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Madalina Popovici

Digital PR Specialist

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Madalina, a seasoned digital content creator at Heimdal®, blends her passion for cybersecurity with an 8-year background in PR & CSR consultancy. Skilled in making complex cyber topics accessible, she bridges the gap between cyber experts and the wider audience with finesse.

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Madalina Popovici's Recent Articles

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The Royal Gang Is Developing Its Own Malware Loader

The Group Uses Strategies Proven Successful by Other Ransomware Groups.

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Cyber Threat Hunting vs Incident Response: What's the Difference?

Learn Which Approach Is Best for Your Organization.

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Capita Recommends Its Customers to Assume Their Data Was Stolen

While Capita Cannot Confirm if Data Was “Exfiltrated,” they Recommend to Assume it Was.

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PharMerica Cyber Incident Exposes 5.8 M People's Data

Names, Addresses, Dates of Birth, Social Security Numbers and Medications, Among the Exposed Data.

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New Decoy Dog Malware Toolkit Targets Enterprise Networks

The Toolkit Includes Pupy RAT, a Unique DNS Signature, DNS Beaconing and More.

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CISA Issues Warning About Serious Flaws in Illumina DNA Sequencing Systems

To Mitigate Potential Security Risks, Users Are Advised to Patch.

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What Is a Ping Flood and How to Prevent It?

Learn How this Common Attack Can Disrupt Your Activity and How to Defend Against It.

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Yellow Pages Canada Suffered a Cyberattack

Leaked Documents Include IDs, Tax Documents, Sales and Purchase Agreements, and More.

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PaperCut Flaw Exploited to Hijack Servers, Fix Released

The Software Is Used by More than 70,000 Businesses Worldwide.

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US Medical Service Data Breach Impacts 2.3M People

The Breach Exposed Full Names, Driver’s License Numbers, and More.

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Iranian Hackers Target U.S. Energy and Transit Systems

The Threat Actor Has Been Dubbed “Mint Sandstorm”.

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Balada Injector Infects Nearly 1 Million WordPress Sites

The Campaign Leverages Recently Discovered Theme and Plugin Vulnerabilities.

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Oldest Law Practice in NYC Hacked, over 90,000 Clients Impacted

Customers Were Warned to Monitor Their Online and Financial Accounts for Unusual Activity.

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Cyber Incident Cripples UK Criminal Records Office

Ransomware May Be to Blame for ACRO’s System Shutdown.

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What Is Scareware and How to Prevent It?

Learn How to Spot this Malicious Tactic and Not Fall for the Fear Factor.

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Microsoft Addresses a New Azure AD Vulnerability Affecting Bing Search & Key Apps

The Flaw Could Have Been Exploited to Retrieve Outlook Emails, Calendar, SharePoint Documents & More.

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NATO and Diplomats' Email Portals Targeted by Russian APT Winter Vivern

TA473 Has Been Targeting US Political Officials since February 2023.

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The UK Government Shares New Strategy to Boost NHS Cybersecurity by 2030

5 Core Pillars to Minimise the Risk of Cyber Incidents and Improve Response and Recovery.

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Food Giant Dole, Victim of a Ransomware Attack [Updated]

The Company Shut Down Its Production Plants in North America.

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Chinese Hackers Infiltrate Middle Eastern Telecom Companies

The Intrusion Set Was Associated with Operation Soft Cell.

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37M Subscribers Streaming Platform Lionsgate Exposes User Data

The Leak Exposed IP Addresses, Devices, Operating Systems and More.

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ShellBot DDoS Malware Targets Poorly Managed Linux Servers

Attackers Use Port Scanning and Exploit Weak Credentials to Install the Malware.

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LockBit Ransomware Claims to Have Stolen SpaceX Data from One of Its Contractors

3,000 Drawings Certified by SpaceX Engineers Were Allegedly Leaked.

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KamikakaBot Malware Used to Attack Southeast Asian Government Agencies

The Malware’s Obfuscation Routine Has Improved to Better Evade Detection.

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New Info Stealer SYS01 Targets Key Government Infrastructure

The Malware Abuses Google Ads to Lure Victims into Downloading a Malicious File.

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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona Suffered a Ransomware Attack

3,000 Patient Checkups and 150 Operations Canceled Due to the Attack.

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Play Ransomware Starts Leaking Oakland City Data

The Stolen Data Includes IDs, Passports, Financial Information and More.

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15M Allegedly Peruvian Tax Authority Records Leaked on Forum

The Exposed Data Includes Tax ID Numbers, Names, Taxpayer Statuses & More.

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