Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

How to Prevent Ransomware Attacks. Ransomware attacks almost doubled during 2021 over 2020, according to Sophos State of Ransomware 2022 report, affecting 66% of businesses, up from 37%. They have also become increasingly proficient at encrypting data. The average cost of a ransomware attack is $4.54

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2023

Ransomware has gone through several game-changing milestones over the course of its decade-long evolution. In 2013, extortionists added encryption to their genre and started locking down victims' files instead of screens or web browsers. The idea is to demand money for not leaking files stolen from an infected organization.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The unexplained and seemingly paranormal are actually a year-round phenomenon in IT Security. Because the never-ending battle against the evil forces of the dark web continues with regard to ransomware and its ghoulish close cousins – leakware and scareware. Ransomware. This year has been no exception.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 8, 2022

Ransomware Trends Show Lockbit Most Active, New Tactics, Healthcare Hit Hard. LockBit replaced Conti as the most active ransomware gang and continued to evolve its operations in the first quarter, according to a report (PDF) from KELA Cybercrime Intelligence. Another notable Ransomware trend: new methods of intimidation.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This blog was jointly written with Santiago Cortes. AT&T Alien Labs™ is writing this report about recently created ransomware malware dubbed BlackCat which was used in a January 2022 campaign against two international oil companies headquartered in Germany, Oiltanking and Mabanaft. Executive summary. Background.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 8, 2021

It carries out logic commands and calculations in real time. It carries out logic commands and calculations in real time. Some deal with it better than others but given its older software, the ICS industry struggles more than most. If you haven’t already, please go back and read part 1 and part 2 of the series.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 30, 2021

<a href='/blog?tag=Endpoint tag=Endpoint Protection'>Endpoint Protection</a> <a href='/blog?tag=Data tag=Data Loss Prevention'>Data Loss Prevention</a> <a href='/blog?tag=File tag=File Transfers'>File Transfers</a> <a href='/blog?tag=Advanced

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Webroot

APRIL 21, 2021

Although cybercriminal activity throughout 2020 was as innovative as ever, some of the most noteworthy threat activity we saw came from the old familiar players, namely ransomware, business email compromise (BEC) and phishing. Ransomware. One of the newer trends we saw in ransomware was that of data extortion.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 18, 2023

Ransomware activity stayed at steady levels throughout 2022’s fourth quarter (Q4 2022). Since we bid farewell to ever-present groups like Conti, the world of ransomware has remained a game of whack-a-mole: For every group that disappears, there are always several waiting in the shadows to replace it. The 707 tippers mark a 6.5%

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The below industries are at particularly heightened risk—but it is important for all global organizations to prepare their defense and response to such attacks: Figure 1: Industries Targeted (Credit: CISA). Stopping data loss. ThreatLabz has observed a resurgence in targeted attack activity against Ukraine in the recent months.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

While multimillion-dollar ransomware demands are shocking, they can be quickly forgotten. After all, these situations are eventually worked out, and it’s not as if anyone’s life is in danger. Pegasus measures its damage by its chilling effect on privacy, the incalculable costs of information suppression, and in some cases, human lives.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2022

But the similarities stop here. This misunderstanding has real implications for companies as it takes away their ability to be cybersecure. After the Covid-19 pandemic pushed people to work from home, this cyber pandemic has only worsened, allowing more and more ransomware attacks. In truth they don’t need to.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 9, 2023

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes' ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. This provides the best overall picture of ransomware activity, but the true number of attacks is far higher. MalasLocker: The Robin Hood of ransomware?

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McAfee

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Going by recent headlines you could be forgiven for thinking all ransomware operators are raking in millions of ill-gotten dollars each year from their nefarious activities. So what is a low-paid ransomware operator to do in such circumstances? The Rich Get Richer. Figure 1: Babuk group looking for a corporate VPN 0-Day.

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Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

In 2022, the widespread growth of mobile access will increase the prevalence of mobile malware, given all of the behavior tracking capabilities,” says Grayson Milbourne, security intelligence director, Carbonite + Webroot, OpenText companies. Ransomware. Earlier in 2021, we detailed the hidden costs of ransomware in our eBook.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 24, 2022

In a blog post detailing its efforts to track and contain the breach, Microsoft described LAPSUS$ as a “large scale social engineering and extortion campaign.” ” In a short amount of time, LAPSUS$ has collected a substantial number of victims — and shows no signs of stopping.

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Cisco Security

JULY 5, 2021

It protects Endpoints (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS) and prevents breaches, blocks malware at the point of entry and continuously monitors and analyses files and processes to quickly detect, contain, and remediate threats that can evade other security control mechanisms. It can immediately see anything that Talos sees.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, May 2021. The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published its Smart Cities (connected places) guidance for UK local authorities. UK Smarties Cities Cybersecurity Warning.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This blog was written by a colleague from Tenable. What is OT vs. IT? Should OT and IT be converged? Many organizations have opted to converge their IT and OT environments, which can yield many benefits such as efficiency and more elegant architecture; at the same time, these decisions are not without risk.

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Webroot

JUNE 21, 2021

It’s important for a business to be prepared with an exercised business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) plan plan before its hit with ransomware so that it can resume operations as quickly as possible. Can we determine when the ransomware first hit the network or endpoint devices? Key questions.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

It could be hidden in a malicious advertisement, fake email or illegitimate software installation. To stop a malware attack in its tracks, you must first be able to identify an infection. To stop a malware attack in its tracks, you must first be able to identify an infection. Warning signs.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 28, 2020

How Ransomware attacks leverage unprotected RDPs and what you can do about it. As mentioned in my colleague Charles Goldberg’s blog post earlier this year, “ Stop Ransomware in its Tracks with Strong Data Security ,” ransomware attacks targeting enterprises in a variety of sectors have skyrocketed during the first half of 2020.

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Elie

OCTOBER 13, 2017

This blog post exposes the cybercriminal groups that dominate the ransomware underworld, and analyzes the reasons for their success. This is the third and final blog post of my series on ransomware economics. The first documented ransomware, the AIDS trojan. , The first documented ransomware, the AIDS trojan. ,

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BH Consulting

JULY 13, 2023

Commenting for Siliconrepublic.com, BH Consulting CEO Brian Honan said Ireland’s position within Europe as a technology hub increases its risk of being targeted by “highly organised” and sophisticated criminals that are “motivated purely by greed” and “ruthless in the execution of their goals”. Courses will start in September.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 4, 2022

This blog post was authored by Hasherezade, Ankur Saini and Roberto Santos. This wiper is remarkable for its ability to bypass Windows security features and gain write access to many low-level data-structures on the disk. It is not a cynical joke of the attackers, but just a standard icon for a Visual Studio GUI project.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

It's estimated that within the first year, over half the homes in the United States had spark meters installed. I mean, on the one hand, we're saying it's a national priority. It will be hard for anyone off the street to come along and flash them with malicious code or otherwise exploit any existing vulnerabilities.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

What if you discovered a flaw in a ransomware payment system that unlocked the data without paying the ransom? Would you use it? In this episode, Jack Cable talks about hacking the Qlocker ransomware and briefly interrupting its payment system. Failure to pay, and your data is encrypted forever.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

What if you discovered a flaw in a ransomware payment system that unlocked the data without paying the ransom? Would you use it? In this episode, Jack Cable talks about hacking the Qlocker ransomware and briefly interrupting its payment system. Failure to pay, and your data is encrypted forever.

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Fox IT

MAY 4, 2021

Our Research and Intelligence Fusion Team have been tracking the Gozi variant RM3 for close to 30 months. We’ll start with an overview of its origins and current operations before providing a deep dive technical analysis of the RM3 variant. Introduction. Banking malware targeting mainly Europe & Oceania.

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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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DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Photo by Nazrin Babashova on Unsplash Cyber Toufan goes Oprah mode, with free Linux system wipes of over 100 organisations For the past 6 or so weeks, I’ve been tracking Cyber Toufan on Telegram. To lay it out, several factors got my attention as this being unusual: They’re not ransomware or DDoS kids.

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