Hackmanac Cyber Alerts

National Public Data confirms breach exposing Social Security numbers Read more: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/national-public-data-confirms-breach-exposing-social-security-numbers/

🚨 News Alert 🚨 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prince William deepfaked in investment scam campaign https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/uk-prime-minister-keir-starmer-and-prince-william-deepfaked-in-investment-scam-campaign/ #cybercrime #scam #deepfake #cybersecurity #cyberthreatmonitoring #hackmanac

🚨 Cyber Attack Alert 🚨 CISA warns critical SolarWinds RCE bug is exploited in attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-critical-solarwinds-rce-bug-is-exploited-in-attacks/

🚨 News Alert 🚨 OpenAI Blocks Iranian Influence Operation Using ChatGPT for U.S. Election Propaganda https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/openai-blocks-iranian-influence.html

🚨 Cyber Attack Alert 🚨 OpenAI Blocks Iranian Influence Operation Using ChatGPT for U.S. Election Propaganda https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/openai-blocks-iranian-influence.html

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🚨 HACKMANAC GLOBAL CYBER ATTACKS REPORT 2024 🚨 📊 Our Global Cyber Attacks Report 2024 is now available! 📈 In this 40+ page study we analyze more than 7,000 known attacks that occurred globally in 2023 and compare them to those of the previous five years (2018-2022), highlighting key trends such as: 🔍 Evolution of cyber threats 🔍 Most targeted industries 🔍 Most used attack techniques 🔍 Types of attackers 🔍 Most dangerous cybercrime gangs 🔍 Attack impact by industry, attacker, etc. 📥 Visit our download area for a free copy of the report ⤵ https://hackmanac.com/hackmanac-global-cyber-attacks-report-2024 #Hackmanac #CyberSecurityReport #CyberThreatMonitoring #CyberAttacks2024 #CyberThreats #CyberRiskManagement #ImpactAnalysis

⚠️Cyber Attack Update⚠️ 🇳🇱Netherlands - Boni Confirmed The Hack "Last week, Boni experienced a computer failure, as an unauthorized third party gained access to part of the computer systems," says Boni spokesperson Helma Lohuis. Read more: https://www.distrifood.nl/180280/boni-slachtoffer-cyberaanval-internationale-hackers?giftCode=rt1KTKA0cHzSqDo01WyoEKJX0Lt0aN7onYb5kAMRy1JfStKpOkZr09plNCzowtgr&social=copy

🚨 Cyber Attack Alert 🚨 🇧🇷 Brazil - Prefeitura do Jaboatão dos Guararapes Qilin ransomware group claims to have breached Prefeitura do Jaboatão dos Guararapes. The hackers threaten to leak 500 GB of data. According to our database, the Prefeitura do Jaboatão dos Guararapes experienced a cyberattack in the early hours of July 10, 2024. This incident disrupted virtual services such as CadÚnico scheduling and De Olho na Consulta, as well as the official municipal website. The attack, described as international, had not been claimed by any group. Today, a post about the attack, dated July 16, appeared on the criminal group's data leak site. #Hackmanac #ransomware

Securing Your Ecosystem: Methods and Potential Impacts of Supply Chain Attacks The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) explains this in a slide. #cyberawareness

The pro-Russia hacktivist group NoName057(16) continues to expand its partnerships with other hacktivist groups, now totaling over 50. More #DDoS attacks are expected.

🚨 Cyber Attack Alert 🚨 🇱🇧 Lebanon - Central College Jounieh (CCJ) Qilin ransomware group claims to have breached Central College Jounieh (CCJ). #Hackmanac #ransomware

🚨 Cyber Attack Alert 🚨 🇮🇹 Italy - BTS Biogas Hunters International ransomware group claims to have breached BTS Biogas, an Italian company specialized in developing and producing tailor-made and technology-intensive Biogas and Biomethane plants. The hackers allegedly exfiltrated 82.1 GB (69,003 files) of data, including PII, financial data, and customers' data. #Hackmanac #ransomware

NIST releases first encryption tools to resist quantum computing https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nist-releases-first-encryption-tools-to-resist-quantum-computing/

⚠️Fake Support #Scam Costs Investor $100K An American investor lost approximately $100,000 in cryptocurrencies after falling victim to a phishing scam when he attempted to contact Coinbase support through a phone number found via a Google ad. The scammer, posing as a Coinbase representative, convinced the investor, Fred (a fictitious name), to share his Coinbase and bank account passwords under the pretense of needing to update his account. Fred only realized he had been scammed when his bank contacted him about suspicious activity on his account. Article by Livecoins: https://livecoins.com.br/investidor-perde-r-550-mil-em-criptomoedas-suporte-falso-coinbase/

🚨 Security Alert for Google Pixel Users 🚨 A large percentage of Google Pixel devices shipped since 2017 have had a dormant app, "Showcase.apk," that could be exploited to install malware and stage attacks. Developed for Verizon demo devices, this app was found to download a vulnerable configuration file over unsecured HTTP, making Pixel smartphones susceptible to adversary-in-the-middle attacks. https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/google-pixel-devices-shipped-with.html #cybersecurity #vulnerability #googlepixel #mobilesecurity

⚠️ 6 Windows #0Day actively exploited On Tuesday, Microsoft issued warnings about six actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows, as part of a broader release addressing nearly 90 security flaws across Windows and OS components. The six zero-days include: CVE-2024-38178: Windows Scripting Engine RCE via malicious links. CVSS 7.5. CVE-2024-38189: Microsoft Project RCE through malicious files. CVSS 8.8. CVE-2024-38107: Power Dependency Coordinator privilege escalation. CVSS 7.8. CVE-2024-38106: Windows kernel race condition flaw. CVSS 7.0. CVE-2024-38213: SmartScreen bypass via Mark of the Web. CVE-2024-38193: WinSock Driver SYSTEM privilege escalation. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-warns-of-six-windows-zero-days-being-actively-exploited/

🚨 Cyber Attack Alert 🚨 🇮🇱 Israel - EPS Tech Handala hacktivist group claims to have breached EPS Tech, a company that designs and provides advanced embedded electronic systems for the defense and industrial markets. The hackers allegedly exfiltrated 8 TB of highly confidential and sensitive data, including all confidential design documents, source codes of exclusive military software, emails, financial and administrative documents, human resources documents, and more. The Handala group has provided samples including various technical documents to prove the authenticity of the attack and claims that all the data, in line with their modus operandi, will be published in the coming days. #Hackmanac #DataBreach