On Monday, Samsung confirmed that the company had suffered from a cyberattack allegedly perpetrated by the Lapsus$ threat actor. However, Samsung states that it does not believe any customer …
The Russian Cybersecurity Threats in the Wake of U.S. Sanctions
As Russia increases the ferocity of its physical attacks on Ukraine and the U.S. and allied nations impose stiffer sanctions, cybersecurity experts have been sounding the alarm. The Cybersecurity …
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Healthcare Org Hit By Two Ransomware Gangs At Once
Security experts at Sophos have reported a recent scenario in which two competing threat groups deployed ransomware on the victim's network simultaneously. One of the groups was the Russia-linked …
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Toyota to Close Japan Plants After Suspected Cyberattack
Toyota has announced plans to close 14 different plants across Japan following a suspected cyberattack against one of the company's parts suppliers. The company will shut down roughly one third of its …
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Moscow Exchange Downed by Cyber-Attack
On Monday, the website for the Moscow Stock Exchange was offline and therefore inaccessible. The Ukraine IT Army, a crowdsourced community of hackers endorsed by Kyiv officials, took responsibility …
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Microsoft Exchange Bugs Exploited by ‘Cuba’ Ransomware Gang
A ransomware gang known as Cuba is reportedly leveraging Microsoft Exchange bugs such as ProxyShell and ProxyLogon as initial infection vectors in its attacks. The threat actor has been attempting to …
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Ukraine Attacked with Wiper Malware
Ukraine is reportedly being targeted by a new-data wiping malware amid a physical attack on three sides by Russian armed forces. Researchers at cybersecurity companies ESET and Symantec found that …
Asia most targeted region in 2021, taking on one in four cybersecurity attacks
IBM's annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index revealed that Asia was the region that was most targeted by cyberattacks in 2021, suffering from one in four cybersecurity incidents. Within the region, …
NCSC Issues First-Ever Cybersecurity Guidance for the Construction Industry
In the UK, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released its first cybersecurity guidance to the construction industry, providing practical advice for firms on how to protect their businesses …
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OpenSea Phisher Stole $2m Worth of NFTs
A threat actor has allegedly stolen over $2 million from customers of the OpenSea non-fungible token (NFT) trading platform after launching a phishing attack against the marketplace. Researcher at …
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