Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2022

has indicted four Russian government employees for their involvement in attacks on entities in critical infrastructure. has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018.

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erwin

JANUARY 7, 2021

Our predictions for 2021 are rooted in what we’ve learned from the past year and the relevance of data in getting us to where we are and where we need to go. AI-Fueled Data Governance: Artificial intelligence (AI) has been narrowly tied to the internet of things (IoT) with smart features like Alexa, Nest and self-driving cars.

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IT Governance

JULY 7, 2021

The number of officially reported HMRC-branded phishing scams increased from 572,029 in the 2019–2020 fiscal year to 1,069,522 in 2020–2021, according to data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. Avanan’s 2021 Global Phish Cyber Attack Report found that credential harvesting is used in 54% of all phishing attacks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

FritzFrog P2P botnet is back and is targeting servers belonging to entities in the healthcare, education, and government sectors. The bot is written in Golang and implements wormable capabilities, experts reported attacks against entities in the government, education, and finance sectors. ” reads the report published by Akamai.

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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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IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

We found a comparatively low 9,780,931 breached records from publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2021. If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2021 – 9.8 discloses ransomware incident (unknown).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The Raspberry Robin worm attacks aimed at telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered a Raspberry Robin worm campaign targeting telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

APRIL 1, 2021

The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in March 2021 – 21 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. hit by cyber criminals (7.3

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The authorities reported that from June 2021 through at least November 2022, threat actors targeted a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure sectors, including Government Facilities, Communications, Critical Manufacturing, Information Technology, and especially Healthcare and Public Health (HPH).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The group used the backdoor in attacks against Middle Eastern governments. The APT group has been continuously improving its toolset by employing new malware in attacks aimed at governments, diplomatic missions, charities, and industrial/manufacturing organizations in the Middle East and Africa.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

government offers rewards of up to $10 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang leaders. “FBI identified ALPHV/Blackcat actors as having compromised over 1,000 victim entities in the United States and elsewhere, including prominent government entities (e.g.,

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

ransomware attacks against Australian organizations starting July 2021. ransomware attacks against Australian organizations in multiple industry sectors starting July 2021. The Australian agency also published 2021-006: ACSC Ransomware Profile – Lockbit 2.0 ransomware. in Australia since 2020. ” states the advisory.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

In 2021, sandboxes are now a fundamental part of an organization’s cybersecurity architecture. A number of computer manufacturers and cloud service providers have deployed sandboxes for regular use by clients. Also Read: Top Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Solutions for 2021. Sandbox Features. Pre-filtering. Automation.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2022

The Holy Ghost ransomware gang has been active since June 2021 and it conducted ransomware attacks against small businesses in multiple countries. The list of victims includes manufacturing organizations, banks, schools, and event and meeting planning companies. ” concludes Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The experts observed the use of NineRAT at around September 2023 against a European manufacturing entity. Operation Blacksmith involved the exploitation of CVE-2021-44228 , also known as Log4Shell. In March, the threat actors hit a South American agricultural organization. ” reads the analysis published by Talos.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

After looking at 28 of the most popular manufacturers, our research team found 3.5 million IP cameras exposed to the internet, signifying an eightfold increase since April 2021. What is more, the overwhelming majority of internet-facing cameras are manufactured by Chinese companies. Surge in internet-facing cameras.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

” Government experts believe that the increase in targeted attacks against the healthcare sector is the response of the group to law enforcement actions against the Blackcat group in early December 2023. municipal governments, defense contractors, and critical infrastructure organizations).” reads the press release. “To

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure. In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. Third-party governance. IT governance and security. Privacy governance and management. Enterprise & operational risk management. Audit management.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2023

Microsoft has not observed The group has been active since mid-2021, it focuses on government agencies and education, critical manufacturing, and information technology organizations in Taiwan. The group is suspected to have been active since mid-2021.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This article originally appeared in Law360 on November 3, 2021. Healthcare providers and medical device manufacturers, in addition to other government contractors and grantees, would do well to heed DOJ’s warning that “cybersecurity failures…are prime candidates for potential False Claims Act enforcement.”.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The 2022 Best Practices reflect the agency’s final, non-binding vehicle cybersecurity guidance following its release of draft guidance in January 2021. The 2022 Best Practices also is an update to NHTSA’s first cybersecurity best practices document, which was issued in 2016. .

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

The authorities reported that from June 2021 through at least November 2022, threat actors targeted a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure sectors, including Government Facilities, Communications, Critical Manufacturing, Information Technology, and especially Healthcare and Public Health (HPH).

Ransomware 95

Ransomware Blockchain Manufacturing Analytics 95

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure. In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 22, 2024

“AI is an unbelievable opportunity to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges in health care, manufacturing, climate change and more,” said Christina Shim, IBM’s global head of Sustainability Software and an AI Ethics Board member.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2022

“The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warns according to §7BSIlaw before using virus protection software from the Russian manufacturer Kaspersky. BSI remarks that the trust in the reliability and self-protection of a manufacturer as well as his authentic ability to act is crucial for the safe use of any defense software.

Manufacturing 105

Manufacturing Information Security Military Authentication 105

Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

Just recently, the group has published a stolen data allegedly belonging to the Mexican Government which still remains available for sale today, and possibly becoming the first cybercriminal group that has touched a major state in Latin America on such a level. Mexican Government data is published for sale. prometheushelp@airmail.cc

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Sales Ransomware Government GDPR 84

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure. In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2021

On March 2nd, Microsoft released emergency out-of-band security updates that address four zero-day issues (CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, and CVE-2021-27065) in all supported MS Exchange versions that are actively exploited in the wild. 2/5 — ESET research (@ESETresearch) March 2, 2021.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 9, 2021

On November 26, 2021, the U.S. Commerce invited interested parties to submit comments on the Proposed Rule by December 27, 2021. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (Proposed Rule) implementing Executive Order 14034 on Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries (EO 14034).

Communications 88

Communications Manufacturing Risk Data collection 88

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Dollars (USD) and received more than $60 million in ransom payments from over 100 victims worldwide as of August 2022, the US government states. ” Since December 2021 Cuba operators are continuing to target U.S. The threat actors behind the Cuba ransomware (aka COLDDRAW, Tropical Scorpius ) have demanded over 145 million U.S.

Ransomware 88

Ransomware Financial Services Manufacturing Phishing 88

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2023

The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure. In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors.

Cleanup 84

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Budworm cyber espionage group (aka APT27 , Bronze Union , Emissary Panda , Lucky Mouse , TG-3390 , and Red Phoenix) is behind a series attacks conducted over the past six months against a number of high-profile targets, including the government of a Middle Eastern country, a multinational electronics manufacturer, and a U.S.

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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 97

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Experts uncovered a new threat actor, tracked as Balikbayan Foxes, that is impersonating the Philippine government to spread malware. . The group focuses on Shipping/Logistics, Manufacturing, Business Services, Pharmaceutical, and Energy entities, among others. ” reads the analysis published by the experts. .

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Thu, 09/09/2021 - 08:46. Manufacturing is one of the most attacked industries, facing a range of cybersecurity challenges. Thales and PrimeKey are partnering to offer a hybrid approach to securing PKI key management which can assist modern industries that are looking for a unified PKI governance solution.

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