Food industry giants JBS is hit by ransomware attack. The US government is already holding the Russian power to account, while it has made few details of the cyberattack public.Less than a month after the cyberattack against the Colonial Pipeline, the White House is already speaking on a new incident. This time, it is the American, Australian and Canadian sites of JBS, a … [Read more...] about White House confronts Russia again over ransomware attack
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US soldiers have detailed the security of their nuclear bases to the Internet
To learn the complex security protocols of their nuclear base, some American soldiers had the bad idea of using online review apps. As a result, they exposed confidential military information to the entire Internet.By simple queries on a search engine, it was possible to access hundreds of review sheets created by American soldiers. More precisely, by soldiers … [Read more...] about US soldiers have detailed the security of their nuclear bases to the Internet
On the dark web, your Gmail account costs more than a stolen credit card
The credit card is (almost) no longer popular in the eyes of a cybercriminal, for whom a Gmail or Facebook account is much more valuable. This is what the latest price index of the dark web shows.The Privacy Affairs site has updated its dark web price index for the year 2021. And like every year, the figures given can leave you speechless. Because the relatively low cost of … [Read more...] about On the dark web, your Gmail account costs more than a stolen credit card
FBI to make public the stolen passwords it uncovers in its investigations
The FBI will dump the collections of compromised passwords it uncovers in its investigations into Pwned Password, the section of Have I Been Pwned dedicated to passwords. Good news for data breach victims.Last month, the FBI for the first time shared data from the victims of one of its investigations - that of the Emotet gang - with the Have I Been … [Read more...] about FBI to make public the stolen passwords it uncovers in its investigations
Chinese hackers pose as UN Human Rights Council to attack Uyghurs
Two cybersecurity companies, Check Point and Kaspersky, claim Chinese hackers are carrying out cyber attacks against Uyghurs to trick their computers.According to a recent report by Check Point and Kaspersky, two expert cybersecurity companies, a Chinese hacker group has been carrying out highly targeted cyber attacks on members of the Uyghur community for several … [Read more...] about Chinese hackers pose as UN Human Rights Council to attack Uyghurs
The Belgian Federal Ministry of the Interior has been the victim of a computer hack for two years
This attack was for the first time classified in the category "national crisis". According to several cybersecurity experts, China is most likely behind this cyberattack.It is an extraordinary hacking that the Belgian state has just revealed. According to Le Monde, it has been two years since the Belgian Federal Ministry of the Interior was the victim of a very … [Read more...] about The Belgian Federal Ministry of the Interior has been the victim of a computer hack for two years
This malware capable of stealing your passwords is disseminated en masse by email
A massive hacking campaign is currently underway. Hackers send a multitude of different emails to their victims, hoping they open at least one. Inside is an attachment, as a PDF, which is actually malware capable of stealing passwords.We cannot say it enough, always double-check before downloading an attachment sent by email. It is a technique as old as the world - at … [Read more...] about This malware capable of stealing your passwords is disseminated en masse by email
Security: they have their Wi-Fi hacked, the police accuse them of distributing child pornography
A couple of Vodafone subscribers had the unpleasant surprise at the start of the year when the police arrived at their homes, accusing them of posting pictures of child abuse on the Internet. Yet both claim their innocence. A malicious individual hacked their Wi-Fi router to use their IP address.Kate and Matthew (whose names have been changed) will long remember that … [Read more...] about Security: they have their Wi-Fi hacked, the police accuse them of distributing child pornography
The personal data of 7,883 Decathlon employees were exposed
With so much data, hackers could easily create phishing campaigns. In question: a bad configuration of the S3 bucket, an Amazon Web Services server, by a partner of the group.VPNmentor just released its new massive data exposure survey. According to the cybersecurity agency, a personal database concerning 8% of Decathlon's workforce (7,883 employees) was exposed for … [Read more...] about The personal data of 7,883 Decathlon employees were exposed
Cybersecurity and teleworking: employees are increasingly vigilant
In many companies, employees receive training on these issues.Last June, a study conducted by the cybersecurity company Tessian drew a devastating observation: teleworking is, according to experts, an aggravating factor in terms of corporate cybersecurity. Thus, according to their survey of American and British employees, 69% of 18-30-year-olds and 21% of over 50s have … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity and teleworking: employees are increasingly vigilant
