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"Russian Hackers KillNet Executed a Cyber Attack on European Air Traffic Control Agency Eurocontrol"The pro-Russian hacking group KillNet launched a cyberattack against Europe's air traffic control agency. According to the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (EOSAN), also known as Eurocontrol, the attack caused interruptions to its…
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"Radware Report Sees Religion Fueling More DDoS Attacks"According to a report published by Radware, in just two months, hacktivists claimed to have launched over 1,800 Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks in an effort to advance various political and religious causes. The analysis of claims made on…
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"UNSW Calls on Government to Protect Bug Bounty Hunters"According to the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia's current cybersecurity consultations offer an opportunity to protect vulnerability researchers. The university's Allen Lab and its business school's regulatory laboratory argue in a…
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"Zscaler ThreatLabz Finds Alarming Growth in Phishing Attacks"A new threat analysis report released by the cloud security provider Zscaler reveals patterns in the growth of phishing attacks in 2022. Based on data including 280 million transactions and an analysis of eight billion attempted attacks, the report found…
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"Report Shows 92% Of Orgs Experienced an API Security Incident Last Year"Data Theorem, an application security provider, has announced the release of a new report in collaboration with TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). ESG surveyed 397 people on cloud-native applications and Application Programming Interface (API…
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"UK Pension Funds Warned to Check on Clients' Data After Capita Breach"Hundreds of pension funds in the UK have been instructed to check whether their clients' data was stolen due to the Capita breach in March. Capita, the country's largest outsourcing firm, has contracts to manage the payment systems for pension funds used…
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"Hacking Caused 80% of Healthcare Data Breaches in 2022"Healthcare system hacking is a major concern, and healthcare organizations must take proactive measures to protect themselves from such attacks. Following a 250 percent increase in breach numbers between 2011 and 2021, the Fortified Health Security 2023…
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"CISA Asks for Public Opinion on Secure Software Attestation"The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has recently announced that proposed guidance for secure software development is now open to public review and opinion. For 60 days, the public can provide feedback on the draft self-…
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"EVs Rev up Cybersecurity Challenges"Even though the Biden administration recently reaffirmed its commitment to Electric Vehicles (EVs), concerns remain about the ability of charging infrastructure and vehicles to withstand a cyberattack. If charging stations are designated as critical…
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"Iranian Govt Uses BouldSpy Android Malware for Internal Surveillance Operations"Lookout Threat Lab researchers discovered BouldSpy, a new Android surveillance malware used by the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FARAJA). Although the BouldSpy spyware includes ransomware capabilities, Lookout researchers have…
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"Companies Increasingly Hit With Data Breach Lawsuits: Law Firm"According to US law firm BakerHostetler, lawsuits filed against companies that have suffered a data breach are increasingly common, with action being taken more frequently, even in cases where the number of impacted individuals is smaller. Last…
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"NIST's Cybersecurity Framework Gets 'Significant Update'"The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is updating its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) in order to better incorporate topics such as supply chain risk management and governance. The framework, first released in 2014, is a set of…