It has been reported that, according to Purdue University researchers, billions of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and IoT devices are using Bluetooth software stacks that are vulnerable to a new security flaw disclosed over the summer.
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In reference to the news of the recent ransomware attack on University Hospital New Jersey (UHNJ) – it was reported the institution has suffered a massive 48,000 document data breach after a ransomware operation leaked their stolen data. Furthermore it was found that the SunCrypt ransomware operation has leaked the data have leaked a 1.7 GB archive containing over 48,000 documents.
It has been reported that on Wednesday the U.S. Justice Department has charged five Chinese nationals in connection with the hacking of more than 100 American and foreign companies as well as of nonprofits and universities. The department also charged two Malaysian businessmen with conspiring with two of the indicted Chinese nationals to target companies in the billion-dollar computer game industry. American officials say Malaysian authorities have arrested the businessmen, who now face extradition to the United States. “The intrusions, which security researchers have tracked using the threat labels ‘APT41,’ ‘Barium,’ ‘Winnti,’ ‘Wicked Panda,’ and ‘Wicked Spider,’ facilitated the theft…
Over the past week, global cybersecurity agencies have published security alerts warning about a large uptick in Emotet malware attacks targeting their respective countries. The recent Emotet activity includes email spam campaigns originating from their own infrastructure, targeting companies and government agencies. Targeted organisations who received the emails and opened the attachments were at risk of getting infected with the dangerous malware.
Today, the NCSC has issued an alert on ransomware attacks against the UK education sector. Cybersecurity experts reacted below.
The FBI sent a private security alert to the US financial sector warning about the increasing number of credential stuffing attacks that have targeted their networks, leading to breaches and considerable financial losses. Since 2017, nearly 50,000 account compromises have been reported against US banks, financial services providers, insurance companies, and investment firms.Credential stuffing attacks accounted for 41% – the greatest volume – of all security incidents against the financial sector from 2017-2019.
It has been reported that tug owners have been warned to be vigilant for cyber attacks and malware after a tug in the US was targeted. Towage vessels and their crews are increasingly connected to online services during operations, increasing their vulnerability to cyber threats, malware, viruses and hackers. These concerns were raised by the Maritime Transportation System (MTS) – Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) in the US after a tug was the victim of a phishing email. This was the first time a tug reported receiving this type of phishing email, according to MTS-ISAC, which advised the whole…
Personal information on almost 20,000 coronavirus patients in Wales was uploaded onto a public computer system in a major data security breach, it was revealed by the Daily Mail.
As reported by The Guardian, an Australian hacker obtained Tony Abbott’s passport details and personal phone number using a photo of a plane boarding pass the former prime minister posted on social media. The hacker Alex Hope managed to use a photo of Abbott posted on Instagram to reveal security flaws in the online check-in portal for Qantas.
A staggering 97% of top cybersecurity companies have data leaks or other security incidents exposed on the dark Web, and on average, there are over 4 000 stolen credentials and other sensitive data exposed per company. This was one of the findings of ImmuniWeb’s research into the state of the global cybersecurity industry’s exposure on the dark Web this year. Even the cybersecurity industry itself is not immune to these problems as demonstrated in ImmuniWeb’s research. Some 398 cybersecurity companies across 26 countries, mostly the US and Europe, were tested. Cybersecurity companies in the US suffered the most high-risk incidents,…