Tag: cyber attack

Supply chain safety is vital in a world where technology is constantly developing. Organizations should indeed keep ahead of the curve to protect themselves and outsmart attackers since supply chain attacks and cyber risks are both evolving. What Technology Needs to Know About Supply Chain Attacks Today's data breaches have the ability to bring down even the most respected businesses. Big names in technology have made supply chain threats a primary concern, and attackers may exploit these weak links to...

A ransomware attack has affected IT systems of a Spanish government agency which manages unemployment benefits and disrupts "hundreds of thousands" appointments to the agency. According to the Central Independent Trade Union and Civil Servants, the cyber attack on Spain's state public employment (SEPE's) affected...

Attackers who claim they are responsible for the supply chain attack on SolarWinds, a Texas company, say they have data they want to sell from their exploits. Allegedly obtained from Microsoft, Cisco, SolarWinds and FireEye, the SolarLeaks website offers source code. "In a 2.6 Gb...

While we learned of SolarWind's attack on December 13th, the first disclosure of its consequence was made on December 8th when leading cybersecurity firm FireEye revealed that it was hacked by a nation-state APT group. Sunburst, a.k.a. Solorigate, is the malware employed as the tip...

Last week, one of the “most complex”  security incidents in the recent history of the Baltic state took place as described by the Republic's Defence Minister, Arvydas Anušauskas. The security incident was a thoroughly orchestrated cyber-assault on Lithuania. The attack which took place “on the eve...

UK-based green energy company People's Energy has revealed that cybercriminals had access to the personal information of its entire 270,000 customer database in a data breach. “On Wednesday 16 December, we discovered that an unauthorised third party had gained access to one of the systems...

On Monday, Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten reported that it was hit by a massive cyberattack involving what appeared to be "ransomware" aimed at taking data control to ransom it. "It's a serious attack," said the company's chief digital officer Ole-Marius Moe-Helgesen in a statement. "The...

Brazilian aeroplane maker Embraer on Monday,30th November disclosed a cyberattack. Embraer S.A. is a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, executive and agricultural aircraft and provides aeronautical services. The company is the third-largest producer of civil aircraft, after Boeing and Airbus, with more than...