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Cybersecurity

Russian Hackers Sandworm Cause Power Outage in Ukraine Amidst Missile Strikes

Nov 10, 2023NewsroomCyber Warfare / Network Security The notorious Russian hackers known as Sandworm targeted an electrical substation in Ukraine last year, causing a brief power outage in October 2022. The findings come from Google’s Mandiant, which described the hack as a “multi-event cyber attack” leveraging a novel technique for impacting industrial control systems (ICS). […]

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Imperial Kitten APT Claws at Israeli Industry with Multiyear Spy Effort

A group with links to Iran has been conducting watering-hole attacks against Israeli transportation, logistics, and technology sectors over the last two years, an investigation has uncovered. According to research by CrowdStrike released today, the cyber-espionage attacks were conducted by a state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) named “Imperial Kitten” (aka Yellow Liderc, Tortoiseshell, TA456, and […]

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EU Cyber Resilience Act May Cause Bottlenecks, Companies Say

Standards, Regulations & Compliance Digital Europe Says Third-Party Assessments Could Ensnare Supply Chains Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • November 8, 2023     Industry association Digital Europe is warning that certification requirements in the Cyber Resilience Act could create bottlenecks. (Image: Shutterstock) Heads of major European tech companies are calling on trading bloc lawmakers to revise […]

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SentinelOne to acquire cybersecurity consulting firm Krebs Stamos Group

Cybersecurity giant SentinelOne said it is acquiring advisory firm Krebs Stamos Group and creating a new entity called PinnacleOne Strategic Advisory Group. Founded in 2021 by Christopher Krebs — the first director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — and former Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos, the advisory firm provided cybersecurity consulting […]

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NATO allies express support for collective response to cyberattacks

BERLIN, GERMANY — NATO delegates gathered on Thursday for the alliance’s first annual Cyber Defence Conference, marking a growing acceptance among allies that new methods are needed to tackle cyberattacks beyond resilience. During the opening speeches and panel discussion — the only public elements of the conference — allies including this year’s host Germany and […]

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Threat Actors Leverage File-Sharing Service and Reverse Proxies for Credential Harvesting

Assessing the impact of a phishing attack holds critical importance in incident response. This provides valuable insight into the extent of the affected accounts in the organization. Through the lens of Trend MxDR, we were able to thoroughly scope the recipients of the phishing emails and those who interacted with the phishing link, potentially disclosing […]

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MGM Resorts anticipates no further disruptions from September cyberattack

MGM Resorts International said it does not expect any further operational disruptions related to a massive September cyberattack.  The company, which operates more than 30 casino hotels across the globe, disclosed a social-engineering attack that disrupted casino operations, card payments and other facilities at some of its most iconic properties in Las Vegas.  MGM Resorts […]