As 2022 draws to a close, the team has taken stock of the top 10 most read stories from the past 12 months, as read by you, our readers. Without further ado, here’s the list!
Anonymous Hacking Group Declares “Cyber War” Against Russia The first half of 2022 was dominated by the cyber fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the end of February. One headline that dominated was the Anonymous hacking group’s declaration of cyber war against Vladimir Putin’s government. Following the declaration, we saw Russian state TV channels hacked and other disruptive activities attributed to the hacktivist group.
Russian Hackers Take Aim at Kremlin Targets: Report In an unusual turn of events, 2022 saw some Russian threat actors begin launching cyber-attacks at targets inside their country in retaliation for what they saw as a needless war with Ukraine, according to the Kyiv Post. While Russian-based threat actors are nothing new it is highly unusual to see them turn on their own nation’s government and infrastructure.
Eugene Kaspersky's Statement Provokes Controversy Within Cybersecurity Industry One of cybersecurity’s biggest names, Kaspersky, provoked a strong reaction after the company’s CEO broke his silence on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of the Russian-headquartered IT security vendor, said he welcomed negotiations to begin to resolve the conflict, stating “War isn’t good for anyone.” Some commentators in the cybersecurity world criticized the CEO’s neutral choice of language.
Multiple RCE Vulnerabilities Discovered in Veeam Backup & Replication App Remote code execution (RCE) hit the headlines in October ..
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