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Threats And Attacks

On May 19, 2020
@EduardKovacs shared
British airline EasyJet said it had suffered a "sophisticated" cyber attack, uncovering names and travel details of about nine million customers amid raised concerns over coronavirus-fuelled Internet hacking https://t.co/1tuHWgVVcZ
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EasyJet Reveals Cyber Attack on Nine Million Clients

EasyJet Reveals Cyber Attack on Nine Million Clients

British airline EasyJet said it had suffered a "sophisticated" cyber attack, uncovering names and travel details of about nine million customers amid raised concerns over ...

On May 19, 2020
@EduardKovacs shared
RT @SecurityWeek: Verizon Publishes 2020 Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR) With Insights From Thousands of Confirmed Breaches - https://t.co/1pZfR2zSHO
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Verizon 2020 DBIR: More Extensive, More Detailed and More Thorough Than Ever

Verizon 2020 DBIR: More Extensive, More Detailed and More Thorough Than Ever

Verizon's 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is the most extensive yet, with 81 contributing organizations, and more than 32,000 incidents analyzed (of which 3,950 were confirmed ...

On May 19, 2020
@unix_root shared
British airline #EasyJet suffers a data breach exposing email address and travel details of over 9 million customers, including credit card details for a very few of them. Read details: https://t.co/PdZaX7azV8 #infosec #cybersecurity #databreach
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British Airline EasyJet Suffers Data Breach Exposing 9 Million Customers' Data

British Airline EasyJet Suffers Data Breach Exposing 9 Million Customers' Data

British low-cost airline EasyJet has suffered a massive data breach exposing personal information of its 9 million customers.

On May 19, 2020
@Treadstone71LLC shared
Cyber Warfare – Today and Tomorrow https://t.co/vZD9bs6DsT #bugbounty
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Cyber Warfare – Today and Tomorrow

Cyber Warfare – Today and Tomorrow

   1   1ShareCyber warfare is not the distant future of international wars – it’s the reality of today. Every digital tool and

On May 19, 2020
@Reuters shared
Cyber attack on easyJet gets details of 9 mln customers https://t.co/UZX7r8jbHZ https://t.co/eYcXnwPwVS
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Chinese hackers suspected of stealing details of 9 million easyJet customers

Chinese hackers suspected of stealing details of 9 million easyJet customers

Chinese hackers are suspected of accessing email and travel details of about nine million easyJet customers, said two sources familiar with the investigation into a cyberattack disclosed by ...

On May 17, 2020
@securityaffairs shared
#Elexon, a middleman in the UK power grid network hit by cyber-attack https://t.co/ZseIjBjYWy #securityaffairs #hacking #malware
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Elexon, a middleman in the UK power grid network, recently reported it was hit by a cyber attack.

Elexon, a middleman in the UK power grid network, recently reported it was hit by a cyber attack.

Elexon, a middleman in the UK power grid network, recently reported it was hit by a cyber attack. Elexon, a middleman in the UK power grid network, was the victim of a cyber attack, the ...

On May 21, 2020
@CiscoUmbrella shared
#ThreatThursday: Cisco Umbrella threat researchers have been analyzing attacks on #WordPress sites and found some interesting examples of how attackers are compromising them. https://t.co/MIe9bmB3Al https://t.co/2ytoTnzkWT
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Inadequate security makes WordPress sites a land of opportunity for hackers

Inadequate security makes WordPress sites a land of opportunity for hackers

Cisco Umbrella threat researchers have been analyzing attacks on WordPress sites and found some interesting examples of how attackers are compromising them

On May 19, 2020
@Reuters shared
Financial gain trumps espionage as top motivator in cyber attacks: report https://t.co/EVkn9ysIJs https://t.co/3771MGISu7
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Financial gain trumps espionage as top motivator in cyber attacks: report

Financial gain trumps espionage as top motivator in cyber attacks: report

Money trumped spying as the top motivator for data breaches last year, according to Verizon's annual report on cyber crimes published on Tuesday.