Top news of the week: 20.03.2020.

Attack, Security, Risk, Moravia, Computer virus, The Real World

Threats And Attacks

On Mar 14, 2020
@gcluley shared
Czech hospital hit by cyberattack while in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak https://t.co/8Yhh31ZgpH
Open

Czech hospital hit by cyberattack while in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak

Czech hospital hit by cyberattack while in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak

One of the Czech Republic's biggest COVID-19 testing laboratories hit by mysterious cyberattack.

On Mar 16, 2020
@EduardKovacs shared
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was targeted with a DDoS attack on Sunday, but the attack failed to cause disruption. https://t.co/JwIEGxUxbt
Open

HHS Says DDoS Attack Failed to Cause Disruption

HHS Says DDoS Attack Failed to Cause Disruption

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was targeted with a DDoS attack on Sunday, but the attack failed to cause disruption

On Mar 18, 2020
@EduardKovacs shared
Threat intelligence provider Sixgill has announced a new product that allows organizations to integrate a real-time, actionable dark web data feed into any security platform. https://t.co/70WCep3BNz
Open

Sixgill Introduces Dark Web Data Feed Product

Sixgill Introduces Dark Web Data Feed Product

Threat intelligence provider Sixgill has announced a new product that allows organizations to integrate a real-time, actionable dark web data feed into any security platform

On Mar 19, 2020
@vmw_carbonblack shared
RT @vmw_carbonblack: Technical Analysis: Hackers Leveraging COVID-19 Pandemic to Launch Phishing Attacks, Fake Apps/Maps, Trojans, Backdoors, Cryptominers, Botnets & Ransomware - https://t.co/YwEBrFQ3Zf https://t.co/5uVuA1L739
Open

Technical Analysis: Hackers Leveraging COVID-19 Pandemic to Launch Phishing Attacks, Fake Apps/Maps, Trojans, Backdoors, Cryptominers, Botnets & Ransomware

Technical Analysis: Hackers Leveraging COVID-19 Pandemic to Launch Phishing Attacks, Fake Apps/Maps, Trojans, Backdoors, Cryptominers, Botnets & Ransomware

The global COVID-19 pandemic is generating a substantial uptick in the production and delivery of Coronavirus themed malware. Due to a rapidly growing number of Indicators of Compromise ...

On Mar 16, 2020
@attcyber shared
Should European universities create joint #cybersecurity teams? Read what leaders of institutions had to say and what's happening in the US https://t.co/Y4K7iDhX1u @insidehighered #education https://t.co/l00yzD7Yl0
Open
On Mar 17, 2020
@paulsparrows shared
I have just published the second cyber attacks timeline of February, where I have collected 97 events. Ransomware continues to characterize the beginning of 2020, but criminals are also trying to monetize the COVID-19 crisis. https://t.co/Z6B2YWx7o6
Open

16-29 February 2020 Cyber Attacks Timeline

16-29 February 2020 Cyber Attacks Timeline

It’s time to publish the second timeline of February covering the main cyber attacks occurred in the second half of this month. Despite the 29 days, I have collected a total of 97 events, ...

On Mar 19, 2020
@WIRED shared
Sorry, but here's another thing you have to worry about right now: malicious scams and tricks. With more people working from home than ever before, hackers, scammers, and spammers are taking advantage of lax security networks and confusion about #COVID19 https://t.co/7FqaIrQsHi
Open

Coronavirus Sets the Stage for Hacking Mayhem

Coronavirus Sets the Stage for Hacking Mayhem

As more people work from home and anxiety mounts, expect cyberattacks of all sorts to take advantage.

On Mar 14, 2020
@paulsparrows shared
Exploiting the Coronavirus Fear for Targeted Attacks? It Was Just a Matter of Time... https://t.co/T3aG5UNu6t
Open

Chinese Hackers ‘Weaponize’ Coronavirus Data For New Cyber Attack: Here’s What They Did

Chinese Hackers ‘Weaponize’ Coronavirus Data For New Cyber Attack: Here’s What They Did

This new report exposes a Chinese threat group using "official" coronavirus documents to attack a foreign government.