Hacker Breached Our Network Via Employee Google Account: Cisco Cisco - Computer security - Ransomware - Data breach.
Networking giant Cisco has admitted a cyber-security breach via the "successful compromise" of an employee's personal Google account, saying that no data was compromised.
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To fight cyber attacks, tech companies are banding together Computer security - Cyberattack - Project - Technology company.
Called the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework, the new initiative should make sharing data and analyzing attacks easier.
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Black Hat USA: No Excuses for Cyberattacks to Catch Critical Infrastructure Off Guard Critical infrastructure - Cyberattack - Computer security - Colonial Pipeline.
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack was foreseeable, she said. The same is true of the growing threat of ransomware and the problems created by security issues with voting systems. Zetter started her keynote with a story ...
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Cisco averts cyber disaster after successful phishing attack Cisco - Computer security - Ransomware - Data breach.
An potentially serious cyber attack on Cisco's systems that began after a threat actor successfully exploited an employee's carelessly-secured credentials was thwarted without major damage.
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Ransomware gangs consecutively attacking Ransomware - Computer security - Industry - Cyberattack.
Three prominent ransomware gangs have adopted a combined approach that sees consecutive attacks carried out the same network.
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Stolen data used to launch more effective BEC attacks Ransomware - Cyberattack.
Underground forums have sets of credentials for sale for as little as $10 that provide access to genuine corporate email accounts, making malicious emails seem genuine. Over the year to July, Accenture's Cyber Threat Intelligence ( ...
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Three ransomware attacks hit single company over two weeks Ransomware - Computer security - Industry - Cyberattack.
Three of the most prolific ransomware gangs currently in operation targeted the same company over a period of two weeks, according to cyber security researchers. An unidentified automotive company was the victim of three separate ransomware attacks at ...
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Ransomware Data Theft Epidemic Fuelling BEC Attacks Ransomware - Cyberattack.
A surge in corporate data stolen by ransomware gangs is inundating the cybercrime underground with exactly the sort of information fraudsters need to launch convincing business email compromise (BEC) attacks, according to Accenture.
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Black Basta: New ransomware threat aiming for the big league Ransomware - Computer security - Industry - Cyberattack.
The Black Basta ransomware gang has reached a high level of success in a short time and is possibly an offshoot of Conti and REvil.
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