Cybersecurity firm Netscout revealed in a recent report that DDoS attacks soared in the first half of 2020, with attackers honing in on healthcare, e-commerce, and educational services all linked to …
Gamer Credentials Now a Booming, Juicy Target for Hackers
Credential theft targeting gaming platforms has been increasing rapidly over the past two years, according to a new report. Illicit markets sell account credentials on the dark web at an alarming …
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US charges five hackers part of Chinese state-sponsored group APT41
Yesterday, the US government filed charges against Chinese nationals with known connections to the notorious hacking group known as APT41. Five Chinese nationals will face charges relating to hacking …
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More Cyberattacks in the First Half of 2020 Than in All of 2019
According to a recent study conducted by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, recent threat activity throughout its customers' networks has shown more intrusion attempts within the first half of 2020 than …
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Microsoft confirms Chinese, Iranian, and Russian cyber-attacks on Biden and Trump campaigns
Yesterday, Microsoft confirmed that Chinese, Iranian, and Russian hackers attempted to breach email accounts associated with both the Biden and Trump election campaigns, confirming former suspicions …
DDoS Attacks Cresting Amid Pandemic
The latest Kaspersky quarterly DDoS attacks report highlights a huge spike in denial-of-service attacks in the second quarter of 2020. As people continued to work from home amid the pandemic, DDoS …
Leak Exposes Private Data of Genealogy Service Users
Researchers at WizCase discovered a misconfigured ElasticSearch server that held the personal information of 60,000 Ancestry.com users. The data contained files belonging to Software MacKiev and was …
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ISC Attributes Cyber-Attacks and Election Interference to Russia
The UK government's Intelligence and Security Committee has ascertained that Russia is a highly capable cyber-actor who likely interfered in UK elections. The ISC also determined that the UK is one of …
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DDoS-ers Target Black Lives Matter Groups
The US Black Live Matter protests that have sparked over the past week have also drawn the attention of malicious threat actors, who attempted attacks on several right groups over the past week. …
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Netwalker ransomware continues assault on US colleges, hits UCSF
Netwalker Ransomware operators have claimed to have carried out a successful cyberattack on the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). The group allegedly stole unencrypted data, as well as …
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