The Israel Center for Computer Emergency Response (CERT) has reported that cyber incidents or attempted attacks through the network generate global economic losses of almost 6,000 million dollars daily.

CERT Executive Director Erez Tidhar stressed that 80 % of attacks could be mitigated by upgrading cyber defense systems.

Israel, the cyber capital of the world, is the second most attacked country in the world after the United States. It is also one of the most developed countries in cybersecurity, attracting an investment of 8.8 billion dollars in 2021.

Israel’s study of 20,000 reports of cyberattacks or attempted attacks showed that phishing is the main method used in cyberattacks.

In addition, the education, health and government sectors are the most attacked, followed by infrastructure, finance, energy, water and telecommunications. To protect against cyberattacks, a holistic solution and public-private cooperation are needed.

K. Tovar

Source: Bancaynegocios

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A series of oil terminals located in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany recently suffered a major cyberattack, according to authorities.

The Antwerp prosecutor’s office, located in Belgium, confirmed the launch of an investigation of the cyberattack against the oil terminal in that port, the second largest in Europe after Rotterdam.

According to statements by Jelle Vreeman, an executive of the Riverlake, the attack generated “difficulties in the operation” because the operating programs were invalidated and it is not possible to proceed with the unloading of ships.

On the other hand, from Germany they confirmed that an “extortion investigation” was started due to this same event. Meanwhile, the European Union agency for police cooperation announced that it had offered its support to the authorities of the affected countries.

K. Tovar

Source: Bancaynegocios

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It is a must for American companies to strengthen their cybersecurity after this weekend’s attack on the Kaseya company. White House spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, said: “The cyber attack, which affected more than 1,500 firms around the world, demonstrates the need for companies and government agencies to focus on improving cybersecurity.”

The spokeswoman also highlighted, in her daily press conference, that the president of the United States, Joe Biden, will meet today with the heads of the departments of State, Justice and National Security and some congressmen, “to discuss ransomware and strategic efforts to stop it. This is a priority,” he assured.

Intelligence agencies are still unaware to idenify the responsibles for the cyberattack on Kaseya, a Miami-based software company that provides services to more than 40,000 organizations around the world. However, experts point to the REvil group, of Russian origin, as responsible.

Yesterday, it was reported in the US media that REvil requested a reward of 70 million dollars to allow the affected corporations to resume operations.

The White House spokeswoman asserted that REvil “operates from Russia with subsidiaries around the world“, noting that her country has been “clear” in its conversations with the Russian Government, which it accuses of not responding forcefully to cyberattacks against US companies.

Psaki stated: “If the Russian government is unable or unwilling to take action against criminals residing in Russia, we will do so, or at least we reserve the right to take actions on our own.”

M. Rodríguez

Source: forbes

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This Wednesday, May 12, the Anti-Rransomware Day is celebrated. It was established by the cybersecurity company Kaspersky and INTERPOL to raise awareness about the effects of cyberattacks that require the payment of ransoms to people and companies, which coincides with the anniversary of the WannaCry cyberattack.

The groups responsible for ransomwar’ often hide the real complexity of the ecosystem of these attacks, but to help organizations understand how it works and how to combat it, Kaspersky analyzed the ‘darknet’ forums and investigated the groups REvil and Babuk , one of the most active, debunking some of the myths about ransomware.

Like any industry, the ransomware ecosystem is made up of many actors who take on various roles, in the face of the belief that the groups are actually closed gangs.

Among the main players involved in most attacks, Kaspersky cites developers, ‘botmasters’, access vendors and operators of ransomware.

These actors meet in specialized forums of the ‘darknet’, where you can find regularly updated announcements offering services and collaboration agreements. Large players that operate on their own do not frequent these types of site. However, groups known as REvil publish their offers and news on a regular basis using affiliate programs.

This type of participation implies a partnership between the operator of the ransomware group and the affiliate. In it, the attack operator takes a part of the benefits, between 20 and 40 %, while the remaining 60 or 80 % goes to the affiliate.

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Source: dpa

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Colonial, which is the largest pipeline network in the United States (USA), was forced to suspend its operations due to a cyberattack, both those responsible and the severity of this attack are still unknown, the company said in a statement.

The corporation had to stop its operations in the 8,850 kilometers of oil pipelines that it manages and are essential to supply the large population centers in the east and south of the nation. The firm transports up to 2.5 million barrels of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel per day from refineries in the Gulf of Mexico to large cities in southern and eastern North America.

As he explained on his website, the work being carried out is quite important for the east coast of the US, since they are responsible for 45% of the transportation of fuels on that surface or territory.

The company also detailed that, when the cyber attack was detected, they contacted a cybersecurity company, which is investigating what happened, and alerted the federal government security forces.

The corporation did not offer further details on how long the pipelines it manages will be closed or stopped.In Washington security circles, they are concerned that enemies, such as China and Russia, may use cyberattacks against basic infrastructures for the operation of the country, such as the electricity grid or pipelines. Joe Biden, US president, plans to sign an executive order in the near future with the aim of increasing cybersecurity in critical infrastructures for the US economy.

Source: Doblellave

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In recent times, there have been numerous attacks that have occurred on the network and this time it was the turn of the computer company Acer, which suffered a ransomware cyberattack, the same virus that affected SEPE systems approximately two weeks ago.

During the hack, cybercriminals managed to leak information from the Taiwanese firm, such as bank balance sheets and financial sheets. According to local media Bleeping Computer, the attackers are trading with these files on the Dark Web, a common practice that serves as a measure of pressure on victims to accept payments for the requested ransom.

Its extortion method is characterized by its “great evasion capacity and the large number of measures it takes to avoid being detected by antivirus engines“, as specified by the aforementioned media.

According to the conversations between Acer and the group of attackers, which began on March 14, there was talk of a request for 50 million dollars in exchange for the software necessary to decrypt the information, an analysis of the vulnerability used to enter in the systems and the elimination of the leaked data.

Given the recent attacks carried out on numerous companies in these times of pandemic, Josep Albors, head of research and awareness at the cybersecurity company ESET, reported that in recent months “we are seeing how the attacks using ransomware are less massive and they are more directed against specific objectives with more economic capacity” and although the cases are not greater, large profits can be generated.

K. Villarroel

Source: abc

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The State Public Employment Service (SEPE in Spanish) in Spain has suffered a cyberattack, which caused the website and the electronic headquarters oSEPE to stop working this Tuesday morning.

The information was released in a publication through the VozPopuli medium and the suspension of the service has caused the employment offices to be unable to work, leading to suspend the activity and postpone today’s procedures.

The style of attack produced by ransomware, which has already affected several national organizations and companies in the past, compromises the security of computer systems. In these cases it is recommended to act immediately and shut down the systems.

After the incident, SEPE continues to work to solve the inconveniences caused by “studying the situation and working with computer services” and knowing in depth the damage caused by the attack.

According to SEPE sources, the computers of all the workers have been turned off and help has been requested from specialized centers, specifically the National Cryptological Center.

K. Villarroel

Source: xataka

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CD Projekt Red announced that it will delay the 1.2 update of its Cyberpunk 2077 video game, with which it sought to solve several of the game’s technical problems since its launch, due to the recent ransomware cyber attack that stole and exposed data from the study.

With the release of Cyberpunk 2077, players of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game reported major technical bugs, and so the company had promised two major patches to correct the “most prominent issues” of the game. The first was already launched in January and the second was scheduled for February.

“Although we wanted to deliver patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077 in the time frame we detailed, the recent cyberattack on the studio’s IT infrastructure and the extensive scope of the update mean that this will unfortunately not happen; we will need some additional time”, highlighted the Polish study in a statement.

CD Porjekt refers to the study’s ransomware cyberattack this month that hacked data on the company’s internal network. Cybercriminals accessed the source code for Cyberpunk 2077 and other games like The Witcher 3, auctioning it off for millions of dollars as the studio refused to pay a ransom.

In this way, update 1.2 originally planned for this month of February will be delayed until the second half of March. The developer has assured that this patch “will go beyond the previous updates” and works to incorporate “numerous improvements of the general quality and fixes of errors.”

K. Tovar

Source: VidaExtra

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