Cybersecurity
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Cyber crime is becoming increasingly sophisticated and broader in scope. In this guide we explain what the most dangerous cyber security threats to businesses are and how to guard against them by putting a robust email security strategy in place to protect your organization. Contents The biggest cyber security threats to business in 2023 Cyber […]
A major US hospital network, Prospect Medical Holdings, has been the victim of a ransomware-based cyber attack. The cyber attack has caused outages across the company’s network, which is responsible for operating 16 hospitals in California, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, in addition to 166 outpatient centers and clinics. The network issues were first reported […]
UK election watchdog, The Electoral Commission (TEC), has been the victim of a “complex” cyber attack which has potentially exposed the data of more than 40 million voters. News of the cyber attack was published in an FAQ on the commission’s website on August 8. In the post, TEC explained that the cyber attack was discovered […]
Canda-based dental benefits administrator Alberta Dental Service Corportation (ADSC) recently suffered a malware-based cyber attack which exposed the data of more than 1.5 million customers. The cyber security incident was discovered on July 9 after a malicious actor gained access to ADSC’s systems. The hacker then deployed malware, encrypting some of the company’s data and […]
Discord.io, a custom invite service for the instant messaging service Discord, has suffered a data breach that exposed the personal data of more that 760,000 users. Discord.io is a third-party service which allows Discord users to create customized invitations to their channels on Discord itself. The breach was discovered on August 14, after a […]
Local and national governments in the Asia-Pacific region have been high on the target list for hacking groups in 2023 Add bookmark In an interconnected world driven by advanced technology, the threat of cyber-espionage looms large, with governments increasingly becoming prime targets. The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, home to bustling economies and geopolitical complexities, finds itself […]
Developers for popular online platform game Roblox are being reportedly targeted with information-stealing malware. An unknown malicious actor has been seeding dozens of open-source software packages with malware referred to as ‘LunaGrabber’, beginning on August 1, 2023. Developers have been tricked into clicking on the malware-ridden software packages as they are disguised as commonly used […]
Cyber attacks on operational technology (OT) have been on the rise in recent years. According to McKinsey & Co, approximately 90 per cent of manufacturing organizations were hit by some form of cyber attack affecting their production process or energy supply. When compared with IT attacks, cyber attacks on OT could carry heavier risk to […]
Cyber Security Hub takes a look at the top cyber attacks, data breaches and cyber security incidents across the globe that happened in June, 2023. Contents: MOVEit cyber attack impacts multiple businesses A cyber attack on document transfer service MOVEit led to a series of data breaches of high-profile companies including PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC), Ernst and […]