CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 17, 2022

Russia has made it formal that it has arrested few members of REvil ransomware group and seized their assets. In July 2021, Mr. Putin assured US President Joe Biden that his government will step in when the activities of hackers operating from his nation get well above the saturation point.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The Department of Justice of South Africa suffered a ransomware attack on September 6th,2021 and news is out that the government’s purposed legal cell hasn’t recovered its data from the attack yet. The post Ransomware news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Cyber Crime Surge: During COVID-19 , cyber crimes shot up by 600%, showing how threats adapt to global changes. Phishing Attacks: Phishing is the top cyber attack, causing 90% of data breaches. Shockingly, 96% of these attacks come through email. Ransomware Attacks: In 2023, a whopping 72.7%

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Ransomware is the most feared cybersecurity threat and with good reason: Its ability to cripple organizations by locking their data is a threat like no other.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks against education institutions. PowerShell) to easily deploy tooling or ransomware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware divya Thu, 02/16/2023 - 06:10 Ransomware perpetrators are adopting more sophisticated attack techniques with much success. Attackers are increasingly threatening double and triple extortion in addition to ransom demands, putting more pressure on victims to comply.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2023

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Poland has been a constant target of cyber attacks conducted by pro-Russian hackers , Poland’s security agency warns. The attacks aimed at almost any entity in Poland, including government services, private organizations, media outlets.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For instance, according to the New York Times, in 2003, the United States made plans for a huge cyberattack to freeze billions of dollars in Saddam Hussein’s bank accounts and cripple his government before the invasion of Iraq. However, the plan was not approved because the government feared collateral damage.

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

State-Backed Tactics Above the Battlefield During the weeks preceding the official invasion of Ukraine, the ReliaQuest Photon Research team observed foreboding signs—among them, military movements along the Ukrainian borders and minor cyber attacks against Ukrainian private and public entities.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Experts warn that the LockBit ransomware group has started using updated encryptors in new attacks, after the recent law enforcement operation. The LockBit ransomware group appears to have fully recovered its operations following the recent law enforcement initiative, code-named Operation Cronos , which aimed to disrupt its activities.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 13, 2022

Supporting the above stated discovery is the latest press statement released by security firm Mandiant that suggests that it has been tracking Seedworm aka MuddyWater since May 2017 and it is into activities such as digital espionage, cyber attacks, Ddos and ransomware spread.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Google seems to have taken a pledge to safeguard the security and digital transformation of governments, critical infrastructure managing companies and enterprises-large and small by creating a new cybersecurity advisory team. The post Google creates a Cybersecurity Action Team appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 30, 2022

issued a market bulletin dated August 16, 2022 setting out new rules for standalone cyber-attack policies that would exclude coverage for damages from state-sponsored attacks. government for cyberattacks on U.S. Disputes could arise if it’s not clear where these attacks originated or the actual intention.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

AUGUST 10, 2022

In the modern age, nation states are expanding the battlefield with targeted cyber attacks on their adversaries. Why cyber attacks?” DDoS attacks are meant to cause major disruption to an adversary nation and wreak havoc in a number of ways. Category Awareness, Case Study, Vulnerability. Risk Level.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2022

Thousands of satellite internet users across Europe were disconnected from the internet by a cyber-event, experts suspect a cyber attack. March 4 – These are the sources of DDoS attacks against Russia, local NCCC warns. March 3 – Ukrainian WordPress sites under massive complex attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S. X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The contributors include representatives from government institutions: H.E. Dr.Mohamed Al Kuwaiti (UAE Cyber Security Council) , and public organizations: Kubo Ma?ák Supply-chain will become more of a sweet spot for targeted ransomware and state-sponsored espionage campaigns. Another big issue is global semiconductor shortage.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Ransomware, for example, usually doesn’t self-replicate. billion malware attacks worldwide in just the first half of 2022. In July 2001, the Code Red Worm attempted to subject the entire Internet to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. The Rise of Ransomware: 2011-2022.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2021

Are the DDoS and the fire linked?

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The Security Ledger

MARCH 6, 2022

Even before Russian bombs and missiles started dropping in Kiev and other cities on February 24, Ukraine’s government was working to beat back attacks on critical government computer systems and networks. Twenty first century cyber attacks, relatively, have taken a back seat to the 20th century’s planes, bombs and bullets. .

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Ransomware an ongoing threat to industry as crime gangs organise Malware-based cyber-attacks are the most prominent threat to industry, Europol says. The agency’s spotlight report examines ‘crime-as-a-service’, lifting the cover on ransomware groups’ business structures. Ransomware reminders were plentiful lately.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

ISS reveals malware attack impacted parts of the IT environment. ObliqueRAT, a new malware employed in attacks on government targets in Southeast Asia. New Cyber Attack Campaign Leverages the COVID-19 Infodemic. Reading Municipal Light Department, an electric utility in Massachusetts, hit by ransomware.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2022

The document starts from most recent attacks targeting public and private entities in Ukraine, including website defacement and destructive malware-based attacks on local systems that could have severe impact on critical functions. NotPetya and WannaCry ransomware—to cause significant, widespread damage to critical infrastructure.”

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Erin: What are some of the biggest cyber threats that businesses face today? Byron: The economic impact of phishing, ransomware, business logic hacking, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continues to be devastating. Erin: How has the ransomware threat evolved in recent years?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Ukraine is recruiting a volunteer IT army of cyber security experts and white hat hackers to launch cyberattacks on a list of Russian entities. The list is composed of 31 targets including Russian critical infrastructure, government agencies, banks, hosting prividers. The first task is on the channel for cyber specialists.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Even in the worst-case-scenario of any ransomware attack, there’s at least a promise (which could admittedly be false) of a decryption key that can be purchased for a price. But the attack, which was reportedly carried out to harm Ukraine’s financial system, spread out, hitting networks in Denmark, India, and the United States.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The malware at times appeared to be ransomware but had no mechanism for paying ransoms, which made it inconsistent with typical criminal activity. 16 ) Government-linked cyber activity More and more reporting is available about groups such as Sandworm and Gamaredon , which may work with or for Moscow to some degree.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

Over the last few days, a new ransomware campaign infected several users around the world as part of the #OpJerusalem campaign. Jcry is a recent ransomware written in Go which increases its analysis. However, the RSA public key used to encrypt the target files is static and hardcoded inside ransomware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 28, 2023

turns its cyber attention to transport. UK Prescribes Dose of Cyber Security for Health Service The U.K. government has sketched out a strategy to protect the National Health Service from cyberattacks. The firm pointed out that unpatched vulnerabilities in storage and backup kit are a key attack point for ransomware.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Researchers discuss what has already happened on the cyber front of the war: "Malicious cyber-action has coincided with Russia's military forces entering Ukraine. On 23rd Feb 2022, it was reported that a wave of DDoS attacks had occurred against Ukrainian government websites and banks.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The year 2016 will be remembered for some big moments in the world of cybersecurity: the largest known distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, a phishing attack on a United States presidential candidate’s campaign, and ransomware attacks on major healthcare organizations are just a few. Ransomware The U.S.

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SecureList

MARCH 14, 2022

In the webcast, we also provided an analysis of attacks identified using Kaspersky’s honeypot network in Ukraine; as well as an analysis of the APT attacks by Gamaredon, Cyclops Blink, Hades/Sandworm and unknown groups, using commodity malware such as PandoraBlade.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The involvement of hackers highlights the evolving nature of warfare in the 21st century, where traditional military operations are complemented by sophisticated cyber tactics, and where the boundaries between state-sponsored, hacktivist, and independent actors blur. The list contains eight companies with the eighth yet to be updated.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 16, 2021

In May the US Colonial Pipeline shut its operational network after a ransomware cyber-attack. It’s said to be one of the costliest attacks for an economy. New details are emerging about the specifics of the pipeline attack all the time but there are a few concerns that every boardroom must acknowledge.

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