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Biopharmaceutical firm Supernus Pharmaceuticals hit by Hive ransomware during an ongoing acquisition

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Biopharmaceutical company Supernus Pharmaceuticals discloses a ransomware attack, the Hive ransomware claims to have stolen company data. Biopharmaceutical company Supernus Pharmaceuticals confirmed it was the victim of a data breach after a ransomware attack that hit the firm last in Mid-November. “Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets the COVID-19 research

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The attacks aimed at a Ministry of Health and a pharmaceutical company involved in the development of the COVID-19 vaccine. The systems at the pharmaceutical company were targeted with the BookCode malware, while in the attack against a Ministry of Health the APT group used the wAgent malware. .

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FBI warns US companies on the use of Chinese Tax Software

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The alert aims at informing US companies in the healthcare, chemical, and finance sectors of cyber espionage activity by the Chinese government against their business and branches operating in China. ” reads the alert.

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Google warned users of 33,015 nation-state attacks since January

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Google sent 11,856 government-backed phishing warnings during Q1 2020, 11,023 in Q2 2020, and 10,136 in Q3 2020. government agencies have warned about different threat actors, and we’ve worked closely with those agencies and others in the tech industry to share leads and intelligence about what we’re seeing across the ecosystem.”

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

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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 hackers stole info from Spanish centers working on Covid19 vaccine

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While pharmaceutical companies worldwide are working on the research of a vaccine for the ongoing COVID19 pandemic, threat actors are conducting cyber espionage campaigns in the attempt of stealing information on the work. . ” reported El Pais.

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Ransomware threat landscape Jan-Apr 2024: insights and challenges

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The industrial and consulting sectors, including pharmaceutical, mechanical, and electronic industries, were among the most targeted in the country. Italy, in particular, faced specific challenges in cybersecurity during this critical period.