Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2018

The researchers that have tracked Bitcoin addresses managed by the crime gang discovered that crooks behind the SamSam ransomware had extorted nearly $6 million from the victims since December 2015 when it appeared in the threat landscape. Million since late 2015. Securi ty Affairs – ransomware, malware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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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

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

“They are also urged to read the NCSC’s newly-updated guidance on mitigating malware and ransomware attacks , and to develop an incident response plan which they regularly test.” backup servers, network shares, servers, auditing devices). Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

million ransom to decrypt its files after being encrypted by the infamous Sodinokibi ransomware. The UK-based currency exchange Travelex currency exchange has been forced offline following a malware attack launched on New Year’s Eve. . Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Fox IT

MAY 4, 2021

In this post we provide some history, analysis and observations on this most pernicious family of banking malware targeting Oceania, the UK, Germany and Italy. Despite its long and rich history in the cyber-criminal underworld, the Gozi malware family is surrounded with mystery and confusion. Introduction.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2019

Like previous versions of the malware, the JSWorm 4.0 ransomware is also written in C++ and uses a modified version of AES-256 to encrypt files. JSWRM to the filenames of encrypted files. Once encrypted all data it drops the ransom note “JSWRM-DECRYPT. Thanks to the experts at Emsisoft the victims of the JSWorm 4.0

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2020

The City of Lafayette, Colorado, USA, has been forced to pay $45,000 because they were unable to restore necessary files from backup. Now the City of Lafayette admitted they were a victim of a ransomware attack that encrypted its systems and confirmed that opted to pay a $45,000 ransom to receive a decryption tool to recover its files.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2020

The Nefilim ransomware appeared in the threat landscape at the end of February, it borrows its code from other malware, the Nemty ransomware. Nefilim will encrypt a file using AES-128 encryption, then the AES encryption key is encrypted using an RSA-2048 public key that is embedded in the ransomware executable.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Feds remind that both ransomware implements a secure encryption algorithm that means it impossible to decrypt the files without paying the ransom. According to the alert, attackers leverage exploits, phishing attacks, credential stuffing to deliver the malware. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Malware researchers at Yoroi -Cybaze ZLab have analyzed the fourth version of the infamous JSWorm Ransomware. These cyber weapons are supported by a dedicated staff that constantly update and improve the malware in order to make harder detection and decryption. JSWorm encrypts all the user files appending a new extension to their name.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2019

Malware researchers at two security firms Intezer and Anomali have discovered a new piece of ransomware targeting Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. The ransomware , tracked by Intezer as “ QNAPCrypt ” and “ eCh0raix ” by Anomali , is written in the Go programming language and uses AES encryption to encrypt files.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

. “Campari Group informs that, presumably on 1 November 2020, it was the subject of a malware attack (computer virus), which was promptly identified. The Group’s IT department, with the support of IT security experts, immediately took action to limit the spread of malware in data and systems. Source ZDNet.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

The University was able to recover the operations from the backups, but decided to pay the ransom to avoid having ransomware operators leak student information online. ” According to the University, the ransomware encrypted only 0.02% of the data stored on its servers. ” reads a press release published by the University.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

A series of messages published on Barnes & Noble’s Nook social media accounts state that it had suffered a system failure and is working to restore operations by restoring their server backups. 2/2) Please be assured that there is no compromise of customer payment details which are encrypted and tokenized. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

The SamSam ransomware is an old threat, attacks were observed in 2015 and the list of victims is long, many of them belong to the healthcare industry. The attackers spread the malware by gaining access to a company’s internal networks by brute-forcing RDP connections. ” reads the analysis published by Symantec.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2020

The attack took place in the night between June 10 and June 11, the malware encrypted multiple systems in the IT network. The City will use backup to resume operations, the good news is that backup servers were not affected. It is still unclear which is the malware family that infected the systems of the City.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2019

A new piece of malware dubbed Xhelper has infected more than 45,000 Android devices in just the last six months and is continuing to spread. The campaign began months ago, a new piece of malware dubbed Xhelper has infected more than 45,000 Android devices in just six months and is continuing to spread at a fast space. and Russia.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2019

Another city fell victim of a malware attack, systems at the city of Stuart, Fla., The Ryuk malware infected several servers and forced them offline. We also had the Ryuk virus that is an encryptor virus, where it encrypts your files and specifically likes to target your servers.”. ” reported the website TCPalm.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2019

megabytes) it will only encrypt certain parts of it in order to save time and allow it to work its way through the data as quickly as possible before anyone notices.” “The code used by Ryuk to determine how much of a file to encrypt if the file exceeds a size limit of 57,000,000 bytes. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2019

Coast Guard (USCG) announced that the malware took down the corporate IT network of a Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) regulated facility. The Ryuk ransomware also infected the industrial control systems that monitor and control cargo transfer and encrypted files critical to process operations. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

The malware campaign likely began in July 2018, and NCSC experts speculate the attackers may have exploited zero-day vulnerabilities to spread the ransomware. “Run updates, make sure your staff are aware of the digital threats and make backups.” SecurityAffairs – malware, hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2020

According to the experts, the ransomware encrypted files on the authority’s servers and its backup servers. From there, the virus spread to the authority’s servers and backup servers, encrypting files.” From there, the virus spread to the authority’s servers and backup servers, encrypting files.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2019

” The computers at all the departments at the Jackson County were infected with the malware, including emergency and email services, only 911 operations were not affected. The decision suggests the IT staff at the County did not have backups, or that in some way backups were encrypted too because they weren’t properly managed.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The samples analyzed by the experts include the following features: IP Logger — to track the IP addresses and location of victims Startup — to gain persistence Delete backups — to stop certain services, disable the recovery of files, delete backups and shadow copies, etc. ” reads the post published by Cylance. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Adiantum will bring encryption on Android devices without cryptographic acceleration. New Linux coin miner kills competing malware to maximize profits. Experts found a way to create a super-malware implanted in SGX-enclaves. Hacker deleted all data from VFEmail Servers, including backups. 20% discount. Kindle Edition.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2020

The threat actors also published screenshots of database backup entries as recent as July 2020. The company disclosed the incident in a statement, it added that was able to prevent its systems from being encrypted, suggesting the involvement of a ransomware. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2019

Intruders haven’t stolen any data, their unique goal was to extort money to the company forcing it to pay the ransom to recover the encrypted data. The Ryuk ransomware appears connected to Hermes malware that was associated with the notorious Lazarus APT group. ” wrote Krebs. ” concludes Krebs.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Attackers used legitimate LogMeIn and Google binaries to sideload payloads in the first stage of the attack chain, then a second stage malware gathers information on the victim machine, gain persistence. The malware creates two mutexes to prevent multiple payload instances from running at the same time. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

It is unclear if the attackers have exfiltrated data from the systems before encrypting them. The attacker focused on encrypting data files in the Windows domain. The backup of a limited number of systems was also affected.” Recently Microsoft warned that TA505 changed tactic in an ongoing malware campaign.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Then the city opted out to restore from backups. Mitchell added that the malware involved in the attack is a variant of the Ryuk ransomware. RYUK encrypts, or renders inaccessible, the data stored on computer servers and workstations. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The two Iranians are accused to have developed the SamSam ransomware in December 2015 and have continuously improved it. “The defendants hacked, encrypted, and extorted more than 200 Victims, and collected more than $6 million in ransom payments. Million since late 2015. ” reads the DoJ indictment. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The attack encrypted customer data and the company’s website was not reachable on Saturday, it was up again earlier this morning on Sunday. At the time of writing, the company confirmed the incident and announced that it is working to restore customers’ servers, no info was shared on the family of malware that hit the company.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

This type of malware attack is called a botnet attack. It’s powered by hundreds of bots carrying malware and infecting thousands of IoT devices simultaneously. Malware, phishing, and web. Nowadays, malware is an indispensable part of the internet (even if we do not like it). Improper encryption. Vicious insider.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2019

A new Ransomware appeared in the threat landscape, the malware began to threats the digital world. Once run, it starts the encryption of all the victim’s files, except for the system and programs folders: “Program Files” , “Program Files (x86)” , “Windows”. Actions during encryption phase. Introduction. Technical Analysis.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

A few days ago the group released a press release in which they warned the companies to not try to recover their files from their backup, it also announced the forthcoming LG Electronics data leak. Maze ransomware operators have also breached the systems of the Xerox Corporation and stolen files before encrypting them.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2019

Historically, cyber-criminals adopted one or more layers of encryption and obfuscation to lower their footprint and avoid detection. Nanocore RAT is a “general purpose” malware with specific client factories available to everyone and easily accessible. Figure 3: Processes checked by malware. Introduction. Technical Analysis.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

First, why is ransomware the fastest growing malware threat? Why Ransomware is the Fastest Growing Malware Threat Since 2016, over 4,000 ransomware attacks have occurred daily. This is a 300% increase over the 1,000 attacks per day seen in 2015. How much can ransomware cost your business?

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