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Threats And Attacks
1-15 December 2020 Cyber Attacks Timeline
I am catching up with the cyber attacks timelines for this troubled 2020, which has nearly come to an end. I am happy to publish the first timeline of December, covering the most important ...
Finland confirms that hackers breached MPs’ emails accounts
The Parliament of Finland confirmed that threat actors had access to email accounts of multiple members of parliament (MPs). “Parliament of Finland has been subjected to a cyberattack in ...
Vermont Hospital confirmed the ransomware attack
The Burlington-based University of Vermont Health Network has finally admitted that ransomware was behind the October attack. In October, threat actors hit the Wyckoff Heights Medical ...
2020 was the worst year ever for ransomware. 2021 will be more of the same
Most of the incentives driving ransomware operations have only intensified over the past year, while law enforcement and defenders look for new angles to stem the tide.
Koei Tecmo discloses data breach after hacker leaks stolen data
Japanese game developer Koei Tecmo has disclosed a data breach and taken their European and American websites offline after stolen data was posted to a hacker forum.
The Coolest Hacks of 2020
Despite a pandemic and possibly the worst cyberattack campaign ever waged against the US, the year still had some bright spots when it came to good and creative hacks.
Cyber attack on U.S. government may have started earlier than initially thought - U.S. senator
The unprecedented cyber attack on U.S. government agencies reported this month may have started earlier than last spring as previously believed, a U.S. senator involved in cybersecurity ...
Microsoft Says 'SolarWinds' Hackers Viewed Internal Code
Microsoft said that attackers who spearheaded a massive hack of government and private computer networks gained access to its internal source code.