Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Department of Agriculture, that provides human resources and payroll services to hundreds of federal agencies. Department of Agriculture, was among the affected organizations, raising fears that data on thousands of government employees may have been compromised.” National Finance Center. ” reported the Reuters agency.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2023

Help us #StopRansomware by visiting [link] pic.twitter.com/G5jpxtB0Fw — Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (@CISAgov) June 14, 2023 The LockBit ransomware operation was the most active in 2022 and according to the researchers it is one of the most prolific RaaS in 2023.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

.” The Snatch ransomware was first spotted at the end of 2019, Sophos researchers discovered a piece of the Snatch ransomware that reboots computers it infects into Safe Mode to bypass resident security solutions. Snatch threat actors conduct ransomware operations involving data exfiltration and double extortion.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

In December 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA OCI), and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a joint security advisory to warn of business email compromise (BEC) attacks leading to the hijack of shipments of food products and ingredients.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 330 appeared first on Security Affairs. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The APT32 also targeted peripheral network security and technology infrastructure corporations, and security firms that may have connections with foreign investors. Now the Facebook security team has revealed the real identity of APT32 , linking the group to an IT company in Vietnam named CyberOne Group. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Minnesota-based farming supply cooperative Crystal Valley was hit by a ransomware attack, it is the second attack against the agriculture business in a few days. Due to this computer breach, all systems of the Mankato-based cooperative have been shut down until they can be restored safely and securely,” the company said.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Since January 2020, affiliates utilizing LockBit have targeted organizations of diverse sizes spanning critical infrastructure sectors such as financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2023

Dole Food Company is an Irish agricultural multinational corporation, it is one of the world’s largest producers of fruit and vegetables, operating with 38,500 full-time and seasonal employees who supply some 300 products in 75 countries. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). ” reads the annual report filed with the U.S.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Episode 229: BugCrowd’s Casey Ellis On What’s Hot In Bug Hunting Episode 227: What’s Fueling Cyber Attacks on Agriculture ? As always, you can check our full conversation in our latest Security Ledger podcast at Blubrry. Mark Stanislav is a VP of Information Security at Gemini. Log4j Disclosure Chaos.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Dole Food Company is an Irish agricultural multinational corporation, it is one of the world’s largest producers of fruit and vegetables, operating with 38,500 full-time and seasonal employees who supply some 300 products in 75 countries. . grocery stores. grocery stores.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In March, the threat actors hit a South American agricultural organization. Lazarus APT is an umbrella for sub-groups, each of them has specific objectives in defense, politics, national security, and research and development. The experts observed the use of NineRAT at around September 2023 against a European manufacturing entity.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The security researcher Michael Heinzl discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the myPRO product, some of which have been rated as critical severity. Heinzl published a security advisory for each of the vulnerabilities he discovered. The flaws affect myPRO versions 8.20.0 Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

“The White House has offered assistance to JBS and our team at the Department of Agriculture have spoken to their leadership several times in the last day,” Jean-Pierre said. Department of Agriculture. The post JBS attack has likely a Russian origin appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2023

In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a malware campaign aimed at infecting government, agriculture and transportation organizations located in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions with a previously undetected framework dubbed CommonMagic.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 11, 2021

The post At Pride Summit: A Warning On Cyber Literacy appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The company added that it has no indication that the security breach involved systems outside of its corporate network, such as those connected ticket holders. The post San Francisco 49ers NFL team discloses BlackByte ransomware attack appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reads the advisory. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free. Additionally, the US authorities has unveiled indictments against two Russian nationals, accusing them of conspiring to carry out LockBit attacks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

In July, the British National Cyber Security Centre revealed that Russia-linked group APT29 is conducting cyberespionage campaigns targeting UK, US, and Canadian organizations working on the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. ” concludes the report. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

“The reservoir’s HMI system was connected directly to the internet, without any security appliance defending it or limiting access to it. The accessed system was secured by the administrators on December 2, but it was still exposed online. ” reads the blog post published by OTORIO. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Almost any sector was hit by sophisticated, high-impact ransomware attacks, including the Defense Industrial Base, Emergency Services, Food and Agriculture, Government Facilities, and Information Technology Sectors. If using Linux, use a Linux security module (such as SELinux, AppArmor, or SecComp) for defense in depth.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2021

Researchers from Israeli IoT security firm Vdoo found multiple vulnerabilities in the Realtek RTL8170C Wi-Fi module that could allow to elevate privileges and hijack wireless communications. The post Flaws in Realtek RTL8170C Wi-Fi module allow hijacking wireless communications appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

In securing the arrest of a second Russian national affiliated with the LockBit ransomware, the Department has once again demonstrated the long arm of the law. We will continue to use every tool at our disposal to disrupt cybercrime, and while cybercriminals may continue to run, they ultimately cannot hide.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free. .” Additionally, the US authorities has unveiled indictments against two Russian nationals, accusing them of conspiring to carry out LockBit attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2023

In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a malware campaign aimed at infecting government, agriculture and transportation organizations located in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions with a previously undetected framework dubbed CommonMagic. ” We are in the final! .” ” We are in the final!

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As of November 2021, BlackByte ransomware had compromised multiple US and foreign businesses, including entities in at least three US critical infrastructure sectors (government facilities, financial, and food & agriculture).” ” reads the advisory. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud confirmed the government was aware of the attack. The post American food processing giant JBS Foods halts production after cyberattack appeared first on Security Affairs. “It’s under investigation and it’s important that we respect that process.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In May 2021, over the Memorial Day weekend, a critical infrastructure entity in the Food and Agricultural Sector suffered a Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware attack affecting U.S. Securing and monitoring Remote Desktop Protocol endpoints. and Australian meat production facilities, resulting in a complete production stoppage.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2019

. “ In April 2019, threat actors launched numerous campaigns aimed at targeting industries such as transportation and logistics, healthcare, import and export, marketing, agriculture, and others. . The post HawkEye Keylogger is involved in attacks against business users appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

“Trickbot attacked businesses and victims across the globe and infected millions of computers for theft and ransom, including networks of schools, banks, municipal governments, and companies in the health care, energy, and agriculture sectors,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2019

A security researcher found new evidence of activities conducted by the ICEFOG APT group, also tracked by the experts as Fucobha. Chi-en (Ashley) Shen, a senior security researcher at FireEye, collected evidence that demonstrates that China-linked APT group ICEFOG (aka Fucobha ) is still active. Pierluigi Paganini.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

But, according to security researchers at Abnormal Security, cybercriminals are becoming brazen and are taking their shots at very large prizes. According to Abnormal Security, nearly every aspect of the request looked legitimate. Blog post with screenshots and links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2019

This new variant was behind a series of ransomware campaigns beginning in June 2019, including attacks against the City of Edcouch, Texas and the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture.” The post DoppelPaymer, a fork of BitPaymer Ransomware, appeared in the threat landscape appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2021

Security researchers – us at CyberNews included – also routinely visit hacker forums for threat intelligence. To conduct this investigation, one of our security researchers answered a ransomware affiliate ad on a popular hacker forum, posing as an experienced cybercriminal. But cybercriminals are not the only ones there.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Rodney Petersen, the director of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) talks about the massive shortage of information security workers at the United States - estimated at more than 400,000 workers. Rodney talks about how NICE is working to promote information security skills and development.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Source (New) Transport USA Yes 3,815 Okta Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Cyber security USA Yes 3,800 Shah Dixit & Associates, P.C. million for security failings relating to a 2018 cyber attack on its mobile banking platform. UniCredit fined €2.8 about the recent rise in Facebook and Instagram account takeovers by scammers.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 29, 2009

Speaking to a packed audience in the East Room, President Obama outlined the broad range of threats facing the digital infrastructure, focusing not only on national security and organized crime attacks, but also on identity theft and incursions into individual privacy. By comparison, our Information Age is still in its infancy.”.

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