The European Central Bank, the central bank of the 19 EU countries using the euro, has reportedly warned against potential Russian cyberattacks, and EU banking institutions are reportedly conducting cyber war games to test resiliency against a potential cyber offensive, according to Reuters.
Federal authorities are again warning healthcare and public health sector entities about potential threats posed by ransomware-as-a-service group LockBit 2.0, despite the cybercrime gang's claim that it does not target healthcare organizations.
A "deliberate and malicious" cyberattack struck Vodafone Portugal, including its 4G/5G network, fixed voice, TV, SMS and voice/digital answering services. ATM networks of large banks connected to its 4G network were also disrupted. The company says its 4G network has now been partially restored.
Israeli officials announced they will set up a commission of inquiry to investigate reports that the nation's police force used the flagship spyware of Israeli firm NSO Group, called Pegasus, to hack the phones of Israeli public officials, journalists and activists.
It is essential that entities across all industries - and especially in healthcare - better prepare every type and level of worker on how to respond to potentially devastating ransomware attacks, says privacy and security attorney Erik Weinick of law firm Otterbourg PC.
Swissport, a global company that provides aviation-related services, confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack on Thursday. The incident has now been contained, and a full system cleanup and recovery process is underway with no significant delays in sight, a company spokesperson says.
Threat actors have replicated the Armaan and Hamraaz apps used by Indian Army personnel, and injected malware capable of reading SMS, live location and contacts on mobile devices. The malware also allows access to audio files, including phone recordings, MalwareHunter Team and Cyble researchers say.
Meter, a blockchain infrastructure company that provides multi-chain bridging and allows users to trade multiple cryptocurrencies across Ethereum and other public chains, has been exploited for around $4.4 million, the company acknowledged via Twitter. The hack also affected the Moonriver network.
The ransomware operation known as Alphv - aka BlackCat - appears to be a reboot of the DarkSide group, which rebranded as BlackMatter following serious encryption and victim-selection mistakes. Amid reports that Alphv has disrupted 17 oil terminals in Western Europe, how long until the next rebrand?
A large-scale cyberattack has disrupted operations at oil terminals in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands with ransomware affecting fuel distribution, oil storage and transport around the world, including Oiltanking in Germany, SEA-Invest in Belgium and Evos in the Netherlands.
Researchers report that because of increased use of multifactor authentication, attackers are developing phishing kits that steal tokens and bypass this trusted layer of security, enabling them to "man in the middle" a browser session and steal credentials and session cookies in real time.
Eset says it has patched a high-severity privilege escalation bug affecting its clients who use Windows-based systems. The company has released software updates for all affected versions of its product, as well as a workaround, and says no exploits have been reported.
Some of the biggest cybercrime-focused darknet markets selling stolen payment card data, passwords, malware and more have retired in the past year, with administrators oftentimes boasting it's because they've gotten rich. As they exit, other players remain ready to grab their market share, experts say.
Multinational media company News Corp was the target of a cyberattack that exposed emails and employee documents - including those belonging to journalists, the company confirmed on Friday. To investigate, News Corp has hired cybersecurity firm Mandiant, which says the attack has a "China nexus."
Four ISMG editors discuss important cybersecurity issues, including misconceptions around Zero Trust implementation, lessons learned from the crippling NotPetya malware attack of 2017 that nearly sank logistics giant Maersk and how a Russian cyberwar in Ukraine could move beyond its borders.
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