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Threats And Attacks

On Oct 14, 2020
@threatintel shared
Norway claims Russia responsible for attack on parliament https://t.co/buvXLXOOb6
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Norway says Russian hackers were behind August Parliament attack

Norway says Russian hackers were behind August Parliament attack

Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide today said that Russia is behind the August 2020 cyber-attack on the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget).

On Oct 15, 2020
@EduardKovacs shared
Bookselling giant Barnes & Noble has sent email notifications to its customers to inform them of a recent cyberattack. https://t.co/QCr1XVe9iR
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Barnes & Noble Informs Customers of Cyberattack

Barnes & Noble Informs Customers of Cyberattack

Bookselling giant Barnes & Noble has sent email notifications to its customers to inform them of a recent cyberattack

On Oct 14, 2020
@Treadstone71LLC shared
The British government aims at improving its offensive cyber capability https://t.co/kuz7f3loxr #securityaffairs
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The British government aims at improving its offensive cyber capability

The British government aims at improving its offensive cyber capability

Britain’s most senior cyber general declared that the UK has implemented an advanced offensive cyberwar capability that could destroy its enemies. Gen Sir Patrick Sanders, the UK’s ...

On Oct 14, 2020
@EduardKovacs shared
Finance ministers from the G7 industrialized countries expressed "concern" on Tuesday over the rise in "malicious cyber-attacks" in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, including some involving cryptocurrencies. https://t.co/K9vd32taTa
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G7 Raises Concerns About Rising Cyberattacks Amid Pandemic

G7 Raises Concerns About Rising Cyberattacks Amid Pandemic

Finance ministers from the G7 industrialized countries expressed "concern" over the rise in "malicious cyber-attacks" in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, including some involving ...

On Oct 15, 2020
@paulsparrows shared
I have just published the cyber attacks statistics for August. If you believe that the Summer could slow down the criminal business, you will be disappointed. In August I have analyzed a total of 197 events, the highest value so far. https://t.co/YeNuMgj3BB
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August 2020 Cyber Attacks Statistics

August 2020 Cyber Attacks Statistics

After the cyber attacks timelines, it’s time to publish the statistics for August. If you believed that the summer could slow down the criminal business, you will be disappointed. In August ...

On Oct 13, 2020
@gcluley shared
Hackney hacked. London borough council of Hackney hit by “serious cyber attack”, data breached https://t.co/1Ldy9Akctg https://t.co/X2j5VEo4IZ
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Hackney hacked. Council hit by “serious cyber attack”, data breached

Hackney hacked. Council hit by “serious cyber attack”, data breached

Hackney Council says it has suffered a "serious cyber attack," which has impacted many of its IT systems and services. The London borough council has informed UK regulators that data has ...

On Oct 12, 2020
@securityaffairs shared
@AuCyble Researchers found alleged sensitive documents of #NATO and #Turkey https://t.co/4U80HPBybj #securityaffairs #hacking #dataleak
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Security experts from Cyble found alleged sensitive documents of NATO and Turkey, is it a case of cyber hacktivism or cyber espionage?

Security experts from Cyble found alleged sensitive documents of NATO and Turkey, is it a case of cyber hacktivism or cyber espionage?

Security experts from Cyble found alleged sensitive documents of NATO and Turkey, is it a case of cyber hacktivism or cyber espionage? Researchers from the US-based firm Cyble recently came ...

On Oct 13, 2020
@paulsparrows shared
Here’s the second timeline of August containing the main cyber attacks (quite a long list this time) that characterized the end of this troubled 2020 Infosec Summer https://t.co/fTpLKhwxdD
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16-31 August 2020 Cyber Attacks Timeline

16-31 August 2020 Cyber Attacks Timeline

Here’s the second timeline of August containing the main cyber attacks that have characterized the end of this troubled Summer. This list is probably the longer I have pulled together so ...