Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2023

” The Lockbit gang has been active since at least 2019 and today it is one of the most active ransomware groups offering a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. ransomware, then a password argument is mandatory during the execution of the ransomware.” “LockBit 3.0 and LockBit.” The LockBit 3.0

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

GandCrab dissolved in July 2019, and is thought to have become “ REvil ,” one of the most ruthless and rapacious Russian ransomware groups of all time. ru, which shows that a user from Yekaterinburg registered in 2019 with the name Semyon Sergeyvich Tretyakov and email address tretyakov-files@ya.ru.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. locked to the filename of the encrypted files. Once compromised the target network, attackers attempt to exfiltrate the company’s accounts and passwords database.

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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 the shortest acceptable timeframe for password changes.

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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. The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Because relying on one solution like antivirus won’t get you far in case of a full-blown ransomware attack. Device Security: Patch Manager and Antivirus Software Another must-have desktop protection is having an antivirus. How does antivirus help against ransomware, you may ask?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

We met at Black Hat 2019. They’ll take more manual steps to encrypt servers, exfiltrate data – or do both. And then, instead of encrypting one or two or ten machines, they’ll encrypt everything.” Once they were inside, they would turn off your antivirus software and the software responsible for online backups.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

19, Apex was alerted that its systems had been infected with a destructive strain of ransomware that encrypts computer files and demands payment for a digital key needed to unscramble the data. “When they encrypt the data, that happens really fast,” he said. Roswell, Ga. on Tuesday, Feb. More than a week later on Jan.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

This week, cybersecurity firm Akamai said they have observed more than 246 million web application attacks levied against the gaming industry between 2019 and 2020. That represents a 340% increase year-over-year, a 415% increase since 2018 and accounted for about 4% of the more than 6.3

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Adiantum will bring encryption on Android devices without cryptographic acceleration. Password Checkup Chrome extension warns users about compromised logins. Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for February 2019 fixes IE Zero-Day. Astaroth Trojan relies on legitimate os and antivirus processes to steal data.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2021

There was no need for a password or login credentials to access the information, and the data was not encrypted. In a sampling of the player profile data, the WizCase security team found that users could spend as much as $907 on the game via in-app microtransactions in the 10,000-player sample from 2019-2020 our team observed.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

used the password 225948. Pin was active on Opensc around March 2012, and authored 13 posts that mostly concerned data encryption issues, or how to fix bugs in code. A machine-translated ad for ransomware source code from Putinkrab on the Russian language cybercrime forum UFOlabs in 2019. and admin@stairwell.ru Image: Ke-la.com.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 10, 2022

Observed since: September 2019 Ransomware note: Restore-My-Files.txt Ransomware extension: lockbit Kill Chain: Brute force attack on a web server containing an outdated VPN service > LockBit Sample hash: 9feed0c7fa8c1d32390e1c168051267df61f11b048ec62aa5b8e66f60e8083af. LockBit 2.0.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!!

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 13, 2021

First discovered in late 2019 , this ransomware was devised as a way of attacking compromised corporate networks. Cybercriminals looking to deploy Ragnar Locker ransomware first compromise their target’s network, then attempt to crack weak passwords or employ stolen credentials purchased from the Dark Web. for security.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The email antivirus was triggered most frequently by email messages containing members of the Trojan.Win32.Agentb We assume that those who called the numbers were asked to provide the login and password for the service that the scammers were imitating, or to pay for some diagnostics and troubleshooting services. Figures of the year.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. ” SEPTEMBER.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

In 2019, we created a special alert that notifies users if stalkerware is installed on their phones. Read messages on any messenger, regardless of whether encryption is used. This is possible if the device either has no pin, pattern, or password to protect it or alternatively, the abuser knows the victim/survivor personally.

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SecureList

JUNE 5, 2023

Satacom downloader, also known as LegionLoader, is a renowned malware family that emerged in 2019. The encrypted data is stored inside the malicious payload. This allows the threat actors to change the domain URL to a different one in case it’s banned or blocked by antivirus vendors.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. Organizations can help prevent their computers from becoming part of a botnet by installing anti-malware software, using firewalls , keeping software up-to-date, and forcing users to use strong passwords. How to Defend Against Adware. ” Malicious Mobile Apps.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

We started detecting some suspicious backdoored installer packages (including TeamViewer, VLC Media Player and WinRAR); then in the middle of 2019 we found a host that served these installers along with FinSpy Mobile implants for Android. logins, passwords, etc.), It also includes a Bitcoin wallet stealing module. Gamers beware.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

lazydocker : A simple terminal UI for both docker and docker-compose : [link] pic.twitter.com/HsK17rzg8m — Binni Shah (@binitamshah) July 1, 2019. Facebook Plans on Backdooring WhatsApp [link] — Schneier Blog (@schneierblog) August 1, 2019. — Jason Haddix (@Jhaddix) July 27, 2019. Brian Krebs | @briankrebs.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

” ― Stephane Nappo The amount of compromised data in August 2019 composed 114,686,290 breached records. Here are only seven out of 26 topics: Insider threats Passwords Security of mobile devices Social engineering Viruses Email security Human error To start the course, you need to register and choose the type of account you need.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

If the victim organization is slow to pay up, even though its files are encrypted and some of its confidential data has been stolen, the attackers additionally threaten to carry out a DDoS attack. In South Korea, a suspect in the GandCrab ransomware operation was arrested (this family ceased active distribution back in 2019).

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SecureList

APRIL 10, 2023

The offers presented in this report were published between 2019 and 2023 and were collected from the nine most popular forums for the purchase and sale of goods and services related to malware and unwanted software. It is also clear of alerts from Google Protect and built-in antivirus on devices from different vendors. Blocked in CIS.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Antivirus and security giant Avast and virtual private networking (VPN) software provider NordVPN each today disclosed months-long network intrusions that — while otherwise unrelated — shared a common cause: Forgotten or unknown user accounts that granted remote access to internal systems with little more than a password.

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SiteLock

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

First spotted in 2019 , Zeppelin ransomware, or Buran V, primarily targeted large tech and healthcare companies in Europe and the United States. At the time of the first attack, almost 30% of antivirus software couldn't detect this ransomware threat. What does ransomware and Led Zeppelin have in common? Absolutely nothing.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2021

Antivirus vendors detect it. NSO Group has also said that its tool is increasingly necessary in an era when end-to-end encryption is widely available to criminals. More recently, NSO Group’s activities spilled into American news when Facebook blamed the Israeli company for exploiting a vulnerability in WhatsApp in 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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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

All of them were ordinary people using our free antivirus solution, seemingly unconnected with any organization of interest to a sophisticated attacker of this kind. The attackers compress stolen files into encrypted and password-protected ZIP archives. Other malware. Prilex: the pricey prickle credit card complex.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2021

Bitglass secured Series D funding of $70 million in August 2019 bringing its total venture capital funding to $150 million. Cybereason offers endpoint detection and response (EDR), antivirus and managed detection and response services. Founded two years ago in 2019, Orca Security has already received $82 million in funding.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

A41APT is a long-running campaign, active from March 2019 to the end of December 2020, that has targeted multiple industries, including Japanese manufacturing and its overseas bases. We believe this is a continuation of a campaign last summer, reported by Avast , in which the malware masqueraded as the Malwarebytes antivirus installer.

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SecureList

APRIL 24, 2023

Operators routinely mix and match the various families, trying to deploy tools (often repeatedly) with little regard for stealth until one doesn’t get caught by antivirus software. As a result, we (still) believe with high confidence that TunnusSched and KopiLuwak are both part of similar toolsets , starting from 2019 at the latest.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In 2019, Trend Micro found a 77% surge in ransomware attacks during the first half of 2019 from the previous year. 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. How much can ransomware cost your business?

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 19, 2021

There is of course a lot of security around these digital releases, for example, there's watermarks, digital certificates, and even keys at the code, the encrypted copies of the films in specific theaters for specific periods of time. Yet, somewhere in China. When digital production servers slipped through the cracks.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The most common type of attack being used is brute-force , wherein criminals attempt to find the username and password for the RDP connection by trying different combinations until the correct one is discovered. Within the same eleven-month period in 2019, Kaspersky detected 969 million such attacks worldwide. Bring Your Own Device.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Series B Apiiro Security 2019 Tel Aviv, Israel 65 $35.0 Series A BluBracket 2019 Palo Alto, CA 27 $18.5 Series A Cycode 2019 Tel Aviv, Israel 56 $81.0 Series B Open Raven 2019 Los Angeles, CA 45 $19.1 Startup Est Headquarters Staff Funding Funding Type Anvilogic 2019 Palo Alto, CA 34 $14.4 Series B SECURITI.ai

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