The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The epidemic went truly mainstream with the release of CryptoLocker back in 2013, and it has since transformed into a major dark web economy spawning the likes of Sodinokibi, Ryuk, and Maze lineages that are targeting the enterprise on a huge scale in 2020. FBI spoofs 2012 – 2013. File encryption 2013 – 2015. Time will tell.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

All of these domains date back to between 2012 and 2013. Gmail’s password recovery function says the backup email address for devrian27@gmail.com is bo3 *@gmail.com. In November, Bureau Veritas acknowledged that it shut down its network in response to a cyber attack. com , and portalsagepay[.]com.

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Spinone

JANUARY 27, 2015

Acknowledging one recent IBM study , researchers tracked the number of cyber attacks and data breaches during the busiest shopping days (Nov. In 2013, more than 20 breaches compromised nearly four million consumers’ information, while 2014 saw only 10 breaches and 72,000 records compromised. 5) of the holiday season.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Very few weeks go by without news of another cyber attack or data breach and a quick scan of the BBC news website shows that in most months, there is at least one story that makes the national news headlines. Department of Justice announced charges against four Chinese military-backed hackers in connection with carrying out the attack.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. It can shut down your business – in the case of healthcare organizations that can be life-threatening for patients – damage your reputation with customers and employees, and invite further attacks as cybercriminals view your organization as an easy mark.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

implement offline storage and tape-based backup. More and More Ransomware Attacks. The Harris Federation , which runs 50 primary and secondary schools, and Birmingham College probably wished they had followed the alleged Conti gang's anti-ransomware security advice after they were taken out by ransomware attacks. .

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Some of the more notable cybersecurity breaches you may remember are Equifax back in 2017, Adobe in 2013, and Zynga (the company that makes Words with Friends) in 2019. The company should also perform frequent backups of key data and shut off old servers and virtual machines that aren’t being used anymore.

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