a member of the UK Cyber Security Council, IT Governance is committed to using CyBOK as a guide to develop its portfolio of cyber security training courses.

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Security Paper Education Government 105

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

A further 381,000 New York City public school students affected by 2022 data breach In January 2022 , personal data from around 820,000 New York City public school students, both current and former, was breached. Apparently, the data belongs to tens of thousands of Australians. Data breached: 395 GB.

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Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In 2022, the ICICI Bank’s resources were named a “critical information infrastructure” by the Indian government – any harm to it can impact national security. Cybernews contacted ICICI Bank and CERT-IN, and the company fixed the issue.

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Personal data Phishing Risk Financial Services 98