cyberattack

Iran Steps Up Online Influence Operations Ahead of 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, Microsoft Warns

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Iran Steps Up Online Influence Operations Ahead of 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, Microsoft Warns

Iran Amplifies Online Influence Tactics Ahead of U.S. Election As the U.S. gears up for the upcoming presidential election, Iran is stepping up its online activities, seemingly with the objective of affecting the electoral landscape. Microsoft issued a statement revealing that Iranian operatives recently launched a phishing attack targeting a high-ranking U.S. presidential campaign official, … Read more

Hospital Cyberattack in New York Leads to Emergency Admissions Suspension

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Hospital Cyberattack in New York Leads to Emergency Admissions Suspension

KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — Two New York hospitals that were hit with a cyberattack have resumed admitting emergency patients after shutting down their computer systems to investigate, hospital officials said. Ambulances were diverted from HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston and the affiliated Margaretville Hospital in Margaretville last week due to a cyberattack, which hit those two … Read more

The Risk of Second Cyberattacks: Case Studies and Vulnerabilities to Address

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The Risk of Second Cyberattacks: Case Studies and Vulnerabilities to Address

Companies that are victims of a compromise are not safe from a second cyberattack in the following months. Cyber ​​experts describe two cases of attacks a few months apart. When there are more, well there are still more! Coming out of a cyberattack doesn’t mean that hackers will stop there. Regardless of the state of … Read more

Hospitals in Hudson Valley Area Hit with Cyberattack, Patients Diverted

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Hospitals in Hudson Valley Area Hit with Cyberattack, Patients Diverted

Rockville General Hospital on Friday, August 4, 2023, in Manchester.Jim Michaud/Hearst Connecticut Media KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — Two hospitals in the Hudson Valley area were hit with a cyberattack and are diverting patients to other facilities, hospital officials said Friday. The cyberattack affected computer systems at HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston along with Margaretville Hospital and … Read more

FBI detects and contains cyberattack against one of its offices in New York, media reports | Informatic direction

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The FBI contained an attack on its computer systems, reported CNN last Friday. The US federal law enforcement agency told the news agency that the incident involved an FBI computer system used in investigations into child sexual exploitation images. Two sources told CNN that the attack involved the FBI’s local office in New York, one … Read more