Acronis Breached, Internal Data Leaked

Hacker published data leaked from Acronis on BreachForums

Acronis, a Swiss-based information technology company that provides file recovery services for hacked companies was breached earlier this month. The breach became public on March 9, 2023, when a hacker published a leak at one of the Darknet forums. Acronis Breach Exposes Numerous Internal Data Packages Actually, attacking the companies that help other ones to… Continue reading Acronis Breached, Internal Data Leaked

New Acer Breach Exposes 160GB of Data

Acer Inc. was hacked once again around mid-February 2023

Companies tend to hide the case of a cybersecurity breach – for certain reasons, it may be for their good. However, it is not particularly easy to hide an elephant in the room. Acer Incorporated, the Taiwan-based electronic manufacturer fell a victim to yet another breach – and this was uncovered by a fraudster selling… Continue reading New Acer Breach Exposes 160GB of Data

LastPass Breach Investigation Goes On, Things are Even Worse

LastPass released an extended note regarding their 2022 cybersecurity incident

LastPass, owned by GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) and with over 30 million users, revealed new details about the cyber incidents that have shaken the company since August 2022, when fragments of source code were reported stolen. In January 2023, the company admitted that the breach was more extensive, involving leaks of accounts, passwords, MFA settings, and… Continue reading LastPass Breach Investigation Goes On, Things are Even Worse

One Year of Russian-Ukrainian War in Cybersecurity

Ukraine has faced more cyber attacks in a year of war with Russia than ever before.

February 24, 2022, will be a turning point in history. It was the day of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and the most significant geopolitical event of the past year. This war was, without exaggeration, the bloodiest military conflict in Europe in decades. However, it is the first major hybrid war that uses cyberspace… Continue reading One Year of Russian-Ukrainian War in Cybersecurity

How DDoS Can Badly Hurt Your Business

Inaccessible website or glitching servers is a typical outcome of a DDoS attack

Everyone at least once faced the fact that they cannot go to the desired site or use some service. This is often because companies’ websites have become victims of DDoS attacks. It is even worse when you own a business, and your customers cannot reach you because of the attack. But first, let’s understand what… Continue reading How DDoS Can Badly Hurt Your Business

Three Online Scammers Arrested in Nigeria in an Interpol’s Operation

Photo: INTERPOL

North Africa, Southeast Asia, and Middle East oil and gas companies became cyberfraud victims. Interpol arrested three citizens of Nigeria in the country’s capital city Lagos as a part of an international operation dubbed Killer Bee. The men were suspected of using Agent Tesla remote administration tools (RAT) to redirect financial operations and corporate classified… Continue reading Three Online Scammers Arrested in Nigeria in an Interpol’s Operation

LockBit attacks the Canadian defensive co. Top Aces inc

LockBit, Top Aces Inc., Ransomware, Ransomware attack, cyberattack,

Canadian defense contractor Top Aces Inc became the victim of a ransomware attack. LockBit group, an infamous ransomware gang known for its strict principles, already claimed responsibility. They boasted of it by posting the logotype of this company on their Darknet site. More details about the Top Aces company Top Aces Inc is a defense… Continue reading LockBit attacks the Canadian defensive co. Top Aces inc

The 5 Most Famous Spyware Attacks

Spyware can be called the most sophisticated malware these days. It never acts openly, uses tricky techniques, and appears more often with other viruses. Together with its brother-in-law – stealer malware – spyware helps the cyber criminals to find and exfiltrate the data from attacked corporations. Moreover, ransomware that aims at individuals (exactly, STOP/Djvu family)… Continue reading The 5 Most Famous Spyware Attacks

NASA has faced 6000 cyberattacks in the past four years

NASA has identified more than 6000 different cyberattacks over the past four years, according to a recent report from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The document states that NASA has institutional systems that are used for the day-to-day work of employees (this includes data centers, web services, computers and networks). NASA also has separate… Continue reading NASA has faced 6000 cyberattacks in the past four years

Microsoft developed a SimuLand lab environment for simulating cyberattacks

Microsoft has developed an open source SimuLand lab environment to help testing and improving Microsoft 365, Defender, Azure, and Azure Sentinel protection against a variety of cyberattack scenarios. SimuLand enables “resources from a variety of data sources, including telemetry from Microsoft 365 Defender security products, Azure Defender, and other integrated sources through Azure Sentinel Data… Continue reading Microsoft developed a SimuLand lab environment for simulating cyberattacks