The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Although most people think of ransomware as a dodgy application that encrypts data and holds it for ransom, the concept is much more heterogeneous than that. File encryption 2013 – 2015. It emerged in September 2013 and paved the way for hundreds of file-encrypting menaces that have splashed onto the scene ever since.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

“Maastricht University (UM) has been hit by a serious cyber attack. UM is investigating if the cyber attackers have had access to this data.”. At the time the university did not reveal details of the attack or family of ransomware that infected its systems. stated a notice published by the UM in December. “UM

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

The FBI has issued a warning to the private industry of cyber attacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware. The FBI is warning the private industry of cyber attacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

. “The Superior Court of Justice (STJ) announces that the court’s information technology network suffered a hacker attack, this Tuesday (3), during the afternoon, when the six group classes’ judgment sessions were taking place. The presidency of the court has already called the Federal Police to investigate the cyber attack.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Raccoon Malware, a success case in the cybercrime ecosystem. Kr00k Wi-Fi Encryption flaw affects more than a billion devices. New Cyber Attack Campaign Leverages the COVID-19 Infodemic. US Railroad firm RailWorks discloses a data breach after a ransomware attack. Lampion malware v2 February 2020.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2020

The Windows version of MATA is composed of a loader used to load an encrypted next-stage payload and the orchestrator module (“lsass.exe”). The activity of the Lazarus Group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2019

A new ransomware attack made the headlines, Maastricht University (UM) confirmed that the malware encrypted all its Windows systems on December 23. “Maastricht University (UM) has been hit by a serious cyber attack. . “Maastricht University (UM) has been hit by a serious cyber attack.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. Last week, the FBI has issued a new security flash alert to warn of Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2020

On Sunday, the computer systems in the city of Torrance suffered a cyber attack that interrupted access to email accounts and server functions. DoppelPaymer operators told BleepingComputer that in the attack took place on March 1st they encrypted files on approximately 150 servers and 500 workstations. million ransom.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Acohido to share his ideas about the current cyber threat landscape, the biggest threats for businesses today, the role of AI and machine learning in cyberattacks and cyberdefence, and the most effective methods for companies to protect themselves. He previously chronicled the emergence of cybercrime while covering Microsoft for USA TODAY.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. Last week, the FBI has issued a new security flash alert to warn of Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2019

GCHQ implements World War II cipher machines in encryption app CyberChef. Slack Launched Encryption Key Addon For Businesses. Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro hit by a massive cyber attack. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Google took down 2.3 phishing ads.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

“The defendants hacked, encrypted, and extorted more than 200 Victims, and collected more than $6 million in ransom payments. In March 2018, computer systems in the City of Atlanta were infected by ransomware, the cyber attack was confirmed by the City officials. ” reads the DoJ indictment. .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2019

“The Jackson County government paid online criminals about $400,000 this week following a cyber attack that crippled the county’s computer system.” “County officials are in the process of decrypting computers and servers a week after the first signs of an attack, said Jackson County Manager Kevin Poe on Friday.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Adiantum will bring encryption on Android devices without cryptographic acceleration. Bank of Valletta shut down its operations after a cyber attack. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. 20% discount.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

Group-IB has limited some of the data in the reports that could hinder investigations into the group’s cybercrimes. Larger geographical scope of attacks. The Trojanwas allegedly used in the attack on the Russian IT Bank in February 2019. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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NopSec

DECEMBER 7, 2016

But this obscures the fact that energy and industrial companies are attacked on a daily basis by actors as diverse as hacktivists and nation states, using digital weaponry like open source to tools that cost millions of dollars to produce or procure. A cyber attack can disrupt business functions, which has an impact on end-users.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2019

The last days of March 2019 are making headlines due to a targeted cyber attack involving a new variant of infamous EMOTET malware. This seems a encrypted strings with specific information about banking systems (maybe, endpoints — we don’t know). Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Colonial shut down its pipeline, the largest of its kind in the US, after the company learned it was the victim of this cyber extortion attempt. With ransomware, attackers encrypt an organization's data and hold it hostage until a ransom is paid. You could do that, then unleash a ransomware attack to encrypt all the evidence.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Many of them (almost 400k) hid a PE file compressed and/or encrypted into themselves. Many samples look like they open-up a local communication port which often hides a local proxy for encrypt communication between the malware and its command and control. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

We can learn a lot from the cybercrime of the past…the history of cybercrime is a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Dateline Cybercrime . Robert Herjavec.

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