Researchers Trace LAPSUS$ Cyber Attacks to 16-Year-Old Hacker from England

Authentication services provider Okta on Wednesday named Sitel as the third-party linked to a security incident experienced by the company in late January that allowed the LAPSUS$ extortion gang to remotely take over an internal account belonging to a customer support engineer. The company added...

CISA Warns CISOs to Brace for Attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, a United States federal agency under the oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, is urging business leaders and those responsible for digital security to prepare for attacks and adapt their digital security posture. This is...

U.S. Government Warns Companies of Potential Russian Cyber Attacks

The U.S. government on Monday once again cautioned of potential cyber attacks from Russia in retaliation for economic sanctions imposed by the west on the country following its military assault on Ukraine last month. "It's part of Russia's playbook," U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement,...

To Pay or Not to Pay? That is the Ransomware question

During a review of a client’s incident response capabilities the discussion turned to ransomware and strategies for handling it. The client’s board-level view was that if they were unable to restore their systems they would pay-up. They’d gone so far as considering setting up a cryptocurrency...

Russia May Use Ransomware Payouts to Avoid Sanctions

Russia may ramp up ransomware attacks against the United States as a way to ease the financial hurt it’s under due to sanctions, U.S. federal authorities are warning. Those sanctions have been levied against the nation and Vladimir Putin’s government due to its invasion of Ukraine. The Financial...

Iranian linked conglomerate MuddyWater comprised of regionally focused subgroups

By Asheer Malhotra, Vitor Ventura and Arnaud Zobec. Cisco Talos has observed new cyber attacks targeting Turkey and other Asian countries we believe with high confidence are from groups operating under the MuddyWater umbrella of APT groups. U.S. Cyber Command recently connected MuddyWater to...

Russian APTs Furiously Phish Ukraine – Google

While Russia is fighting a physical war on the ground against Ukraine, advanced persistent threat APT groups affiliated with or backing Vladimir Putin’s government are ramping up phishing and other attacks against Ukrainian and European targets in cyberspace, Google is warning. Researchers from...

Will Russian Oil Ban Spur Increased Cyber-Attacks

President Biden banned the sale of Russian oil to the United States to deprive the Putin regime of the economic resources needed to wage war. But this may put US companies in the firing line of cyber-attacks from the east...

CISA Adds Another 95 Flaws to its Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA this week added 95 more security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, taking the total number of actively exploited vulnerabilities to 478. "These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious...

Russia Releases List of IPs, Domains Attacking Its Infrastructure with DDoS Attacks

As the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to escalate, the Russian government on Thursday released a massive list containing 17,576 IP addresses and 166 domains that it said are behind a series of distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks aimed at its domestic infrastructure. Some of the...

Second New 'IsaacWiper' Data Wiper Targets Ukraine After Russian Invasion

A new data wiper malware has been observed deployed against an unnamed Ukrainian government network, a day after destructive cyber attacks struck multiple entities in the country preceding the start of Russia's military invasion. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET dubbed the new malware "IsaacWiper,"...

Cyber lures and threats in the context of the war in Ukraine

The conflict between Ukraine and Russia goes a long way back, but it took a dramatic turn after the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. Since then, the war in the Donbas region has resulted in a number of casualties as well as a constant feeling of insecurity among the population. In recent months, Russia...

Russia Sanctions May Spark Escalating Cyber Conflict

President Biden joined European leaders this week in enacting economic sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The West has promised tougher sanctions are coming, but experts warn these will almost certainly trigger a Russian retaliation against America and its allies,...

Iran's MuddyWater Hacker Group Using New Malware in Worldwide Cyber Attacks

Cybersecurity agencies from the U.K. and the U.S. have laid bare a new malware used by the Iranian government-sponsored advanced persistent threat APT group in attacks targeting government and commercial networks worldwide. "MuddyWater actors are positioned both to provide stolen data and accesse...

Putin Warns Russian Critical Infrastructure to Brace for Potential Cyber Attacks

The Russian government on Thursday warned of cyber attacks aimed at domestic critical infrastructure operators, as the country's full-blown invasion of Ukraine enters the second day. In addition to cautioning of the "threat of an increase in the intensity of computer attacks," Russia's National...

BlackCat Ransomware group attacks on the rise

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here The Blackcat Ransomware gang also known as ALPHV has targeted around 25 organizations belonging to multiple sectors globally since November 2021. The group has claimed responsibility for the recent cyber attack on Swissport...

Security Manager Guide – Job Description and How to Become

Introduction This guide discloses how to turn into a security supervisor, as well as the means to take to begin in this productive and intriguing industry. Keep perusing to find about the instructive, and certificate prerequisites for cybersecurity managers in the work environment. Bosses look fo...

Ways to Keep Your Business Data Secure From Cyber Attacks

By Owais Sultan Many business owners believe they are not at risk from cyber attacks just because their company is not… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ways to Keep Your Business Data Secure From Cyber Attacks...

COVID Does Not Spread to Computers

"…well, of course!" is what you might think. It's a biological threat, so how could it affect digital assets? But hang on. Among other effects, this pandemic has brought about a massive shift in several technological areas. Not only did it force numerous organizations - that up to now were...

SAP customers are urged to patch critical vulnerabilities in multiple products

German enterprise software maker SAP has patched three critical vulnerabilities affecting Internet Communication Manager ICM, a core component of SAP business applications. Customers are urged by both SAP and CISA to address these critical vulnerabilities as soon as possible. On February 8, SAP...