Krebs on Security

MARCH 1, 2022

Conti makes international news headlines each week when it publishes to its dark web blog new information stolen from ransomware victims who refuse to pay an extortion demand. Shouting “Glory for Ukraine,” the Contileaks account has since published additional Conti employee conversations from June 22, 2020 to Nov.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

All the encryption , firewalls , cryptography, SCADA systems , and other IT security measures would be useless if that were to occur. Related: The case for quantifying cyber risks The most important factor that should be taken into account is a security risk assessment.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 30, 2020

Traditional payment cards encode cardholder account data in plain text on a magnetic stripe, which can be read and recorded by skimming devices or malicious software surreptitiously installed in payment terminals. Newer, chip-based cards employ a technology known as EMV that encrypts the account data stored in the chip.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 22, 2021

Researchers have found that as Transport Layer Security (TLS) has grown to account for some 98% of all web page visits, use of TLS among malware operators increased from 23% of all malware detected in 2020 to nearly 46% today. . (Photo by Stephen Lam/Getty Images).

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Wazawaka has since “lost his mind” according to his erstwhile colleagues, creating a Twitter account to drop exploit code for a widely-used virtual private networking (VPN) appliance, and publishing bizarre selfie videos taunting security researchers and journalists. Wazawaka, a.k.a. .”

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 30, 2021

Mespinoza originally used the.locked extension on encrypted files, and then shifted to using.pysa. PYSA is capable of exfiltrating data from its victims before encrypting the files to be ransomed. PYSA’s “leak list” blog uses a vintage MS-DOS theme and ASCII art. Leaks of exfiltrated data landed on PYSA’s blog.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

In each attack, the victims saw their email and financial accounts compromised after suffering an unauthorized SIM-swap, wherein attackers transferred each victim’s mobile phone number to a new device that they controlled. Prosecutors say Noah Michael Urban of Palm Coast, Fla., Twilio disclosed in Aug. On July 28 and again on Aug.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While looking for potentially malicious implants that targeted Microsoft Exchange servers, we identified a suspicious binary that had been submitted to a multiscanner service in late 2020. The malicious module was most likely compiled between late 2020 and April 2021. Malicious HTTP module definition.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. There is no indication these are the real names of the phishers, but the names are useful in pointing to other sites targeting Privnote since 2020. The real Privnote, at privnote.com. net , privatenote[.]io

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 1, 2021

This blog post was authored by Hossein Jazi. On December 2020, KISA (Korean Internet & Security Agency) provided a detailed analysis about the phishing infrastructure and TTPs used by Kimsuky to target South Korea. The group has used Twitter accounts to find and monitor its targets to prepare well crafted spear phishing emails.

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Herjavec Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

T1070 Valid Accounts BlackMatter uses valid accounts to logon to the victim network. . T1083 File and Directory Discovery BlackMatter uses native functions to enumerate files and directories searching for targets to encrypt. . Enable multifactor authentication (MFA) for all user accounts if able. . 01, 2020). . [4]

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) attributes this campaign with high confidence to ZINC, a DPRK-affiliated and state-sponsored group, based on observed tradecraft, infrastructure, malware patterns, and account affiliations.” Attackers used Twitter profiles for sharing links to a blog under their control ( br0vvnn[.]io

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Government Accountability Office in 2020 about increasing risk due to connected aircraft technology developments. So watch out for weak encryption protocols, insufficient network segregation, or insecure user authentication mechanisms. There was another warning from the U.S.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Tue, 12/22/2020 - 10:08. New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. The 2020 analysis found that customer data was by far the most-commonly compromised type of record with 80% of breached organizations saying that customer PII was affected.

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SC Magazine

MAY 11, 2021

In a blog, Check Point researchers said they have worked with AWS Security to provide customers with the necessary information to help them resolve any configuration issues with the SSMs. SSM documents are private by default, but developers can share them with other AWS accounts or publicly.

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SecureList

MARCH 30, 2021

A41APT is a long-running campaign with activities detected from March 2019 to the end of December 2020. In November and December 2020, Symantec and LAC both published blogposts about this campaign. Encrypted Ecipekac Layer II loader (shellcode). Encrypted Ecipekac Layer IV loader (shellcode). size of encrypted data.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 6, 2022

REvil (aka Sodinokibi) first appeared in May 2020 and has been responsible for numerous high-profile ransomware attacks, including arguably the biggest ransomware attack of all time—a supply-chain attack on Kaseya VSA in July 2021 that is thought to have affected over 1,000 businesses. Ensure routine auditing is conducted for all accounts.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Using a WordPress flaw (File-Manager plugin–CVE-2020-25213) to leverage Zerologon (CVE-2020-1472) and attack companies’ Domain Controllers. Recently, a critical vulnerability called Zerologon – CVE-2020-1472 – has become a trending subject around the globe. w4fz5uck5) September 8, 2020. Figure 2: PoC – CVE-2020-25213.

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Webroot

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

of consumer PCs in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America were infected during 2020. Comprehensive antivirus protection will also provide password protection for your online accounts through secure encryption. The post ‘Tis the season for protecting your devices with Webroot antivirus appeared first on Webroot Blog.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Leading up to that date, companies have had to meet several milestones including hiring a CISO, encrypting all its non-public consumer data and enabling multi-factor authentication. Authorized user monitoring provides accountability of who in the institution has access to what nonpublic information. Looking Ahead to 2019 and 2020.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Everything is going smoothly until right up to that announcement, when suddenly all your internal servers are encrypted and your business is crippled. Then, in April 2021, Darkside operators posted this message to their blog: "Now our team and partners encrypt many companies that are trading on NASDAQ and other stock exchanges.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

In this blog, we’ll home in on Conti, the strain identified by some as the successor, cousin or relative of Ryuk ransomware , due to similarities in code use and distribution tactics. 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.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Well, the stats are even scarier with over 50% increase in ransomware attacks in 2021, compared to 2020. If the data is online, then it’s accessible to bad actors and just waiting to be encrypted for ransom. From there, it’s possible to find devices with privileged accounts and take the attack further. Ransomware?

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Business impersonation is increasing exponentially with hackers gaining access to company email accounts. The hackers then send a legitimate-looking, well-crafted, error-free email with a link that wires the money to a separate bank account. Encrypt all sensitive information and documentation. Phishing via texting.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies found 88 new IAB sales on dark web marketplaces in the first quarter of 2020, compared to just three in all of 2017. It’s far easier to steal and encrypt sensitive data when someone else manages the first and hardest step in the breach process. As IABs continue to grow, so will ransomware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 24, 2021

As #RansomwareWeek draws to a close here on the (ISC)² blog, we turn our attention to how organizations can defend themselves. Be sure to use controls that prevent online backups from becoming encrypted by ransomware. Multifactor authentication should be in place wherever possible, especially for privileged accounts.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

When Patching Goes Wrong Now that I've finished talking about how patching should be autonomous, let's talk about the problems with that starting with an issue I raised in this tweet from yesterday: In the first of my IoT blog series yesterday, I lamented how one of my smart plugs was unexplainably inaccessible. They can always screw you.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 16, 2021

In a blog post , researchers with the Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team outlined how the cybercriminals changed tactics to evade detection, going so far as to change their obfuscation and encryption mechanisms an average of every 37 days – including using older encryption methods like Morse code.

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Webroot

MARCH 12, 2021

The group were involved in nearly a third of all ransomware attacks in 2020. The campaign has followed a pattern of spreading false information and requesting sensitive information for user’s NHS accounts. These used malicious attachments to trigger GandCrab ransomware payloads to encrypt systems.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 2, 2020

It was the morning of June 1, 2020, when the IT team at the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) noticed something was wrong; a cyberattack was underway. And those servers, like servers at any organization, contained valuable information which was encrypted by the ransomware. Now let's discuss.". is like, I worked for nothing.

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Webroot

JANUARY 13, 2021

Maze ransomware, which made our top 10 list for Nastiest Malware of 2020 (not to mention numerous headlines throughout the last year), was officially shut down in November of 2020. In fact, shortly before the shutdown, Maze accounted for an estimated 12% of all successful ransomware attacks. appeared first on Webroot Blog.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Just a couple of months after that, World Rugby itself announced that one of its training websites had suffered a security breach that exposed subscribers’ account information. Japan, the host country of both the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, is well-aware of these previous incidents.

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SiteLock

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In 2020, IBM researchers estimated REvil’s annual profits were nearly $81 million. REvil ransomware is a file-blocking virus that encrypts files after infection and shares a ransom request message. If REvil’s demands aren’t met, they threaten to release the stolen data by auctioning it off on its website “The Happy Blog”.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. “If you have my seed phrase, you can copy and paste that into your wallet, and then you can see all my accounts. . But on Nov.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

In May 2017, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) rolled out its Cyber Security Framework mandating detailed data security rules, including a requirement to encrypt and containerize business data in all computing formats. This column originally appeared on Avast Blog.). Cyber hygiene isn’t difficult.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

” Users who click “Yes” are directed to Crypto Sheriff, a tool that matches available decryptors to the user’s encrypted files. Still, as Flashpoint observes, “two posts and a large escrow account do not make a ransomware group. The site also provides guidance on preventing ransomware attacks.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 21, 2021

Where is my encryption-breaking dolphin? I wager, there was no better way to prepare for my predictions blog. Personal workspaces outnumbered corporate offices in 2020. People working from home accounts for more than 66% of economic activity, and 42 percent of the labor force, in the U.S. in 2020 according to Stanford.

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