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Don’t fall for the “Donate to help children in Ukraine” scam

Scammers are active during crises. ⚠️ Latest scam email encourages to donate for refugees. ⚠️ Earlier reports of a Microsoft-themed #phishing ("weird login attempts to your account") Stay vigilant and help through verified channels.

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4.3.2022

Cyber attack attempts on Ukraine surge tenfold

Security company Defiant, protecting 8300 Ukrainian WP sites, is seeing a surge since invasion began: 🔺 on 25/2 144k daily attempts to exploit WP vulnerabilities (3x normal daily amount) 📈 on 28/2 10x normal daily amount #cybersecurity

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4.3.2022

Russia, Ukraine and the Danger of a Global Cyberwar

Russia cyberwar against Ukraine during years. 2015 attack on energy companies caused an outage for 200k people 2016 a transmission station in Kiev lost power 2017 NotPetya wiper #malware delivered ... Now activity is higher than ever.

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25.2.2022

How to Prepare as Russia-Ukraine Situation Escalates

Russia-Ukraine tensions are creating #cybersecurity threats elsewhere too. Critical infra and defense are highlighted, but everyone should keep tabs. “Cyberattacks are a logical response from Russia given the economic sanctions announced."

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25.2.2022

These new hacking groups are striking industrial, operational tech targets

Cyberattacks against critical infra (energy, food, water, health, etc.) are not about quick money, but about causing real-world disruption. ☣️ 3 new threat groups targeting ICS/OT: Kostovite, Petrovite and Erythrite. #cybersecurity

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25.2.2022

Cyber attacks on Ukraine: DDoS, new data wiper, cloned websites, and Cyclops Blink

Russia's horrific invasion accompanied by multiple cyber attacks: ⚠️ DDoS attacks against agency and bank websites ⚠️ New data wiper malware spreading ⚠️ Cloned copies of gov websites booby-trapped w/ #malware

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25.2.2022

Top US senator warns Putin cyberattacks could trigger bigger war

Senator overseeing US intelligence agencies said Putin's actions risk triggering NATO's Art. 5's mutual defense pact over cyberattack. This could happen e.g. if cyber weapons deployed in Ukraine spread to NATO states. #cybersecurity

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25.2.2022

Hackers slip into Microsoft Teams chats to distribute malware

MS Teams conversations are exploited to distribute malicious files after the 365 credentials have been stolen e.g. through #phishing. Employees may be attentive to email, but vigilance is needed on other channels as well.

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18.2.2022

Google announces zero-day in Chrome browser – update now!

Check that you have Chrome 98.0.4758.102 or later. The RCE holes in browsers are dangerous because they can lead to so-called drive-by downloads, where simply visiting a maliciously crafted website can bring #malware to your device.

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18.2.2022