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The United Kingdom on Monday exposed and condemned cyberattacks that the Russian military intelligence service GRU allegedly launched against organizations involved in the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games that were set to take place in Tokyo this summer, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, the United States announced charges against six officers of the GRU, which is also said to have orchestrated the cyberattacks on the PyeongChang Winter Olympics with the Olympic Destroyer malware.
The US government on Monday formally charged six Russian intelligence officers for carrying out destructive malware attacks with an aim to disrupt and destabilize other nations and cause monetary losses. The individuals, who work for Unit 74455 of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate, have been accused of perpetrating the "Most disruptive and destructive series of computer attacks ever attributed to a single group," according to the Justice Department.
The Department of Justice on Monday announced charges against six Russian nationals who are allegedly tied to the Sandworm APT. The threat group is believed to have launched several high-profile cyberattacks over the past few years - including the destructive NotPetya cyberattack that targeted hundreds of firms and hospitals worldwide in 2017. According to the DOJ complaint, the six Russian nationals are tied to a division of the Russian military intelligence service and also affiliated with the APT Sandworm, also known as TeleBots.
Hackers sent Joe Biden's presidential campaign staffers malicious emails that impersonated anti-virus software company McAfee, and used a mix of legitimate services to avoid detection. The unsuccessful advanced persistent threat group attacks on Biden's campaign were first uncovered in June, along with cyberattacks targeting Donald Trump's campaign.
Millions of Barnes & Noble customers received a worrying email around 1 am on Thursday morning notifying them that the company suffered from a cyberattack on Oct. 10, which brought down its Nook services and led to the "Unauthorized access" to "Certain Barnes & Noble corporate systems." Reports of problems with the Barnes & Noble system started to emerge on Saturday, when GoodEReader reported outages with Nook e-readers as well as the Nook apps for iOS and Android.
Bookselling giant Barnes & Noble has sent email notifications to its customers to inform them of a recent cyberattack. A Fortune 1000 company, Barnes & Noble is the bookseller with the largest number of retail outlets in the United States.
Iran's cybersecurity authority acknowledged cyberattacks on two governmental departments this week, state media reported Thursday. The cyberattacks occurred Tuesday and Wednesday and were under investigation, the state-owned IRAN daily newspaper said.
78% of SMBs indicated that having a privileged access management solution in place is important to a cybersecurity program - yet 76% of respondents said that they do not have one that is fully deployed, a Devolutions survey reveals. SMBs are not immune, company size doesn't protect from cyberattacks.
U.S. Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble has disclosed that they were victims of a cyberattack that may have exposed customers' data. In an email sent to customers late Wednesday night and seen by BleepingComputer, Barnes & Noble has disclosed that they suffered a cyberattack on October 10th, 2020.
U.S. Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble has disclosed that they were victims of a cyberattack that may have exposed customers' data. In an email sent to customers late Wednesday night and seen by BleepingComputer, Barnes & Noble has disclosed that they suffered a cyberattack on October 10th, 2020.