A set of documents obtained by Sky News, allegedly obtained from the Iranian cyber command, details plans by Iran to do advanced real-world damage with cyber attacks. Targets include retail fuel pumps and container ships.
Two new cyber attack attempts, one in the San Francisco Bay Area and another in Pennsylvania, will keep water supply security in the news. But sensational media headlines may also be stoking an unnecessary level of fear among the general public.
Cyber attack on Japan’s government agencies leaked 76,000 email addresses, and proprietary, business, and air traffic and control data, forcing Fujitsu to disable ProjectWEB.
Israeli media reported that several Israeli companies and a nonprofit were breached in a new cyber attack wave attributed to an Iranian ransomware gang motivated by Middle Eastern geopolitics.
Onapsis and SAP say that cybercriminals are actively exploiting known SAP security vulnerabilities in the wild, sometimes with a cyber attack within 72 hours after patches are released.
Cyber insurance firm CNA Financial potentially leaked clients’ data after being the victim of a sophisticated cyber attack that disrupted services. Data obtained may help hackers optimize targeting of firm’s customers.
NCC Group and Bad Packets detected cyber attacks targeting F5 critical vulnerabilities after proof-of-concept code and patches were released. CISA advised users to prioritize the installation of updates.
Molson Coors filed a security incident with the Security and Exchange Commission acknowledging a cyber attack that took its systems offline, suggesting a ransomware attack.
Report from Mandiant mapped out recent cyber attacks against FTA and finds it likely that more organizations have been compromised. CISA has issued a joint advisory with Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the UK.
As we look forward to 2021, data privacy and security issues will continue to impact businesses of all industries and sizes, and the requirements will affect all aspects of operations.
