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Cyber Daily: Pro-Russian Hackers Claim Credit for Taking Down Italian Sites
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Hello. Killnet, the pro-Russian hacker group, took credit for denial-of-service attacks on Italian government websites last week. The group has taken responsibility for other cyberattacks on organizations and countries that support Ukraine. Italian police said this month that authorities thwarted an attack launched by the Killnet group that targeted network infrastructure from the Eurovision song contest during the semifinal and final rounds of competition.
Last Thursday, Killnet posted on one of its Telegram channels a photo and page that appeared to come from the passport of NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg. Cybersecurity researchers say that Russian and pro-Russian hacker groups are continuing to target infrastructure in Ukraine with malware, misinformation and other kinds of attacks, and they are also still threatening the U.S. and other Western countries.
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Threat Actors Wage War During Geopolitical Unrest
Although issues surrounding COVID-19 continue to dominate mainstream media, these four DDoS attacks illustrate how threat actors are taking advantage of other geopolitical events to launch attacks.
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Pro-Russian hackers took credit for a denial-of-service attack on the website of Italy's foreign ministry and other government offices. PHOTO: GIUSEPPE "PINO" FAMA/ZUMA PRESS
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Italian police on Friday sought to confirm the claim by pro-Russian hackers that they were responsible for taking down several government websites, some of which remained offline for almost 24 hours.
A pro-Russian collective of hackers called Killnet claimed responsibility on one of its Telegram channels, saying “Italy was killed like a mosquito.” Italian police said Killnet appeared to be the perpetrator, but declined to comment further.
The hackers took down the website of the Italian Foreign Ministry with a denial-of-service attack. The website went down late Thursday, and as of late afternoon on Friday it still wasn’t accessible. Other sites that were hit but back up by Friday afternoon include that of the national association public prosecutors.
Killnet has been credited with other recent hacks in Italy, including earlier this month of the Senate and the Defense Ministry. Police said they successfully fought off multiple attacks from the same group last week against the website of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Italy. The Ukrainian entry won the contest.
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PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Putin vows to bolster Russia’s cyber defenses. President Vladimir Putin said Russia must increase cyber defenses by reducing its use of foreign software and hardware after a wave of cyberattacks from foreign “state structures.” State-owned companies and news websites have been hit with sporadic cyberattacks since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Mr. Putin said that as a result of sanctions against Russia, foreign IT and software companies have stopped technical support services in the country and programs are being blocked after companies issue updates. “Targeted attempts are being made to disable the internet resources of Russia's critical information infrastructure,” he said.
(Reuters)
Conti ransomware group takes down online infrastructure. The infamous ransomware group shut down its operations. The group’s public facing website, where it has leaked data from victims, is still online. But a darkweb platform that hackers use for ransom negotiations and to publish on its data leak site are now offline. A researcher from cybersecurity firm Advanced Intel said the members of Conti moved to smaller groups to conduct attacks, which helps them evade law enforcement. (Bleeping Computer)
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PHOTO: RITZAU SCANPIX/REUTERS
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Greenland says health services are limited after cyberattack. Staff in the country's hospitals and medical centers (pictured, left) can’t access patients’ records after a cyberattack that forced operators to restart systems and servers. Naalakkersuisut, Greenland’s main governing body, said waiting times for medical appointments are expected to be longer than usual. Authorities said patients should contact the medical service by phone. They didn’t disclose what kind of cyberattack hit the healthcare service. (Cybernews)
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Agricultural machinery is vulnerable to hackers. Manufacturer John Deere said it is working to fix any vulnerabilities in its software and communicates with ethical hackers who find flaws. Smart technology used for farming could be vulnerable to hackers, and such systems are increasingly used to increase yield or compensate for labor shortages. Researchers warn that hackers could attack a fleet of tractors, for example, to maximize impact and affect the yield in an entire area of a country. (BBC)
Publisher Nikkei discloses ransomware attack. Nikkei said its global headquarters in Singapore was hit with ransomware on May 13. The publishing company disclosed the attack in a statement on May 19. It said it immediately shut down the affected server and is investigating to determine if attackers accessed customer data. (Bleeping Computer)
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PHOTO: ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS
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FTC warns education tech companies about child data use. The Federal Trade Commission voted to issue a policy statement warning education tech companies not to use children’s data for additional commercial purposes such as marketing. The policy statement clarifies the 1998 Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. The paper also says ed tech companies must have security procedures to protect child data. (Cyberscoop)
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