McAfee

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In the October 2021 Threat Report , McAfee Enterprise ATR provides a global view of the top threats, especially those ransomware attacks that affected most countries and sectors in Q2 2021, especially in the Public Sector (Government). Threat Profile Conti Ransomware & BazarLoader to Conti Ransomware in 32hrs.

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Ransomware Government Threat Reports Architecture 77

McAfee

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The increasing prevalence of ransomware tops the findings of the McAfee Enterprise Advanced Threat Research Report: October 2021 released today. While ransomware continues to hold cybersecurity headlines hostage, so much has changed since our last threat report.

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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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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

As we navigate through 2024, the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve, bringing new challenges for both businesses and individual consumers. The latest OpenText Threat Report provides insight into these changes, offering vital insights that help us prepare and protect ourselves against emerging threats.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Since the beginning of the year, security firms observed a new intense ransomware campaign spreading the Shade ransomware. Between January and February, a new, intense, ransomware campaign has been observed by many security firms. Trend of malicious JavaScript downloading Shade ransomware (source: ESET).

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It should come as no surprise that 2021 will be recalled as one of the most disrupting years in the history of cyber-attacks, with ransomware causing mayhem on companies and governments, as well as essential infrastructure, on a scale never previously seen.

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Cybersecurity Cyber Attacks Government Ransomware 121

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. More and More Ransomware Attacks.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

Webroot

JUNE 2, 2022

The cyber threat landscape keeps evolving at lightning-speed. According to the latest 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report , small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are particularly vulnerable to becoming a victim of a ransomware attack. Ransomware, malware and phishing threats keep evolving. Learn More.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

More recently, it appears Megatraffer has been working with ransomware groups to help improve the stealth of their malware. The email address akafitis@gmail.com was used to create a Livejournal blog profile named Fitis that has a large bear as its avatar. account on Carder[.]su su from 2008.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 11, 2021

Our Threat Trends blog series takes a look at the activity that we see in the threat landscape and reports on those trends. Then we’ll drill further into the data, looking at trends for particular threats that are known to work together. 51 percent of organizations encountered ransomware-related activity.

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DNS Phishing Ransomware Internet 143

BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Its 2023 phishing threats report combines findings from email security data with a survey of security decision makers. The World Economic Forum has a useful blog with tips on safeguarding against BEC scams. Links we liked Good thread on what happens if your cloud provider is hit with ransomware.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As the threat reports Webroot produces each year have shown — not to mention the increasing number of major hacks in the headlines — threats keep evolving, and their growth is often exponential. .” – Matt Seeley, sr. Recent trends in ransomware back up these insights. How IT will Prevail in 2021.

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Backups Ransomware Encryption Phishing 95

Cisco Security

MARCH 15, 2021

Today, an email administrator needs to get the most out of their data and reporting when it comes to the daily management of Business Email Compromise, Ransomware, Malware, and Phishing. The email administrator also has to share the data, reporting and actual emails allowing their SOC and other teams in order to perform X, Y, Z.

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Phishing Threat Reports Ransomware Malware 86

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 13, 2019

This troubling reality, one of many findings in the 2019 Thales Global Data Threat Report , provides a stark look at the state of payments security – and leaves a lot of data vulnerable. The post Payments and Security: Putting security where your money is appeared first on Data Security Blog | Thales eSecurity.

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Webroot

MARCH 31, 2021

In the past six weeks we have had two clients hit with ransomware. Backups saved us from a ransomware attack. “I was able to use a backup to restore all my client’s data after a ransomware attack. Sources: 1 SonicWall Capture Labs 2 VMware/Carbon Black Global Threat Report June 2020 3 Webroot RTAP.

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Webroot

MARCH 25, 2022

Data loss can also occur as a result of falling victim to ransomware, malware or phishing. According to the 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report, medium-sized organizations (21 to 100 licensed PCs) experienced malware infection rates that affected nine PCs on average last year. It could simply be a result of human error.

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Backups Small Business Phishing Malware 105

BH Consulting

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Easy as RDP: attacks mount as ransomware gangs seek out easy access. Worried about ransomware? RDP is one of the main attack vectors that ransomware gangs are using to infiltrate organisations. ESET’s latest threat report (PDF) tracked a 103.9 Who isn’t these days? Links we liked.

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VPN Ransomware InfoSec Scams 52

Webroot

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The event brought together industry experts and IT professionals to discuss how security professionals can continue to navigate the modern threat landscape through a pragmatic MDR approach. During the event, we learned how the increase in ransomware attacks underscores the value of a robust defense and recovery strategy. .

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Small Business Threat Detection Cyber threats Scams 106

Cisco Security

MARCH 11, 2021

Our Threat Trends blog series takes a look at the activity that we see in the threat landscape and reports on those trends. Then we’ll drill further into the data, looking at trends for particular threats that are known to work together. 51 percent of organizations encountered ransomware-related activity.

DNS 65

DNS Phishing Ransomware Internet 65

SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

On July 7, CISA issued an alert, “ North Korean State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Use Maui Ransomware To Target the Healthcare and Public Health Sector “, based on a Stairwell report about Maui ransomware. You can read our public report on Andariel’s use of DTrack and Maui here. The most remarkable findings.

Malware 140

Malware Ransomware Spyware Encryption 140

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 23, 2018

MGM New Bombay Hospital was victimized by a ransomware attack in July, resulting in the loss of more than two weeks’ worth of data. Another recent ransomware incident involved Hong Kong’s Department of Health, although, in this case it appears that no data was leaked. KPMG Singapore , Thales Solutions Asia Pte Ltd.

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Healthcare Data breaches Penetration Testing IoT 72

Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 14, 2021

Prisma Clouds’ 2021 Cloud Threat Report and Verizon’s 2021 DBIR Report show how companies have needed to adapt and expand cloud workloads and how this has affected their cybersecurity. Phishing, ransomware, credential theft and web app attacks increased, catching organizations in their vulnerable states.

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Passwords Authentication Phishing Threat Reports 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2020

Threat Report Portugal Q1 2020: Phishing and malware by numbers. This makes it a reliable and trustworthy and continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens. This makes it a reliable and trustworthy and continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens.

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Threat Reports Phishing Banking Malware 99

Webroot

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The ransomware attacks that make headlines and steer conversations among cybersecurity professionals usually involve major ransoms, huge corporations and notorious hacking groups. Kia Motors, Accenture, Acer, JBS…these companies were some of the largest to be compromised by ransomware in 2021.

Ransomware 106

Ransomware Small Business Backups Threat Reports 106

McAfee

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Uncovering Ransomware Resurgence. As detailed in our August Threat Report , our Advanced Threat Research discovered that new ransomware samples had increased 118% from Q1 to Q2. The most active ransomware families of the quarter appeared to be Dharma (also known as Crysis), GandCrab and Ryuk.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Ransomware Cybersecurity Manufacturing 52

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.

Scams 108

Scams Phishing Firewall Social Engineering 108

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Despite the NHS falling victim to the devastating WannaCry ransomware outbreak in May, healthcare providers still fared better than other industries, with only six per cent of UK consumers revealing they trusted retailers.

Retail 63

Retail Data breaches Financial Services Healthcare 63

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2020

Back up is also important as a countermeasure to attacks such as ransomware. Thales recently released the 2020 Thales Data Threat Report-Global Edition that outlines many of the security challenges organizations face today.

Encryption 106

Encryption Data breaches Risk Authentication 106

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

The Threat Level Is Rising. According to the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report : … Rates of successful breaches have reached an all-time high for both mid-sized and enterprise class organizations, with more than two-thirds (67%) of global organizations and nearly three fourths (71%) in the U.S. Ransomware.

Risk 48

Risk Digital transformation IoT Identity Theft 48

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.

Ransomware 112

Ransomware Backups Threat Reports Small Business 112

Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

Threats abound in 2021. In 2021, we witnessed so many competing shifts, many of which we detailed early on in our 2021 BrightCloud® Threat Report. Ransomware. Earlier in 2021, we detailed the hidden costs of ransomware in our eBook. The evolution of ransomware as a service (RaaS) has vastly proliferated.

Cybercrime 105

Cybercrime Phishing Ransomware Cryptocurrency 105

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 30, 2023

We’ll cover the talking points in this blog post, but you can watch the full interview below. Ransomware Readiness Ransomware, whether we like it or not, isn’t going anywhere any time soon. Of course, there is no single solution to the ransomware problem, but we think this is a big step in the right direction.

Cybersecurity 71

Cybersecurity Encryption Ransomware Threat Reports 71

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

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Digital transformation Cybersecurity Cyber threats IoT 145

SC Magazine

MAY 6, 2021

Researchers on Thursday reported that despite a 50% increase in mobile device management (MDM) adoption during the past year, average quarterly exposure to phishing attacks on mobile devices in the financial sector rose by 125% – and malware and app risk exposure increased by more than five times.

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Mobile Phishing Banking Financial Services 126

The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2022

Whether you prioritize cybersecurity or not, cybercriminals will always prioritize (their own) profit, as the attacks described in our 2021 Threat Report prove. Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on Heimdal Security’s blog and is reprinted here with their permission. Tipping the scale favorably.

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Marketing Digital transformation Technology Cybersecurity 247

The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2022

Having spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, threats such as malware, ransomware, and DDoS attacks continue to accelerate. Read the 2022 A10 Networks DDoS Threat Report for further insights, and steps you can take in response. Related: Apple tools abuse widespread.

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DDOS Artificial Intelligence Cyber Attacks Malware 214

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

Features 100,000 participants and contributors from 140 countries OTX Pulses for real-time looks at indicators of compromise, targeted software, and threat summaries Integrations with other tools through the DirectConnect API Built-in integration with AlienVault USM and AlienVault OSSIM Pulse Wizard for automated IoC extraction from blogs, threat reports, (..)

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Internet Internet Cybersecurity Malware 72