Cyber News from the Past Week
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Cyber News from the Past Week
1. The China Nexus attack group exploited a weakness in FORTIOS SSL VPN and attacked government sites in Europe and service providers in Africa. The weakness has since been patched.
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2. A group of attackers released a malware called HOOK that allows for takeover and access to mobile devices. The malware is being sold for $7,000 per month.
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3. Last week, 11,000 flights were canceled in the US due to the accidental deletion of files while fixing a synchronization problem.
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4. An information leak at PAYPAL occurred in December and was only discovered two weeks later. Personal details of users were leaked, but the company states that no financial information was leaked.
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5. The YUM restaurant chain (owner of Pizza Hut and Taco Bell) in Great Britain was forced to close 300 restaurants following a ransomware attack that damaged the organization's information systems.
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6. There has been a decrease of about 40% in the income of cybercriminals in 2022 due to victims refusing to pay ransoms. This is a decrease from $766 million to $457 million.
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7. Mailchimp experienced it’s second hack in 6 months. Hackers used social engineering tactics to?gain access to management tools and accounts of dozens of users.
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8. The Gamaredon attack group, which is believed to be in the service of the Russian government, continues its attacks on Ukraine. Recently, they targeted security and government websites by harvesting geographic information and profiles from Telegram.