Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The Talos researchers discovered a number of features implemented by Phobos allowing operators to establish persistence in a targeted system, perform speedy encryption, and remove backups. Disable system recovery, backup and shadow copies and the Windows firewall. Embedded configuration with more than 70 options available.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 12, 2021

Cybercrime intelligence firm Hudson Rock wrote on Twitter that the attack compromised 2,500 computers belonging to Accenture and its partners. At the same time, McAfee researchers since about 2019 also have seen a rise in the use of leak sites, which cybercriminals use to publish seized data from companies. Trends in Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

“Since January 2019, LockerGoga ransomware has targeted large corporations and organizations in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Norway, and the Netherlands. ” reported BleepingComputer. ” reads the Flash Alert released by the FBI. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2023

The recent Hive infrastructure takedown as well as other major gangs dissolution such as Conti in 2022, is making room in the cybercrime business The Lockbit locker leaked a few months ago in the underground, is increasing its popularity and adoption among micro-criminal actors.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

Although a relatively unsophisticated cybercrime, they can shut down servers, expose data, paralyze 911 centers, and disrupt traffic management systems. A coordinated attack in the fall of 2019 hit 22 smaller Texas communities at once for a combined ransom of $2.5

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Adam Levin

MARCH 2, 2020

And it wasn’t because the media paid more attention to this relative newcomer in the area of cybercrime. Ransomware attacks on businesses skyrocketed 365 percent in 2019, and all signs point to more of the same in 2020. You couldn’t go a week last year without seeing a ransomware headline in the news.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. 24, Russia invades Ukraine, and fault lines quickly begin to appear in the cybercrime underground. I will also continue to post on LinkedIn about new stories in 2023.

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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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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. Business email compromise is a sticky, multifaceted cybercrime that almost inevitably starts with a phishing attack. Business Email Compromise.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

As already reported in the Ransomware attack information via RDP access violation , drafted in 2017 and re-proposed in 2019, WE STRONGLY ADVISE EVERYONE AGAINST making accesses available via RDP because it is, even today, a potential access gatway to PCs/Servers for ” bad actors.” Black The LockBit 3.0

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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. As is often the case, the cost of restoring files from backups can amount to more than paying the ransom. Maze ransomware was first seen in the wild since May 2019 and is becoming increasingly active.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 11, 2021

Both the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued warnings about an ongoing cybercrime campaign that is using Avaddon ransomware. It has been around since 2019 and in June of 2020 it got some real traction due to a malspam campaign. Avaddon ransomware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2019

.” pic.twitter.com/ovSgrgHxXY — The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) April 18, 2019. IT staff has restored the normal operations using the backups. This morning the broadcaster transmitted a taped programming “Heavy Rescue” instead of the “AMHQ” live show. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SiteLock

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

REvil (ransomware evil), also known as Sodin and Sodinokibi, is an ambitious criminal ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) enterprise group that rose to fame in 2019. It’s actively promoted on cybercrime forums as the best choice for attacking business networks (which is a highly lucrative option for cybercriminals). Let’s take a look.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 25, 2021

Likewise, circa 2019/2020, we saw the introduction of leak sites. Colonial eventually paid almost $5 million (75 Bitcoins) to the attackers for the decryption key, which turned out to decrypt so slowly that the company had to rely on its own backups to restore service. Establish and test backup and recovery from offline sources.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With vulnerabilities rooted in unsuspecting users, the task of preventing these attacks means both staff training and a robust email and network security system that includes a strong backup program so you have a recent copy of your data that you can roll back to. Offline Backups. Screenshot example. Recent attacks. Version restores.

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Discovered in April 2019 , DoppelPaymer ransomware is a type of malware belonging to the Dridex family of malware. It’s distributed by a cybercrime group called Indrik Spider, which has been in operation since 2014. If possible, store at least one backup in a different physical location than your device.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

Fxmsp gained worldwide fame in May 2019, after it was reported that the networks belonging to leading antivirus software companies had been compromised. Fxmsp took his first steps in the cybercrime scene in September 2016 when he registered on an underground forum, fuckav[.]ru. Fxmsp’s public activity culminated in April 2019.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

The London-based company, which operates more than 1,500 stores globally, suffered the attack on December 31, 2019, The hackers infected the system at the company with a piece of the Sodinokibi ransomware that shut down operations at 1,500 stores worldwide.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Then you want to add extra protection around your most critical data, in the form of zero trust access tools and high-integrity data backups. As these attacks have gained more prominence in the news, more groups have started using cybercrime to make a statement. Further reading: Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 10, 2021

business cont plan (how long to restore backups? We do have backups? Crowdstrike co-founder Dmitri Alperovitch said, “Whether they work for the state or not is increasingly irrelevant, given Russia’s obvious policy of harboring and tolerating cybercrime.” Deleting backups , including shadow copies.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

implement offline storage and tape-based backup. PA Unit 42 found that the average ransom paid by organisations nearly tripled over the past year, from $115,123 in 2019 to $312,493. Between 2015 and 2019, the largest-known individual ransom demand was $15 million. Cybercrime to cost over $10 Trillion by 2025.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

According to a report from McAfee Enterprise and FireEye titled, "Cybercrime in a Pandemic World: The Impact of COVID-19," 81% of global organizations have experienced increased cyberthreats, and 79% experienced downtime from an attack during a peak season. Leakware is a potent, dangerous form of ransomware that emerged in 2019.

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Cytelligence

JANUARY 27, 2020

Damages from ransomware in 2019 rose to over $11.5 Effectiveness of data backup strategies. Ransomware in 2019 . The number of ransomware attacks increased in 2019 — but worse, 22 of those cyberattacks shut down a city, county and even state government computer systems. with several attacks in 2019.

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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.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

31, 2019, Rezvesz said his company recently was the subject of an international search warrant executed jointly by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). “In In an “official press release” posted to pastebin.com on Mar.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

According to the Cisco/Cybersecurity Ventures Cybersecurity Almanac , the healthcare organizations suffered 2-3 more cyberattacks in 2019 than the average amount for the other industries. During this period, due to the ongoing COVID19 pandemic, these structures are under pressure and more exposed to cyber risks.

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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. New #Mespinoza #Ransomware [link] Ext: locked R/n: Readme.README Affected users, contact the support forum of @BleepinComputer pic.twitter.com/SbKxVEIXUd — Amigo-A (@Amigo_A_) October 25, 2019.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2023

Travnichek accessed the computer system of the Public Water System on or about March 27, 2019, without authorization. The ransomware affected the victim’s SCADA system and backup systems. Travnichek (22) , of Ellsworth County, Kansas, for accessing and tampering with the computer system of the Ellsworth County Rural Water District.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Their main focus is on cybercrime investigations. Secure Blitz In the Secure Blitz blog, you can find the latest cybersecurity news, useful tips, and in-depth cybercrime insights. Antivirus Software 2019 The primary focus of this blog is antivirus software. Spinbackup Blog Yep, that’s the blog you are reading now.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

In November 2019, the criminals behind a ransomware species called Maze started a new trend that is currently gaining momentum on the dark web. Forward outlook Ransomware is a dynamic and increasingly hybrid segment of cybercrime. Depending on the number of infected computers, ransoms can reach millions of dollars. Time will tell.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 11, 2021

Yes, these organized cybercrime groups have been known to offer 24/7 technical support, subscriptions, quality assurance, affiliate schemes, and online forums just like legitimate SaaS companies. REvil ( also known as Sodin and Sodinokibi ) is a ransomware-as-a-service (RAAS) enterprise that first came to prominence in April 2019.

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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. As usual, the Maze ransomware operators threaten the victims to pay the ransom to avoid their data being leaked online.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Hacker deleted all data from VFEmail Servers, including backups. Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for February 2019 fixes IE Zero-Day. Micropatch prevents malicious PDFs from Calling Home. Experts found a way to create a super-malware implanted in SGX-enclaves. Malicious PDF Analysis.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Most recently, the president this month called for a conference of 30 countries to address ransomware and other cybercrime, with plans to hold a virtual meeting sometime in October. Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection. The Biden Administration has been vocal in addressing the ransomware threat since earlier this year.

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Veracode Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. The FBI first began tracking TrickBot modules in early 2019 as it was used by cyberattackers to go after large corporations. In the report, CISA, FBI, and HHS noted the discovery of, ??????credible hospitals and healthcare providers,???

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SecureWorld News

MAY 12, 2020

When Florida cities paid more than a million dollars to ransomware operators in 2019, insurance covered most of it. However, if you had a secure backup of the data, you could restore your systems and tell hackers to take a flying leap with their ransom demand. Related podcast on cybercrime sophistication.

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