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Organized Crime Racket Running Ransomware Attacks on MNCs Arrested in Russia

over 426 million rubles, including in cryptocurrency, 600 thousand US dollars, 500 thousand euros, as well as computer equipment, crypto wallets used to commit crimes, 20 premium cars purchased with money obtained from crime were seized.

Staff Reporter Jan 17, 2022 2 min read Cybersecurity

Overnight Cyber Attacks Bring Down Ukrainian Ministry, Government and Embassy Sites

The content of the hacked sites was not changed, and no personal data was leaked, the State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection said on its Facebook page.

Staff Reporter Jan 17, 2022 3 min read Cybersecurity

Cyberthreat: New York Power Authority Ink Deal with IronNet, AWS

The tool will allow municipal utilities in New York and their partners "to create a dynamic, radar-like view of the attack landscape that provides visibility into a wider and deeper range of threats across the state's entire power grid."

Staff Reporter Jan 17, 2022 3 min read Cybersecurity

Pennsylvania Welcomes New Cybersecurity Center

The new center’s mission will be to create and manage a collaborative cybersecurity ecosystem with regional businesses, high schools, community colleges, and universities and will be an incubator for cybersecurity startups.

Staff Reporter Jan 14, 2022 2 min read Civic Infrastructure

West Virginia-Based Monongalia Health System Suffers Phishing Attack

Monongalia Health System began notifying patients of a phishing attack that occurred in October and may have exposed employee and patient PII and PHI.

Staff Reporter Dec 30, 2021 3 min read Cybersecurity

Visa Says, Australian E-Commerce Payment Providers to Have Botnet Detection Capabilities

Visa in the security roadmap for Australia said all e-commerce payment providers should have botnet detection capabilities in place by October 2021.

Staff Reporter Dec 20, 2021 2 min read News

Cyber Threat Bulletin Released by Center for Cybersecurity

The report by Canada’s Center for Cybersecurity says attacks on critical infrastructure are increasing in Canada.

Staff Reporter Dec 15, 2021 1 min read News

Cyber attack cases increase post Covid-19

Data by Ministry of Consumer Affairs and CERT-In show the increase in cyberattacks post the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Staff Reporter Dec 14, 2021 1 min read News

Ottawa Releases Ransomware Playbook to Help Canadian Organization Fight Attacks

During a ransomware attack, cybercriminals use malicious software to encrypt, steal, or delete data, then demand a ransom payment to restore it. Ransomware can have severe impacts including core business downtime, permanent data loss, intellectual property theft, privacy breaches, reputational damage and expensive recovery costs.

Staff Reporter Dec 13, 2021 2 min read Cybersecurity

Pakistan Plans New Cyber Security Strategy

A paradigm shift in policymaking was needed to abreast the country with offensive and defensive cyber security.

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