Cyber Attack

They were supposed to be under lock and key, in a secure storage room deep inside Europol’s headquarters in The Hague. But a clutch of highly sensitive files containing the personal information of top law enforcement executives went missing last summer. Europe’s law enforcement agency has been mired in a …

A ransomware group is threatening to publish a huge cache of stolen data following a cyber attack on a Scottish health board. The group called INC Ransom claims to have three terabytes of data. NHS Dumfries and Galloway is aware that clinical data relating to a small number of patients …

A new spying campaign has been discovered that targets Indian government agencies and the energy sector, using a modified open-source tool called HackBrowserData to steal browser credentials, cookies, and history. Researchers from EclecticIQ, a Dutch cybersecurity firm, found a hacking campaign in early March. They didn’t identify the hackers but …

StrelaStealer malware steals email login data from popular email clients and sends it to the attacker’s server. The attacker can then use this information to launch more attacks. Since its first appearance in 2022, the threat actor has carried out many email campaigns and shows no sign of stopping. Unit42 …

Hacker allegedly exploiting two popular vulnerabilities to attack U.S. defense contractors, U.K. government entities and institutions in Asia, according to new report by Google owned security firm Mandiant. The report focused on UNC5174, a threat actor. According to Mandiant, UNC5174 used to be a member of Chinese hacktivist groups. However, …

The APT group ‘Earth Krahang’ has hacked 70 organizations and attacked at least 116 in 45 countries. Trend Micro researchers have been monitoring a campaign targeting government organizations since early 2022. The group targeted 116 organizations in 35 countries and confirmed at least 70 compromises, including organizations linked to world …

According to FalconFeeds x post, a threat actor has listed 49 countries as part of an experiment. They also claim that over 1000 government sites are vulnerable. According to Cyber Express, the threat actor is promoting an onion website called ‘Hell Paradise’ which aims to obtain vulnerable government sites and …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently experienced a cyber incident, which was detected on February 16, 2024. After further investigation with help from cybersecurity experts, the breach was identified, and steps were taken to fix it. The investigation found that 11 IMF email accounts were hacked. The affected accounts have …

“Multiple cyberattacks targeted various French government agencies since Sunday night, according to the prime minister’s office.” The French agencies likely faced DDoS attacks, but no specific details were provided by the minister’s office. Experts from the government have stated that the attacks were not complicated. They mentioned that familiar technical …

Swiss authorities discovered 65,000 leaked government documents containing classified information and sensitive personal data. The leak occurred after a ransomware attack on an IT vendor last year. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of Switzerland recently released a report analyzing the data stolen during a cyber attack in May. The …