North Korea-linked Hackers Stole $13.5 Million From Cosmos Bank
The North Korea-linked hacking group Lazarus is said to have stolen $13.5 million in a recent cyber-attack targeting SWIFT/ATM infrastructure of Cosmos Bank. ...
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Cyber-attack cost Merck $135m in lost sales
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co says a recent cyber-attack resulted in production shutdowns and cost it around $135m in lost revenue. Merck – known as MSD outside North America – said the attack had a particular impact on its ability to supply its human papillomavirus (HPV)...
Bad Rabbit: Ten things you need to know about the latest ransomware outbreak
It's the third major outbreak of the year - here's what we know so far. A new ransomware campaign has hit a number of high profile targets in Russia and Eastern Europe. Dubbed Bad Rabbit, the ransomware first started infecting systems on Tuesday 24 October, and the...
NotPetya Attack Costs Big Companies Millions
Some of the big companies hit by the NotPetya malware in late June have reported losing hundreds of millions of dollars due to the cyberattack. The NotPetya malware outbreak affected tens of thousands of systems in more than 65 countries, including ones belonging to major organizations...
Scottish Parliament targeted in ‘brute force’ cyber attack
The Scottish Parliament has been targeted by a "brute force" cyber attack, officials have said. Chief executive Sir Paul Grice said the attack, from "external sources", was similar to that which affected Westminster in June. He confirmed the attack in a message to MSPs and staff with...
Cyberattack Leaves Millions Without Mobile Phone Service in Venezuela
A massive cyberattack that took down government websites in Venezuela earlier this week also has left seven million mobile phone users without service, the government said Thursday. A group that calls itself The Binary Guardians claimed responsibility for attacks that targeted the websites of the government,...
Deception networks: Reducing alert fatigue and increasing security through an alternate reality
The most concerning revelation to come out of the security industry over the past couple of years isn’t the Mirai botnet, nor the hacks of Verizon, Yahoo! (before the acquisition), or the Democratic National Committee (DNC), or even the infamous Jeep hack. Instead, it came...
HBO CYBERATTACK IS “SEVEN TIMES WORSE” THAN THE SONY HACK
The latest HBO hacking scandal is shaping up to be much, much worse than a few leaked Game of Thrones episodes. Now the FBI is getting involved, according to the latest update from the Hollywood Reporter. The cyberattack that occurred earlier this week compromised around 1.5 terabytes of data,...