Lloyd’s of London may no longer extend insurance cover to companies affected by acts of war, and new clauses drafted for providers of so-called “cyber” insurance are raising the spectre of organisations caught in tit-for-tat …
In April 2020 hackers infiltrated the systems of an Israeli water-pumping station and tampered with equipment. Individual pumps started malfunctioning as officials scrambled to keep water supplies flowing for millions of people. After the incident, …
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Queensland government-owned energy generator CS Energy said on Tuesday it was responding to a ransomware incident that occurred over the weekend. First reported by Energy Source & Distribution, the company said the incident has not …
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An affiliate of the recently discovered Yanluowang ransomware operation is focusing its attacks on U.S. organizations in the financial sector using BazarLoader malware in the reconnaissance stage. Based on observed tactics, techniques, and procedures, the threat actor …
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Cannazon, one of the largest dark web marketplaces for buying marijuana products, shut down last week after suffering a debilitating distributed denial of service attack. As the admins explained in a message signed with the …
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In what could be seen as one of the strongest sanctions against the company in Europe, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which is tasked with enforcing data protection legislation in the UK, has today announced …
IKEA, the furniture giant from Sweden, has disclosed that its servers were hit by a Qakbot malware that could have compromised its staff and partner accounts to a certain extent. However, as the investigation is …
A stealthy hacking group named WIRTE has been linked to a government-targeting campaign conducting attacks since at least 2019 using malicious Excel 4.0 macros. The primary targeting scope includes high-profile public and private entities in …
Stealthy WIRTE hackers target governments in the Middle East Read More »
Zoom has announced today the launch of an automatic update feature designed to streamline the update process for desktop clients. The new feature is currently available only for desktop Zoom clients on Windows and macOS, with the …
Zoom finally adds automatic updates to Windows, macOS clients Read More »
The Italian financial crime agency (Guardia di Finanza – GdF) has announced the arrest of several individuals suspected of managing Telegram channels to promote fake vaccine certificates, aka ‘Green Passes.’ The operation was supported by …
Telegram channel admins who sold fake vaccine cards arrested Read More »
Japanese multinational conglomerate Panasonic disclosed a security breach after unknown threat actors gained access to servers on its network this month. Panasonic Corporation has confirmed that its network was illegally accessed by a third party on …
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Wind turbine maker Vestas says “almost all” of its IT systems are finally up and running 10 days after a security attack by criminals, confirming that it had indeed fallen victim to ransomware. Alarm bells …
Wind turbine maker Vestas confirms recent security incident was ransomware Read More »