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Cyberattack is an intentional attempt to compromise computer systems, networks, or digital devices by exploiting vulnerabilities or using malicious software. Common techniques include malware deployment, phishing to steal credentials, ransomware to encrypt data for extortion, and denial-of-service attacks that disrupt availability. These actions aim to gain unauthorized access, manipulate data, or cause operational disruption.
For security professionals, cyberattacks represent critical risks requiring proactive defense measures such as patching known vulnerabilities, monitoring network traffic for anomalies, and enforcing strong authentication. Understanding attacker methods helps prioritize defenses on exposed systems and sensitive data. Effective detection and containment depend on timely threat intelligence and coordinated response to limit damage and restore normal operations.
An identity-based microsegmentation deployment at Main Line Health in Philadelphia is helping to control how its roughly 60,000 devices communicate across the network in order to protect clinical operations and limit the impact of potential cyberattacks, said Main Line Health CISO Aaron Weismann.
Poland's National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) says hackers targeted its IT infrastructure, but the attack was detected and blocked before causing any impact. [...]
Iranian APTs have long pretended to be cybercriminal groups. Now they're working with actual cybercriminal groups.
It’s been difficult early on to separate signal from noise, even if the attack on the medical device maker looks like a qualified success for the attackers. The post Stryker attack highlights nebulous nature of Iranian cyber activity amid joint U.S.-Israel conflict appeared first on CyberScoop.
Healthcare Hit Shows Symbols Matter as Iran Shifts Focus to Economic DamageCybersecurity experts say that the Handala "hacktivist" group that claimed credit for attacks against two American firms on Wednesday is run by the Iranian government. The shift to destructive cyberattacks parallels Iran's attempt to inflict greater economic damage on the United States and allies.
Vendor Combines AI Attack Agents, Human Experts to Simulate Real-World CyberattacksOffensive security startup Armadin secured nearly $190 million in funding to expand a platform that uses AI agents to automate red-team operations. The technology enables companies to continuously test defenses and uncover attack paths that traditional consulting engagements often miss.
The Iranian cyberattack on Stryker is the kind of stress test that business continuity and disaster recovery programs often do not plan for.
Meanwhile, Verifone says 'no evidence' to support the digital intruders' claims A hacking crew with ties to Iran's intelligence agency claimed to be behind a global network outage at med-tech firm Stryker on Wednesday, and said the cyberattack was in response to the US-Israel airstrikes.…
Data centers — used by both governments and militaries for operations — are now fair game, not just for cyberattacks, but for kinetic attacks as well.
A fresh cyberattack campaign blends malvertising with a ClickFix-style technique that highlights risky behavior with AI coding assistants and command-line interfaces.
Crims 'will do what gets them their objective easiest and fastest,' Microsoft threat intel boss tells The Reg interview AI agents allow cybercriminals and nation-state hackers to outsource the "janitorial-type work" needed to plan and carry out cyberattacks, according to Sherrod DeGrippo, Microsoft's GM of global threat intelligence. North Korea is taking advantage.…