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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.
Mr. Cooper, the largest home loan servicer in the United States, says it found evidence of customer data exposed during a cyberattack disclosed last week, on October 31. [...]
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Company publishes fierce response to lawsuit brought last month SolarWinds has come out guns blazing to defend itself following the Securities and Exchange Commission's announcement that it will be suing both the company and its CISO over the 2020 SUNBURST cyberattack.…
Online attack coincided with major military action, Mandiant says Blackouts in Ukraine last year were not just caused by missile strikes on the nation but also by a seemingly coordinated cyberattack on one of its power plants. That's according to Mandiant's threat intel team, which said Russia's Sandworm crew was behind the two-pronged power-outage and data-wiping attack.…
Ensuring data stays secure even after cyberattack infiltration Webinar Daily incursions are underway with the aim of removing every bit of data that you've got - the cyber criminals' aim is to break in and get out again laden with digital booty.…
Shared service provider TransForm has published an update on the cyberattack that recently impacted operations in multiple hospitals in Ontario, Canada, clarifying that it was a ransomware attack. [...]
Israeli higher education and tech sectors have been targeted as part of a series of destructive cyber attacks that commenced in January 2023 with an aim to deploy previously undocumented wiper malware