A cyberattack halted operations at Varta production plants

On February 12, 2023, a cyber attack halted operations at five production plants of German battery manufacturer Varta. On February 13, German battery manufacturer Varta announced that a cyber attack forced the company to shut down IT systems. The attack disrupted operations at five production plants and the administration. VARTA AG is a leading global […]

February 15, 2024
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Cyber gaps in the supply chain — Bank of America breached in another vendor cyberattack

Third-party cyber-attacks remain one of the most significant threats facing organisations across the globe. Most recently, Bank of America, a multinational investment banking and financial services corporation, began notifying customers that a November 2023 hack against one of its service vendors resulted in the exposure of personally identifiable information (PII).  The breach occurred following a […]

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February 14, 2024
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X Gold Badges: a new proliferating market

When I saw a threat actor hijacking the X account of Google’s Mandiant division and promoting a cryptocurrency scam I suddenly became curious about this new prominent trend. Indeed this attack was just one of many happened during the past few weeks (HERE). A new black market trend Establishing a presence on a prominent social […]

January 8, 2024
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INC RANSOM ransomware gang claims to have breached Xerox Corp

The INC RANSOM ransomware group claims to have hacked the American multinational corporation Xerox Corp. Xerox Corp provides document management solutions worldwide. The company’s Document Technology segment offers desktop monochrome and color printers, multifunction printers, copiers, digital printing presses, and light production devices; and production printing and publishing systems for the graphic communications marketplace and […]

December 30, 2023
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Cybercriminals launched “Leaksmas” event in the Dark Web exposing massive volumes of leaked PII and compromised data

Leaksmas: On Christmas Eve, multiple threat actors released substantial data leaks, Resecurity experts reported. On Christmas Eve, Resecurity protecting Fortune 100 and government agencies globally, observed multiple actors on the Dark Web releasing substantial data leaks. Over 50 million records containing PII of consumers from around the world have been leaked. The actual damage resulting […]

December 28, 2023
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