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An Interview With the Target & Home Depot Hacker

Krebs on Security

That investigation detailed how the 38-year-old Shefel adopted the nickname Rescator while working as vice president of payments at ChronoPay , a Russian financial company that paid spammers to advertise fake antivirus scams, male enhancement drugs and knockoff pharmaceuticals. Ermakov was recently found guilty and given two years probation.

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Microsoft linked attacks on SharePoint flaws to China-nexus actors

Security Affairs

Violet Typhoon is a China-linked actor that has been active since at least 2015. Storm-2603, though distinct, attempts to steal MachineKeys from SharePoint servers and has ties to ransomware. Enable AMSI (Antimalware Scan Interface) in Full Mode and install Defender Antivirus on all SharePoint servers.

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World Backup Day: Pledge to protect your digital life

Webroot

Many hard drives fail in less than three years , and its been found that the newer drives have shorter lifespans than those manufactured before 2015. Malware and ransomware attacks : Cybercriminals also deploy malware to lock, steal, or destroy your files.

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Microsoft fixes two SharePoint zero-days under attack, but one is still unresolved - how to patch

Zero Day

Make sure that the Windows Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) is enabled and set up properly with an antivirus product such as Defender Antivirus. The group typically relies on exploiting security vulnerabilities to launch its attacks. Apply the latest security patches, including those from the July Patch Tuesday updates.

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Arrest, Seizures Tied to Netwalker Ransomware

Krebs on Security

and Bulgarian authorities this week seized the darkweb site used by the NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group to publish data stolen from its victims. The victim shaming site maintained by the NetWalker ransomware group, after being seized by authorities this week. ” Image: Chainalysis. million from the scheme.

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Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?

Krebs on Security

The crooks behind an affiliate program that paid cybercriminals to install the destructive and wildly successful GandCrab ransomware strain announced on May 31, 2019 they were terminating the program after allegedly having earned more than $2 billion in extortion payouts from victims. Image: Malwarebytes. The GandCrab identity on Exploit[.]in

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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.