Cyberattack

Network Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

Netwrix announced additional findings for the healthcare sector from its global 2022 Cloud Security Report, revealing that 61% of respondents in the healthcare industry suffered a cyberattack on their cloud infrastructure within the last 12 months, compared to 53% for other verticals. Phishing was the most common type of attack reported. “The healthcare sector is…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

As cyberattacks have grown increasingly destructive, nations are entertaining the idea of responding to them with conventional military forces. It is difficult to determine how serious countries are when they threaten “kinetic” responses to digital attacks. Yet, the ambiguity over if or when cyberattacks should be answered with military force only increases the risk of…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

In a data breach notification published on its website, Keystone is disclosing a cybersecurity incident identified on August 19 and which has resulted in the disruption of some systems. The healthcare provider says it immediately launched an investigation into the incident, which discovered that certain patient information might have been compromised. “Our investigation found that…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Malwarebytes

Since Australian telecoms company Optus disclosed a security breach on September 22, 2022, a lot has been happening. Much of it reads like a movie script. Prologue A hacker acting under the pseudonym “optusdata” claims to have stolen the data of 10 million Optus customers. The information included home addresses, drivers’ licenses, Medicare numbers, and…

Network Security

Issued by: Malwarebytes

It seems like not a day goes by where we don’t hear about a local government cyberattack. Indeed, from 911 call centers to public schools, cyberattacks on local governments are as common as they are devastating. Just how often do threat actors attack local governments? A survey of 14 mainly larger US local governments found…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

As part of such attacks, threat actors rely on publicly-available personally identifiable information (PII) and social engineering to impersonate victims and access payment information, healthcare portals, and more. “Recent reporting indicates cyber criminals will continue targeting healthcare payment processors through a variety of techniques, such as phishing campaigns and social engineering, to spoof support centers…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

The EU said a ransomware attack takes place every 11 seconds, and the global annual cost of cybercrime is estimated at 5.5 trillion euros in 2021. In Europe alone, cyberattacks cost between 180 and 290 billion euros each year, according to EU officials. The European Commission said an increase of cyberattacks was witnessed during the…

Malware & Threats, Network Security, Software Security

Issued by: Security Week

“We stand in solidarity with Albania following the recent cyber attack on its national information infrastructure,” NATO allies said. “We strongly condemn such malicious cyber activities designed to destabilise and harm the security of an Ally, and disrupt the daily lives of citizens.” The alliance pledged to “support Albania in strengthening its cyber defence capabilities…