Remove 2018 Remove Manufacturing Remove Retail
article thumbnail

Cyber-Criminal espionage Operation insists on Italian Manufacturing

Security Affairs

ZLab researchers spotted a new malicious espionage activity targeting Italian companies operating worldwide in the manufacturing sector. The group behind this activity is the same we identified in the past malicious operations described in Roma225 (12/2018), Hagga (08/2019), Mana (09/2019), YAKKA (01/2020). Introduction.

article thumbnail

Market volume of illegal online sales of alcohol exceeded 30 million USD in 2018 in Russia

Security Affairs

Security firm Group-IB has estimated that the market volume of illegal online sales of alcohol in Russia exceeded 30 million USD in 2018, i.e. almost 5.8 Such schemes are used by both resellers who sell alcohol online bought from major retailers as well as fraudsters who sell counterfeit products. The intoxicating Internet.

Marketing 245
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Australian Cyber Security Centre warns of a surge of LockBit 2.0 ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

Most of the attacks have been reported in July, the organizations hit by the ransomware gang operate in professional services, construction, manufacturing, retail, and food industries. Experts warn of active exploitation of the CVE-2018-13379 , a security bug heavily exploited by LockBit to breach networks.

article thumbnail

The Cost of Dealing With a Cybersecurity Attack in These 4 Industries

Security Affairs

As people have growing opportunities to shop online, the chances for hackers to carry out lucrative cyberattacks in the retail sector also go up. Statistics from 2016 showed that the average cost per compromised retail record was $172. People are becoming less tolerant of retailers that have widescale data breaches.

article thumbnail

Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten sells access to hacked networks

Security Affairs

” PIONEER KITTEN hackers to date have focused their attacks against entities in North American and Israeli, while targeted sectors include technology, government, defense, healthcare, aviation, media, academic, engineering, consulting and professional services, chemical, manufacturing, financial services, insurance, and retail. .

Access 320
article thumbnail

Android devices shipped with backdoored firmware as part of the BADBOX network

Security Affairs

Human Security identified a supply chain of a Chinese manufacturer that was compromised to backdoor the firmware of several products delivered to resellers, physical retail stores and e-commerce warehouses. Products containing the malicious backdoor have been found on public school networks throughout the United States.

article thumbnail

Australia banned Huawei from 5G network due to security concerns

Security Affairs

— Huawei Australia (@HuaweiOZ) August 22, 2018. The US was the first country that warned of the security risks associated with the usage of the products manufactured by the Chinese telecommunications giant. Has safely & securely delivered wireless technology in Aust for close to 15 yrs.

Security 224