CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Microsoft, the technology giant of America, has linked Clop Ransomware gang’s whereabouts to a corporate network that was previously hit by Raspberry Robin worm. Meaning the said malware is acting as an access point to hackers spreading the said version of file encrypting malware.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2024

A threat actor announced the sale of the source code and a cracked version of the Zeppelin ransomware builder for $500. Researchers from cybersecurity firm KELA reported that a threat actor announced on a cybercrime forum the sale of the source code and a cracked version of the Zeppelin ransomware builder for $500.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 1, 2021

What is Ryuk Ransomware? Widely known for targeting governments, academia, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology organizations’ cybersystems, Ryuk is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group that’s been active since August 2018. The operators behind Ryuk are known for running a private […].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 9, 2021

European Enterprises mainly involved in manufacturing are being targeted by a new strain of Ransomware dubbed as Cring and confirmed sources say that the malware is being spread by exploitation of Fortinet VPN Vulnerability.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 3, 2023

Intel, the world-renowned silicon chipmaker, has extended its partnership with Check Point Software technologies to boost its chipsets defense line against ransomware attacks. In the year 2021, security analysts tagged Ransomware at the trending malware topping the list in the Crypto-virology chart.

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The Security Ledger

JANUARY 14, 2022

The post Spotlight: ShardSecure on Protecting Data At Rest Without Encryption appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Encryption tools for securing that data are widely available, but they come with costs both in management overhead and in speed of access. Click the icon below to listen. Spotlight: COVID Broke Security.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 4, 2022

After a good start, the Internet-enabled, technological revolution we are living through has hit some bumps in the road. To celebrate Independence Day we want to draw your attention to five technologies that could improve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness on the Internet. DNS encryption. Onion networking.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 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.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 1, 2022

FBI, in association with CISA, issued a joint statement claiming Cuba Ransomware gang has raked in $60 million in ransom from over 100 victims worldwide. Ransomware is a kind of malware that allows the hacker to steal data and then encrypt a database until a ransom is paid.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2021

The FBI has revealed that the Cuba ransomware gang breached the networks of at least 49 US critical infrastructure organizations. A flash alert published by the FBI has reported that the Cuba ransomware gang breached the networks of at least 49 US critical infrastructure organizations.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

A survey conducted by Cloud Security service provider NordLocker has stated that the year 2020 witnessed ransomware spreading gangs targeting over 35 industries of which Construction Industry was hit the most. With Construction firms topping the list of Ransomware targets, some might get a doubt about why they are getting badly hit.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert to warn that the Mamba ransomware is abusing the DiskCryptor open source tool to encrypt entire drives. Mamba ransomware is one of the first malware that encrypted hard drives rather than files that was detected in public attacks.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Table of Contents What is ransomware? Ransomware trends Ransomware prevention Ransomware detection Ransomware simulation Ransomware security terms How NetSPI can help What is ransomware? Ransomware adversaries hold the data hostage until a victim pays the ransom. How does ransomware work?

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Synoptek , a California business that provides cloud hosting and IT management services to more than a thousand customer nationwide, suffered a ransomware attack this week that has disrupted operations for many of its clients, according to sources. A now-deleted Tweet from Synoptek on Dec. A now-deleted Tweet from Synoptek on Dec.

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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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SecureWorld News

MARCH 3, 2023

The City of Oakland recently experienced a ransomware attack that disrupted services and caused the city to declare a state of emergency, displaying the real-world consequences that cyberattacks can have. The cyber gang uses a combination of encryption algorithms to lock the files, making them impossible to recover without the decryption key.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

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. 2023 was an explosive year for ransomware.

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SecureList

JULY 20, 2022

If we look back at what we covered last month, we will see that ransomware (surprise, surprise!) In this blog post, we provide several excerpts from last month’s reports on new ransomware strains. Luna: brand-new ransomware written in Rust. definitely stands out. Command line options available in Luna. Black Basta.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Cuba ransomware gang Cuba data leak site The group’s offensives first got on our radar in late 2020. As with most cyberextortionists lately, the Cuba gang encrypts victims’ files and demands a ransom in exchange for a decryption key. Single extortion: encrypting data and demanding a ransom just for decryption.

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

ransomware to conduct the cyber-attack, the hackers threaten to expose stolen files unless the company pays a ransom. The factory specializes in manufacturing, consumer electronics, medical devices, and industrial operations. The ransomware gang demanded over $34 million in bitcoin to be paid as ransom. using the LockBit 2.0

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas , Texas. CBS News Texas obtained an image the ransomware note dropped by the malware on the infected systems. ” continues the report.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Malware has been around for nearly 40 years, longer even than the World Wide Web, but ransomware is a different kind of threat, capable of crippling a company and damaging or destroying its critical data. Ransomware Protection and Recovery Steps. Ransomware removal tools. Ransomware recovery services. Data backup.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 9, 2022

In a FLASH publication issued by the FBI in coordination with DHS/CISA, the FBI says it has identified at least 52 organizations across 10 critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker ransomware, including organizations in the critical manufacturing, energy, financial services, government, and information technology sectors.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In the latest #StopRansomware effort of publicizing ransomware information for network defenders, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) on the ransomware known as "Cuba." Cuba ransomware 101.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 27, 2023

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that it has successfully taken down the HIVE ransomware network, an international cybercrime ring that had been responsible for stealing and encrypting the data of more than 1,500 companies from 80 different countries. Cybercrime is a constantly evolving threat.

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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. Therefore, companies out there, please be prepared for the worst if you are not confident of your defenseline against ransomware attacks.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI are warning of Zeppelin ransomware attacks. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have published a joint advisory to warn of Zeppelin ransomware attacks. The ransomware can be deployed as a

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

Ransomware has given security professionals a headache for the better part of a decade. The supply chain, already stretched to a breaking point, suffered additional misfortunes across multiple industries, from agriculture and manufacturing to technology and utilities. Top ransomware variants.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 26, 2023

ENISA (the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) has reason to believe that ransomware gangs will begin targeting transportation operational technology (OT) systems in the foreseeable future. However, each subgroup has reported experiencing other attack types than ransomware. Stop malicious encryption.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 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. “The viability may improve in the future. .”

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SecureList

APRIL 11, 2023

In February 2023, Kaspersky technologies detected a number of attempts to execute similar elevation-of-privilege exploits on Microsoft Windows servers belonging to small and medium-sized businesses in the Middle East, in North America, and previously in Asia regions. It’s written in C and has encrypted strings.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Cuba ransomware gang received more than $60 million in ransom payments related to attacks against 100 entities worldwide as of August 2022. The threat actors behind the Cuba ransomware (aka COLDDRAW, Tropical Scorpius ) have demanded over 145 million U.S. “Since spring 2022, Cuba ransomware actors have expanded their TTPs.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

Ultra provides critical tactical capabilities including cybersecurity and remote cryptographic management systems for clients including the DoD, FBI, DEA, NATO, AT&T… pic.twitter.com/MrnRNNiJsa — Dominic Alvieri (@AlvieriD) December 27, 2023 The ransomware gang stole around 30 gigabytes of sensitive documents from the US company.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 11, 2021

Both the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued warnings about an ongoing cybercrime campaign that is using Avaddon ransomware. In a separate advisory (pdf) , the ACSC says it is also aware of an ongoing ransomware campaign using the Avaddon Ransomware malware.

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SecureList

MAY 25, 2021

Over the past few years, the ransomware threat landscape has been gradually changing. In some cases, this global trend is just a reflection of the continuous life cycle of threats: old ransomware families shut down and new ones appear and pursue new targets. We have been witness to a paradigm shift. Chronology. Cryptographic scheme.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

DEV-0950 group used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously infected with the Raspberry Robin worm. Microsoft has discovered recent activity that links the Raspberry Robin worm to human-operated ransomware attacks. . The final-stage malware was the Clop ransomware.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 16, 2021

The most pervasive wisdom about preventing damage from ransomware is to backup systems, but that alone may not be enough. The most pervasive wisdom about preventing damage from ransomware is to backup systems. Indeed, recovering from ransomware can be tough. Amy Sacka for Microsoft). Backups can make it easier.

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