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. The group uses multiple attack vectors to gain access to victim networks, including RDP exploitation, SonicWall firewall vulnerabilities exploitation, and phishing attacks.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

According to the report, there were 408 publicly disclosed cyber incidents affecting school districts last year – 18% more than in 2019. Kacey Sensenich, chief technology officer at Rockingham County Schools (25 schools, 11,691 students in the 2019-2020 school year), ran up against an Emotet trojan infection in December 2017.

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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.

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Pentester Academy

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The damages for 2018 were predicted to reach $8 billion; for 2019, the figure was $11.5 Lab Link: [link] The user is going to get access to a Kali GUI instance and Windows Server 2019. Notably, this technique was observed in a spear-phishing campaign from the threat actor NOBELIUM in May. billion, and in 2021 it was $20 billion.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A network firewall. Anti- phishing , anti-fraud and anti-spam features. in 2019 and posting an A last year while topping Bitdefender in total points, 647 to 600. Email phishing filter. Two-way firewall. We’d also note that ransomware in particular requires unique data backup and recovery tools and services.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Let’s take a phishing email that one of our colleagues got some time ago as an example to illustrate the most common signs: 1. One of the worst consequences that can happen via phishing emails is lateral movement. So you should be careful and look for other signs we list here. What is Lateral Movement?

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

” ― Stephane Nappo The amount of compromised data in August 2019 composed 114,686,290 breached records. Phishing Simulations from Cyber Aware Phishing simulation is a program designed for business owners and employers to train their staff to identify phishing scams.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Experts say the best defense is a multi-pronged network security strategy that includes a firewall, anti-malware software, network monitoring, intrusion detection and prevention (IDPS), and data protection. Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

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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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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

A usual way to get a ransomware infection is to click a phishing link and give permission to a risky app. Сompared to the previous year, the average ransom demand has almost doubled in 2019 , from $6,733 to $12,762. Antivirus software or firewalls don’t always protect your data from ransomware.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 8, 2021

It even took steps to make it harder for victims to recover from data backups. Moreover, it should be noted that the Russian-based REvil hacker group has been active since April 2019 and provides ransomware as a service. From there, the malware began encrypting files on the victim’s machine. This attack was very fast.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Prevent Rely solely on offline backups Disallow unnecessary file sharing. Whether it’s a VPN , firewall , or remote access server, unauthorized entry via network gateways is a problem. While phishing is one of the oldest TTPs in the hacker playbook, it still works – and, thanks to social engineering , continues to evolve.

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SecureList

JUNE 15, 2022

I will buy accounts for access to corporate VPNs or firewalls (FortiGate, SonicWall, PulseSecure, etc.) Phishing attacks on employees. Revenue: 8kk+$ (information is current as of 2019). There is access to a network, admin-level access, direct connection to SSH servers, access to backups. Screenshot translation.

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