Cyberattacks


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    Cisco warns actively exploited CVE can lead to DoS attacks against VPN services

    The company warned the threat activity is linked to previously disclosed brute-force attacks beginning in March.

    By Oct. 28, 2024
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    Feds probe China-linked attacks on US telecom networks

    The government’s public acknowledgment of the China-linked attacks follows a series of warnings about a broad and successful campaign to hack U.S. critical infrastructure.

    By Oct. 28, 2024
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    Top 5 stories from Cybersecurity Dive

    A wave of rules, regulations and federal action is putting pressure on businesses to shore up security amid a backdrop of emboldened threat actors has a nice ring to it.

    By Cybersecurity Dive staff
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    SonicWall firewalls the common access point in spreading ransomware campaign

    Arctic Wolf Labs researchers said SonicWall firewalls were the initial access point for at least 30 ransomware attacks since August.

    By Oct. 25, 2024
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    Change Healthcare data breach officially affects 100M people

    The breach is the largest ever reported to a portal managed by federal regulators.

    By Emily Olsen • Oct. 25, 2024
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    Fortinet zero-day attack spree hits at least 50 customers

    Active exploits of a critical vulnerability in FortiManager began in late June, Mandiant said. Firewall credentials and configuration data have been stolen.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
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    SEC settles charges with 4 firms it says downplayed SolarWinds hack exposure

    The agency alleged Unisys, Avaya, Check Point Software and Mimecast misled investors about the extent of their respective cyber risks.

    By Oct. 22, 2024
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    Critical Veeam CVE actively exploited in ransomware attacks

    Multiple ransomware groups targeted the vulnerability, which has a CVSS score of 9.8, more than a month after it was disclosed and patched by the data backup and recovery vendor.

    By Oct. 22, 2024
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    Zero-day exploits swelled in 2023: Mandiant

    Of the 138 actively exploited vulnerabilities disclosed in 2023 and later analyzed by the threat intelligence firm, 97 were exploited as zero-days.

    By Oct. 18, 2024
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    US disables Anonymous Sudan infrastructure linked to DDoS attack spree

    Authorities unsealed charges alleging two Sudanese nationals ran the hacktivist group, linked to major attacks against Microsoft and others.

    By Oct. 17, 2024
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    Iran-linked attackers hit critical infrastructure with brute force

    CISA and the FBI warn healthcare, government, IT and other sectors of password spraying and multifactor authentication push bombing.

    By Oct. 17, 2024
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    Microsoft reveals ransomware attacks against its customers nearly tripled last year

    Despite the increase, the percentage of cyberattacks reaching the encryption stage continued to decline, according to a Microsoft study.

    By Oct. 16, 2024
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    Lawmakers seek insight into China-linked attacks on telecom networks

    Members of congress want to know when and how AT&T, Lumen and Verizon learned of the intrusions and what data the threat group accessed.

    By Oct. 15, 2024
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    Clorox says 2023 cyberattack hurt progress on 2030 plastic, waste reduction goals

    The company is reassessing some sustainability goals, according to its latest annual report. Data shows the company stagnated on lowering virgin material and upping PCR in packaging.

    By Maria Rachal • Oct. 14, 2024
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    American Water Works reconnecting systems a week after cyberattack

    The water utility said there is no evidence of damage to its facilities, but law enforcement and forensic experts are still investigating. 

    By Oct. 11, 2024
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    FTC settles yearslong investigation into Marriott’s ‘security failures’

    The settlement caps a pattern of major data breaches at Marriott and its subsidiary Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide over the last decade.

    By Oct. 10, 2024
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    Trio of Ivanti CSA zero-day vulnerabilities under exploit threat

    The latest round of exploitation follows more than three weeks of CVE disclosures involving various Ivanti products. 

    By Oct. 9, 2024
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    MoneyGram attack exposed a trove of sensitive customer data

    The attack led to a days-long outage in September. The money transfer firm hasn’t described the nature of the incident or said how many people are impacted.

    By Oct. 9, 2024
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    ADT employee account data stolen in cyberattack

    The alarm system company said an attacker accessed its network with compromised credentials obtained from an unnamed third party.

    By Oct. 8, 2024
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    American Water Works investigates unauthorized cyber intrusion

    The New Jersey-based utility said none of its water or wastewater operations were impacted by the hack.

    By Oct. 7, 2024
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    Ivanti up against another attack spree as hackers target its endpoint manager

    Ivanti customers are facing a new series of exploitation attempts after the company pledged in April to launch a comprehensive overhaul of its internal security practices.

    By Oct. 3, 2024
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    Two-thirds of healthcare organizations hit by ransomware in past year: survey

    Nearly 40% of healthcare organizations reported it took more than a month to recover after an attack, according to the survey by cybersecurity firm Sophos.

    By Emily Olsen • Oct. 2, 2024
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    Phishing remains cloud intrusion tactic of choice for threat groups

    The long-lasting effectiveness and success of phishing campaigns underscores the most central challenge in cybersecurity — people are the weakest link.

    By Oct. 2, 2024
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    Ransomware attacks surge despite international enforcement effort

    Progress remains elusive as federal authorities point to ransomware payments inhibiting progress to reduce the volume and impact of attacks.

    By Oct. 1, 2024
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    MoneyGram faces backlog after cyberattack

    The international wire transfer company has restarted some services since the incident, but is battling to fulfill transactions after taking its systems offline for much of the week.

    By Lynne Marek • Sept. 27, 2024
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    Major companies keep hiring North Korean IT workers

    Dozens of Fortune 100 organizations have inadvertently hired workers from North Korea applying for remote jobs, Mandiant said.

    By Sept. 24, 2024