A number of French government agencies have been hit by “intense” cyberattacks, the prime minister’s office announced on Monday. The nature of the attacks, which began on Sunday night, has not been confirmed although the description is consistent with distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The French government said the attack was “conducted using familiar technical means but […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say they are investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks between 2017 and 2023 valued at approximately $3 billion, with the money reportedly being used to help fund its development of weapons of mass destruction. And the high volume of cyberattacks by North Korean hacking groups who report to the […]
Today’s pervasive cyberattacks are forcing the majority of companies to pay ransoms and break their ‘do not pay’ policies, with data recovery deficiencies compounding the problem, according to Cohesity. In fact, most companies have paid a ransom in the last two years, and the vast majority expect the threat of cyberattacks to increase significantly in […]
Tokyo, Feb 5 (EFE).- Classified Japanese diplomatic documents were leaked after Chinese cyberattacks on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2020, a government source has revealed to Kyodo news agency, exposing once again the country’s digital vulnerability. Japanese authorities detected the large-scale attack and the leak of diplomatic telegrams during an unspecified period of Prime […]
Multiple local governments are dealing with cyberattacks, including ransomware incidents, this week, causing outages and problems for county hospitals, libraries and other local services. Bucks County, Pennsylvania — home to nearly 650,000 people — said on Wednesday that it is still grappling with a cybersecurity incident that has knocked out the Emergency Communications’ Department’s computer-aided […]
The motivations behind cyberattacks are as diverse as the methods employed. Whether driven by financial gain, political agendas, or sheer malice, cybercriminals exploit weaknesses in cybersecurity defenses, seeking entry points to compromise sensitive data, disrupt critical systems, or hold organizations hostage. As the stakes continue to rise, staying ahead of cyber adversaries requires not only […]
Cyber-attacks targeting Web3 cost organizations $1.84bn in 2023 across 751 incidents, according to Certik’s Hack3d: The Web3 Security Report 2023. The average cost per incident was $2.45m in 2023. However, there was a wide disparity between the losses suffered, with the 10 most costly attacks alone accounting for $1.11bn. The highest costs occurred in Q3, […]
In 2023, businesses have been hit with 800,000 cyberattacks, over 60,000 of which were DDoS attacks and 4,000 falling victim to ransomware, according to Vercara. The research found that consumers hold nuanced perceptions regarding cybersecurity incidents and are often less aware of the role they play in maintaining cyber hygiene within a business. These findings […]
The Albanian parliament and a telecom company operating in the country were targeted by cyberattacks this week, the country’s cyber agency said in a statement. According to the agency, the attacks originated from outside Albania and country’s tech experts “are currently working to recover the affected systems and analyze the tactics and techniques used by […]