Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Megatraffer explained that malware purveyors need a certificate because many antivirus products will be far more interested in unsigned software, and because signed files downloaded from the Internet don’t tend to get blocked by security features built into modern web browsers. “Antivirus software trusts signed programs more.

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Vipre

MAY 5, 2021

As the ransomware epidemic continues to spread, ask yourself how vulnerable your business is to cyber-extortion. Because ransomware incidents can severely impact business processes and leave organizations without the data they need to operate and deliver mission-critical services. Do you backup your business data regularly?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 24, 2022

North Korea’s Lazarus Group has reportedly designed new ransomware that is being targeted at M1 processors popularly running on Macs and Intel systems. Second is the news related to ransomware named HavanaCrypt that researchers from Cybereason claim to be targeting victims as fake Google software updates.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2022

Check Point researchers who discovered Zloader reiterated the fact that the said malware has capabilities to steal other sensitive info along with the feature of inducing ransomware payloads such as Ryuk and Egregor. Keeping the systems loaded with anti-spyware or antivirus software makes complete sense.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure and a surge in exploited vulnerabilities are getting the attention of U.S. BlackByte Ransomware Attack Methods, IoCs. The FBI-Secret Service warning came just ahead of news that the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers had also been hit by BlackByte ransomware. The FBI and U.S.

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. Individuals who generate that many installation packages are obviously not worried about antivirus software. The year in figures. Trends of the year.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. a16z Investments. Bessemer Venture Partners.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Supported Windows versions include Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows 10 up to build 14392. ThunderCrypt During our analysis, we stumbled upon an earlier version of the malware, which led us to the discovery of a related ransomware variant called ThunderCrypt. 8, 15.0.0.0/8,

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In Q3 2024, ransomware service provider “RansomHub” emerged as the most dominant ransomware group, taking the mantle from “LockBit” and “ALPHV.” Hacktivist gang “KillSec,” originally aligned with the “Anonymous” hacktivist collective, has recently shifted towards financially motivated ransomware activity.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Compare that to 2012 when the UAE ranked fifth in the Global Cybersecurity Index. NHS Moorfields Hospital in Dubai Suffers Ransomware Attack One of the top breaches to hit the UAE targeted the NHS Moorfield Hospital located in Dubai. The attack is one of a long line of ransomware attacks targeting healthcare institutions.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 26, 2022

Whereas older solutions like antivirus, firewalls, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) have long focused on threats at the network perimeter, the intent of NDR is to monitor and act on malicious threats within organization networks using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) analysis.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Such discoveries usually lead to massive and indiscriminate exploitation, and compromised machines are sold on dark markets to secondary buyers for the purposes of ransomware deployment. The rest will take the form of pseudo-ransomware attacks or hacktivist operations in order to provide plausible deniability for their real authors.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In Q3 2024, ransomware service provider “RansomHub” emerged as the most dominant ransomware group, taking the mantle from “LockBit” and “ALPHV.” Hacktivist gang “KillSec,” originally aligned with the “Anonymous” hacktivist collective, has recently shifted towards financially motivated ransomware activity.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The Hacker had discovered Zuckerberg’s password in a 2012 LinkedIn data breach and he had used the same password across several accounts. In June 2016, the Twitter and Pinterest accounts of Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, were vandalized. Data leak of sensitive information can be devastating for a business of any size.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

FLASHBACK The new clues about Rescator’s identity came into focus when I revisited the reporting around an April 2013 story here that identified the author of the OSX Flashback Trojan , an early malware strain that quickly spread to more than 650,000 Mac computers worldwide in 2012.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Read more: Application Security is Key to Stopping Ransomware, Vendor Says. Endpoint Security and Protection Against Ransomware. Also read: Antivirus vs. EPP vs. EDR: How to Secure Your Endpoints. Venture Cybereason 2012 Boston, MA 1,100 $713.6 Venture Cybereason 2012 Boston, MA 1,100 $713.6 Acquired by JFrog.

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