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20 Jan

Citrix Releases Patches for Critical ADC Vulnerability Under Active Attack

Citrix has finally started rolling out security patches for a critical vulnerability in ADC and Gateway software that attackers started exploiting in the wild earlier this month after the company announced the existence of the issue without releasing any permanent...
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16 Jan

New Attack Campaigns Suggest Emotet Threat Is Far …

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Malware described by the DHS as among the worst ever continues to evolve and grow, researchers from Cisco Talos, Cofense, and Check Point Software say. In a troubling development for organizations,...
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13 Jan

Texas School District Loses $2.3M to Phishing Attack

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Manor Independent School District is investigating a phishing email scam that led to three separate fraudulent transactions. The Manor Independent School District (MISD), located roughly 15 miles outside Austin, Texas,...
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12 Jan

#hacking | Hackers attack City of Dawson Creek’s computer systems

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The City of Dawson Creek says its computer systems were hacked Thursday in an apparent ransomware attack. In a notice posted online, Mayor Dale Bumstead said city files were temporarily encrypted, making them...
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5 Jan

#cybersecurity | #hackerspace | DEF CON 27, Bio Hacking Village, Dr Avi Rubin’s ‘Beyond The Firmware: The Attack Surface of a Networked Medical Device’

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Thanks to Def Con 27 Volunteers, Videographers and Presenters for publishing their superlative conference videos via their YouTube Channel for all to see, enjoy and learn. Permalink The post DEF CON...
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5 Jan

#nationalcybersecuritymonth | Ransomware Attack Crippled Network, Access Control at Maritime Facility – Homeland Security Today

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Warning: sizeof(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in /home/customer/www/hstoday.us/public_html/wp-content/themes/fox-child-theme/functions.php on line 271 A ransomware attack at a Maritime Transportation Security Act-regulated facility shut down operations...
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5 Jan

#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | US ally is under ongoing ‘serious cyber attack’ — so severe it may be a ‘targeted attack by a state actor’ – Raw Story

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Austria’s foreign ministry is facing a “serious cyber attack”, it said late Saturday, warning another country could be responsible. “Due to the gravity and nature of the attack, it cannot be...
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25 Dec

#cybersecurity | #hackerspace | Marketing Agency Temporarily Halts Operations after Ransomware Attack

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A marketing agency announced just days before Christmas that it would be temporarily suspending operations as it works to recover from a ransomware attack. Sandra Franecke, CEO of the Heritage Company,...
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14 Dec

#cybersecurity | #hackerspace | Pensacola Hit with Ransomware Attack | Avast

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The city of Pensacola, Fla. is recovering from a ransomware attack by the Maze group, which shut down the city the day after a shooting at its Naval Air Station. Maze,...
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13 Dec

#cybersecurity | hacker | Maze ransomware possibly behind Southwire attack

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Wire and cable manufacturer Southwire is in the recovery phase from a ransomware attack that struck on December 9 knocking a large portion of the company offline. Published reports state Maze...
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