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Cybersecurity Threats & Attacks News

Given the sophistication of cyber-attacks, cybersecurity has become a central focus to protect people and their personal data. Learn more about the common cyber threats we all face in an age when companies are undergoing a digital transformation.

Top news of the week: 07.10.2022.

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@Reuters shared
On Oct 3, 2022
Ferrari says internal documents online, but no evidence of cyber attack https://t.co/UFs14SQ7oh https://t.co/BWf9kPCGQo
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Ferrari says internal documents online, but no evidence of cyber attack

Ferrari says internal documents online, but no evidence of cyber attack

Ferrari said on Monday some internal documents had been posted online and the luxury sports carmaker was working to identify how this had happened.

@EduardKovacs shared
On Oct 5, 2022
#SCADA systems were involved in many of the breaches suffered by ports and terminals in the United States, according to Jones Walker’s 2022 Ports and Terminals Cybersecurity Survey. https://t.co/h4T6u1Fc3H
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SCADA Systems Involved in Many Breaches Suffered by US Ports, Terminals

SCADA Systems Involved in Many Breaches Suffered by US Ports, Terminals

SCADA systems were involved in many of the breaches suffered by ports and terminals in the United States, according to Jones Walker’s 2022 Ports and Terminals Cybersecurity Survey.

@unix_root shared
On Oct 6, 2022
Former #Uber Chief Security Officer has been found guilty of hiding 2016 #databreach from regulators in an attempt to cover up the incident. Read: https://t.co/pZYu7gdAUG #infosec #cybersecurity #privacy #hacking
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Former Uber Security Chief Found Guilty of Data Breach Coverup

Former Uber Security Chief Found Guilty of Data Breach Coverup

Former Uber Chief Security Officer has been found guilty of hiding 2016 data breach from regulators in an attempt to cover up the incident.

@helpnetsecurity shared
On Oct 6, 2022
This year's biggest cyber threats - https://t.co/LAHr7YDNag - @OpenText @MuhiSMajzoub #CyberSecurity #security #InfoSecurity #ITsecurity #CISO #CyberSecurityNews #SecurityNews #malware #ransomware https://t.co/X30vTcqHa6
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This year’s biggest cyber threats

This year’s biggest cyber threats

For the fifth year running, OpenText announced the Nastiest Malware of 2022, a ranking of the year’s biggest cyber threats.

@DarkReading shared
On Oct 6, 2022
Russia-Linked Cybercrime Group Hawks Combo of Malicious Services With LilithBot https://t.co/pF8q0BTC9N by Elizabeth Montalbano #cybercrime
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Russia-Linked Cybercrime Group Hawks Combo of Malicious Services With LilithBot

Russia-Linked Cybercrime Group Hawks Combo of Malicious Services With LilithBot

The malware-as-a-service group Eternity is selling a one-stop shop for various malware modules it's been distributing individually via a subscription model on Telegram.

@DarkReading shared
On Oct 5, 2022
RT @otherjimdonahue: "Constella's survey revealed that the most feared cyber threat is the malicious insider, although [they] accounted for around 10% of the most damaging attacks that surveyed organizations faced over the past year." -Alex Romero @alex_romero @ConstellaIntel https://t.co/o0HvDy7WWq
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Why Don't CISOs Trust Their Employees?

Why Don't CISOs Trust Their Employees?

Executives fear "malicious insiders" as top cyber threat to companies, research shows. Reasonable steps to secure and monitor systems may prevent reputational damage but are not enough.

@gcluley shared
On Oct 4, 2022
Russia-linked cyber attack could cost Gloucester City Council £1m https://t.co/ZWSxgcQmR8
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Russia-linked cyber attack could cost Gloucester City Council £1m

Russia-linked cyber attack could cost Gloucester City Council £1m

Officers are working to fully restore services but costs continue to rise.

@DarkReading shared
On Oct 3, 2022
Bumblebee #Malware Loader's Payloads Significantly Vary by Victim System: https://t.co/bkkrnNWmFk by @jaivijayan
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Bumblebee Malware Loader's Payloads Significantly Vary by Victim System

Bumblebee Malware Loader's Payloads Significantly Vary by Victim System

On some systems the malware drops infostealers and banking Trojans; on others it installs sophisticated post-compromise tools, new analysis shows.