Energy One, an Australian company that provides software products and services to the energy sector, has been hit by a cyberattack. In a statement issued on Monday, the company said the incident was detected on August 18 and it impacted some corporate systems in Australia and the UK. “As part of its work to ensure ..
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Cybersecurity company Cyfirma claims to have uncovered the real identity of the developer behind the CypherRAT and CraxsRAT remote access trojans (RATs). Using the online handle of ‘EVLF DEV’ and operating out of Syria for the past eight years, the individual is believed to have made over $75,000 from selling the two RATs to various ..
Australian financial services company Latitude Financial reported on Friday that the cyberattack disclosed earlier this year has cost it tens of millions of dollars. In a financial report covering the first half of 2023, the consumer lender reported AU$76 million (roughly US$50 million) of pre-tax costs and provisions relating to the cyber incident. The company ..
Il costo medio complessivo delle violazioni di dati è pari a 3,55 milioni di euro, in crescita rispetto ai 3,03 milioni di euro nel 2021 e ai 3,40 milioni di euro del 2022. Nell’ultimo decennio, il costo medio per ogni violazione dei dati è cresciuto del 55% (da 95 euro nel 2013 a 147 euro ..
The Rapid7 mid-year review of the threat landscape is not reassuring. Ransomware remains high, basic security defenses are not being used, security maturity is low, and the return on investment for criminality is potentially enormous. The review is compiled from the observations of Rapid7’s researchers and its managed services teams. It finds there were more ..
A widespread phishing campaign ongoing since May 2023 has been targeting organizations in various industries, including a major US energy company, threat intelligence firm Cofense reports. Aimed at harvesting the Microsoft account credentials of the targeted organizations’ employees, the attacks rely on malicious QR codes embedded inside PNG images or PDF documents. The phishing links, ..
Cleaning products manufacturer and marketer Clorox Company says it has taken certain systems offline in response to a cyberattack. “The Clorox Company recently identified unusual activity on our IT systems. Upon detection, we immediately took steps to stop the activity and took certain systems offline,” the company said in response to a SecurityWeek inquiry. Clorox ..
Ago 16, 2023 Marina Londei Attacchi, In evidenza, Minacce, News, Phishing, RSS 0 L’Interpol ha annunciato di aver fermato l’attività di 16shop, una piattaforma di “phishing-as-a-service”, e di aver arrestato l’amministratore della piattaforma insieme a due dei principali moderatori. La chiusura della piattaforma è il risultato di una collaborazione con le autorità dell’Indonesia, del Giappone ..
Nel secondo trimestre del 2023 è stato registrato un incremento dell’8% nella media globale dei cyberattacchi settimanali rispetto all’anno precedente. Il numero medio di incidenti settimanali ha raggiunto la punta di 1258 eventi per organizzazione, il valore più alto rilevato da Check Point Research nell’ultimo biennio. Cyberattacchi per settore: Scuola / Ricerca il comparto più ..
US authorities have announced the seizure of LolekHosted.net, the domain used by the bulletproof hosting service LolekHosted, as well as charges against its alleged operator. According to court documents, the domain had been used for roughly a decade to provide customers with secure web hosting services that facilitated cybercriminal activities, including the distribution of ransomware ..
