Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

The threat actors are actively exploiting the following vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS: CVE-2018-13379 ; CVE-2020-12812 ; CVE-2019-5591. Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. . Install and regularly update antivirus and anti-malware software on all hosts.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Pentester Academy

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It targeted Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting the data on the victim’s machine and seeking ransom in exchange for a promise to decrypt all the encrypted files and potentially undo the damage, but that’s far from the truth, as we discuss further! Ransomware damages would cost the world $5 billion (USD) in 2017.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For most implants, the threat actor uses similar implementations of DLL hijacking (often associated with ShadowPad malware) and memory injection techniques, along with the use of RC4 encryption to hide the payload and evade detection. libssl.dll or libcurl.dll was statically linked to implants to implement encrypted C2 communications.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) found that K–12 cyberattacks more than tripled over the pandemic, from 400 reported incidents in 2018 to over 1,300 in 2021. Most states require strong data privacy controls, which typically include encrypting any sensitive personal information of staff and students.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

31, 2021, the HSE’s antivirus software detected the execution of two software tools commonly used by ransomware groups — Cobalt Strike and Mimikatz — on the Patient Zero Workstation. But the antivirus software was set to monitor mode, so it did not block the malicious commands.”

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

After an unsuspecting victim opens a malicious email or visits an infected site, ransomware begins to encrypt critical files hosted on the victim’s local machine. Access to a working backup gives you tremendous leverage as the victim of a ransomware attack. they had a full backup. Back up your data.

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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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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

17, unknown attackers launched a ransomware strain known as Ryuk inside VCPI’s networks, encrypting all data the company hosts for its clients and demanding a whopping $14 million ransom in exchange for a digital key needed to unlock access to the files. At around 1:30 a.m. They didn’t even succeed at first, but they kept trying.”

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Ransomware Grows Smarter As you probably know, ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts user files or files in the corporate network. Ransomcloud, the new type of ransomware, encrypts cloud emails (including Outlook emails). In 2018, there were more than 200 million ransomware attacks.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Ransomware has a public/private key encryption to make your data unreadable. In theory, ransomware may encrypt a file of any type. However, some files on your computer are encrypted more often than others. Ransomcloud is a special ransom malware, designed to encrypt cloud emails and attachments. How Does Ransomware Work?

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Spinone

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Crypto ransomware encrypts the data on your computer or in the cloud. However, you can not use encrypted data. Encrypting ransomware is much harder to deal with, as you can not get access to your data simply by switching devices or finding a way to pass a screen lock. Ryuk is one of the most common ransomware of 2018-2019.

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Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

In this article, we will take a detailed look at how ransomware works, how your data can be corrupted and encrypted by it, and what you can do to decrease this probability as much as possible! Its main goal is to encrypt files on it and get money for their decryption, not to actually harm the device or data.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Whether it is synchronized files from on-premises to cloud environments or the risk of encryption of cloud email, ransomware is a real threat to your data. 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.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The hackers hit Hancock Regional Hospital during a severe 2018 flu season. Once dropped, Ryuk uses AES-256 to encrypt files and an RSA public key to encrypt the AES key.". Set antivirus and anti-malware solutions to automatically update; conduct regular scans. Just ask hospital CEO and president Steve Long.

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Fox IT

MAY 4, 2021

Fox-IT/NCC Group has currently counted at least eight* RM3 infrastructures: 4 in Europe 2 in Oceania (that seem to be linked together based on the fact that they share the same inject configurations) 1 worldwide (using AES-encryption) 1 unknown. These variables are encrypted and used for different interactions depending on the module in use.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

Antivirus companies like McAfee jumped on the opportunity to provide anti-APT products. BitPaymer, first seen in 2017 targeting UK hospitals, is somewhat unique in that it uses a unique encryption key, ransom note, and contact information for each operation. Offline backups. What Is An APT? Monitoring. Regular patching.

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