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The survey, conducted by The Harris Poll among more than 700 American adults who currently play online games, found that 47% of American gamers have experienced a cyberattack to their gaming account or device. 23% U.S. gamers are likely to hack into the gaming account of a friend, family member or romantic partner if they knew it would give them a competitive advantage in an online game.
On Saturday, spam tracker Spamhaus tweeted that it had learned of "Scary" emails being sent purportedly from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security. Though the emails were sent from a portal owned by the FBI and DHS, Spamhaus said that the messages themselves were fake.
The Spamhaus Project, a European nonprofit that monitors email spam, detected the exploit and tweeted about it early Saturday morning, saying that "We have been made aware of 'scary' emails sent in the last few hours that purport to come from the FBI/DHS. While the emails are indeed being sent from infrastructure that is owned by the FBI/DHS, our research shows that these emails *are* fake." "Hi its pompompurin. Check headers of this email it's actually coming from FBI server. I am contacting you today because we located a botnet being hosted on your forehead, please take immediate action thanks."
The Federal Bureau of Investigation email servers were hacked to distribute spam email impersonating FBI warnings that the recipients' network was breached and data was stolen. The emails pretended to warn about a "Sophisticated chain attack" from an advanced threat actor known, who they identify as Vinny Troia.
More than half of large companies are not effectively stopping cyberattacks, finding and fixing breaches quickly or reducing the impact of breaches, according to a new research study from Accenture. "Accenture's State of Cybersecurity Resilience 2021 study explored the extent to which organizations prioritize security, the effectiveness of current security efforts and how their security investments are performing. The pandemic served as"a breeding ground for new attacks,'' according to the study, which was based on a survey of more than 4,700 executives globally.
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has published a report on the impacts of identity crimes and cyberattacks on small businesses. There is little information about how small businesses are impacted by the rise in identity crimes and cyberattacks.
The attack took place on October 30th, causing regional health systems to shut down their networks and cancel thousands of medical appointments. This outage affected health systems in Central Health, Eastern Health, Western Health, and the Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health authorities.
An attack on the fuel distribution chain in Iran reportedly forced the shutdown of a network of filling stations Tuesday, leaving motorists stranded at pumps across the country and unable to fill up their tanks. The incident disabled government-issued electronic cards providing subsidies that many Iranians use to purchase fuel at discounted prices, according to a report in The Times of Israel, which said that the Iran Supreme National Security Council confirmed the attack.
Not to mention, today's corporate perimeter involves the cloud and mobile and remote assets too, and there could be hidden assets you're not aware of. I don't need to know all your assets or everything about your security strategy.
Following the recent international law enforcement effort that dismantled the infrastructure for the REvil ransomware group, fellow cybercrime group Groove called for revenge - encouraging the wider cyber extortionist community to band together to target U.S. interests. At a time when the U.S. is leading the international law enforcement effort to make splashy busts and shows of force against cybercriminals, this seems like a bold bet by Groove.