by Proteon | Jan 20, 2025 | Data breaches and hacks, Digital infrastructure, Europe, Managers of ICT services, News, Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine – The Ukrainian government has successfully restored its state registry infrastructure following the largest cyberattack launched by Russia to date, according to Olga Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration. In a...
by Proteon | Jan 14, 2025 | Data breaches and hacks, Digital infrastructure, Digital providers, Emerging Threats and Trends, News
A new ransomware attack is targeting Amazon S3 buckets. This campaign uses AWS’s Server-Side Encryption with Customer Provided Keys (SSE-C) to lock data and demands payment for the AES-256 decryption keys. This tactic doesn’t exploit AWS vulnerabilities. Instead,...
by Proteon | Jan 13, 2025 | Data breaches and hacks, Netherlands, News
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) has been forced to take its entire digital network offline due to a cyberattack detected late Saturday evening. This decision has disrupted educational activities, with no classes scheduled for Tuesday, January 14, 2025....
by Proteon | Jan 6, 2025 | Argentina, Data breaches and hacks, South America, Transportation
Argentina’s Airport Security Police (PSA) recently fell victim to a cyberattack that compromised the personal and financial data of its employees. The breach impacted both officers and civilian staff, according to local media reports. How the Attack Happened The...
by Proteon | Nov 26, 2024 | Data breaches and hacks, Uncategorized
Key Details: A cybercriminal group known as RomCom has used previously unknown vulnerabilities—referred to as zero-days—in Firefox and Windows to launch attacks. These vulnerabilities allowed them to install a backdoor called RomCom RAT on victims’ systems...
by Proteon | Nov 19, 2024 | Data breaches and hacks, Emerging Threats and Trends, Uncategorized
In October 2024, cybersecurity analysts at EclecticIQ uncovered a phishing campaign targeting online shoppers in the U.S. and Europe. The campaign, tied to a Chinese group called SilkSpecter, exploits the busy Black Friday shopping period to steal payment information...