Cyber Attack

A group of hackers claiming affiliation with the Wagner Group has taken down Dozor-Teleport, a Russian satellite communications provider used by energy companies and the country’s defense and security services. The attack, which began on Wednesday at 10 p.m. EST, has resulted in the disconnection of Dozor-Teleport from the internet …

The Akira ransomware operation uses a Linux encryptor to encrypt VMware ESXi virtual machines in double-extortion attacks against companies worldwide. Akira first emerged in March 2023, targeting Windows systems in various industries, including education, finance, real estate, manufacturing, and consulting. Like other enterprise-targeting ransomware gangs, the threat actors steal data from …

Insikt Group research examines the complex and dynamic risk environment of submarine cables, the information superhighways that underpin the global economy and facilitate worldwide telecommunications. The rapid expansion of the submarine cable network in the 21st century, driven by data demands, cloud computing, and the needs of hyperscalers like Amazon, …

Petro-Canada gas stations, following a cyberattack on parent company Suncor: Suncor is a Canada-based energy company that owns a network of more than 1,800 Petro-Canada retail and wholesale locations. On June 25, Suncor said it had experienced a cybersecurity incident that may impact some transactions with suppliers and customers. The …

Joseph James O’Connor, a 24-year-old British citizen, was sentenced to five years in prison in the United States for his role in the July 2020 Twitter hack. O’Connor, who went by the online alias “PlugwalkJoe,” pleaded guilty to criminal schemes that included unauthorized access to Twitter’s backend tools, SIM swapping …

InfoSecBulletin by Associated Press: In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft’s flagship office suite — including the Outlook email and OneDrive file-sharing apps — and cloud computing platform. A shadowy hacktivist group claimed responsibility, saying it flooded the sites with junk traffic in distributed denial-of-service attacks. Initially …

A Russian-speaking cybercrime group has been targeting dozens of companies, including several federal agencies, in a recent spree. The group, CL0P, is known for using a flaw in the MOVEIt file transfer program to steal data. Among the victims of CL0P’s attacks are the BBC, Shell, Johns Hopkins Health Systems, …

The LockBit ransomware gang has been active since at least January 2020, and has launched roughly 1,700 attacks in the United States, resulting in approximately $91 million in ransom payments. The gang operates under the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, which allows affiliates to use the malware and its infrastructure to target …

Several Indian media report that a massive data breach of the CoWIN portal (The central platform for COVID-19 vaccination registration in India) had happened. For this breach media report one billion Indian citizens’ data is at risk. This data leak has also exposed the Aadhaar card, Voter ID, and PAN …

Luscious advertisements such as ‘Lakh Tucker Jackpot’ or ‘Million Dollar Lottery’ were given on Facebook. And if you click on that link, your Facebook account will be activated. After that, the hacker used to extort money from the victim by talking about recovering that account. The Mirpur Thana police gave …