Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 13, 2019

Originally published in Payments Journal on July 31, 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 fact is, the internet wasn’t originally built with security in mind.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 17, 2022

But that spending surge has brought with it a corresponding rise in payment security challenges. eSecurity Planet sat down with Dustin White, chief risk data officer at Visa, to discuss some of the steps the credit card and online payment giant has taken to combat fraud and improve cybersecurity. Balancing Speed and Security.

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

It encrypts the files of victims and demands payment, but it also steals the Discord accounts of infected users—a double-edged sword. First, AXLocker encrypts your files. The post New Ransomware Trick: Encrypting Files Then Stealing Discord Accounts appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 7, 2021

.” Moxie Marlinspike, the creator of Signal and CEO of the nonprofit that runs it, describes the new payments feature as an attempt to extend Signal’s privacy protections to payments with the same seamless experience that Signal has offered for encrypted conversations. End-to-end encryption is already at risk.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2023

Experts warn of phishing attacks that are combining the use of compromised Microsoft 365 accounts and.rpmsg encrypted emails. Trustwave researchers have observed threat actors using encrypted RPMSG attachments sent via compromised Microsoft 365 accounts in a phishing campaign aimed at stealing Microsoft credentials.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

New encryption routine Victims have reported a new variant of the encryptor that no longer leaves large chunks of data unencrypted. The decryption tool uses the large and therefore mostly non-encrypted flat files, where the virtual machine's disk data is stored, to recover the VMs. This makes recovery next to impossible.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

Government agencies revealed that Akira ransomware has breached over 250 entities worldwide and received over $42 million in ransom payments. The Akira ransomware operators implement a double extortion model by exfiltrating victims’ data before encrypting it. ” reads the report.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2022

Hive ransomware operators have improved their file-encrypting module by migrating to Rust language and adopting a more sophisticated encryption method. The most important change in the latest Hive variant is the encryption mechanism it adopts. ” reads the post published by Microsoft. ” continues Microsoft. .

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2021

ransomware is now able to encrypt Windows domains by using Active Directory group policies. ransomware that encrypts Windows domains by using Active Directory group policies. ransomware that encrypts Windows domains by using Active Directory group policies. 's payment site / support chat. A look at LockBit 2.0's

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

The disclosure revealed a profitable network of phishing sites that behave and look like the real Privnote, except that any messages containing cryptocurrency addresses will be automatically altered to include a different payment address controlled by the scammers. They all accept payment via virtual currencies. io as the fifth result.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 11, 2024

You’ll be surprised at the number of people that relied on our ‘auto-encrypt’ functionality. ” The extortion message includes a “Payment Status” page that lists the darknet market’s top vendors by their handles, saying at the top that “you can see which vendors care about their customers below.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

In my recent blog on the evolving PCI SSC initiatives in 2018, “ Minor on PCI DSS, major on almost everything else ,” I outlined how the organisation is covering new areas to reflect the migration from physical card payments to online digital payments. Digital payments fuelling a mixture of hardware and software security.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 30, 2020

-based merchants suggest thieves are exploiting weaknesses in how certain financial institutions have implemented the technology to sidestep key chip card security features and effectively create usable, counterfeit cards. Newer, chip-based cards employ a technology known as EMV that encrypts the account data stored in the chip.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Every time you send a mobile payment, search for airline flight prices, or book a restaurant reservation - you are using an API. Unfortunately, API attacks are increasing as vectors for security incidents. As a result, these enormous IT infrastructures are extremely challenging to govern and secure.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

authorities have seized the darknet websites run by LockBit , a prolific and destructive ransomware group that has claimed more than 2,000 victims worldwide and extorted over $120 million in payments. dollars in ransom demands, and extorted over $120 million in ransom payments. Department of Justice (DOJ).

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

What Are the Best Use Cases for Symmetric vs Asymmetric Encryption? Symmetric Encryption. In symmetric encryption , the sender and receiver use a separate instance of the same key to encrypt and decrypt messages. Symmetric encryption heavily relies on the fact that the keys must be kept secret. Scott Carter.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

If we define ransomware as malware that encrypts files to extort the owner of the system, then the first malware that could be classified as ransomware is the 1989 AIDS Trojan. However, while it encrypted file(name)s and asked for a ransom, it was far from effective. Today's ransomware is the scourge of many organizations.

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PCI perspectives

APRIL 21, 2021

Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) technology makes data unreadable so it has no value to criminals even if stolen in a breach. PCI P2PE Solutions are those that have been validated as meeting the rigorous security requirements of the PCI P2PE Standard and are listed on the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) website.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2023

The Australian government is set to issue a complete ban on ransomware payments after one of its major financial lenders became the target of a massive file-encrypting malware attack on March 16th this year. However, law enforcement is increasingly able to track such payments by using sophisticated blockchain-driven software.

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Heimadal Security

MAY 18, 2023

A new ransomware operation has been observed hacking Zimbra servers to steal emails and encrypt files. Instead of demanding a ransom payment, the threat actors claim to require a donation to charity. Users claimed […] The post Ransomware in the Name of Charity: MalasLocker Targets Zimbra appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2024

A team of researchers released a suite of tools that could help victims to decrypt data encrypted with by the Black Basta ransomware. Independent security research and consulting team SRLabs discovered a vulnerability in Black Basta ransomware’s encryption algorithm and exploited it to create a free decryptor.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 6, 2023

1 Reviewers are secure-code reviewers and security-trained functional QA staff. The post Identity and Access Management (IAM) in Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) environments. PCI DSS v4.0 Lastly, PCI DSS 4.0 appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Use Secure Websites (for Santa-Approved Shopping) When hunting for those perfect holiday deals, it’s essential to make sure you’re practicing safe internet browsing by shopping on secure websites. This indicates that your connection is encrypted, making it harder for cybercriminals to intercept your data.

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Threatpost

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Google is rolling out 35 security fixes, and a new password feature, in Chrome 86 versions for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS users.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 22, 2019

14 it was investigating a data breach involving payment processing systems that handle transactions at some Hy-Vee fuel pumps, drive-thru coffee shops and restaurants. Hy-Vee said it was too early to tell when the breach initially began or for how long intruders were inside their payment systems.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

In early January, independent security research and consulting team SRLabs discovered a vulnerability in Black Basta ransomware’s encryption algorithm and exploited it to create a free decryptor. Depending on the file size, the ransomware encrypts the initial 5000 bytes. continues the researchers.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 25, 2022

In most ransomware attacks, ransomware operators encrypt data on a victim’s network and hold it hostage in exchange for a ransom payment, which may vary from hundreds to millions of dollars. The post Ransomware With a Philanthropic Twist appeared first on Security Boulevard. However, some.

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Spinone

MARCH 19, 2020

On the heels of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and with California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) looming, keeping data private and secure is more critical than ever before. Encryption is one of the tried and true security mechanisms for keeping data secure and private both on-premises and in the cloud.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2022

However, the familiarity of making financial transactions online can make people forget about security and all the dangers that they may be facing. That’s why it’s crucial to have a robust IT security strategy in place. This way, your employees won’t make security mistakes, and can focus on their core competencies.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The attackers first exfiltrate sensitive information from their target before launching the ransomware encryption routine. The threat actor then demands a ransom payment in order to regain access to the encrypted assets along with an additional threat to publicly expose or otherwise release the data if the ransom demand is not met promptly.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Cloud security means multiple teams with a shared responsibility. However, some organisations are now moving back to on-premise systems due to concerns around high operational costs, cloud performance issues, or cyber security. But can be be secure, and if so - how? Clearly, the cloud is not the panacea some thought it would be.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

They included a lot of sensitive information, such as database credentials, login information for the SMTP server, enterprise payment processing information, and others. Keeping crucial.env files secure is essential, as they could be used to compromise services and applications. env) attributed to New England Biolabs (NEB).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

Documents belonging to the Swiss Air Force were leaked on the dark web as a result of cyberattack on a US security provider. Documents belonging to the Swiss Air Force were leaked on the dark web after the US security company Ultra Intelligence & Communications suffered a data breach. ” reported the SwissInfo website.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2022

Unlike other ransomware operations, RedAlert only accepts ransom payments in Monero. RedAlert is human-operated ransomware, the ransomware uses NTRUEncrypt public key encryption algorithm for encryption. crypt[Random number] ” extension to the filenames of encrypted files. log), swap files(.vswp), vswp), virtual disks(.vmdk),

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Security Boulevard

MAY 10, 2021

Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts a victim's files. The attacker then demands a ransom from the victim to restore access to the data upon payment. . The post Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack appeared first on Security Boulevard. The post Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack first appeared on SecurityOrb.com.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2023

While authorities in multiple countries have issued sanctions regarding ransomware payments, the efficacy of these sanctions in actually preventing ransomware incidents is in question. Conclusion Ransomware sanctions are a concerted effort to curb the rampant danger of these attacks by preventing bad actors from receiving ransom payments.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Now in its 13 th year, our Global Encryption Trends Study that is performed by the Ponemon Institute reveals interesting findings that span a dozen different geographies. This year, we found that multi-cloud use as well as compliance requirements have encouraged organizations around the globe to embrace a more extensive encryption strategy.

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