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World Backup Day on March 31 Seeks to Protect Data Before It's Gone

SecureWorld News

However, data is as vulnerable as it is valuable, and World Backup Day on Friday, March 31st, is a welcome reminder of the need to have a well thought out data protection strategy in place. The campaign began in 2011 as World Backup Month and was changed to World Backup Day later.

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QNAP data storage devices hit by a massive ransomware campaign

CyberSecurity Insiders

To all those who are using QNAP storage devices for backup or file sharing purposes, here’s an alert that needs your attention. From the past few days, a ransomware dubbed as Qlocker has been targeting the said NAS devices on a network and blocking their access to users. BTC for each file.

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SHARED INTEL: How ransomware evolved from consumer trickery to deep enterprise hacks

The Last Watchdog

Ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most unnerving phenomena in the cyber threat landscape. Related: What local government can do to repel ransomware Ransomware came into existence in 1989 as a primitive program dubbed the AIDS Trojan that was spreading via 5.25-inch inch diskettes. inch diskettes. FBI spoofs 2012 – 2013.

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Zloader, another botnet, bites the dust

Malwarebytes

Zloader or Zbot are common names used to refer to any malware related to the ZeuS family. There are a lot of those because the ZeuS banking Trojan source code was leaked in 2011, and so there’s been plenty of time for several new variants to emerge. Legal action. We also saw this method recently used against the Strontium group.

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Costs from ransomware attack against Ireland health system reach $600M

SC Magazine

An HSE ambulance leads the Obama Cavalcade on May 23, 2011. Six weeks after a ransomware attack, much of the Ireland HSE is still facing care disruptions. The remaining cost estimates will cover the replacement and upgrade of the systems crippled by ransomware, as well as payments to outside cybersecurity support.

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Copycat Criminals mimicking Lockbit gang in northern Europe

Security Affairs

Incident Insights Recently, there has been a significant increase in ransomware attacks targeting companies in northern Europe. However, upon further investigation, it was discovered that these attackers were not likely related to the real LockBit group, but rather “wannabes” who had obtained a leaked version of the malware.

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How Did Authorities Identify the Alleged Lockbit Boss?

Krebs on Security

and Australia in sanctioning and charging a Russian man named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev as the leader of the infamous LockBit ransomware group. 2011 said he was a system administrator and C++ coder. This user said they specialize in developing malware, creating computer worms, and crafting new ways to hijack Web browsers.