Malwarebytes

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) has posted a blog about Akira ransomware targeting VPNs without Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). ” Cisco VPN solutions are widely used to provide secure, encrypted data transmission between users and corporate networks, often used by remote employees.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2023

Related: Tapping hidden pools of security talent Sometimes hackers can encrypt your systems, holding them hostage and asking you to pay money to regain access to them. This problem, called ransomware , explains why keeping backups is so important. Cyberattacks can also lead to a loss of productivity.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Attack Technique Format This blog covers multiple Kerberos abuse based attack techniques, detection guidance and remediation of a compromised domain. We will mention any related blogs, tools, or variations of the attack performance. We will cover the technology that is required of the target technique.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2022

UPnP is an insecure protocol, it uses network UDP multicasts, and doesn’t support encryption and authentication. Only use encrypted HTTPS or other types of secure connections (SSH, etc.). Set up a new administrator account, and disable the default admin account. For example, change 8080 to 9527. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This blog post will explore the reasons that ransomware sanctions may fall short and what actions organizations can do to protect against ransomware. Defending against ransomware also entails accounting for the range of infection vectors through which bad actors can infiltrate an organization to launch an attack.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 4, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll look at the factors that make schools susceptible to cyberattacks and discuss why it’s crucial to have robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard the academic community. Limited Data Backup and Recovery Plans Attacks using ransomware are more common than ever, and schools are not exempt from this danger.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

“The department had reverted to its backup system, radio, to dispatch officers in response to 911 calls instead of its computer assisted dispatch system. FBI and CISA believe this variant, which uses its own custom-made file encryption program, evolved from earlier iterations that used “Zeon” as a loader.” reads the alert.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

By requiring users to provide a hardware security key in addition to their password, Apple is able to greatly reduce the risk of unauthorized access to their accounts. Hardware security keys provide one of the highest levels of security for MFA setups.".

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Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2023

In a recent blog post , the tech giant introduced the option to create and use a safer, more convenient alternative to passwords: Passkeys , a form of digital credential. Passkeys are generated using public-key cryptography , or asymmetric encryption, which involves using a pair of public and private keys. Backup" key.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2023

According to an Update on Network Security Incident the company states that account access to Western Digital’s online store also was impacted and that it plans to restore the service by the week of May 15, 2023. “We are writing to notify you about a network security incident involving your Western Digital online store account.

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SC Magazine

MAY 11, 2021

In a blog, Check Point researchers said they have worked with AWS Security to provide customers with the necessary information to help them resolve any configuration issues with the SSMs. SSM documents are private by default, but developers can share them with other AWS accounts or publicly.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 24, 2021

As #RansomwareWeek draws to a close here on the (ISC)² blog, we turn our attention to how organizations can defend themselves. Data Backup. Back up all data as well as “every nonstandard application and its supporting IT infrastructure,” and test the backup and recovery to ensure they can handle an attack. Least Privilege.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 25, 2022

This blog will highlight the most recent changes to the ransomware and how Conti improved file encryption, introduced techniques to better evade security software, and streamlined the ransom payment process. Start encryption using the specified path as the root directory. Size parameter for large file encryption.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. The second scenario is about account credentials. The first one is selling it on the dark web.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2023

"We detected unauthorized access to a limited amount of information in one of our non-production IT testing environments as a result of the GoAnywhere vulnerability," he says in a blog post published Tuesday. Stop malicious encryption. Create offsite, offline backups.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

In this blog, we provide you with ten actionable ways to safeguard your digital identity, focusing specifically on how to prevent compromised credentials. Cybercriminals can exploit stolen usernames and passwords to gain unauthorized access to your accounts, compromising your personal and financial information.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

In this blog, we provide you with ten actionable ways to safeguard your digital identity, focusing specifically on how to prevent compromised credentials. Cybercriminals can exploit stolen usernames and passwords to gain unauthorized access to your accounts, compromising your personal and financial information.

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Herjavec Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

T1070 Valid Accounts BlackMatter uses valid accounts to logon to the victim network. . T1083 File and Directory Discovery BlackMatter uses native functions to enumerate files and directories searching for targets to encrypt. . Enable multifactor authentication (MFA) for all user accounts if able. . Recent Artifacts.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

And don’t reuse passwords across multiple accounts unless you want to throw a welcome party for cybercriminals. By encrypting your internet connection and masking your IP address, a good VPN shields your online activities from prying eyes, hackers, and nosy advertisers. .’ Get creative! But fear not! Stay safe out there!

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2023

The threat actors initially compromised the company’s Windows domain controllers and then encrypted the VMware ESXi servers and backups. According to BleepingComputer , the company was a victim of the Black Basta ransomware operation. Now the Satellite TV giant has started notifying the impacted 296,851 individuals.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Cybercriminals are constantly crawling the web for targets, and they’ll often go after websites you might not expect, such as a vegan cooking blog. An SSL Certificate is used to establish a secure encrypted connection between a web browser and a web server. Joe’s Vegan Blog Cooks Up Comment Spam.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We have a lot of thoughts on passkeys – some of which we’ve shared in other posts in this passkey blog series – and today we’re going to explore how passkeys stack up against passwords from the perspective of cloud platforms. Google Password Manager On Android, the Google Password Manager provides backup and syncs passkeys.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 30, 2021

Mespinoza originally used the.locked extension on encrypted files, and then shifted to using.pysa. PYSA is capable of exfiltrating data from its victims before encrypting the files to be ransomed. PYSA’s “leak list” blog uses a vintage MS-DOS theme and ASCII art. Leaks of exfiltrated data landed on PYSA’s blog.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 18, 2023

As “The Authority on Web Hosting,” HostingAdvice.com is home to unique content and resources in the hosting industry, including: blog articles, how-to guides, reviews and the world’s best beginner’s guide. It may sound inflated to hear that the study found 34% of Americans have used web hosting services.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This blog was jointly written with Santiago Cortes. According to these blogs, at least 10 companies may have been impacted by these ransomware campaigns in the first two weeks of February. Blog BotenaGo. Executive summary. The BlackCat malware has code very similar to its predecessors.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Back up your data and secure your backups in an offline location. If the data is online, then it’s accessible to bad actors and just waiting to be encrypted for ransom. From there, it’s possible to find devices with privileged accounts and take the attack further.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

Data encryption. In the cloud era, data encryption is more important than ever. Hackers are constantly finding new ways to access data, and encrypting your data makes it much more difficult for them to do so. There are many different ways to encrypt your data, so you should choose the method that best suits your needs.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 20, 2018

Despite the fact that we all use passwords to access personal accounts every day, weak passwords are still a major cause of business data breaches. Ensure you have comprehensive backups. Encrypt your data. Finally, it is good practice to encrypt your data. Take password security seriousl.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 6, 2022

REvil now seems to have returned to the fray with new payloads, and a new leak blog displaying a mixture of new victims and old victims known to have been attacked by REvil. At first, some suspected that Onyx may be a wiper rather than ransomware because it destroyed files larger than 2MB instead of encrypting them. New gangs emerge.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The year’s most successful ransomware group Introduced the triple extortion method – encryption + data leak + DDOS attack Accept payments in two untraceable cryptocurrencies Monero and Zcash as well as Bitcoin. The post Discover 2022’s Nastiest Malware appeared first on Webroot Blog. Strategies for individuals.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

In this blog, we’ll home in on Conti, the strain identified by some as the successor, cousin or relative of Ryuk ransomware , due to similarities in code use and distribution tactics. The files are then held for ransom and the victim is threatened by data loss, because of the encryption, and leaking of the exfiltrated data.

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Google Security

MAY 11, 2022

Posted by Daniel Margolis, Software Engineer, Google Account Security Team Every year, security technologies improve: browsers get better , encryption becomes ubiquitous on the Web , authentication becomes stronger. This blog will deep dive into the method of phishing and how it has evolved today.

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Spinone

MARCH 10, 2019

There are constantly new headlines, blog posts, statistics, and other information pointing to the fact that security breaches, malware, ransomware, data leak events, phishing and other security concerns are not going away. These include Google Backup and Sync and OneDrive that synchronizes files from local storage up to the cloud.

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McAfee

OCTOBER 31, 2021

In this blog, we take a deeper dive into the continuingly aggressive role Nation States will play in 2022. Equally, direct messages have been used by groups to take control over influencer accounts to promote messaging of their own. It’s important for governments to hold actors accountable for cyber incidents. By Raj Samani.

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SiteLock

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

REvil ransomware is a file-blocking virus that encrypts files after infection and shares a ransom request message. If REvil’s demands aren’t met, they threaten to release the stolen data by auctioning it off on its website “The Happy Blog”. It also deletes Windows copies of files and other backups to prevent file recovery.

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SecureList

JANUARY 16, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore one particular forensic artifact that stands out for uncovering some of the most elusive malware on iOS devices and shedding more light on the traces left by the sophisticated threats endangering the trusted companions in our pockets. The log file is stored in a sysdiagnose (sysdiag) archive.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Here is a blog about the dark web I had written. This highlights the importance of using strong, unique passwords for all online accounts and keeping software and security systems up to date. Ransomware is malware that encrypts a companies files and demands payment in return for the decryption key.

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