Tag: belgium
Cyber-attack raises SIM-swapping fears
Telecoms operator Orange Belgium has revealed that a cyber-attack in July resulted in the theft of data from 850,000 customer accounts. The telecoms operator has been quick to reassure its customers that no passwords, email addresses, bank or financial details were hacked.
Dutch Police Take Down major global cyber threat
The Dutch Police, Politie, claim to have removed a major threat to organizations all over the world by dismantling two of the most notorious ‘infostealers’, software designed to breach computer systems to steal sensitive information. “Operation Magnus,” conducted in collaboration with Team Cybercrime Limburg, is reported to have taken down the Redline and META info stealers, which have been responsible for infecting millions of computers worldwide with malware, leaving them open to devastating ransomware attacks and other threats.
Women leaders hit by ROMCOM attacks
Leading women politicians have become the latest targets of the now-notorious Void Rabisu threat actor following a cyber-campaign aimed at the Women Political Leaders (WPL) Summit in Brussels in June. A new report from Japan-based cybersecurity company Trend Micro shines a light on Void Rabisu’s extensive recent cyber-espionage activities.