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.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

The first is Ransom.Sodinokibi , which Malwarebytes has already profiled and has been detecting since 2019.). The files are then held for ransom and the victim is threatened by data loss, because of the encryption, and leaking of the exfiltrated data. Earlier versions appended the.CONTI extension to encrypted files.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 23, 2021

LockBit ransomware was initially discovered in September 2019. This is the act of exfiltrating sensitive data from the victim network before the encryption stage of the attack[1]. lafand wbadmin to delete any backups . Malware analysis researchers have also discovered that LockBit 2.0 vssadmin to delete shadow copies.

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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note: Restore-My-Files.txt Ransomware extension: lockbit Kill Chain: Brute force attack on a web server containing an outdated VPN service 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. Mitigations. Source: IC3.gov.

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

NCC Group and Fox-IT observed this threat actor during various incident response engagements performed between October 2019 until April 2020. After obtaining a valid account, they use this account to access the victim’s VPN, Citrix or another remote service that allows access to the network of the victim.

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VPN Accountability Passwords DNS 68

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 14, 2020

For example, many companies that require VPN access to monitor all access from employee devices have enabled split tunneling in order to alleviate the data traffic bottleneck on their perimeter security devices. A 2019 survey of full time workers in the U.S.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 2, 2019

2019 will be the year consumers start thinking more about cyber hygiene , and the year Congress becomes more proactive in the areas of privacy and cybersecurity. Identity theft has become the third certainty in life after death and taxes, and consumer-friendly solutions to protecting against it will profit nicely in 2019.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

By exploiting weak server vulnerabilities, the Iran-based hackers were able to gain access, move laterally, encrypt IT systems, and demand ransom payment. For the generation of remote work and operations, Check Point Remote Access VPN offers central management and policy administration for controlling access to corporate networks.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Virtual private network ( VPN ). in 2019 and posting an A last year while topping Bitdefender in total points, 647 to 600. Encryption. We’d also note that ransomware in particular requires unique data backup and recovery tools and services. Protection against sophisticated malware and zero-day attacks.

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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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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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SecureList

JUNE 15, 2022

Complex attacks almost invariably feature several phases, such as reconnaissance, initial access to the infrastructure, gaining access to target systems and/or privileges, and the actual malicious acts (data theft, destruction or encryption, etc.). Request for access to corporate VPN. Access type: VPN. Access type: VPN.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Ransomware: Encryption, Exfiltration, and Extortion. Ransomware perpetrators of the past presented a problem of availability through encryption. Prevent Rely solely on offline backups Disallow unnecessary file sharing. Detect Focus on encryption Assume exfiltration. Old way New way. The newest agency in the U.S.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

To ensure that their ability to restore encrypted files would never be questioned, they cultivated an online presence, wrote press releases and generally made sure their name would be known to all potential victims. Since 2019, this ransomware has been advertised on underground forums and has a strong reputation as a RaaS operator.

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

At the start of the malware, it populates the list with the system’s DNS, and the OpenDNS server is only used as a backup to ensure that the C2 domain is resolved. The source IP addresses discovered belonged to two different ISP/VPN providers based in Hong-Kong. The IP is pushed into the list generated by the malware at runtime.

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