Items tagged with cyberattack
A few months ago, a group of cybercriminals, Scattered Spider, launched sophisticated cyber attacks that bypassed key security infrastructures of several retail companies in the UK. The group has become even more notorious and has...
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The Clop ransom gang, notorious for masterminding sophisticated cyberattacks and exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities, is back in the news, and for the usual reason- - targeting the security systems of big companies and causing large-scale...
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It's no secret that cyberattacks have been on the rise lately, but a series of failures today may raise some eyebrows. The United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom have all experienced critical service disruptions today, and the root...
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This week, Cloudflare released a threat report detailing the state of distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the third quarter of 2022. Cloudflare is a major provider of DDoS mitigation services, giving the company insight into...
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Researchers at Aqua Security have discovered cyberattacks that appear to have been conducted by TeamTNT, a threat actor previously thought to be defunct. The researchers encountered three different attacks, each of which looks to be new...
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The outdoor recreational apparel brand The North Face has reportedly been hit by a major credential stuffing attack. In a credential stuffing attack, threat actors take user login credentials exposed in unrelated data breaches and enter...
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Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine near the beginning of this year, some prominent hacking groups announced that they would be joining the war within the digital realm. The hacking collective Anonymous declared cyberwar against the...
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Research from earlier this year showed that hackers can remotely unlock and start Honda and Acura vehicles by exploiting a vulnerability in the remote keyless system. However, cybercriminals targeting the automotive industry don’t have to...
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On Wednesday, February 23rd, Russia announced its invasion of Ukraine through a "special military operation." Since then, fighting has continued in Ukraine, and amidst the turmoil, hacking groups in the region and around the world have...
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While you may be trying to buy a Vebjörn desk or snag a deal on a Yttervåg, IKEA is trying to quell an ongoing cyberattack within its infrastructure. On Friday, it was discovered that cybercriminals were targeting IKEA employees with...
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Cybersecurity incidents are on the rise as of late, leaving companies floundering and threat actors perhaps a little richer. The world’s biggest meat processing company JBS has been added to the list, confirming that it recently fell...
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We first learned of the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline's computer systems last week. The company's extensive pipeline network is responsible for supplying the bulk of the United States East Coast with gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. The...
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As we fast approach the warmer spring months, it appears as though hackers have gone crazy by infiltrating companies and organizations around the globe. From Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities to Verkada camera hijacking, the...
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Yesterday, Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red revealed that it would be delaying the highly anticipated v1.2 Patch. Cyberpunk 2077 v1.2 is supposed to bring another round of bug fixes and performance improvements for the troubled...
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Internet of Things (IoT) devices are prevalent in our daily lives, from voice-control hubs to smart cooking devices. Millions of these types of devices exist in people's homes, and many could have been vulnerable to significant security...
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We’ve seen ransomware in hospitals and schools, and it wreaks havoc no matter the case. This is especially true when people are relying on technology now more than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Baltimore County Public School...
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Around the world, democracy is being attacked physically and digitally. Following the election interference in 2016, Microsoft has stepped up their game to help quell issues. In early September, they announced DeepFake detection A.I., and...
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Security researchers at Sophos have been investigating a pair of ransomware attacks where the attackers used legitimate, digitally signed hardware driver to delete security products from targeted computers. Once the security products were...
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The 2020 United States presidential election is over a year away, but there have already been several cyberattack attempts against presidential campaigns. Microsoft recently reported that a hacker group attacked nearly 250 accounts related...
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On March 5th, 2019, an unprecedented Denial of Service (DoS) cyberattack occurred on American soil, targeted at the US power grid. This attack mainly affected the Western United States, and was a fortunately low-impact attack. No blackouts...
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Houston, we have a security issue (you thought we were going to say "problem," didn't you?). Actually, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has several security issues, according to an audit by the Office of Inspector General. Among...
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Cyber thieves may have stolen personal data of 90,000 people from two of the largest banks in Canada, including Bank of Montreal and Imperial Bank of Commerce. The banks are in the process of verifying the theft after the supposed culprits...
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