Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Phobos variants are usually distributed by the SmokeLoader , but in 8Base campaigns, it has the ransomware component embedded in its encrypted payloads. 8base” file extension for encrypted documents, a circumstance that suggested a possible link to the 8Base group or the use of the same code-base for their ransomware.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has released a free decryptor to allow LockerGoga ransomware victims to recover their encrypted files without paying a ransom. “We’re pleased to announce the availability of a new decryptor for LockerGoga, a strain of ransomware that rose to fame in 2019 with the attack of the Norsk Hydro company.”

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

What makes this type of attack attractive, is the fact that there are often ways to export database contents from within an administrative control panel in a CMS by allowing the attacker to utilize database management or backup solutions within the control panel. Brute force attacks are similar to privilege escalation in results.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 23, 2024

This infection scheme was originally described back in 2019 and has changed only slightly from year to year. dat Encrypted VBShower backdoor AppCache028732611605321388.log:AppCache0287326116053213889292.vbs Sample VBShower Cleaner content VBShower::Backdoor The backdoor’s payload is contained encrypted within a DAT file.

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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. “Experience in backup, increase privileges, mikicatz, network. “The command requires Windows system administrators,” Truniger’s ads explained.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The best defense and the best option for recovery will always be the availability of sufficient, isolated data backups and a practiced restoration process. However, even with the best planning, organizations can find a few users, machines, or systems that were overlooked or whose backup may be corrupted or encrypted.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Investigations made by the law enforcement agency state that the ransomware gang has so far targeted financial sector based companies and have stolen millions of files, including banking transactions, customer details, contact information, and other such details before encrypting the files.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

The ransomware known as Qlocker exploits CVE-2021-28799 to attack QNAP NAS running certain versions of HBS 3 (Hybrid Backup Sync).” Then it also deletes snapshots to prevent restoring of data from the backups and drops a ransom note (named !!!READ_ME.txt) The malicious code appends.encrypt extension to filenames of encrypted files.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

million ransom to decrypt its files after being encrypted by the infamous Sodinokibi ransomware. “As part of this attack, the operators behind the Sodinokibi ransomware told BleepingComputer that they had encrypted the company’s entire network, deleted backup files, and copied more than 5GB of personal data.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 29, 2019

I had the chance at RSA 2019 to visit with Semperis CEO Mickey Bresman. But then came a wave of ransomware attacks like WannaCry and cyber weapons like NotPetya, the ransomware spreading worm that encrypted AD, locking out company control — permanently, without a distinction as to whether its extortion demands went unmet or not.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And the bad news is that few of the servers severely affected, making the staff to suspend any data transfers and backups to maintain data continuity. Security firm Emsisoft says that the cyber criminal group has been active since 2019 and could have launched attacks on over 46 organizations so far.

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SecureList

JUNE 1, 2023

Since it is impossible to inspect modern iOS devices from the inside, we created offline backups of the devices in question, inspected them using the Mobile Verification Toolkit’s mvt-ios and discovered traces of compromise. The oldest traces of infection that we discovered happened in 2019.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2020

Nefilim will encrypt a file using AES-128 encryption, then the AES encryption key is encrypted using an RSA-2048 public key that is embedded in the ransomware executable. The encrypted AES key will be included in the contents of each encrypted file. ” reads the statement published by the company.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2022

Healthcare providers are opting to pay a ransom in the event of ransomware attacks, instead of recovering it from data backups. The reason is as it is easy and guarantees 100% encrypted data return- Of course, as per their perspective!

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

A SQL Server database backup for a ManageEngines ADSelfService Plus product had been recovered and, while the team had walked through the database recovery, SQL Server database encryption was in use. So the mission is clear: we need to understand SQL Server Encryption before we can hope to retrieve this data in cleartext.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2023

The MegaCortex ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in May 2019 when it was spotted by security experts at Sophos. Since November 2019, MegaCortex operators started adopting double extortion tactics. The decryptor also supports the “Scan Entire System” mode which allows users to search for all encrypted files.

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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. File encryption 2013 – 2015. It emerged in September 2013 and paved the way for hundreds of file-encrypting menaces that have splashed onto the scene ever since.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Sadly, there’s rarely discussion about the lengthy recovery, which, according to the Ransomware Task Force, can last an average of 287 days , or about the complicated matter that the biggest, claimed defense to ransomware attacks—backups—often fail. Your backups may not work. The first few hours are critical. Or so he thought. “We

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Encrypt personal data. Full disk encryption should be applied to devices that access or store customers’ personal data, such as servers, mobile phones and laptops. Customers’ personal data should be protected by encryption when communicated between different devices over the internet. Backup personal data.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Instead of making itself known by encrypting files and displaying a ransom note, ransomware quietly stays in your system and scans the network for other vulnerabilities. By using lateral movement, ransomware can silently spread across the public cloud and encrypt files of the whole organization.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

Previously the group exploited the Oracle WebLogic Server vulnerability (CVE-2019-2725) and a Windows privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2018-8453) in order to compromise networks and endpoints. Figure 2-A desktop that has been encrypted by REvil/Sodinokibi. Deleting backups. Encrypting files. Creating a mutex.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Sources reporting to our Cybersecurity Insiders state that the “Group Litigation order” will be served to the staff association for police constables by early next year, as data of over 120,000 police officers could have been leaked through the ransomware attack that took place in March 2019 on the IT systems operating in Surrey Headquarters.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Like all ransomware, this is a type of malware that, once introduced into an organization, encrypts the data and then requires the victim to pay a ransom in order to decrypt it. Encrypted file structure ransomware BlackCat / ALPHV: [ORIGINAL_FILENAME].[ORIGINAL_extension].specific/different Black The LockBit 3.0 ORIGINAL_extension].specific/different

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SC Magazine

MAY 11, 2021

An SSM document can provide an attacker an initial foothold into the victim’s environment and sometimes even grant a view into the account’s deployment processes, resources, and backup procedures. Do not share deploy processes and backup procedures. Remain vigilant of the information the company posts to a public SSM.

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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. Feds remind that both ransomware implements a secure encryption algorithm that means it impossible to decrypt the files without paying the ransom.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2019

The name of the ransomware comes after the extension it adds to the encrypted file names, the malicious code also deletes their shadow copies to make in impossible any recovery procedure. Below the ransom note dropped by the Nemty ransomware after the encryption process is completed. ” continues BleepingComputer.

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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. It is unclear if the attackers have exfiltrated data from the systems before encrypting them. The attacker focused on encrypting data files in the Windows domain.

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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. locked to the filename of the encrypted files. The attackers implement a double extortion model using the PYSA ransomware to exfiltrate data from victims prior to encrypting their files.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

In addition to the encryption of data, victims have received threats that data stolen during the incidents will be published.” The LockBit ransomware gang has been active since September 2019, in June the group announced the LockBit 2.0 ransomware. This activity has occurred across multiple industry sectors.

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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. Maze ransomware operators have also breached the systems of the Xerox Corporation and stolen files before encrypting them.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Clop was first seen in February 2019 as a new variant in the Cryptomix family, but it has followed its own path of development since then. When we first came across file-encrypting ransomware, we were astounded and horrified at the same time. Encrypting Virtual Hard Disks. What is Clop ransomware? Copycat tactics.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2022

The data accessed by criminals, stretching from 2015 to 2019, included a variety of information potentially including: Name School CPS email Employee ID number Battelle for Kids username. Encrypt and back it up. Keep your data encrypted whenever possible, and get into the habit of backing up regularly. Breaching education.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 20, 2019

In this article, we’ll take a look at the biggest ransomware attacks of 2019 and the severe impact they have had. Ransomware Trends in 2019 According to Malwarebytes, a sharp increase in ransomware activity was observed in 2019. Notable Ransomware Attacks in 2019 1.

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SecureList

MAY 25, 2021

JSWorm ransomware was discovered in 2019 and since then different variants have gained notoriety under various names such as Nemty , Nefilim , Offwhite and several others. From its creation in 2019 until the first half of 2020, JSWorm was offered as a public RaaS and was observed propagating via: RIG exploit kit. May 2019: JSWorm.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 8, 2021

The Russian-linked ransomware group encrypted entire networks in the Kaseya supply chain and demanded $70 million in cryptocurrency to deliver a universal decryptor key. It automates the installation of software and security updates and manages backups and other vital tasks.”. Next, it extracts the encryption key from a config file.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 11, 2021

It has been around since 2019 and in June of 2020 it got some real traction due to a malspam campaign. Avaddon ransomware performs an encryption in offline mode using AES-256 + RSA-2048 to encrypt files. When encrypted the files get the.avdn extension. When encrypted the files get the.avdn extension.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 27, 2021

Ragnarok Ransomware that was active since 2019 has made it official that it is going to shut its operations by this month’s end. The file encrypting malware group has also released a decryption key for zero cost to help victims clean up their databases.

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