Threatpost

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Cybercriminals double down on successful internet scams, with a focus on phishing, BEC and other defrauding schemes that have proven to work.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

The financially-motivated hacker group FIN11 has started spreading ransomware to monetize its cyber criminal activities. The financially-motivated hacker group FIN11 has switched tactics starting using ransomware as the main monetization method. ” reads the analysis published by FireEye.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2021

Cybercriminals employed all manner of schemes to target businesses and individuals, including phishing, spoofing and tech support fraud, the FBI reported. The costliest cybercrimes were against businesses, involving Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) schemes that added up to U.S. Ransomware and Tech Support. 54 million.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 7, 2023

Police in Germany and Ukraine have arrested two suspected members of the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang, a group of cybercriminals that has been behind several high-profile attacks on critical infrastructure, health-care facilities, and governments. German authorities are aware of 37 victims of this ransomware group, all of them companies.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2020

Most of the ransomware attacks targeting the enterprises occur outside working hours, during the nighttime or during the weekend. Security experts from FireEye published an interesting report on the Ransomware deployment trends, it revealed that most of the attacks (76%) against the enterprise sector occur outside working hours.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. McAfee researchers believe that the NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, the gang is believed to have earned more than $25 million since March 2020.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In August, KrebsOnSecurity warned that scammers were contacting people and asking them to unleash ransomware inside their employer’s network, in exchange for a percentage of any ransom amount paid by the victim company. percent in 2019 to 33 percent in 2020, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2022

French virtual mobile telephone operator La Poste Mobile was hit by a ransomware attack that impacted administrative and management services. . The ransomware attack hit the virtual mobile telephone operator La Poste Mobile on July 4 and paralyzed administrative and management services. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most unnerving phenomena in the cyber threat landscape. Related: What local government can do to repel ransomware Ransomware came into existence in 1989 as a primitive program dubbed the AIDS Trojan that was spreading via 5.25-inch inch diskettes. inch diskettes. FBI spoofs 2012 – 2013.

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Dark Reading

JANUARY 14, 2019

In 2019, there will be no end in sight to email-driven cybercrime such as business email compromise, spearphishing, and ransomware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2020

The FBI has issued a security alert about Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. The FBI has issued a new security flash alert to warn of Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. The flash alert also includes indicators of compromise for the Netwalker ransomware along with mitigations. ” reads the alert.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. McAfee researchers believe that the NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, the gang is believed to have earned more than $25 million since March 2020.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 30, 2022

As such, the cost of cybercrime is set to increase with the global cybersecurity market estimated to reach $403.01 Increasing Ransomware Attacks. Ransomware continues to be one of the biggest and most pressing threats to cybersecurity at the moment. Global Phishing Attacks. This amounts to 57 times more than in 2015.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 22, 2021

These criminals used phishing, spoofing, extortion, and various types of Internet-enabled fraud to target the most vulnerable in our society—medical workers searching for personal protective equipment, families looking for information about stimulus checks to help pay bills, and many others.". Ransomware. Tech support fraud.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It's not every day one gets to talk with the former CIO of the Executive Office of the President at The White House (and first female to hold the position), 2019 Women Cybersecurity Leader of the Year, and current CEO, Senior Partner and President of Fortalice Solutions, LLC. Why is ransomware a popular attack method?

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2022

Experts documented the evolution of the LockBit ransomware that leverages multiple techniques to infect targets and evade detection. The researchers focused on the evolution of the Lockbit ransomware, they detailed two infections occurring at two very different time periods highlighting the evolution of the operations.

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Webroot

APRIL 7, 2021

With investors currently bullish on Bitcoin, is its high value is driving cybercriminals to pursue crypto-generating forms of cybercrime like ransomware and illicit miners? At the same time, the average cost of a ransomware incident is also rising steeply. At time of writing, the value of one Bitcoin is north of $58 thousand.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2023

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2019

Paying attention to cybersecurity is more important than ever in 2019. But, they also try to gain people’s credentials through phishing attacks, lock down their systems with ransomware or infiltrate poorly secured connected devices to name but a few possibilities. Cybercrime Is Extremely Profitable.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Europol and Norwegian Police arrested 12 individuals over ransomware attacks on organizations worldwide, including critical infrastructure operators. The suspects were involved in more than 1,800 ransomware attacks against victims across 71 countries, the threat actors focused on large corporations. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2021

In 2019, we published an article about deepfakes and the technology behind them. Tailored phishing. Considering that ransomware claims a new victim every 14 seconds, we decided to explore the topic of deepfake ransomware. This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Driverless vehicles being used as weapons.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI are warning of Zeppelin ransomware attacks. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have published a joint advisory to warn of Zeppelin ransomware attacks. The ransomware can be deployed as a

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Webroot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Cybercrime is on the rise. The number of ransomware attacks has increased by 18% , while the worldwide volume of phishing attacks doubled to 500 million in 2022. billion to data breaches and cybercrime. billion to data breaches and cybercrime. And those attacks are costing companies a lot of money.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

The FBI has issued a warning to the private industry of cyber attacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware. The FBI is warning the private industry of cyber attacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware. ” reported BleepingComputer. ” reported BleepingComputer.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

On the 14th of May, the Health Service Executive (HSE) , Ireland’s publicly funded healthcare system, fell victim to a Conti ransomware attack, forcing the organization to shut down more than 80,000 affected endpoints and plunging them back to the age of pen and paper. Threat profile: Conti ransomware.

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Hot for Security

APRIL 5, 2021

But regular consumers are equally affected by cybercrime, directly or indirectly. A key stat: cybercrime in 2020 was marked by a visible and aggressive targeting of the human layer. A key stat: cybercrime in 2020 was marked by a visible and aggressive targeting of the human layer. Aligned efforts to capitalize on COVID-19.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2023

Ransomware has gone through several game-changing milestones over the course of its decade-long evolution. Two years later, a sketchy affiliate model called Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) made its debut, thereby lowering the entry bar for wannabe threat actors. For instance, the felons hit the D.C.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

The FBI has issued an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks on education institutions in the US and UK. The FBI has issued Tuesday an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks against education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. The malicious code appended the extension .

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SiteLock

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

REvil ransomware might look and sound strange, but it’s a common weapon used by cybercriminals to target unsuspecting businesses, steal sensitive data, and extort money from companies. Many businesses fear falling victim to a REvil ransomware attack—and for good reason. So, what is REvil ransomware, exactly? Let’s take a look.

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Cytelligence

JANUARY 27, 2020

Ransomware is becoming an epidemic in the cybersecurity world, with new strains being created continuously by criminals to extort money out of unsuspecting users. What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a devastating attack on an organization’s or individual’s digital assets. Damages from ransomware in 2019 rose to over $11.5

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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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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2021

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its annual report, the 2020 Internet Crime Report , which includes data from 791,790 complaints of suspected cybercrimes. billion and authorities observed an increase of more than 300,000 complaints from 2019 (+69%). million in 2019 to over $29.1 million last year.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 1, 2021

Ransomware has been one of the hottest topics in cybersecurity during the last year. A storm made more severe by the pandemic, with so many employees working remotely, exacerbating the risk of ransomware. However, there are other contributing factors to the rise in ransomware the world witnessed in 2020.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 16, 2020

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2019 annual Internet Crime Report included 467,361 complaints about suspected internet crime with losses of $3.5 billion, or roughly half, of the total losses in 2019 were attributed to generic email account compromise (EAC) complaints. So Isn’t BEC Just Another Form of Phishing?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Researchers discovered a previously undocumented software control panel, named TeslaGun, used by a cybercrime gang known as TA505. Researchers from cybersecurity firm PRODAFT have discovered a previously undocumented software control panel, tracked as TeslaGun, used by a cybercrime group known as TA505.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 11, 2021

Cognizant reportedly spent up to $70 million to remediate a Maze ransomware attack. Upon closer examination, the diary entries have been attributed to a member of the recently retired Maze cybercrime gang. May 16, 2019: ChaCha20 real smooth. November 25, 2019: The keys to the castle. Time for a drink. Rinse and repeat.

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