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Insurance giant Lloyd’s of London has published a systemic risk scenario of a cyber-attack resulting in global economic losses of $3.5trn. The scenario involves “a hypothetical but plausible” cyber-attack on a major financial services payment system, leading to widespread disruption to global businesses. Working with the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies, the research explored nine […]
Hackers have targeted more than a dozen oil, gas and defense firms in Eastern Europe with an updated version of the MATA backdoor framework, according to recent research. The MATA backdoor was previously attributed to the North Korean hacker group Lazarus. Researchers at the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, who uncovered this campaign, did not directly link […]
A Moldovan national has been extradited from the United Kingdom to face charges related to allegedly running an online marketplace selling access to compromised computers. Sandu Diaconu, 31, appeared in a Florida courtroom on Monday for his arraignment. According to a Department of Justice press release, Diaconu was an administrator for the E-Root Marketplace, which […]
MELVILLE, N.Y., October 16, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Saturday, October 14, Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) determined that a portion of its manufacturing and distribution businesses experienced a cybersecurity incident. Henry Schein promptly took precautionary action, including taking certain systems offline and other steps intended to contain the incident, which has led to temporary disruption of some […]
Oct 19, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Cyber Espionage The Iran-linked OilRig threat actor targeted an unnamed Middle East government between February and September 2023 as part of an eight-month-long campaign. The attack led to the theft of files and passwords and, in one instance, resulted in the deployment of a PowerShell backdoor called PowerExchange, the Symantec […]
Cyber Security Hub is delighted to present our top 25 leaders in cyber security for 2024. The list features people from all over the globe and from different specialisms, including fraud detection, corporate governance, cyber defense, ethical hacking and more. They all have extensive expertise, have made remarkable achievements towards advancing cyber safety, and use their […]
Finland on Wednesday charged a hacker, accused of the theft of tens of thousands of records from psychotherapy patients, with over 21,000 counts of extortion, the national prosecutor announced. “The suspect is held on remand and has denied being guilty of the offenses,” the National Prosecution Authority said in a statement. The prosecutor is seeking […]
Google has bolstered the security of Android devices with a significant update to Google Play Protect. According to the tech giant, this development is in response to the growing prevalence of cyber-threats targeting mobile devices. Google Play Protect is an existing security feature that scans approximately 125 billion apps daily for malware and unwanted software. […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware Data From Trigona’s Servers Exfiltrated and Wiped Out, Reads a Note on Leak Site Mihir Bagwe (MihirBagwe) • October 18, 2023 A screenshot of the Trigona ransomware leak site taken on Oct. 18, 2023 Pro-Ukrainian hackers claimed responsibility for wiping the servers of the Trigona ransomware gang, […]