Cybersecurity

Cybercriminals’ favourite VPN taken down in global action

The virtual private network (VPN) Safe-Inet used by the world’s foremost cybercriminals has been taken down over the Christmas period in a coordinated law enforcement action led by the German…

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U.S. cyber agency says SolarWinds hackers are ‘impacting’ state, local governments

The U.S. cybersecurity agency said that a sprawling cyber espionage campaign made public earlier this month is affecting state and local governments, although it released few additional details. The hacking…

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UPDATED: Cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks

Suspected Russian hackers who broke into U.S. government agencies also spied on less high-profile organizations, including groups in Britain, a U.S. internet provider and a county government in Arizona, according…

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Canada names China, Russia as main cyber-crime threats; sees risk to power supply

Canada identified state-sponsored programs in China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as major cyber crime threats for the first time, and said it feared foreign actors could try to disrupt…

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Russian, Iranian and other hackers target 2020 U.S. election

U.S. intelligence officials and researchers at major internet firms say hackers from around the globe have targeted the 2020 U.S. election, including the campaigns of President Donald Trump and his…

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Hackers leak personal data of 1,000 Belarusian police on weekend of protests

Anonymous hackers leaked the personal data of 1,000 Belarusian police officers in retaliation for a crackdown on street demonstrations against veteran President Alexander Lukashenko, as protesters geared up for another…

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Microsoft: Foreign hackers are targeting Biden and Trump camps

Hackers linked to Russia, China, and Iran are trying to spy on people tied to both U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden, Microsoft Corp said on Thursday.…

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Thai hospitals and companies targeted by ransomware attacks

Hospitals and companies in Thailand were hit by hackers who held their computer systems and data ransom, demanding payment to restore information, police said. "Government hospitals and companies were hacked…

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UPDATED: Microsoft reveals Russian state hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm

Microsoft Corp recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election campaign advisory firms that it had been targeted by suspected Russian state-backed hackers, according to three people…

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Marriott faces London lawsuit over vast data breach

Marriott International Inc , the world's largest hotel operator, is facing a London class action brought by millions of former hotel guests demanding compensation after their personal data was hacked…

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Garmin’s cyber-attack lesson: sprint don’t jog

by Anna Szymanski Athletes have little patience for slowness, especially when syncing their smartwatches. Garmin, the $19 billion wearables and GPS device maker, fell prey to a cyberattack just days…

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Iran says foreign states may have carried out cyberattacks

Iran’s foreign ministry said foreign governments may have been behind recent cyberattacks on Iranian facilities, but played down the possibility of them having a role in a series of fires…

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Australia sees China as main suspect in state-based cyberattacks, sources say

Australia views China as the chief suspect in a spate of cyber-attacks of increasing frequency in recent months, three sources familiar with the government's thinking told Reuters on Friday. The…

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Australia says it has been target of ‘state-based’ cyberattacks

A "sophisticated state-based actor" has been attempting to hack a wide range of Australian organisations for months and had stepped up its efforts recently, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on…

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Google sees resurgence in state-backed hacking, phishing related to COVID-19

Security experts at Alphabet Inc's Google sent 1,755 warnings in April to users whose accounts were targets of government-backed attackers, following a resurgence in hacking and phishing attempts related to…

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Microsoft on the forefront to stop coronavirus-related cyber threats

Microsoft is publishing a trove of security data related to coronavirus-related cyber threats in order to help stop the attacks, the company said Thursday. The goal is to increase awareness…

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US says Chinese hackers might be targeting virus researchers

Organizations conducting research into COVID-19 may be targeted by computer hackers linked to the Chinese government, according to the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. Neither agency cited any…

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Hackers threaten to leak sensitive documents about leading personalities

A group of hackers is threatening to leak legal documents from a law firm used by some of the world's biggest celebrities. The first leak of data came last week,…

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Iran-linked hackers recently targeted coronavirus drugmaker Gilead

Hackers linked to Iran have targeted staff at U.S. drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc in recent weeks, according to publicly-available web archives reviewed by Reuters and three cybersecurity researchers, as the…

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Flaw in iPhone, iPads may have allowed hackers to steal data for years

Apple Inc is planning to fix a flaw that a security firm said may have left more than half a billion iPhones vulnerable to hackers. The bug, which also exists…

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Hackers target U.S. coronavirus treatment research

A senior FBI cybersecurity official said on Thursday that foreign government hackers have broken into institutions conducting research into treatments for COVID-19, the sometimes fatal respiratory illness caused by the…

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Cybersecurity experts tackle coronavirus-related hacking

An international group of nearly 400 volunteers with expertise in cybersecurity formed on Wednesday to fight hacking related to the novel coronavirus. Called the COVID-19 CTI League, for cyber threat…

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US authorities warns of malicious websites, emails and scams capitalizing on Covid-19 pandemic

American officials are cautioning residents about several fraud schemes, including malicious websites, email scams and suspicious links, designed to prey on vulnerable people in the midst of the Covid-19 public…

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MGM hack exposes personal data of 10.6 million guests

The personal information of 10.6 million guests who stayed at MGM Resorts hotels was hacked last summer. The hack was first reported by ZDNet on Wednesday, which said the stolen…

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Reports Iranian hackers targeted Western universities

Government-backed Iranian hackers have targeted universities in Europe, the United States and Australia in recent months, consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers has found, Dutch broadcaster NOS reported on Friday. It is unclear whether…

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United Nations IT systems breached in Geneva and Vienna

Dozens of servers were “compromised” at United Nations offices in Geneva and Vienna last summer, according to an investigation by the New Humanitarian. The UN decision to keep quiet about a major attacking into its computer networks in…

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Hackers acting in Turkey’s interests believed to be behind recent cyberattacks

Reuters reports that sweeping cyberattacks targeting governments and other organizations in Europe and the Middle East are believed to be the work of hackers acting in the interests of the…

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Turkish hackers target Greek government websites, stock exchange

Turkish hackers claimed to have hijacked for more than 90 minutes the official websites of the Greek parliament, the foreign affairs and economy ministries, as well as the country's stock…

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Filipinos warned against malicious online holiday greetings

A cybersecurity non-profit firm from the Philippines warned the public against malicious and fraudulent Christmas and New Year greetings sent through social messenger apps, such as Facebook Messenger. Several netizens…

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New Orleans declares state of emergency following ransomware attack

New Orleans declared a state of emergency and shut down its computers after a cyber security event, the latest in a string of city and state governments to be attacked…

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Iran says it’s defused another cyberattack, the second in less than a week

Iran's telecommunications minister announced on Sunday that the country has defused a second cyberattack in less than a week, this time “aimed at spying on government intelligence." Mohammad Javad Azari…

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International crackdown on RAT spyware which takes total control of victims’ PCs

A hacking tool that was able to give full remote control of a victim’s computer to cybercriminals has been taken down as a result of an international law enforcement operation…

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NOUV To Present iGaming Services at SIGMA

To date, around 2.8 million professionals work in cybersecurity globally, but an additional 4 million trained workers will be needed to close the skills gap and properly defend organizations,…

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EU sounds alarm on foreign interference in 5G networks

European cybersecurity authorities warned Wednesday that state hacking groups are a major threat to the security of 5G networks, increasing pressure on telecom operators to take action against new risks…

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Hackers targeting Thomas Cook customers

Cybersecurity experts have warned that criminals are targeting Thomas Cook customers and former employees with websites which impersonate legitimate organisations. The Telegraph reports that website records compiled by cybersecurity firm…

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French police destroy virus that infected over 850,000 computers worldwide

A specialized team of French police dubbed has destroyed a virus know as, Retadup, that infected more than 850,000 computers worldwide. The network of infected computers, known as a botnet,…

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Widespread and sophisticated cyberattacks on banks and cryptocurrency exchanges funding N Korea missile tests – Report

North Korea is paying for its continued missile tests with “widespread and increasingly sophisticated” cyberattacks on banks and cryptocurrency exchanges, according to a new report to the U.N. Security Council,…

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Johannesburg power supplier falls victim to ransomware attack

City Power, responsible for powering South Africa’s financial capital Johannesburg, announced on Thursday that it had been hit by a ransomware virus that had encrypted all of its databases, applications…

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Two charged with terrorism over Bulgaria’s biggest data breach

Prosecutors have charged two workers at a cybersecurity company with terrorism as part of an investigation into Bulgaria's biggest-ever data breach, a lawyer for the defendants said on Wednesday. Georgi…

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Financial records of nearly every Bulgarian exposed

A 20-year-old cybersecurity worker has been arrested in Bulgaria and charged with hacking the personal and financial records of millions of taxpayers in the country’s biggest ever data breach. Bulgaria’s…

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Second Chinese cybersecurity centre opens in Brussels

China’s ZTE is opening a cybersecurity centre in Brussels, four months after a similar move by Huawei. ZTE said in a press release that its “lab” will be installed…

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U.S., Poland sign cyberspace defence cooperation agreement

In another important milestone marking the strong partnership between the U.S. and Poland, military officials from the two countries signed a cyberspace defence cooperation agreement June 26. The Arrangement on…

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Two Israelis arrested in global ‘dark’ Internet probe

Two Israelis have been arrested on suspicion of setting up a "dark" Internet site that was used to buy weapons, drugs and stolen credit cards. Israeli police said the…

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Microsoft teams up with colleges and universities to address the technical skills gap

Microsoft Corp. announced new partnerships with global higher education institutions to align and integrate Microsoft’s technical skills programs and credentials to help address the growing 21st century talent gap. The…

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EU expected to drop threat of Huawei ban

A Reuters exclusive report states that the European Commission will next week ignore U.S. calls to ban Huawei Technologies but urge EU countries to share more data to tackle…

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Facebook breach leaves thousands of other apps vulnerable

The breach affecting 50m accounts took advantage of ‘tokens’, a system used by third-party platforms such as Spotify. Last Friday, the social media company revealed a vulnerability that allowed attackers to…

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