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NCSC warns of a surge in ransomware attacks on education institutions

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks against education institutions. SecurityAffairs – hacking, education institutions). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud

Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

The homepage of Stark Industries Solutions. Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe.

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Storm-2372 used the device code phishing technique since August 2024

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Russia-linked group Storm-2372 used the device code phishing technique since Aug 2024 to steal login tokens from governments, NGOs, and industries. ” reads the report published by Microsoft Threat Intelligence.

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Nation-state actors target Australia, Government warns

Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2020

A state-based actor is launching cyber attacks against government, public services and businesses, Australia ‘s prime minister said. Australia ‘s prime minister Scott Morrison said that a “state-based actor” is targeting government, public services, and businesses.

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FBI and CISA joint alert blames Russia’s Energetic Bear APT for US government networks hack

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. has been active since at least 2010 most of the victims of the group are organizations in the energy and industrial sectors. ” reads the advisory. ” reads the advisory.

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Ransomware attacks hit 105 US local governments in 2022

Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2023

In 2022, ransomware attacks targeted 105 state or municipal governments or agencies in the US, reads a report published by Emsisoft. Below are the attacks reported by Emsisoft: 105 local governments. ” The ransomware attack against local governments resulted in data theft in at least 27 of the 105 incidents (26 percent). .”

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Port of Seattle ‘s August data breach impacted 90,000 people

Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2025

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. In September 2024, Port of Seattle confirmed that the Rhysida ransomware group was behind the cyberattack. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

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China-linked hackers target government agencies by exploiting flaws in Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems, and MS Exchange

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

CISA published an advisory on China-linked groups targeting government agencies by exploiting flaws in Microsoft Exchange, Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems. Chinese state-sponsored hackers have probed US government networks looking for vulnerable networking devices that could be compromised with exploits for recently disclosed vulnerabilities.

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Rhysida ransomware gang claimed China Energy hack

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

One of the country’s largest integrated energy companies, it holds a prominent position in the industry. The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. reads the joint advisory.

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China-linked APT41 group exploits Citrix, Cisco, Zoho flaws

Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2020

The group hit entities in several industries, including the gaming, healthcare, high-tech, higher education, telecommunications, and travel services industries. The APT41 has been active since at least 2012, it was involved in both state-sponsored espionage campaigns and financially-motivated attacks since 2014.

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FBI and CISA warn of attacks by Rhysida ransomware gang

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The FBI and CISA warn of attacks carried out by the Rhysida ransomware group against organizations across multiple industry sectors. FBI and CISA published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn of Rhysida ransomware attacks against organizations across multiple industry sectors. ” reads the joint advisory.

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GUEST ESSAY: A Memorial Day call to upskill more veterans for in-demand cybersecurity roles

The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2022

Fundamentally, cybersecurity professionals identify weaknesses and design systems and processes to protect any organization — government agencies, private companies — from cyberattacks. Many government and non-profit organizations like VetJobs and VetsinTech are doing just this. And it works.

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Cryptocurrencies and cybercrime: A critical intermingling

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2024

The fight against cybercrime Government authorities and financial institutions are stepping up efforts to combat cybercrime in the cryptocurrency sector. Educate and protect users and investors To effectively counter cybercrime, it is essential to understand the nature and techniques used by criminals.

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Prometheus and Grief – two new emerging ransomware gangs targeting enterprises. Mexican Government data is published for sale.

Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

Just recently, the group has published a stolen data allegedly belonging to the Mexican Government which still remains available for sale today, and possibly becoming the first cybercriminal group that has touched a major state in Latin America on such a level. Mexican Government data is published for sale. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Crooks target Healthcare facilities involved in Coronavirus containment with Ransomware

Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2020

PaloAlto Networks experts warn of malicious Coronavirus themed phishing campaigns targeting government and medical organizations. Experts from Paloalto Unit 42 published a report that analyzes the cross-section between the various types of Coronavirus-themed attacks aimed at organizations in different industries.

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Operators behind Dark Caracal are still alive and operational

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

The Dark Caracal cyberespionage group is back, researchers from Check Point uncovered a new series of attack against multiple industries. The Bandook was spotted last time in 2015 and 2017 campaigns, dubbed “ Operation Manul ” and “ Dark Caracal “, respectively attributed to Kazakh and the Lebanese governments.

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Akira ransomware received $42M in ransom payments from over 250 victims

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

Government agencies revealed that Akira ransomware has breached over 250 entities worldwide and received over $42 million in ransom payments. The government experts observed the use of PowerTool by Akira threat actors to exploit the Zemana AntiMalware driver and terminate antivirus-related processes.

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Exclusive: Researchers dumped Gigabytes of data from Agent Tesla C2Cs

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The majority of intercepted credentials by Agent Tesla related to financial services, online-retailers, e-government systems and personal and business e-mail accounts. . Last year, Agent Tesla was spotted in highly targeted campaigns against the oil and gas industry.

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Rhysida ransomware group hacked King Edward VII’s Hospital in London

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. According to the gang’s Tor leak site, at least 62 companies are victims of the operation. The victims of the group are “targets of opportunity.”

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Rhysida ransomware group hacked Abdali Hospital in Jordan

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. According to the gang’s Tor leak site, at least 62 companies are victims of the operation. The victims of the group are “targets of opportunity.”

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UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S. orgs with 3 malware

Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

.” At the time of the report, although Mandiant has no evidence about the purposes of the attacks, the broad targeting across multiple industries and the choosing of targets of a global scale, suggests that the attackers could be financially motivated. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Financially motivated Earth Lusca threat actors targets organizations worldwide

Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

A sophisticated threat actor, tracked as Earth Lusca, is targeting government and private organizations worldwide as for financial purposes. The APT group targeted organizations in various industries, including the aviation, gaming, pharmaceuticals, technology, telecoms, and software development industries.

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CIRWA Project tracks ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

According to the summary findings related to the period 2013-2020, the most targeted critical infrastructures are government facilities, followed by education and healthcare.

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New Agent Raccoon malware targets the Middle East, Africa and the US

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The malware was used in attacks against multiple industries, including education, real estate, retail, non-profit organizations, telecom companies, and governments. Unit42 researchers uncovered a new backdoor named Agent Raccoon, which is being used in attacks against organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S.

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Rhysida ransomware gang is auctioning data stolen from the British Library

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Last week, FBI and CISA published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn of Rhysida ransomware attacks against organizations across multiple industry sectors. The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors.

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Steelcase office furniture giant hit by Ryuk ransomware attack

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Steelcase is a US-based furniture company that produces office furniture, architectural and technology products for office environments and the education, health care and retail industries. Bleeping Computer, citing a source in the cybersecurity industry, confirmed that Steelcase suffered a Ryuk ransomware attack.

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Purple Lambert, a new malware of CIA-linked Lambert APT group

Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2021

In April 2017, Symantec security experts who analyzed the alleged CIA hacking tools included in the Vault 7 dump that were involved in attacks aimed at least 40 governments and private organizations across 16 countries. According to the firm, the US cyber spies are targeting various industry sectors and government agencies.

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Akira ransomware attack on Tietoevry disrupted the services of many Swedish organizations

Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

A ransomware attack against the Finnish IT services provider Tietoevry disrupted the services of some Swedish government agencies and shops. ” reads an update published by the services provider. At present, Tietoevry cannot provide a definite timeframe for the complete restoration process due to the complexity of the security breach.

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Google Gmail client-side encryption is available globally

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) is now available for Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers. Google announced that Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) is now available for all Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers.

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Microsoft seized 41 domains used by Iran-linked Bohrium APT

Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2022

The IT giant has seized the domains used by the threat actors employed in its attacks aimed at organizations in tech, transportation, government, and education sectors located in the U.S., Since February, the attacks targeted organizations in critical manufacturing, IT, and Israel’s defense industry. Middle East, and India.

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China-linked APT Earth Baku targets Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2024

The group targeted multiple industries, including media and communications, telecoms, technology, healthcare, and education and government entities. Trend Micro researchers observed the APT targeting countries like Italy, Germany, UAE, and Qatar, and the group is suspected to have targeted also entities in Georgia and Romania.

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National AI Strategy: The UK Government Publishes Its Artificial Intelligence Strategy for the Next Decade

Data Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On 22 September 2021, the UK Government (the “ Government ”) published its Artificial Intelligence (“ AI ”) strategy. The paper outlines the Government’s plan to make Britain a “global superpower” in the AI arena, and sets out an agenda to build the most “pro-innovation regulatory environment in the world”.

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Researchers Find Updated Variants of Bandook Spyware

Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Check Point: New Strains Active Around the World Check Point Research has identified new variants of the long-dormant Bandook spyware that are being used for espionage campaigns across the world targeting government, financial, energy, food industry, healthcare, education, IT and legal organizations.

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Data Governance Maturity and Tracking Progress

erwin

APRIL 16, 2021

Data governance is best defined as the strategic, ongoing and collaborative processes involved in managing data’s access, availability, usability, quality and security in line with established internal policies and relevant data regulations. Data Governance Is Business Transformation. Data Governance Is Business Transformation.

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PYSA ransomware gang is the most active group in November

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Experts observed a 400% increase in the number of attacks, compared with October, that hit government organizations. PYSA ransomware operators focus on large or high-value finance, government and healthcare organisations. The industrials sector continued to be the most targeted sector in November. continues the report.

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Experts released PoC exploit code for critical VMware CVE-2022-22972 flaw

Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

for the affected VMware applications we can find organizations in the healthcare and education industries, and state government potentially vulnerable. Threat actors could easily exploit this issue. Searching on Shodan.io

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LW ROUNDTABLE: Compliance pressures intensify as new cybersecurity standards take hold

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Sherrets Dane Sherrets , Innovation Architect, HackerOne Well see greater industry adoption of AI security and safety standards. And industries like healthcare face persistent targeting due to their outdated systems and high-value data. The SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rule highlights transparency in governance.

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Iranian hackers access unsecured HMI at Israeli Water Facility

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Researchers from industrial cybersecurity firm OTORIO revealed that a group of Iranian hackers gained access to a un unprotected ICS at the Israeli Water Facility. This group also hit other American websites, including a governmental education website in Texas. ” concludes the post. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report. ” concludes the report.

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Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict for DDoS-for-Hire Boss

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Investigators say Downthem helped some 2,000 customers launch debilitating digital assaults at more than 200,000 targets, including many government, banking, university and gaming Web sites. For example, an attacker could compose a DNS request of less than 100 bytes, prompting a response that is 60-70 times as large.

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Experts warn of China-linked APT’s Raptor Train IoT Botnet

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

and Taiwan across various sectors, including military, government, higher education, telecommunications, defense industrial base, and IT.” “This botnet has targeted entities in the U.S. ” concludes the report.

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At Least 30,000 U.S. Organizations Newly Hacked Via Holes in Microsoft’s Email Software

Krebs on Security

MARCH 5, 2021

Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), other government agencies, and security companies, to ensure it is providing the best possible guidance and mitigation for its customers. Microsoft’s initial advisory about the Exchange flaws credited Reston, Va. based Volexity for reporting the vulnerabilities.

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The Certified Information Professional (CIP) vs the Information Governance Professional (IGP)

AIIM

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The Certified Information Governance Professional (IGP) from ARMA is another certification in the information management field and one that’s attracted a lot of interest from records managers. Industry Acceptance. The Certified Information Professional (CIP) VS. The Information Governance Professional (IGP). Industry Acceptance.

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Rhysida Ransomware group claims to have breached Bayhealth Hospital in Delaware

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2024

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. According to the gang’s Tor leak site, at least 62 companies are victims of the operation. The victims of the group are “targets of opportunity.”

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NCSC warns of a surge in ransomware attacks on education institutions

Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud

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Storm-2372 used the device code phishing technique since August 2024

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Nation-state actors target Australia, Government warns

FBI and CISA joint alert blames Russia’s Energetic Bear APT for US government networks hack

Ransomware attacks hit 105 US local governments in 2022

Port of Seattle ‘s August data breach impacted 90,000 people

China-linked hackers target government agencies by exploiting flaws in Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems, and MS Exchange

Rhysida ransomware gang claimed China Energy hack

China-linked APT41 group exploits Citrix, Cisco, Zoho flaws

FBI and CISA warn of attacks by Rhysida ransomware gang

GUEST ESSAY: A Memorial Day call to upskill more veterans for in-demand cybersecurity roles

Cryptocurrencies and cybercrime: A critical intermingling

Prometheus and Grief – two new emerging ransomware gangs targeting enterprises. Mexican Government data is published for sale.

Crooks target Healthcare facilities involved in Coronavirus containment with Ransomware

Operators behind Dark Caracal are still alive and operational

Akira ransomware received $42M in ransom payments from over 250 victims

Exclusive: Researchers dumped Gigabytes of data from Agent Tesla C2Cs

Rhysida ransomware group hacked King Edward VII’s Hospital in London

Rhysida ransomware group hacked Abdali Hospital in Jordan

UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S. orgs with 3 malware

Financially motivated Earth Lusca threat actors targets organizations worldwide

CIRWA Project tracks ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure

New Agent Raccoon malware targets the Middle East, Africa and the US

Rhysida ransomware gang is auctioning data stolen from the British Library

Steelcase office furniture giant hit by Ryuk ransomware attack

Purple Lambert, a new malware of CIA-linked Lambert APT group

Akira ransomware attack on Tietoevry disrupted the services of many Swedish organizations

Google Gmail client-side encryption is available globally

Microsoft seized 41 domains used by Iran-linked Bohrium APT

China-linked APT Earth Baku targets Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

National AI Strategy: The UK Government Publishes Its Artificial Intelligence Strategy for the Next Decade

Researchers Find Updated Variants of Bandook Spyware

Data Governance Maturity and Tracking Progress

PYSA ransomware gang is the most active group in November

Experts released PoC exploit code for critical VMware CVE-2022-22972 flaw

LW ROUNDTABLE: Compliance pressures intensify as new cybersecurity standards take hold

Iranian hackers access unsecured HMI at Israeli Water Facility

Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict for DDoS-for-Hire Boss

Experts warn of China-linked APT’s Raptor Train IoT Botnet

At Least 30,000 U.S. Organizations Newly Hacked Via Holes in Microsoft’s Email Software

The Certified Information Professional (CIP) vs the Information Governance Professional (IGP)

Rhysida Ransomware group claims to have breached Bayhealth Hospital in Delaware

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