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Eu And Us Agencies Warn Of Russian Satellite Attack
“This week the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Safety Information Bulletin to warn of intermittent Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) outages near Ukraine conflict...
AvosLocker Ransomware Targets US Critical Infrastructure | ThreatAdvice
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of AvosLocker ransomware being used in attacks targeting multiple US critical infrastructure sectors.
Russia-linked Threats Actors Exploited Default MFA Protocol & PrintNightmare Bug to Compromise NGO Cloud
Summary:“The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that Russia-linked threat actors have gained access to a non-governmental...
Dozens of Ransomware Variants Used In 722 Attacks Over 3 Months
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The ransomware space was very active in the last quarter of 2021, with threat analysts observing 722 distinct attacks deploying 34 different variants.This massive amount of activity creates...
Phishing Attacks Continue to Dominate, Here’s Why
F-Secure recently conducted a phishing simulation attack in collaboration with 4 multi-national organizations. The simulated phishing attacks that targeted 82,402 workers revealed key insights into...
SEC Proposes Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure by Public Companies
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to its rules to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident...
US Treasury: Russia May Bypass Sanctions Using Ransomware Payments
The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) warned U.S. financial institutions this week to keep an eye out for attempts to evade sanctions and US-imposed restrictions...
ThreatAdvice Provides Assistance to Businesses and Financial Institutions in Preparation for Russia Cyber Attacks
The United States and its allies have moved to block some Russian banks from the SWIFT international payment system. In response to the United States' stand against the Russian invasion of Ukraine,...
All About Regulation E - ThreatAdvice
The CFPB examines institutions for compliance with Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA). The CFPB also examines for compliance with other relevant statutes and...
The Cyber Show, S2 E2: Cybersecurity, Olympics Style!
Protecting Your Home Network and Personal Devices
Advances in technology have allowed many people around the world the opportunity to work from a remote setting. Many users are now capable of accomplishing work-based tasks from an office in their...