eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

For access to the decryption key, the victim must make prompt payment, often in cryptocurrency shielding the attacker’s identity. This is especially true for your existing intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS), antivirus, and anti-malware. Offline Backups. Screenshot example. Ransomware predictions. Description.

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Pentester Academy

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The damages for 2018 were predicted to reach $8 billion; for 2019, the figure was $11.5 It targets the Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the form of cryptocurrency (Bitcoin). However, it also made use of DoublePulsar backdoor to spread itself from the infected machines.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The attackers use the reverse shell to deploy a Bash stealer that collects data such as system information, browsing history, saved passwords, cryptocurrency wallet files and credentials for cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Azure). Otherwise, the reverse shell is created by the crond backdoor itself.

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Spinone

JANUARY 22, 2020

Although at the end of the 2018 ransomware seemed to be slowing its pace on the cyber threat arena, 2019 has shown that this slowdown wasn’t anything but “the calm before the storm” Ransomware statistics for 2019 vividly illustrated the rapid growth of high-profile ransomware attacks and new, more disrupting ransomware examples.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Ryuk is one of the most common ransomware of 2018-2019. Ransom is usually demanded in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to hide the identity of the attacker. billion in 2019 and $8 billion in 2018. The average sum that hackers demanded has increased from $6,733 in 2018 to $36,295 in 2019. Should You Pay a Ransom?

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Ransom payments are generally demanded in the form of untraceable cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin. As is often the case, the cost of restoring files from backups can amount to more than paying the ransom. This is quite a feat as it was only first discovered in mid-august 2018. Backups aren’t working.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

ECC is used for email encryption, cryptocurrency digital signatures, and internet communication protocols. Second, encryption key rotation can render data stored in backups or on removable media inaccessible. Pressure on both professional and personal encryption can also be seen in government legislation.

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