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Healthcare organizations can also be lucrative targets as criminals are aware of the value of patient information and medical data on the dark web. A report published Thursday by global threat intelligence firm IntSights explains why healthcare organizations are vulnerable to attack and how they can better defend themselves.
Japan is investigating a possible leak of data including details of a prototype missile in a massive cyberattack earlier this year on Mitsubishi Electric Corp., officials said Wednesday. The suspected leak involves sensitive information about a prototype of a cutting-edge high speed gliding missile intended for deployment for the defense of Japan's remote islands amid China's military assertiveness in the region.
Australian steel producer BlueScope was recently hit by a cyberattack that caused disruptions to some of the company's operations. While BlueScope did not share any information about the type of attack, iTnews reported that the company was hit by ransomware and that it was working to restore systems from backups.
Hosted by the University of Edinburgh and packing 118,080 processing cores running on a Cray XC30, the ARCHER supercomputer is the primary academic research supercomputer in the UK. The ARCHER Service was started in November 2013. On May 11, 2020, the team behind ARCHER disabled access to the service due to a "Security exploitation" on its login nodes.
Business email compromise attacks continue to be a thorn in companies' sides, with the FBI in its IC3 annual cybercrime report saying that the attacks cost victims $1.7 billion in 2019. Making matters worse, BEC cybergangs are turning to new tactics and tricks to avoid detection and capitalize on existing victims.
Cybercriminals have been creating phishing emails, suspicious websites, downloadable apps and files, and other malicious content all geared toward trapping people curious or anxious about the pandemic. These cyberattacks encompass malicious websites with the word "Corona" or "Covid" in the domain name, files with "Corona" in their name, and files attached to coronavirus-related phishing emails.
Nearly one in seven senior decision makers said their organization has already experienced at least one cyberattack since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report by Alliant Cybersecurity. SEE: Cybersecurity: SMBs are keeping up with big companies, according to Cisco survey.
In many cases, IT staff and other employees need to remotely connect to workstations and servers at the office, and for that they typically rely on the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol built into Windows. In a blog post published on Thursday, McAfee explains how cybercriminals are taking advantage of RDP access and what organizations can do to protect themselves.
Resecurity, a global leader in risk management and threat analysis, announces its partnership with Rajan Pant to help lead the geographic expansion into SAARC countries. Rajan has extensive experience in cyber law and digital forensics and will bring his 25 years of experience to partner with Resecurity as it redefines the way SAARC countries deal with cyber attacks and risk management.
The European Union on Thursday accused unnamed parties of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to launch cyberattacks on infrastructure and healthcare services. A flood of cyberattacks has targeted European countries, affecting critical systems needed to deal with the virus crisis, said foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in a statement on behalf of all 27 EU members.