eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 12, 2021

Accenture officials are saying they staved off a ransomware attack this week by a cybercriminal ring using the LockBit malware even as the hacker group claimed to have captured data from the massive global IT and business consulting firm and has threatened to release it. Further reading: How Zero Trust Security Can Protect Against Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

billion rubles. Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter newsletter) The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 414 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

A new ransomware strain named Rorschach ransomware supports the fastest file-encrypting routine observed to date. Check Point Research (CPR) and Check Point Incident Response Team (CPIRT) researchers detected a previously unknown ransomware strain, dubbed Rorschach ransomware , that was employed in attack against a US-based company.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The REvil ransomware group's "Happy Blog" where it publishes stolen data, suddenly went offline. What had happened to the group and its DarkSide associates accused of the Colonial Pipeline and JBS Meat ransomware attacks? Over the weekend, this led to an incredible amount of complaining by ransomware operators.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The best way to stay up-to-date with the recent trends is by reading the top cybersecurity blogs. Here’s our list of the best cybersecurity blogs to read and follow. Securing Tomorrow SecuringTomorrow is a blog by McAfee, one of the biggest security software providers. Their main focus is on cybercrime investigations.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2023

Satellite TV giant Dish Network disclosed a data breach after the February ransomware attack and started notifying impacted individuals. In early February, the company admitted that the outage was caused by a ransomware attack. According to BleepingComputer , the company was a victim of the Black Basta ransomware operation.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have hacked SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA and to have stolen 2TB of “secret military data.” ” The BlackCat Ransomware gang added SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA to the list of victims published on its Tor leak site. ” reads the message published on the leak site.

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SiteLock

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

REvil ransomware might look and sound strange, but it’s a common weapon used by cybercriminals to target unsuspecting businesses, steal sensitive data, and extort money from companies. Many businesses fear falling victim to a REvil ransomware attack—and for good reason. So, what is REvil ransomware, exactly? Let’s take a look.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2021

It seems that the REvil ransomware operation has shut down once again after a threat actor has hijacked their Tor hidden service. The REvil ransomware gang has shut down its operation once again after a threat actor has hijacked their Tor leak site and payment portal. SecurityAffairs – hacking, REvil ransomware operation).

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The pros behind Carbonite + Webroot joined forces with industry leading researchers at IDC to develop an easy-to-understand framework for fighting back against cybercrime. IDC researchers make an iron-clad case for cyber resilience by looking at the current state of cybercrime. Making the case. The results? But it’s not all bad news.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

On the 14th of May, the Health Service Executive (HSE) , Ireland’s publicly funded healthcare system, fell victim to a Conti ransomware attack, forcing the organization to shut down more than 80,000 affected endpoints and plunging them back to the age of pen and paper. Threat profile: Conti ransomware.

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 20, 2021

One way is through ransomware, a software that denies a user access to a system or data until a ransom is paid. While there are many types of ransomware, new varieties have emerged within the past few years, one of which is the DoppelPaymer ransomware. If you’re wondering what exactly is DopplePaymer ransomware.

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Webroot

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Afterall, the dark web is where most cybercrimes get their start. They’ve created a new model for cybercrime where criminal specialists sell their talents to the highest bidder. The post Shining a light on the dark web appeared first on Webroot Blog. The dark web explained. Explore Webroot plans.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

French electronics manufacturer Lacroix Group shut down three plants after a cyber attack, experts believe it was the victim of a ransomware attack. The company announced the closure of the plant on May 12, the response to the incident suggest it was the victim of a ransomware attack. The company earned $770 million in 2022.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

Vice Society ransomware operators have been spotted using a PowerShell tool to exfiltrate data from compromised networks. Palo Alto Unit 42 team identified observed the Vice Society ransomware gang exfiltrating data from a victim network using a custom-built Microsoft PowerShell (PS) script.

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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. Unfortunately, cybercrime has nonrepudiation and threat actors can deny all knowledge and get away with it. Cybercrime will always be an issue and we need to be more aware of what threat actors are doing and what they’re after.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2023

In March 2022, Western Digital was hit by a ransomware attack and in response to the incident, it shut down several of its services. The threat actors behind the ransomware attack are threatening to leak the stolen data and are using the leak site of the ALPHV ransomware group even if they appear not directly affiliated with the RaaS.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. The ransomware attack was said to be executed on 17th January 2021 and over 200Gb of data was exfiltrated. implement offline storage and tape-based backup.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

and Australia in sanctioning and charging a Russian man named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev as the leader of the infamous LockBit ransomware group. was used to register at least six domains, including a Russian business registered in Khoroshev’s name called tkaner.com , which is a blog about clothing and fabrics.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. Sadly, coronavirus phishing and ransomware hacks already are in high gear. What people will eventually come to realize, the sooner the better, is that we will need to flatten the X factor represented by cybercrime.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cybercrime isn’t just a futuristic Hollywood plotline, it’s a real threat that targets everyone—from wide-eyed kids to seasoned adults and wise grandparents. Keep your devices updated Newsflash: Cybercriminals love exploiting vulnerabilities in outdated software like it’s Black Friday at the cybercrime emporium.

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Webroot

AUGUST 18, 2021

Unlike in the SolarWinds and Codecov, this attack included a ransomware stage meant to deliver financial rather than intelligence returns for the attackers. Again, targeting was indiscriminate, but unlike with espionage actors, the ransomware gang could focus on maximizing financial returns of the attack rather than trying to avoid detection.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As we mentioned in a previous blog , hackers come in many forms, but their methods can generally be classified into three distinct types of cybercriminals: The Impersonator – Hackers that pretend to be others, often using social engineering and human psychology to trick users.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

As the world marks the second Anti-Ransomware Day, there’s no way to deny it: ransomware has become the buzzword in the security community. Yet, much of the media attention ransomware gets is focused on chronicling which companies fall prey to it. Part I: Three preconceived ideas about ransomware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

NCR was the victim of the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang, the attack caused an outage on the company’s Aloha PoS platform. NCR is suffering an outage on its Aloha point of sale platform since Wednesday after it was hit by a ransomware attack conducted by the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware group.

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Elie

AUGUST 31, 2017

Over the last two years, ransomware has been all over the news. Hardly a week goes by without a report of a large ransomware outbreak or the emergence of a new ransomware family. Despite all this attention, very little is known about how profitable ransomware is and who the criminals are that benefit from it. final post.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Earlier this week, SecureWorld reported on the takedown of the infamous REvil ransomware gang's "Happy Blog," which it uses to publish stolen information. And following the successful bust, other ransomware operators expressed their displeasure with the " bandit-mugging behavior of the United States in world affairs.".

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Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2021

There was the infrastructure ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline in May 2021, which caused the company to cease operations for days. Also the attack on JBS USA , which fell victim to ransomware and threatened U.S. Over the course of the last year, “SMBs continued to be the prime target of ransomware authors.

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Fox IT

JUNE 23, 2020

WastedLocker is a new ransomware locker we’ve detected being used since May 2020. Evil Corp were previously associated to the Dridex malware and BitPaymer ransomware, the latter came to prominence in the first half of 2017. The new WastedLocker ransomware appeared in May 2020 (a technical description is included below).

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Lockbit will continue to lead the pack Lockbit are currently the world’s most prolific ransomware group, which can be determined by looking at the activity levels on various groups’ data leak sites. Many groups that have faced law enforcement attention often follow an impactful attack being made against a sensitive target. million.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 20, 2023

For the purpose of this blog – we are going to use the term information security to mean both cyber and information security. For example, perhaps availability was compromised after a malware attack such as ransomware, but the systems in place were still able to maintain the confidentiality of important information.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Protect Your Organization from Cybercrime-as-a-Service Attacks madhav Thu, 10/12/2023 - 04:53 In years gone by, only large enterprises needed to be concerned with cybercrime. However, Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS) offerings have essentially democratized cybercrime. What is Cybercrime-as-a-Service?

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2022

Part I of this series examined newly-leaked internal chats from the Conti ransomware group, and how the crime gang dealt with its own internal breaches. Conti is by far the most aggressive and profitable ransomware group in operation today. Part II explored what it’s like to be an employee of Conti’s sprawling organization.

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

In March, Proofpoint published a blog post about a new spear-phishing campaign related to the war in Ukraine, tentatively attributed to the Russian-speaking actor UNC1151 (aka TA445 and Ghostwriter). As part of this process, the actor abused a legitimate blog service to host a malicious script with an encoded format.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 11, 2021

Ransomware is an epidemic that adversely affects the lives of both individuals and large companies, where criminals demand payments to release infected digital assets. The first ransomware, known as AIDS ( Aids Info Disk or PC Cyborg Trojan) , was observed in the wild already in 1989, spreading through the exchange of floppy disks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Last week, a joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos , conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation. The operation led to the arrest of two members of the ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine and the seizure of hundreds of crypto wallets used by the group.

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