Several banks faced a sophisticated attack; the American school didn’t avoid ransomware; and the attackers targeted logistics as well. The disadvantages of converting the cybersecurity company to cybercrime company were clear to Canadian company Phantom Secure. Iranian hackers don’t spare Israeli companies; and all that glitters, it’s not Cyberpunk… More in our regular summary. Banks…
In the United States, very serious ransomware attacks on school infrastructure have spread. After October incident at schools in the state of Massachusetts and November incident in Connecticut, there was also reported an incident at schools in Alabama. A cyberattack on the platform provider for on-line learning K12, which decided to pay a ransom to…
While you read the latest news from the world of cybersecurity, the European Union is preparing for great things which have been introduced in a new strategy. The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell have introduced a “new cybersecurity package”. It contains a new…
The National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT warns of a critical vulnerability in the SolarWinds Orion system, the software for monitoring and managing IT assets. Therefore, the National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT recommends to take the following measures immediately: Separate all active SolarWinds Orion services, in any version, from the Internet and internal infrastructure If it…
On-line shopping is a great alternative to going to shops, especially during a pandemic. However, it is also a popular target for Internet scammers. During the holiday season, people are much more prone to be deceived, because they can be easily lured to discounted goods and are also pushed by time – Christmas is just…
Hackers didn’t surprise but confirmed the concerns of the intelligence services. Furthermore, even if you are a company specialized in cybersecurity, it doesn’t mean that you are protected. The proof is the society that has become a target of a sophisticated attack. An incident with delivery services in Russia was unique; the ransomware group published…
The National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT introduces a new activity, the aim of which is to provide a weekly overview of important information in the field of cybersecurity. Its title is “TL; DR” (Too Long; Didn’t Read) and contains brief information from open sources along with a link to the original article. During the 43rd…
The 45th week was also in the spirit of data leaks and ransomware campaigns. Attackers targeted business, medical and technology organizations. A large-scale attack was attributed to the Chinese state-sponsored APT 10 – Cicada. Security researchers from Birmingham managed to revive an old vulnerability of Intel processors, and Facebook fixed a vulnerability in Messenger. China…
In the 46th week, information about the ransomware attack on Senzi TV appeared in the Slovak media world. Together with an attack on the South Korean fashion company E-Land and the crushing financial losses of the French company Sopra Steria, it emphasizes a current trend of using ransomware by cyber attackers. Vulnerabilities in the Sophos…
The last week has brought an exponential growth of ransomware as a threat to all sectors, in particular to a healthcare sector. A data leak resembling the Marriott hotels’ data leak has also become an important topic. More than 10 million user records of the hotel registration service in Spain have been leaked. TrickBot group…
