eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Malware, short for “malicious software,” is any unwanted software on your computer that, more often than not, is designed to inflict damage. Since the early days of computing, a wide range of malware types with varying functions have emerged. Best Practices to Defend Against Malware. Jump ahead: Adware. RAM scraper.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 10, 2021

The software giant warned that attackers already are pouncing on one of the flaws, which ironically enough involves an easy-to-exploit bug in the software component responsible for patching Windows 10 PCs and Windows Server 2019 machines. So do yourself a favor and backup before installing any patches.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

This might be your boss, or somebody from HR, IT, or accounting departments. Keep in mind that locally synchronized files such as Microsoft’s OneDrive or Google Drive/Backup and Sync files will generally be encrypted as well. Well-known companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Pay Pal, etc. Step 2 You click on this ad.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

Nine of the vulnerabilities fixed in this month’s Patch Tuesday received Microsoft’s “critical” rating, meaning malware or miscreants can exploit them to gain remote access to vulnerable Windows systems through no help from the user. So do yourself a favor and backup before installing any patches.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

The school districts of Rockford, Illinois and Rockingham County, North Carolina learned some very valuable lessons in transparency and communication, timely incident response, access management, data redundancy and disaster recovery after each experienced a debilitating malware attack years ago. Rockingham County, North Carolina.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 24, 2023

The information varied from person to person, but may have included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers (SSNs), health insurance information, medical record numbers, patient account numbers, dates of service and/or limited treatment information used by TGH for its business operations. Prevent intrusions.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2020

The group confirmed that the broadcasting of France 3 will be transferred to the headquarters of France Televisions, the company also activated the backup site in response to the incident. This isn’t the first attack that targeted French media, in 2019 ransomware operators hit the M6 ??group

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2019

By most accounts, it’s a relatively light patch batch this month. Microsoft labels flaws critical when they could be exploited by miscreants or malware to seize control over a vulnerable system without any help from the user. So do yourself a favor and backup your files before installing any patches.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In the digital age, having a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy is now just as crucial to organizational success as accounting, sales, marketing and other core business functions. billion to cybercriminals in 2019, according to the FBI. worldwide in 2019, according to a Ponemon Institute survey. lost more than $3.5

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. In mid-November 2019, Wisconsin-based Virtual Care Provider Inc. VCPI) was hit by the Ryuk ransomware strain.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 29, 2019

I had the chance at RSA 2019 to visit with Semperis CEO Mickey Bresman. They went back in, recovered the system again, but this time changed the passwords for every privileged account in the AD. But that decentralized backup strategy hadn’t accounted for one scenario: where every domain controller is wiped simultaneously. “If

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Security Boulevard

JULY 8, 2021

Just as the attack on the SolarWinds supply chain targeted a third-party software provider installed throughout enterprises and infected its customers, the REvil malware spread to customers by exploiting vulnerabilities in its VSA software. The group has been known to infiltrate networks and steal sensitive data prior to an attack.

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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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Identity IQ

JANUARY 5, 2022

This is after ransomware attacks rose 500% from 2019 to 2020. In 2019, the city of Atlanta was the victim of a ransomware attack. The attack included infecting the city’s system with malware, grinding the city’s services to a halt. The severity of the attack depends on the kind of malware that has infected your computer.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Just days later, the account announced that it was “putting an end to” the group after learning that six of its affiliates may have been arrested. RagnarLocker started in 2019 and was responsible for numerous high-profile attacks against municipalities and critical infrastructure across the world. Create offsite, offline backups.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 10, 2021

In this case, if a password is guessed successfully, the device is infected with malware that will carry out additional attacks on other devices. in February of 2019 when it emerged as a brute forcer written in Golang that was discovered to be involved in a rise in attacks against e-commerce websites. StealthWorker.

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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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware). We are continuing to experience a systems failure that is interrupting NOOK content.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The average ransomware demand continues to grow (up to $41,198 in Q3 2019, compared to $5,973 in the same period last year). This infamous malware shows: hackers are getting more serious than they have ever been before. Therefore, if you don’t have an external backup, you may not be able to recover your files.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2019

US DHS CISA agency warns of increased cyber-activity from Iran aimed at spreading data-wiping malware through password spraying , credential stuffing , and spear-phishing. industries and government agencies, the statement was also published by the CISA Director Chris Krebs via his Twitter account. The attacks are targeting U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The LockBit ransomware gang has been active since September 2019, in June 2021 the group announced the LockBit 2.0 ” The FBI flash alert also includes mitigations to prevent LockBit ransomware infections: Require all accounts with password logins (e.g., Like other ransomware gangs, Lockbit 2.0

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The notices about the ransomware attack do not provide details as to how the breach occurred, but offer free one-year credit monitoring services and advises customers to “remain vigilant over [the] next twelve to twenty-four months, review your account statements and immediately report any suspicious activity.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

The UK-based currency exchange Travelex currency exchange has been forced offline following a malware attack launched on New Year’s Eve. . Travelex reportedly paid a $2.3 million ransom to decrypt its files after being encrypted by the infamous Sodinokibi ransomware. million ransom to resume the operations after the ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

In December 2019, Maastricht University (UM) announced that ransomware infected almost all of its Windows systems on December 23. “Since the cyber attack on 23 December 2019, UM has been working hard: on the one hand, to repair the damage and, on the other hand, to make education and research p ossible again as soon as p ossible.”

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 10, 2021

business cont plan (how long to restore backups? We do have backups? Also Read: Beyond the Backup: Defending Against Ransomware. Starting in August 2020, the organized malware group known as DarkSide has already made a name for itself, claiming over 40 victims in the last nine months. What do we do in the meantime?).

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Malwarebytes

JULY 27, 2022

Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019 automatically configure multiple Internet Information Services (IIS) virtual directories during the server installation. vulnerability to take over Windows servers and install a malware strain that mined the Electroneum cryptocurrency. Mitigation, detection, and remediation.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 23, 2021

Google noted a more than 600% spike in phishing attacks in 2020 compared to 2019 with a total of 2,145,013 phishing sites registered as of January 17, 2021, up from 1,690,000 on Jan 19, 2020. Phishing attacks account for more than 80% of reported security incidents. Phishing doesn’t discriminate. Lesser-Known, Newer Types of Phishing.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. According to the report issued by the CERT-FR, operators behind the Pysa ransomware launched brute-force attacks against management consoles and Active Directory accounts.

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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. The joint alert also states that attackers scanning also enumerated devices for the CVE-2020-12812 and CVE-2019-5591 flaws. Implement network segmentation. Disable hyperlinks in received emails.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

.” The government experts recommend enabling multifactor authentication (MFA) on all accounts to block to prevent the abuse of stolen credentials, to enforce the Principle of Least Privilege, encrypt sensitive data at rest, segment corporate networks, implement an efficient backup policy, keep your systems up to date.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The Zeppelin ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in November 2019 when experts from BlackBerry Cylance found a new variant of the Vega RaaS, dubbed Zeppelin. To each encrypted file, it appends a randomized nine-digit hexadecimal number as an extension. A ransom note is dropped on the compromised systems, usually on the desktop.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Bad Packets warns of over 14,500 Pulse secure VPN endpoints vulnerable to CVE-2019-11510. Internal Revenue Service warns taxpayers of a malware campaign. Apple released an emergency patch to address CVE-2019-8605 iOS flaw. Nemty Ransomware, a new malware appears in the threat landscape. Remove it now from your phone!

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 25, 2021

At first glance, the report this week from cybersecurity software vendor McAfee showing that the incidence of ransomware dropped by half in the first quarter seems like good news to a world that continues to feel the repercussions of the seemingly ubiquitous malware. Likewise, circa 2019/2020, we saw the introduction of leak sites.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

A bug in Instagram exposed user accounts and phone numbers. MobiHok RAT, a new Android malware based on old SpyNote RAT. Backup files for Lion Air and parent airlines exposed and exchanged on forums. Commodity Malware Reborn: The AgentTesla Total Oil themed Campaign. Once again thank you!

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2020

What might start as an account compromise, where you think you might just lose data, can quickly become a situation where you’ve lost your whole network.” industries and government agencies, the statement was also published by the CISA Director Chris Krebs via his Twitter account. The attacks were targeting U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

” Ransomware is pretty simple: malware is installed covertly on a system and executes a cryptovirology attack that locks or encrypts valuable files on the network. This is especially true for your existing intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS), antivirus, and anti-malware. Offline Backups. Screenshot example.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

This bold about-face dumbfounded many longtime Norton users because antivirus firms had spent years broadly classifying all cryptomining programs as malware. ” Meanwhile, Crypto.com is trying to put space between it and recent headlines that a breach led to $30 million being stolen from hundreds of customer accounts.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

New Linux coin miner kills competing malware to maximize profits. 620 million accounts stolen from 16 hacked websites available for sale on the dark web. Experts found a way to create a super-malware implanted in SGX-enclaves. Hacker deleted all data from VFEmail Servers, including backups. Malicious PDF Analysis.

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