Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

By January 2023, education had claimed over 80 percent of all global malware incidents —a staggering lead that has held since 2020. In fact, 57 percent of all ransomware incidents disclosed to the FBI involved K–12 districts at the start of the 2020/2021 school year, compared to just 28 percent the year prior.

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Education Ransomware Cybersecurity Risk 61

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

This toolset was in use from as early as July 2020, mainly targeting Southeast Asian entities, including government agencies and telecoms companies. Apart from Trojanized installers, we also observed infections involving use of a UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) and MBR (Master Boot Record) bootkit. In version 16.80.0

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Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 85

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. With over 600,000 devices, this botnet exposed just how vulnerable IoT devices could be and led to the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020. If your antivirus software fails to notice a new strain, you can reinstall the browser. with no internet.

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Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In July, we reported a rootkit that we found in modified Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware, the code that loads and initiates the boot process when the computer is turned on. In late August 2020, we published an overview of DeathStalker and its activities, including the Janicab, Evilnum and PowerSing campaigns.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 99

Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2022

Conti ransomware and the group that distributes it has been a dangerous, noisy presence in the ransomware ecosystem since 2020. Install and regularly update antivirus software on all hosts, and enable real-time detection. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates/patches are released.

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Ransomware Accountability Technology Firmware 101

eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Encrypting Data in Transit. Many software-defined networking solutions (SDN) have built-in 128- and 256-bit AES encryption and IPsec-based VPN capabilities. However, with TLS-encrypted traffic accounting for most traffic across the internet, it’s far more challenging to examine at scale. Inspecting Web Traffic.

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Firewall Architecture Software Backups 57

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

October 29, 2020. Once dropped, Ryuk uses AES-256 to encrypt files and an RSA public key to encrypt the AES key.". Patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as manufacturers release updates. Set antivirus and anti-malware solutions to automatically update; conduct regular scans.

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Ransomware Healthcare Backups Cybercrime 64

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

The DazzleSpy backdoor software had interesting features to foil detection, including end-to-end encryption to avoid firewall inspection as well as a feature that cut off communication if a TLS-inspection proxy was detected. Maintain effective endpoint security ( antivirus , EDR ). Deploy data encryption at rest and in transit.

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Firewall Malware Phishing Software 109

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023. Ransomware & Data Theft Organizations worldwide continue to feel the pain of ransomware attacks, although many ransomware gangs may be shifting to extortion over data theft instead of encrypted data. 20,551 gambling industry attacks.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 121