Monday , January 20 2025

Cyber Attack

Iran’s state TV said
Suspected cyberattack paralyzes 70% gas stations across Iran

Cars and motorbikes line up to fill up at a service station in Iran's capital Tehran, on October 26, 2021, amid a nationwide disruption of the gas distribution system. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

Iran’s Oil Minister, Javad Owji, confirmed on Monday that a cyberattack caused a widespread disruption to petrol stations. A hacking group Iran blames Israel for claimed it caused the attack that disrupted petrol stations across the country on Monday, according to Iranian state TV and Israeli local media. ALSO READ: …

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New survey by IDC
Malaysia face doubling of ransomware incidents in 2023

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In Malaysia, the cybersecurity situation is changing as organizations deal with an increase in cyber threats. A recent survey by IDC shows that phishing is the main concern, with 54% of organizations ranking it as the biggest threat. The top five risks in Malaysia are ransomware, unpatched vulnerabilities, identity theft, …

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Draft emergency plan
China to enforce 10 min response time for data breaches

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China proposed a four-tier classification to respond to data security incidents, showing its concern about data leaks and hacking in the country. The plan is due to increased tensions with the United States and its allies. It follows an incident where a hacker claimed to have gotten a large amount …

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Canada Ransomware Whitepaper-2023
Mid-sized Canadian firms pay an average $1.13 million to ransomware gangs

Ransomware

A recent survey found that mid-sized Canadian companies paid an average of just over $1 million in ransomware payments this year. On Thursday, the results of a survey conducted by Palo Alto Networks were released. The survey involved IT professionals from 1,000 organizations with employee numbers ranging from 100 to …

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set deadline disclosing data
LockBit claim to hit Citizens Bank of West Virginia

Bank

LockBit ransomware group claim to have cyber attack the Citizens Bank of West Virginia. The group post on tweeter that “Just another greedy company that puts their own money above client’s privacy”. The hackers set a deadline for their demands till December 9, 2023, otherwise it will be published. But …

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Cyber attack on Sparrso; Hacker’s claim, Sparrso’s denial

A hacktivist group named “Team Network Nine” claimed a cyber attack on “Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARSO). The group claimed that the December 1 attack resulted in Sparrso’s website being down for 1 hour. An Indian media reported on the issue. According to the report, the hacktivist …

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Blog post update
Microsoft warns of exploiting critical outlook vulnerability

Microsoft has found a group called Forest Blizzard (also known as STRONTIUM) in Russia using a security vulnerability called CVE-2023-23397 to get into email accounts on Exchange servers without permission. The Polish Cyber Command (DKWOC) is working with Microsoft to stop Forest Blizzard and prevent them from using their tricks. …

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Secureworks reports
Booking.com hackers intensify attacks on customers

Booking.com

Booking.com, a major online travel agency, reported that customers have been targeted by hackers. While the agency’s systems are secure, online criminals have scammed many customers by stealing login credentials from the agency’s partner hotels. These criminals then pose as hotel staff to deceive customers. What have the online attacks …

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"Personal Data Protection Act 2023"
Coming “Personal Data Protection Act 2023”

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“Personal Data Protection Act 2023” will be presented to the Cabinet today for approval. it is confirmed by Abu Sayed Md. Kamruzzaman, Director general of Digital security agency. He said to infosecbulletin that as cyber attack is being increased in every second, we have to have a law to protect …

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Black wing intelligence (video)
Windows hello fingerprint auth bypassed on Microsoft, Dell, Lenovo laptops

Laptop

Security researchers were able to bypass authentication on three popular laptops by testing the fingerprint sensors used for Windows Hello. The research was done by Blackwing Intelligence and Microsoft’s MORSE. Target devices include a Dell Inspiron 15 with a Goodix fingerprint sensor, a Lenovo ThinkPad T14s with a Synaptics sensor, …

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