eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

If you’ve used a computer for more than 5 minutes, you probably know a thing or two about computer viruses and malware. On the modern Internet, malware is a near-constant presence. Though often conflated with one another, malware and computer viruses aren’t necessarily the same thing. Looking to Protect Yourself Against Malware?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

According to India Today , experts involved in the investigation have discovered malware at a load dispatch center, which is responsible for ensuring the operation of the power grid, monitoring grid operations, and scheduling and dispatching electricity. ” states India Today. . ” continues the article. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Police seized BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform Serbian pleads guilty to running ‘Monopoly’ dark web drug market McLaren Health Care revealed that a data breach impacted 2.2 Virtual Kidnapping: AI Tools Are Enabling IRL Extortion Scams How a ‘Refund Fraud’ Gang Stole $700,000 From Amazon Info from 5.6

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

At the beginning this week, ransomware spreading hackers locked down the servers of Nantucket Public Schools with the help of file encrypting malware, prompting the school authorities to shut down the schools from Tuesday. Lockbit ransomware gang is suspected to be behind the incident. More details are awaited!

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

TikTok fined €345M by Irish DPC for violating children’s privacy Iranian Peach Sandstorm group behind recent password spray attacks Dariy Pankov, the NLBrute malware author, pleads guilty Dangerous permissions detected in top Android health apps Caesars Entertainment paid a ransom to avoid stolen data leaks Free Download Manager backdoored to serve (..)

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 17, 2022

Russia has made it formal that it has arrested few members of REvil ransomware group and seized their assets. The post REvil Ransomware gang members arrested by Russia appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. And the latest arrests seem to justify the statement to the core. But why nurture or nourish such crime in first place….isn’t

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Alphv ransomware group added the Morrison Community Hospital to its dark web leak site. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group claims to have hacked the Morrison Community Hospital and added it to its dark web Tor leak site. The group is known to have a role for its affiliated that prohibits attacking healthcare organizations.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Experts warn of a surge in the DDoS attacks against education institutions and the academic industry across the world. The DDoS attacks are causing severe issues to the targeted education institutions such as temporarily takedown of the network and online classes. were victims of ransomware attacks this year.

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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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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

“Phishing emails containing malware, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) brute forcing and Virtual Private Network (VPN) vulnerability exploitation are the most common intrusion tactics used by cybercriminals. Ransomware is named as the most prominent threat with a broad reach and a significant financial impact on industry.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

The Port of Nagoya, the largest port in Japan, suffered a ransomware attack that severely impacted its operations. The Port suffered a ransomware attack that is impacting the operation of container terminals. states the notice. The security incident is going to have a huge financial impact on the port.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

These attacks have proliferated to such a degree that there were 493 million ransomware attacks in 2022 alone, and 19% of all data breaches were the result of stolen or compromised login credentials. All of these boil down to social engineering tactics, and they are not set to slow down anytime soon.

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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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch). Another healthcare organization suffered a ransomware attack, the Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch). Who is Hunters International?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. Malware has been present in the digital space since the 1980s, with early prank malware like the Morris Worm or the (c)Brain. However, malware is not quite as amusing in a modern context. How Does Malware Work?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Experts reported that the wiper attacks that yesterday hit hundreds of systems in Ukraine used a GoLang-based ransomware decoy. Yesterday, researchers from cybersecurity firms ESET and Broadcom’s Symantec discovered a new data wiper malware that was employed in a recent wave of attacks that hit hundreds of machines in Ukraine.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The US Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector. The US CISA and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector aimed at data theft and disruption of distance learning services.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

and Blackmatter ransomware U.S. increased rewards for info on North Korea-linked threat actors to $10 million Threat actors leverages DLL-SideLoading to spread Qakbot malware Zero Day attacks target online stores using PrestaShop? and Blackmatter ransomware U.S. and Blackmatter ransomware U.S.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2023

Million in projects for critical infrastructure protection through the BIRD Cyber Program N. Million in projects for critical infrastructure protection through the BIRD Cyber Program N. Million in projects for critical infrastructure protection through the BIRD Cyber Program N.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In a detailed report released by F-Secure, over 150 models of HP are suffering from two vulnerabilities that, when exploited by hackers, could trick the victim into visiting a malevolent website or to launch a cross printing cyber attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Alphabet Inc’s subsidiary has also taken an initiative to stop the spread of ransomware by gathering intelligence related to incidents and sending alert to companies on how to secure their IT infrastructure against the newly identified file encrypting malware threats.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Bug hunters earned $1,038,250 for 58 unique 0-days at Pwn2Own Toronto 2023 Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from Boeing France agency ANSSI warns of Russia-linked APT28 attacks on French entities How to Collect Market Intelligence with Residential Proxies?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Sometimes when you are down in the cyber attack trees defending your organization, it can be tough to see the cyber threat forest. And now we have brand new research coming from the EU which unpacks the top cyber threats as they stand now. Web-based Attacks. Web Application Attacks. Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

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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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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

On the very first day of the conflict (February 24, 2022), a massive wave of indiscriminate pseudo-ransomware and wiper attacks hit Ukrainian entities. The volume of wiper and ransomware attacks quickly subsided after the initial wave, but a limited number of notable incidents were still reported.

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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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

While Ukraine calls for hacker underground to defend against Russia, ransomware gangs make their moves. The popular collective Anonymous declared war on Russia for the illegitimate invasion of Ukraine and announced a series of cyber attacks calling to action its members.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2022

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2022

Charities and NGOs providing support in Ukraine hit by malware Lapsus$ gang leaks data allegedly stolen from Samsung Electronics Anonymous #OpRussia Thousands of sites hacked, data leaks and more Thousands of satellite users offline in Europe following a cyberattack, is it a conflict spillover?

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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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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 4 – These are the sources of DDoS attacks against Russia, local NCCC warns.

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