Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

.” Expert at the ANSSI observed that the threat actors deployed a webshell on the compromised Centreon servers that were exposed on the internet, along with a backdoor dubbed Exaramel first spotted by ESET researchers in 2018. This backdoor is version 3.1.4.

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Software VPN Internet Internet 135

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Ransomware. During the reporting period, Emotet evolved into a botnet, increased its activity, and initiated new localized spam campaigns with spear-phishing functionality to install ransomware or steal information.". Researchers also found that file-less ransomware skyrocketed and that trend makes sense. Identity Theft.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I held this position from 2000 through 2014, during which time Windows emerged as a prime target for both precocious script kiddies and emerging criminal hacking rings. We’ve arrived at a critical juncture: to enable the full potential of the Internet of Everything, attack surface expansion must be slowed and ultimately reversed.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Sandworm group (aka BlackEnergy , UAC-0082 , Iron Viking , Voodoo Bear , and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). ” Mandiant has yet to determine how Sandworm gained initial access to the target environment.

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Telecommunications Hacking Technology Internet 138

Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage.

IoT 102

IoT Firewall Malware Internet 102

Malwarebytes

JULY 28, 2021

2000 Sydney. remember Sydney being referred to as “The Internet Olympics”. Nothing happened at the 2000 games, and it seems nothing happened at any earlier events either. Ransomware put in a less than sporting appearance, via a compromised federation website. People getting up to mischief? Not so much. 2004 Athens.

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Scams Hacking Malware Mobile 142

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Wyoming hit by ransomware attack. Emsisoft releases a free decryptor for the WannaCryFake ransomware. Study shows connections between 2000 malware samples used by Russian APT groups. Emsisoft released a new free decryption tool for the Avest ransomware. The Dumb-Proof Guide.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 30, 2022

In September 2022, the European Commission introduced the proposal of a new Cyber Resilience Act , which obliges manufacturers to protect their internet-connected electronic products from unauthorized access at all stages of their life cycle.

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IoT Manufacturing Internet Internet 87

Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2022

These applications are at the center of the global economy, used by 92% of the Global 2000 and touch 77% of the world’s revenue. December 2021: Onapsis and SAP Work Together to Protect SAP Applications from Ransomware. Based on our experience engaging with large SAP customers, we often ?nd entities on or around holiday weekends.

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Cyber Risk Risk Cyber Attacks Internet 96

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1988 — The Morris Worm — Robert Morris creates what would be known as the first worm on the Internet. 2000 — Lou Cipher — Barry Schlossberg, aka Lou Cipher, successfully extorts $1.4 2002 – Internet Attack — By targeting the thirteen Domain Name System (DNS) root servers, a DDoS attack assaults the entire Internet for an hour.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

“The operation copied and removed malware from vulnerable internet-connected firewall devices that Sandworm used for command and control (C2) of the underlying botnet.” The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage.

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Zero Day

JUNE 30, 2025

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Password Management 97

Password Management Small Business Software Mobile 97

Zero Day

JUNE 21, 2025

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Password Management 104

Password Management Small Business Software Mobile 104

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2025

Bitdefender: Best for endpoint security and ransomware protection 3 No current available value 4.7 Fortinet Best for network security perimeter protection Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California Founded: 2000 Annual Revenue: $5.3 Fortinet: Best for Network Security Perimeter Protection 15 $74.33 Check Point: Best for Firewalls 11 $25.34

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

In a perfect storm of lightning-quick edtech adoption with limited IT support, cybercriminals have seized on the opportunity to launch an unprecedented number of strikes against schools—21 ransomware attacks in January 2023 alone—straining resources and impacting the delivery of critical education services across the US.

Education 83

Education Ransomware Cybersecurity Risk 83

eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

As networks evolved and organizations adopted internet communications for critical business processes, these cryptographic systems became essential for protecting data. Read more on the latest threat actors’ techniques with How Ransomware Uses Encryption – and Evolves. Symmetric Encryption vs Asymmetric Encryption.

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Encryption Computers and Electronics Password Management Passwords 138

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

After creating tunnels on the target hosts using OpenSSH or SoftEther VPN, the threat actor also installed the FRP client , a fast reverse proxy written in Go that allows access from the internet to a local server behind a NAT or firewall. Leaked in 2022, this builder greatly simplified the creation of custom ransomware.

Malware 108

Malware Passwords Ransomware Encryption 108

Zero Day

JUNE 18, 2025

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Password Management 87

Password Management Small Business Software Artificial Intelligence 87

SecureWorld News

MAY 13, 2020

According to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), there are 36 cybercrime categories. Here is how we (CSN) define cybercrime: the kind of crime that is only happening because the internet exists [such as ransomware and DDoS attacks]. 4,883,231 complaints reported since inception (2000).

Cybercrime 64

Cybercrime Scams Small Business Identity Theft 64

Zero Day

JUNE 18, 2025

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Password Management 68

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Zero Day

JUNE 22, 2025

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Password Management 59

Password Management Small Business Software Computers and Electronics 59

ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2022

I think the whole white hat black hat thing came out of DEF CON, circa 2000. We do have we do have some people on the internet who have expressed concern about, you know, cyber criminal, I think is what we were originally going with. I think the whole white hat black hat thing came out of DEF CON, circa 2000. I don't know.

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Hacking Technology InfoSec Media 52

McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

From the 1960’s to 2000 infusion pumps were mostly electromechanical devices with some embedded electronics, but the turn of the century delivered “smarter” devices with better safety mechanisms and the possibility to program them, which slowly opened the door to information security challenges.

Computers and Electronics 145

Computers and Electronics Authentication Software Risk 145

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

On the modern Internet, malware is a near-constant presence. Ransomware, for example, usually doesn’t self-replicate. Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), the precursor of the modern Internet we know, love, and sometimes hate. Worms and the Dawn of the Internet Age: 1987-2000.

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Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

ForAllSecure

JUNE 21, 2022

Kyle Hanslovan CEO of Huntress Labs joins The Hacker Mind to discuss recent LoL attacks, specifically the Microsoft Follina attack and the Kaseya ransomware attack, and how important it is for small and medium sized businesses to start using enterprise grade security, given the evolving nature of these attacks. I'm Robert Vamosi.

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