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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.

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Threats And Attacks

@unix_root shared
On Apr 13, 2022
Russian hacker group "Sandworm" attempted to sabotage the operation of Ukraine's power grid with a new destructive variant of the #Industroyer malware. Read details: https://t.co/ceOjlJgOrl #infosec #cybersecurity #hackernews #infosecurity #tech
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Russian Hackers Tried Attacking Ukraine's Power Grid with Industroyer2 Malware

Russian Hackers Tried Attacking Ukraine's Power Grid with Industroyer2 Malware

Russian hacker group Sandworm has attempted to sabotage the operation of Ukraine's power grid with a new destructive variant of the Industroyer.

@unix_root shared
On Apr 14, 2022
U.S. #cybersecurity and federal agencies have issued a joint warning against APT hackers who are continually targeting critical infrastructure with specially designed #malware that can scan, compromise, and control certain ICS/SCADA devices. https://t.co/jY4vLOuw3z #infosec
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U.S. Warns of APT Hackers Targeting ICS/SCADA Systems with Specialized Malware

U.S. Warns of APT Hackers Targeting ICS/SCADA Systems with Specialized Malware

U.S. cybersecurity and federal agencies have issued a joint warning against APT hackers who continually target critical infrastructure.

@threatintel shared
On Apr 14, 2022
ZLoader botnet disrupted, C&C servers seized https://t.co/2tLgMyb1rp
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Microsoft Leads Operation to Disrupt Zloader Botnet

Microsoft Leads Operation to Disrupt Zloader Botnet

The banking Trojan-turned-ransomware-distribution tool has been a potent threat since late 2019.

@arstechnica shared
On Apr 12, 2022
Russia’s Sandworm hackers attempted a third blackout in Ukraine https://t.co/zb0Q5YtnYx by @wired
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Russia’s Sandworm hackers attempted a third blackout in Ukraine

Russia’s Sandworm hackers attempted a third blackout in Ukraine

The attack was the first in five years to use Sandworm's Industroyer malware.

@TechCrunch shared
On Apr 14, 2022
US warns of state-backed malware designed to hijack critical infrastructure systems https://t.co/ndRe3kYeH4 by @carlypage_
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US warns of state-backed malware designed to hijack critical infrastructure systems

US warns of state-backed malware designed to hijack critical infrastructure systems

U.S. government agencies are warning that state-backed hackers have developed custom malware that enables them to compromise and hijack commonly used industrial control system (ICS) ...

@TechCrunch shared
On Apr 12, 2022
Ukraine disrupts attempt by Russian hackers to take down energy provider https://t.co/3AaoKmuNGB by @carlypage_
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Ukraine disrupts attempt by Russian hackers to take down energy provider

Ukraine disrupts attempt by Russian hackers to take down energy provider

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine disrupted an attempt by Sandworm to take down a Ukrainian energy provider. 

@securityaffairs shared
On Apr 14, 2022
@DragosInc @Mandiant @CISAgov US gov agencies e private firms warn nation-state actors are targeting #ICS & #SCADA devices https://t.co/2FDtKeC08G #securityaffairs #hacking
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The US government agencies warned of threat actors that are targeting ICS and SCADA systems from various vendors.

The US government agencies warned of threat actors that are targeting ICS and SCADA systems from various vendors.

The US government agencies warned of threat actors that are targeting ICS and SCADA systems from various vendors. The Department of Energy (DOE), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure ...

@TheHackersNews shared
On Apr 15, 2022
An In-Depth Look at Iranian APT "MuddyWater" https://t.co/N3HixeXrM8 via @avertium
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An In-Depth Look at Iranian APT "MuddyWater"

An In-Depth Look at Iranian APT "MuddyWater"

Iranian APT MuddyWater is known for cyber espionage, as well as other cyber criminal operations as part of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security.