Cybersecurity Essentials

Threats & Attacks

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

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#ransomware
#Cyberttacks
#encryption
#LockBit
#infosec
#phishing
#healthcare
#BEC
#healthIT

Threats And Attacks

@threatpost shared
On Aug 17, 2021
#Cyberttacks in July and August have employed #LockBit 2.0, according to a @TrendMicro analysis, featuring a souped-up #encryption method. #cybersecurity https://t.co/Ou3e87ou0K
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LockBit 2.0 Ransomware Proliferates Globally

LockBit 2.0 Ransomware Proliferates Globally

Fresh attacks target companies' employees, promising millions of dollars in exchange for valid account credentials for initial access.

@TheHackersNews shared
On Aug 14, 2021
Why Is There A Surge In Ransomware Attacks? Read: https://t.co/MWV4myDdse #infosec
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Why Is There A Surge In Ransomware Attacks?

Why Is There A Surge In Ransomware Attacks?

Do You Know Why Ransomware Attacks Have Increased In Recent Years?

@Treadstone71LLC shared
On Aug 17, 2021
Cyber attacks on Israeli infrastructure https://t.co/xr8nVWc94f
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Cyber attacks on Israeli infrastructure

Cyber attacks on Israeli infrastructure

Today, the Israeli Ministry of Transport and infrastructure engineering companies, which plan and implement metro networks, civil and military tunnels, and rail and transport projects ...

@SCMagazine shared
On Aug 13, 2021
Phishing campaign leverages legit DocuSign email notifications #cybersecurity #phishing https://t.co/OXNH6rxkeM https://t.co/qZGxo2vKmH
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Phishing campaign leverages legit DocuSign email notifications

Phishing campaign leverages legit DocuSign email notifications

Obfuscation techniques such as steganography can help the scanners circumvent security measures designed to prevent malicious attachments from being hosted on DocuSign's servers.

@DarkReading shared
On Aug 13, 2021
Cost of Cyberattacks Significantly Higher for Smaller Healthcare Organizations https://t.co/MTFXs1ihjU via @roblemos #healthcare #ransomware
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Cost of Cyberattacks Significantly Higher for Smaller Healthcare Organizations

Cost of Cyberattacks Significantly Higher for Smaller Healthcare Organizations

Organizations continue to have significant oversights, such as lacking of automation and continuing to be vulnerable to common threats of the past.

@gcluley shared
On Aug 16, 2021
Indra hacking group blamed for attack on Iranian railway system that trolled country’s supreme leader https://t.co/sN855XSF5m https://t.co/n5Nq8e6x2l
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Indra hacking group blamed for attack on Iranian railway system that trolled country’s supreme leader

Indra hacking group blamed for attack on Iranian railway system that trolled country’s supreme leader

On 9 July, Iran's railroad system came under attack from hackers. The attackers posted messages on station departure boards warning of "long delay[s] because of cyberattack"

@DarkReading shared
On Aug 19, 2021
RT @kjhiggins: Ransomware Attacker Offers Employees a Cut if They Install DemonWare on Their Organization's Systems https://t.co/fUC1GPB1R7 #ransomware #BEC
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Ransomware Attacker Offers Employees a Cut if They Install DemonWare on Their Organization's Systems

Ransomware Attacker Offers Employees a Cut if They Install DemonWare on Their Organization's Systems

Researchers went undercover and posed as willing "insider threats" to expose and study an unusual hybrid BEC-style social engineering-ransomware scheme.

@SCMagazine shared
On Aug 17, 2021
637K UNM Health patients impacted by two-month network hack, data theft #cybersecurity #ransomware #healthIT https://t.co/JUVl4vebob https://t.co/CAzuLtLYzB
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637K UNM Health patients impacted by two-month network hack, data theft

637K UNM Health patients impacted by two-month network hack, data theft

This week’s breach roundup is led by a two-month network hack of UNM Health, which led to the exfiltration of data tied to 637,252 patients. Memorial Health, St. Joseph’s Candler, ...