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Experts warn of a surge in NetSupport RAT attacks against education and government sectors

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Experts warn of a surge in NetSupport RAT attacks against education, government, and business services sectors. The most impacted sectors are education, government, and business services. NetSupport RAT is a remote control and desktop management software developed by NetSupport Ltd. implacavelvideos[.]com).

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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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FritzFrog P2P Botnet is back and targets Healthcare, Education and Government Sectors

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

FritzFrog P2P botnet is back and is targeting servers belonging to entities in the healthcare, education, and government sectors. The bot is written in Golang and implements wormable capabilities, experts reported attacks against entities in the government, education, and finance sectors. ” continues the report.

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A massive DDoS knocked offline Belgian government websites

Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2021

A massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack shut down Belgiums’ government websites, internal networks were also impacted. A massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack hit most of the Belgium government ’s IT network, according to the media the attack also knocked offline internal systems. Around 7.30

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FBI warns of PYSA Ransomware attacks against Education Institutions in US and UK

Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

The FBI has issued an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks on education institutions in the US and UK. The FBI has issued Tuesday an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks against education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. The malicious code appended the extension .

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UK Cyber Security Council to Tackle Education, Standards

Data Breach Today

JUNE 5, 2021

Government to execute their vision for the U.K. Claudia Natanson Describes Vision of U.K.’s s New Self-Regulatory Body U.K. Cyber Security Council is a new self-regulatory body for the profession. It is tasked by the U.K.

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Threat actors defaced Ukrainian government websites

Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

Threat actors defaced multiple Ukrainian government websites after talks between Ukrainian, US, and Russian officials hit a dead this week. Threat actors have defaced multiple websites of the Ukrainian government on the night between January 13 and January 14. “Ukrainian! All your personal data has been sent to a public network.

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Iran-linked group APT33 adds new Tickler malware to its arsenal

Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2024

Iran-linked group APT33 used new Tickler malware in attacks against organizations in the government, defense, satellite, oil and gas sectors. The group also relied on social engineering efforts in attacks against organizations in the higher education, satellite, and defense sectors through LinkedIn. dll to execute its functions.

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Is Gelsemium APT behind a targeted attack in Southeast Asian Government?

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A stealthy APT group tracked as Gelsemium was observed targeting a Southeast Asian government between 2022 and 2023. Palo Alto Unit42 researchers an APT group tracked as Gelsemium targeting a Southeast Asian government. The experts tracked the cluster as CL-STA-0046, the malicious activity spanned over six months between 2022-2023.

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X will collect biometric data from its premium users

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

” The company told Bloomberg that users can be identified by providing a government ID or a picture for identity matching, or using biometric data. The social media site X announced that it will collect premium users’ biometric data for security and identification purposes.

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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. state, local, territorial, and tribal (SLTT) government networks, as well as aviation networks. . This joint advisory provides information on Russia-linked APT actor activity targeting various U.S.

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CISA adds Microsoft Windows Print Spooler flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2024

Microsoft has observed APT28 using GooseEgg in post-compromise activities against various targets, including government, non-governmental, education, and transportation sector organizations in Ukraine, Western Europe, and North America. This tool modifies a JavaScript constraints file and executes it with SYSTEM-level permissions.

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Chinese Cycldek APT targets Vietnamese Military and Government in sophisticated attacks

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

China-linked APT group Cycldek is behind an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. China-linked APT group LuckyMouse (aka Cycldek, Goblin Panda , Hellsing, APT 27, and Conimes) is targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam with spear-phishing.

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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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Ransomware-Wielding Attackers Target Unfixed WS_FTP Servers

Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Researcher Published Proof-of-Concept Exploit Code 1 Day After Vendor Issued Patch Ransomware-wielding attackers are targeting unpatched versions of FTP software that is widely used by large enterprises, including government and educational organizations.

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ChaChi, a GoLang Trojan used in ransomware attacks on US schools

Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2021

A new Trojan written in the Go programming language, tracked as ChaChi, was involved in ransomware attacks against government agencies and US schools. The malware was recently employed in attacks against large US schools and education organizations. . The first variant of the RAT was less sophisticated and poorly obfuscated.

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Information Governance – 3 Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

AIIM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

What is Information Governance, and Why is it Important? There are many benefits to constructing an Information Governance program plan. How to Avoid Information Governance Pitfalls. How to Avoid/Overcome: Overcome this issue by addressing objections directly with good communication and contextual education.

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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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Rhysida ransomware gang claimed China Energy hack

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked the Chinese state-owned energy conglomerate China Energy Engineering Corporation. reads the joint advisory.

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Ministry of Defence academy hit by state-sponsored hackers

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2021

The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom provides higher education for personnel in the British Armed Forces, Civil Service, other government departments and service personnel from other nations. “Staff were told the hack was by a foreign power, making Russia and China suspects.” a source told The Sun.

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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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Chinese APT Using Google Drive, Dropbox to Drop Malware

Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Evolved Mustang Panda Malware Targets Government, Education, Other Sectors Globally A large-scale cyberespionage campaign by notorious China-based advanced persistent threat actor Mustang Panda is targeting government, academic and other sectors globally.

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City of Dallas shut down IT services after ransomware attack

Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

The City of Dallas, Texas, was hit by a ransomware attack that forced it to shut down some of its IT systems. The IT systems at the City of Dallas, Texas, have been targeted by a ransomware attack. To prevent the threat from spreading within the network, the City has shut down the impacted IT systems. ” reported the website of Fox4News.

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Russia-linked APT28 used post-compromise tool GooseEgg to exploit CVE-2022-38028 Windows flaw

Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2024

Microsoft has observed APT28 using GooseEgg in post-compromise activities against various targets, including government, non-governmental, education, and transportation sector organizations in Ukraine, Western Europe, and North America. This tool modifies a JavaScript constraints file and executes it with SYSTEM-level permissions.

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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. King Edward VII’s Hospital is a private hospital located on Beaumont Street in the Marylebone district of central London. reads the joint advisory.

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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. Abdali Hospital is a multi-specialty hospital located in the modern development of Al-Abdali, Amman, Jordan. Rhysida has allegedly breached more critical infrastructure.

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CISA adds Zimbra bug exploited in attacks against NATO countries to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

Proofpoint researchers recently reported that a Russian hacking group, tracked as Winter Vivern (aka TA473), has been actively exploiting vulnerabilities ( CVE-2022-27926 ) in unpatched Zimbra instances to gain access to the emails of NATO officials, governments, military personnel, and diplomats. reads the post published by Proofpoint.

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OCR Labs exposes its systems, jeopardizing major banking clients

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

A digital identification tool provided by OCR Labs to major banks and government agencies leaked sensitive credentials, putting clients at severe risk. Its services are used by companies and financial institutions including BMW, Vodafone, the Australian government, Westpac, ANZ, HSBC, and Virgin Money.

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U.S. Internet Leaked Years of Internal, Customer Emails

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

has a business unit called Securence , which specializes in providing filtered, secure email services to businesses, educational institutions and government agencies worldwide. and cityoffrederickmd.gov , the website for the government of Frederick, Md. Internet Corp. But until it was notified last week, U.S. ” U.S.

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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. “Microsoft assesses with medium confidence that Storm-2372 aligns with Russian interests, victimology, and tradecraft.”

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Quebec shuts down thousands of sites as disclosure of the Log4Shell flaw

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Today Canadian Minister Responsible for Digital Transformation and Access to Information Eric Caire confirmed the decision of the government to shut down the sites that are being scanned for potentially malicious purposes resulting from the exploitation of the Log4Shell flaw. formatMsgNoLookups option is set to false.

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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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Lockbit ransomware gang demanded an 80 million ransom to CDW

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2023

CDW Corporation is a provider of technology solutions and services for business, government and education. A secondary division of the company, known as CDW-G , focuses on United States governmental entities, including as K-12 schools, universities, non-profit healthcare organizations, State & Local and the Federal government.

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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. Tietoevry is a Finnish multinational information technology (IT) and consulting company that provides managed services and cloud hosting for the enterprise. ” concludes the update.

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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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Zero-day exploit used to hack iPhones of Al Jazeera employees

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

“In July and August 2020, government operatives used NSO Group ’s Pegasus spyware to hack 36 personal phones belonging to journalists, producers, anchors, and executives at Al Jazeera. Investments in journalist security and education must be accompanied by efforts to regulate the sale, transfer, and use of surveillance technology.”

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Rhysida ransomware gang is auctioning data stolen from the British Library

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed responsibility for the recent cyberattack on the British Library that has caused a major IT outage. The Rhysida ransomware gang added the British Library to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom.

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Missouri Governor Vows to Prosecute St. Louis Post-Dispatch for Reporting Security Vulnerability

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Louis Post-Dispatch ran a story about how its staff discovered and reported a security vulnerability in a Missouri state education website that exposed the Social Security numbers of 100,000 elementary and secondary teachers. On Wednesday, the St. In a press conference this morning, Missouri Gov. ” Missouri Gov. ” Missouri Gov.

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China-linked APT Silk Typhoon targets IT Supply Chain

Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2025

Silk Typhoon targets multiple sectors worldwide, including information technology (IT) services and infrastructure, remote monitoring and management (RMM) companies, managed service providers (MSPs) and affiliates, healthcare, legal services, higher education, defense, government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and energy.

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Thinkful forces a password reset for all users after a data breach

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The online education platform for developers Thinkful suffered a security breach and is notifying the incident to its customers requiring them to reset their passwords. Hackers had access to certain information, such as government-issued IDs and Social Security numbers, or financial information. ” continues the notification.

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FBI and CISA warn of attacks by Rhysida ransomware gang

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. The victims of the group are “targets of opportunity.” ” reads the joint advisory. ntdsutil.exe A standard Windows tool used to interact with the NTDS database.

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GUEST ESSAY: Why there’s no such thing as anonymity it this digital age

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2019

Here are a few unexpected examples of supposedly anonymous data reversal: •In 2016, the Australian government released what they called the “anonymous” (i. She’s a devoted security and privacy enthusiast with a focus on public education and communication. . But anonymous data really doesn’t exist anymore. million people.

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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. China-linked threat actor Earth Baku expanded its operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa starting in late 2022. ” reads the report published by Trend Micro.

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Russian Phobos ransomware operator faces cybercrime charges

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

“According to the indictment, Ptitsyn facilitated the worldwide use of a dangerous ransomware strain to target corporations and various organizations, including government agencies, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, and critical infrastructure.

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Experts warn of a surge in NetSupport RAT attacks against education and government sectors

NCSC warns of a surge in ransomware attacks on education institutions

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FritzFrog P2P Botnet is back and targets Healthcare, Education and Government Sectors

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A massive DDoS knocked offline Belgian government websites

FBI warns of PYSA Ransomware attacks against Education Institutions in US and UK

UK Cyber Security Council to Tackle Education, Standards

Threat actors defaced Ukrainian government websites

Iran-linked group APT33 adds new Tickler malware to its arsenal

Is Gelsemium APT behind a targeted attack in Southeast Asian Government?

X will collect biometric data from its premium users

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

CISA adds Microsoft Windows Print Spooler flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Chinese Cycldek APT targets Vietnamese Military and Government in sophisticated attacks

Ransomware attacks hit 105 US local governments in 2022

Ransomware-Wielding Attackers Target Unfixed WS_FTP Servers

ChaChi, a GoLang Trojan used in ransomware attacks on US schools

Information Governance – 3 Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Cryptocurrencies and cybercrime: A critical intermingling

Rhysida ransomware gang claimed China Energy hack

Ministry of Defence academy hit by state-sponsored hackers

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

Chinese APT Using Google Drive, Dropbox to Drop Malware

City of Dallas shut down IT services after ransomware attack

Russia-linked APT28 used post-compromise tool GooseEgg to exploit CVE-2022-38028 Windows flaw

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

Rhysida ransomware group hacked Abdali Hospital in Jordan

CISA adds Zimbra bug exploited in attacks against NATO countries to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

OCR Labs exposes its systems, jeopardizing major banking clients

U.S. Internet Leaked Years of Internal, Customer Emails

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

Quebec shuts down thousands of sites as disclosure of the Log4Shell flaw

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

Lockbit ransomware gang demanded an 80 million ransom to CDW

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

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

Zero-day exploit used to hack iPhones of Al Jazeera employees

Rhysida ransomware gang is auctioning data stolen from the British Library

Missouri Governor Vows to Prosecute St. Louis Post-Dispatch for Reporting Security Vulnerability

China-linked APT Silk Typhoon targets IT Supply Chain

Thinkful forces a password reset for all users after a data breach

FBI and CISA warn of attacks by Rhysida ransomware gang

GUEST ESSAY: Why there’s no such thing as anonymity it this digital age

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

Russian Phobos ransomware operator faces cybercrime charges

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