MILAN—Italian police thwarted hacker attacks by pro-Russian groups during the May 10 semifinal and Saturday final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, authorities said on Sunday. Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra won the contest with their entry “Stefania”, riding a wave of public support to claim an emotional victory that was welcomed by the country’s president…

Online banking, paying bills remotely, and mobile wallet apps have made it easier for businesses and consumers to interact with their financial services providers. But online banking has also brought consumers’ financial data into the digital space, leading to cybersecurity issues. Saved passcodes, automatic transactions, and devices without passwords can leave your financial data vulnerable…

Cybersecurity firms and Microsoft Corp. see hackers linked to China and other governments among a growing mix of cyberattackers seeking to exploit a widespread and severe vulnerability in computer server software, the Wall Street Journal reports. Both Microsoft and cybersecurity firm Mandiant observed hacking groups linked to China and Iran launching attacks that exploit the flaw in…

A newly discovered flaw in a common piece of open-source software is prompting researchers and companies to update their systems in a bid to prevent hacks and ransomware attacks. The vulnerability, known as CVE-2021-44228, was disclosed on Dec. 9, which allows remote access to servers and code execution, some experts have said. Meanwhile, Log4j is used…

By Deepak Gupta Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Hijacking is one of the many famous attacks hackers deploy to interfere with content delivery networks (CDNs). Hackers may also be capable of interfering with cloud hosting providers. Recently, almost all major cloud service providers like Google, Amazon, and GoDaddy have become victims of BGP Hijacking. How Does…

Microsoft executives warned on Monday that hackers who targeted Solarwinds’ software in recent months are now attempting to target the global IT supply chain. Starting in May of this year, Nobelium, a hacking group allegedly linked to the Russian government, is now “targeting organizations integral to the global IT supply chain” by replicating the approach…

Google’s Threat Analysis Group has recently published a report detailing how over the past few years phishing hackers have hijacked popular YouTube accounts to make money through cryptocurrency scams and other methods. Since late 2019, Google has tracked and disrupted the scammers, described as “a group of hackers recruited in a Russian-speaking forum.” Combining cookie-based…

Apple has apologized to a security researcher who detailed his “frustrating” experiences dealing with the company, after he disclosed bugs in the iOS operating system. Apple has been criticized for the alleged mishandling of security vulnerability alerts notified through its bug bounty program. Researchers claim that this is symptomatic of the company’s bug bounty program…

By Kathleen Duffy In the United States, a cyberattack occurs every 39 seconds, according to Security Magazine. Still, it wasn’t until the attack on Colonial Pipeline, the major supplier of gas to East Coast residents, that the public began to take notice. Last June, another “colossal” ransomware attack hit hundreds of U.S. companies. Meanwhile, small and mid-sized…

The one trillion dollar infrastructure spending deal fails in its first vote in the senate, but some senators backing the bill remain hopeful of another chance soon. The FBI says hackers working for the Chinese communist party targeted dozens of American pipeline companies between 2012 and 2013. And they wanted to damage the pipelines. Netflix,…