eSecurity Planet

MAY 10, 2021

In the biggest cyberattack to date on critical infrastructure in the U.S., Colonial Pipeline–sprawling 5,500 miles from Houston to New York City–halted its mainlines on Friday, May 7, when administrators detected advanced ransomware internally. will likely face days of uncertainty over its energy supply. We do have backups?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For cybercriminals , small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) weren't worth attacking; the few individuals capable of pulling off a successful cyberattack were only interested in reeling in the big fish. The attackers then demand a ransom from the victim to decrypt the data. usernames and passwords) from individuals or companies.

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KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #08 | February 21st, 2023 [Heads Up] Reddit Is the Latest Victim of a Spear Phishing Attack Resulting in a Data Breach There is a lot to learn from Reddit's recent data breach, which was the result of an employee falling for a "sophisticated and highly-targeted" spear phishing attack.

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