#Cyberattacke

[emedeme]

Okay some updates about the Spain Blackout from a Spaniard living in Spain.

The power went out around 12:30 PM. I was working and my computer just shut down - wifi, landline, phones, everything was out. Some supermarkets, hospitals, and specific places like radio stations were able to keep working because they had generators but the power went out in Spain, Portugal and some areas of France. (please fellow Europeans, confirm if it happened in your area too!)

The power came back during the afternoon, very slowly and first on the north and the south. It didn't come back in my area until 9 PM but we could keep track of news because of the radio - they're CHAMPS.

It's been a VERY CHAOTIC DAY. Some people were trapped in trains for hours and hours, and there were also massive traffic jams (and not even the street lights worked). Some hospitals could keep working and providing basic services, but apparently people have been very civil about emergencies and using the emergency services responsibly!

It was a very weird day - the power was out everywhere, nothing worked, the supermarkets were EMPTY and it reminded me of the first days of COVID. But then you had old people sitting outside, chilling and sharing a beer with friends and everyone playing with their kids at the park. PLEASE DON'T SPREAD MISINFORMATION. Right now, no official statement of why this happened has been released. Don't make it easy for hateful people who are trying to get political credit out of this and spread fear. Please, don't share any information that doesn't come from official channels. Don't add to the panic and anxiety because it's been a DAY ALREADY.

If you've got friends in Spain, Portugal, and France, reach out to them to make sure they're okay. But don't panic if they don't reply immediately, electricity and internet services aren't back to many areas people are prioritizing checking on their families.

[breadnabreadd]

✦ "I REALLY WANNA STAY AT YOUR HOUSE"

✦ They are heading to adventure ☝️🤓

✦ its been a while since I do any art about my cyberattack AU... I kinda miss it.

[destielmemenews]

"Eric Noonan, CEO of cybersecurity provider CyberSheath, told CNN it’s likely too early to tell if an attack caused the issues.

“One of the things that should always be taken with a grain of salt is any statements made in the short period of time, immediately after, or even in this case during an attack,” Noonan said.

Musk has a history of attributing technical snafus to cyberattacks. When his conversation with Donald Trump on X started 42 minutes late in August 2024, he said there was a “probability” of an attack."

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POLITICO

[minisculecosmos]

please don’t tell me these two checkboxes that keep coming up on ao3 are some new legal thing we have to deal with

have we not suffered enough? was once not enough, cyber gods that be?

[lotus-pear]

I HAVE MY PHONE BACK…………FINALLY……….

[under-a-punkrock]

So many of our welfare and social security programs are digitally managed, like at some point couldn’t we just redistribute wealth through exploiting the tech and the ebt disposable cards and just force the system to spend the money even if its funding is pulled?

Like I know they would fight tooth and nail to recover that money, but the point here is that we don’t necessarily need physical violence for revolution in a digitally run world. We just need enough anonymous black or grey hat hackers who are willing to attack for long enough to crash the system.

[catilinas]

british library website come back to meeeeee

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Canadian residents whose personal data was compromised in a 2019 LifeLabs data breach can now apply for up to $150 in compensation from a multi-million dollar class action settlement approved in October.  The private medical diagnostics company and its subsidiaries were the target of a cyberattack on Dec. 17, 2019, that compromised patient data for around 15 million customers, mostly in British Columbia and Ontario. Hackers accessed personal information, including health numbers and test results, according to the claim. LifeLabs has denied claims of negligence brought in the class action lawsuit. The company will now pay at least $4.9 million in the negotiated settlement — and up to $9.8 million — depending on the number of claims made.

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Tagging @politicsofcanada

[mudwerks]

(via Krispy Kreme cyberattack impacts online orders and operations)

NOOOOoooooo

[obelisart]

eththedosart1986@caramail.fr isn't getting a single cent from me, but a warning in case my accounts start acting weird in the next 48 hours. :p

[breadnabreadd]

✦ i tried to copy LMK artstyle guys :D

[bynux]

Be Careful Putting Your Phone Down At Panera Bread Locations

I noticed my phone buzzing repeatedly when I'd have it open on the table at Panera, and on further review I realized that my phone was repeatedly scanning an NFC tag on the underside of the table. I'm assuming the servers use these as a shorthand way of confirming that food has been delivered to the correct table.

This is all well and good; this is a prime use case for NFC tags, and using an NFC reader app I was able to see that they're just basic numeric codes. As long as the tags aren't rewritable by anyone, they're not a security risk.

The NFC tags at Panera Bread are rewritable. Like, easily. Using a simple app you can get from the Google Play Store.

What this means is that someone can rewrite the NFC tags to redirect to a download link for malware, or a phishing website, or any number of other attack vectors.

I have more information about this issue on my personal website, as well as a video demonstrating the effect. My recommendation is to keep NFC turned off on your phone unless and until you're actively using it (for touchless payments, bus tickets, etc.).

[eli-kopter]

Mazel tov to agents Natan Kod and Mik Oded on their cyberattack on Iran!

Please, share the news far and wide!

[cyber-sec]

Weekly Malware & Threats Roundup | 24 Feb - 02 Mar 2025

1️⃣ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 $𝟭.𝟱 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘆𝗕𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘁 North Korea's Lazarus hacking group has been identified as responsible for the largest cryptocurrency heist in history, stealing over $1.5 billion from ByBit. Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-linked-to-15-billion-bybit-crypto-heist/

2️⃣ 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 Attackers are using fake GitHub projects to distribute stealers, backdoors, and cryptocurrency wallet clippers, targeting developers globally. Source: https://securelist.com/gitvenom-campaign/115694/

3️⃣ 𝟮,𝟱𝟬𝟬+ 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.𝘀𝘆𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗚𝗵𝟬𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗔𝗧 A large-scale campaign abuses a vulnerable Windows driver to evade EDR systems and deploy remote access trojans. Source: https://research.checkpoint.com/2025/large-scale-exploitation-of-legacy-driver/

4️⃣ 𝗡𝗲�� 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗟𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗖𝗥 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿 Cybercriminals are distributing malware via cracked software downloads, leveraging Dead Drop Resolver techniques to avoid detection. Source: https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/86390/

5️⃣ 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 A Russian cybercrime group deceived Web3 job seekers into downloading malware through a fraudulent interview platform. Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/grasscall-malware-campaign-drains-crypto-wallets-via-fake-job-interviews/

Additional Cybersecurity News:

🟢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝟰𝟮 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 86% of major cyber incidents in 2024 resulted in downtime or financial loss, with attackers increasingly focusing on sabotage and data exfiltration. Source: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2025/02/incident-response-report-attacks-shift-disruption/

🟠 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗺����𝘀 𝟭𝟱𝟬%, 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 Chinese state-backed cyber espionage activities surged in 2024, targeting finance, media, and manufacturing sectors. Source: https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/global-threat-report/

🔴 𝟲𝟭% 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝟰𝟴 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 Cybercriminals are exploiting newly released vulnerabilities faster than ever, with ransomware attacks targeting healthcare at record levels. Source: https://www.sonicwall.com/threat-report

[bioeditr]

A Lesson in Cybersecurity

[giftofgabber]

TRAIN’S DEATH!

Read now at: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/05/living/cyberattack-amtrak-train-derail/index.html