Cybersecurity

Targeted Phishing Linked to ‘The Com’ Surges

A persistent social engineering threat faced by enterprises involves attackers trying to obtain login credentials for identity and access management (IAM), cloud resources or single sign-on (SSO)-enabled systems. If successful, these entry points can allow broader access to an organization, leaving the potential for data theft and ransomware. We’ve observed a significant surge in 2024 […]

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DDoS Barrage Hits Monobank, Ukraine’s Largest Mobile Bank, in Unprecedented Attack

Monobank, Ukraine’s largest mobile-only bank, faced a barrage of denial of service (DDoS) attacks on January 21, crippling its operations and causing widespread disruption. Co-founder and CEO Oleh Horokhovskyi took to Telegram to confirm the Monobank cyberattack, revealing that the bank was targeted with a staggering 580 million service requests in one of the attacks. […]

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Cyberattack Hits Maldives Government: Websites Recover Amid Diplomatic Tensions

Over the weekend, the Maldives faced a cyberattack, resulting in the temporary unavailability of the official websites of the President’s office, Foreign Ministry, and Tourism Ministry. Users attempting to access these sites encountered disruptions for several hours on Saturday night. The cyberattack on Maldives government websites has been rumored to be related to a recent […]

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Capital Health Hit by Cyberattack: Traces of LockBit Foul Play Emerge

Capital Health, a prominent healthcare organization based in New Jersey, recently faced a significant cybersecurity incident resulting in network outages towards the end of November 2023. Visitors to the organization’s website were immediately greeted with a ticker acknowledging the cyberattack on Capital Health, stating, “Capital Health recently experienced network outages due to a cybersecurity incident.” […]

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Ukraine, Israel, South Korea top list of most-targeted countries for cyberattacks

More than 120 countries faced cyberattacks over the last year, with Ukraine, Israel, South Korea and Taiwan topping the list of the most targeted countries, according to a new report from Microsoft. The findings are part of Microsoft’s Digital Defense Report 2023 — which used troves of the company’s data to track cybersecurity trends between […]