Tag: cyberattack
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Hackers Actively Target Siemens PLCs With AI Cyberattacks
‘We Are Crossing a Threshold’ Warns Critical Infrastructure Security Expert. An artificial intelligence-assisted cyberattack campaign is targeting widely used online operational technology devices made by Siemens, the U.S. cyber defense agency warned Wednesday – the first time it’s called out an AI-assisted cyber campaign against OT. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/hackers-actively-target-siemens-plcs-ai-cyberattacks-a-32616
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Fitch explains how water, healthcare organizations can keep strong credit ratings, despite cyberattacks
Resilience, not prevention, is key, analysts at the credit-rating agency said in a pair of new reports. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/water-healthcare-cyberattacks-credit-ratings-fitch/828384/
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Pakistan’s Transparent Tribe Refreshes Toolset for Afghan Cyberattacks
A nation-state threat actor is picking on immature organizations run by the Taliban, but failing against more prepared government agencies in India. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/pakistan-transparent-tribe-afghan-cyberattacks
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Softwareprojekte gefährdet: Angriffe auf Gitlab beobachtet
Angreifer können durch eine Sicherheitslücke auf Gitlab-Instanzen verheerende Schäden anrichten. Attacken laufen bereits. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/kritische-sicherheitsluecke-hacker-attackieren-gitlab-instanzen-2608-212127.html
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Softwareprojekte gefährdet: Angriffe auf Gitlab beobachtet
Angreifer können durch eine Sicherheitslücke auf Gitlab-Instanzen verheerende Schäden anrichten. Attacken laufen bereits. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/kritische-sicherheitsluecke-hacker-attackieren-gitlab-instanzen-2608-212127.html
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200 Konten kompromittiert – Angriff auf SharePoint-Server der Schweizer Regierung
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/schweizer-bundesverwaltung-sharepoint-hack-200-konten-a-0235df375211268ec50b84b703aed634/
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Spionage aus China: T-Mobile US soll Cyberangriff mit Schere bekämpft haben
Chinesische Hacker hatten sich 2024 tief in die Infrastruktur von US-Providern eingenistet. T-Mobile hat für die Cyberabwehr wohl sogar ein Kabel durchgeschnitten. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/spionage-aus-china-t-mobile-us-soll-cyberangriff-mit-schere-bekaempft-haben-2608-212119.html
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Rising Number of Cyberattacks Have AI-Assisted Fingerprints
Claude Code Especially Tied to Semi-Automated Intrusions, Data Theft, Ransomware. Attackers’ operational security fails reveal they’re increasingly wielding artificial intelligence tools in semi-autonomous ways to help them conduct reconnaissance and perpetrate ransomware infections and data exfiltration at greater speed and scale than ever before – albeit with mixed results. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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A Baffling Case of Inept Iranian Strikes on Water Utilities
Water Hacks Raise Questions About Attackers’ True Intent. More than three weeks after a wave of likely Iranian cyberattacks struck dozens of rural and small town water and wastewater utilities in at least 12 states, experts are still trying to figure out what exactly the attackers thought they were doing. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Education Now the World’s Most-Attacked Sector as Cybercriminals Gear Up for Back-to-School
Education has overtaken every other industry to become the most targeted sector for cyberattacks worldwide, according to new research from Check Point, with threat actors ramping up activity in the run-up to the new academic year. Between January and July 2026, schools, colleges, universities and research institutes faced an average of 4,696 weekly cyberattacks per…
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Latvian officials resign after cyberattack exposes data on 1.2 million people
Latvia’s road traffic agency confirmed that hackers stole data connected to about two-thirds of the country’s population in a major cyberattack that has prompted calls for senior officials to resign. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/latvia-cyberattack-vehicle-data
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Manuelles Vorgehen und KI-Agenten – Taiwan bestätigt KI-gestützten Cyberangriff auf Behörden
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ki-cyberangriff-taiwan-85-regierungskonten-gehackt-a-db104b423354ee7b8b36537c2f5d3a97/
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Gefälschte CAPTCHAs und gehackte WordPress-Seiten treiben neue Malware-Kampagne
Check Point deckt StopAndProtect auf: Mehr als 5.000 infizierte Rechner, 2.000 gehackte WordPress-Seiten und ClickFix-Angriffe per Fake-CAPTCHA. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/gefaelschte-captchas-und-gehackte-wordpress-seiten-treiben-neue-malware-kampagne/a46206/
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CareCloud confirms 3.7M patients had their medical records stolen in data breach
The cyberattack at CareCloud resulted in one of the largest reported data breaches in the U.S. healthcare industry this year. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/carecloud-confirms-3-7m-patients-had-their-medical-records-stolen-in-data-breach/
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Phishing hinter legitimen Websites: ‘Bulletproof”-Kit trickst SEGs und MFA aus
Das ‘Bulletproof”-Phishing-Kit nutzt kompromittierte Websites, um E-Mail-Schutz zu umgehen. AiTM-Angriffe können zudem MFA-Sitzungen übernehmen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/phishing-hinter-legitimen-websites-bulletproof-kit-trickst-segs-und-mfa-aus/a46199/
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Cyberattack forces UT San Antonio to delay start of fall semester
The University of Texas at San Antonio pushed back the start of its fall semester by three days after a cyberattack targeted its academic network over the weekend. Classes … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/19/ut-san-antonio-cyberattack-fall-semester-delay/
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Cyberangriffe auf UCC-Plattformen – Wie KMU ihre Kommunikationsplattformen gegen Hacker schützen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ucc-sicherheit-mittelstand-cyberangriffe-a-cecbd437c595eea42097eef8ad7989c4/
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What the Iran cyberattacks can teach boards about cyber warfare
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/perspective/what-the-iran-cyberattacks-can-teach-boards-about-cyber-warfare
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What the Iran cyberattacks can teach boards about cyber warfare
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/perspective/what-the-iran-cyberattacks-can-teach-boards-about-cyber-warfare
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University of Texas forced to take systems offline in San Antonio after cyberattack
The University of Texas at San Antonio, which serves 40,000 students across six campuses, said its IT team identified threat activity on its academic campus over the weekend and took some systems, including phones, offline in response. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/university-of-texas-forced-to-take-systems-offline-cyberattack-san-antonio
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Ransomware-Angriff – Cyberattacke legt IT von sieben Gedenkstätten in Brandenburg lahm
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ransomware-angriff-stiftung-brandenburgische-gedenkstaetten-a-86361274d190742c8d6edc4ffb6d1309/
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Taiwan Reports AI-Agent Cyberattacks on Government Networks
Taiwan says AI agents helped target government systems, highlighting how autonomous tools could accelerate cyberattacks and challenge defenders. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news-ai-assisted-government-cyberattacks-apac-taiwan/
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IT-Sicherheit: Hackerangriff auf Berliner Senatsverwaltungen
Tags: cyberattackNach einem Hackerangriff sind zwei Berliner Senatsverwaltungen vom Netz getrennt. Offenbar sind auch sensitive Daten abgeflossen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/it-sicherheit-hackerangriff-auf-berliner-senatsverwaltungen-2608-212020.html
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Pokémon Center Data Breach Exposes Customers’ Personal and Order Data
Pokémon Center has begun notifying customers in the United Kingdom and Germany that personal information from their online orders was exposed following a cyberattack on CEVA Logistics, its third-party fulfillment partner. The retailer clarified that the incident did not originate from Pokémon Center’s own systems or website. Instead, attackers compromised the systems CEVA uses to…
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Nearly 700,000 French Taxpayer Records Reportedly Stolen in Government Cyberattack
France’s tax authority confirmed a cyberattack exposed taxpayer data as officials investigate the breach’s scope and an unverified 678,000-record claim. The post Nearly 700,000 French Taxpayer Records Reportedly Stolen in Government Cyberattack appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-france-tax-authority-cyberattack-taxpayer-data-emea/
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Iran-Linked Hackers Target More US Water Infrastructure in New Jersey and Alabama
Iran-linked hackers targeted Water Infrastructure in New Jersey and Alabama, bringing confirmed attacks to at least 12 states, with limited disruption. The wave of cyberattacks targeting US water infrastructure has reached New Jersey and Alabama, bringing the confirmed count to at least 12 states since late July. The attacks are linked to Iranian hackers targeting…