#Hackers behind SolarWinds targeted 150 other groups

#Hackers behind SolarWinds targeted 150 other groups

“#Hackers behind SolarWinds targeted 150 other groups” The Russian hackers behind last year’s massive SolarWinds data breach are back in action — and have targeted more than 150 organizations this week, according to Microsoft. The group, known as Nobelium, has targeted government agencies, think tanks, consultants and non-governmental organizations, Microsoft said. The majority of the…

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#Colonial Pipeline CEO summoned to testify before lawmakers

#Colonial Pipeline CEO summoned to testify before lawmakers

“#Colonial Pipeline CEO summoned to testify before lawmakers” Lawmakers have summoned Joseph Blount, the CEO of Colonial Pipeline, to testify next month at a Congressional hearing to probe how a cyberattack caused a six-day shutdown of the biggest oil pipeline in the US. The hearing, called “Cyber Threats in the Pipeline: Using Lessons from the…

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#CNA Financial reportedly paid hackers M in ransom

#CNA Financial reportedly paid hackers $40M in ransom

“#CNA Financial reportedly paid hackers $40M in ransom” CNA Financial, one of the biggest insurance companies in the US, reportedly forked over $40 million in ransom after it was hit by a cyberattack in late March. The Chicago-based company was locked out of its network and decided to pay the hackers after about two weeks,…

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#Toshiba business unit says it was hacked by DarkSide group

#Toshiba business unit says it was hacked by DarkSide group

“#Toshiba business unit says it was hacked by DarkSide group” A Toshiba business unit said it was hacked earlier this month by the DarkSide criminal group, the same gang responsible for the attack on Colonial Pipeline, which caused widespread gas shortages and panic buying across the Southeast.  Toshiba Tec said in a statement that its…

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#Colonial Pipeline paid hackers M ransom last week: report

#Colonial Pipeline paid hackers $5M ransom last week: report

“#Colonial Pipeline paid hackers $5M ransom last week: report” Colonial Pipeline forked over nearly $5 million last week to the Eastern European criminal group that hacked the company, shuttering the largest oil pipeline in the US, spurring widespread gas shortages and panic buying across the Southeast. Bloomberg News reported that Colonial coughed up the ransom…

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# DeFi aggregator raided by five hackers on launch day

# DeFi aggregator raided by five hackers on launch day

“# DeFi aggregator raided by five hackers on launch day ” Fledgling decentralized finance protocol ForceDAO has had a rough start, with several incursions from hackers taking place just hours after it launched. The Ethereum-based yield aggregator had only just launched its airdrop campaign on April 3 when four malicious “black-hat” hackers managed to drain…

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#Mark Zuckerberg’s cellphone number goes online after Facebook hack

#Mark Zuckerberg’s cellphone number goes online after Facebook hack

“#Mark Zuckerberg’s cellphone number goes online after Facebook hack” A massive trove of hacked data from more than 500 million Facebook users was made easily accessible Saturday — including Mark Zuckerberg’s cellphone number, according to one security expert. The information was initially stolen in January, after hackers exploited a vulnerability related to phone numbers associated…

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