SC Magazine

JUNE 18, 2021

The Blackbaud data breach was the largest health care-related incident of 2020, impacting an estimated two dozen providers and well over 10 million patients. In February 2020, threat actors hacked into its self-hosted environment, stealing data as they proliferated across the network. Photo captured from Alina Lodge website ).

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The state of stalkerware in 2020 (PDF). Kaspersky’s data shows that the scale of the stalkerware issue has not improved much in 2020 compared to the last year: The number of people affected is still high. In total, 53,870 of our mobile users were affected globally by stalkerware in 2020. between 2015 and 2020.

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Mobile Surveillance Software Passwords 85

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

31, 2021, the HSE’s antivirus software detected the execution of two software tools commonly used by ransomware groups — Cobalt Strike and Mimikatz — on the Patient Zero Workstation. But the antivirus software was set to monitor mode, so it did not block the malicious commands.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Computers are secure than smart phones – If that was the case, then why the former encountered more malware attacks in the year 2020-21 and why is that the latter is not been used for only communications. For instance, the year 2020 revelation of Pegasus malware developed by the NSO Group of Israel.

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VPN Mobile Password Management Malware 115

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

They may use various tactics to evade antivirus and other security measures. Some info stealers may use encryption techniques to hide their communication with command-and-control servers, making it more challenging for security systems to detect malicious activities. For example, both ransomware and info stealers target Bitcoin.

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Banking Cybercrime Malware Accountability 108

Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2021

Upon executing the code, it will ask the user the path for the payload to be encrypted and the password to be used for AES encryption to hide the malware within the loader. Then the packer compiles the loader with the payload encrypted within it, so it can be decrypted and executed in memory once it is delivered in the targeted system.

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Malware Encryption Antivirus Passwords 129

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

billion in 2020, a 43% increase. billion in payment card-related losses occurred in 2020 (over one-third of them in the U.S.). Requirement 4: Less specificity on the type of encryption used means your organization is freer to follow industry best practices. billion in 2019 to $815.4 The Nilson Report  estimated $28.6 and PCI v4.0:

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Antivirus Retail Software Accountability 138

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Failure to enforce security regulations and implement appropriate encryption may result in accidental data exposure. 8 Common Cloud Storage Security Risks & Mitigations Cloud storage risks include misconfiguration, data breaches, insecure interfaces, DDoS attacks, malware, insider threats, encryption issues, and patching issues.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

In March 2020, CERT France cyber-security agency warned about a new wave of ransomware attack that was targeting the networks of local government authorities. According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware.

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Education Ransomware Encryption Antivirus 87

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Even today, less than half of the known antivirus engines are flagging the infection on VirusTotal , as observed by BleepingComputer: The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2021

This ransomware encrypts data from victims with AES-256 + RSA-8192 and then demands a ~ 2 BTC ransom to get the files back. At least in one case, an attack of the ransomware resulted in a temporary shutdown of the industrial process due to servers used to control the industrial process becoming encrypted.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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VPN Ransomware Antivirus Firmware 90

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

million Windows systems between 2018 and 2020. SecurityAffairs – hacking, custom malware). Researchers from NordLocker have discovered an unsecured database containing 1.2-terabyte terabyte of stolen data. Threat actors used custom malware to steal data from 3.2 The database includes 6.6 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Software Financial Services 107

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In March 2020, CERT France cyber-security agency warned about a new wave of ransomware attack that was targeting the networks of local government authorities. According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, PYSA).

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Ransomware Penetration Testing Healthcare Government 93

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The government says Snatch used a customized ransomware variant notable for rebooting Microsoft Windows devices into Safe Mode — enabling the ransomware to circumvent detection by antivirus or endpoint protection — and then encrypting files when few services are running. ru using the email address tretyakov-files@yandex.ru.

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Ransomware Accountability Cybercrime Backups 224

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Computers are secure than smart phones- If that was the case, then why the former encountered more malware attacks in the year 2020-21 and why is that the latter is not been used for only communications. For instance, the year 2020 revelation of Pegasus malware developed by the NSO Group of Israel.

VPN 52

VPN Mobile Password Management Malware 52

Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2020

Emotet , the most widespread malware worldwide and Ryuk , a ransomware type, are growing threats and real concerns for businesses and internet users in 2020. Ryuk infects computers by encrypting all local and shared files, not allowing the user’s access without paying the ransom. SecurityAffairs – malware, hacking).

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Malware Retail Advertising Antivirus 104

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Related: The threat of ‘business logic’ hacks. A recent survey showed that one-third of all real estate transactions had a wire fraud attempt in 2020. To prevent malicious scams, companies should do the following: •Install high-quality antivirus software and spam filters. Phishing via texting.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2020

DeathStalker is a hack-for-hire group discovered by Kaspersky, it has been targeting organizations worldwide, mainly law firms and financial entities, since 2012. Experts pointed out that the infection chain varied slightly between July and November 2020. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, backdoor). Pierluigi Paganini.

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DNS Phishing Antivirus Encryption 78

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Shah provides her expertise in hacking, software development, and kernel development and advocates for open source initiatives. Lots of accounts including Bezos, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Mr Beast, and a ton more getting hacked for a bitcoin scheme. — Dave Kennedy (@HackingDave) July 15, 2020.

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Accountability Cybersecurity Penetration Testing InfoSec 139

Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

The group is considered responsible for the massive WannaCry ransomware attack, a string of SWIFT attacks in 2016, and the Sony Pictures hack. In mid-2020, ZINC hackers created Twitter profiles for fake security researchers that were used to retweet security content and posting about vulnerability research. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malware Antivirus Hacking Accountability 107

Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2021

It works: one of the victims has already paid over $200,000 in Bitcoin, setting a dangerous precedent of companies giving into the demands of cyber criminals to prevent a possible data leak and damage to their reputation and loss of operations due to crippled IT services after important file encryption. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Antivirus Ransomware Backups Encryption 67

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2020

“In observations collected since October 2020, Unit 42 researchers have found that malware authors have been leveraging njRAT (also known as Bladabindi), a Remote Access Trojan, to download and deliver second-stage payloads from Pastebin, a popular website that is well-known to be used to store data anonymously.”

Malware 74

Malware Antivirus Encryption Hacking 74

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!! Zero Trust.

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Ransomware Backups Software Encryption 97

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. Disable hyperlinks in received emails.

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Passwords Government Firmware Accountability 63

Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

Malicious hackers claim to have hacked into the network system of the Foxconn Baja factory in Mexico on June 11. In December 2020, the DoppelPaymer extortion gang exposed documents allegedly stolen from some of its databases in the United States. using the LockBit 2.0

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Ransomware Manufacturing Antivirus Cyber Risk 108

Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

The Darkside ransomware gang first emerged in the threat landscape in August 2020, in recent months the group was very active and targeted organizations worldwide. Set antivirus/antimalware programs to conduct regular scans of IT network assets using up-to-date signatures. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DarkSide).

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Ransomware Healthcare Phishing Risk 103

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

FormBook FormBook is an information stealer advertised in hacking forums. Also known as Gozi, Ursnif has evolved over the years to include a persistence mechanism, methods to avoid sandboxes and virtual machines, and search capability for disk encryption software to attempt key extraction for unencrypting files.

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Malware Banking Healthcare Penetration Testing 82

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

And like everything else in 2020, these next few weeks promise to be a disaster. Leverage antivirus software. Protect yourself from malware by purchasing, updating, and upgrading antivirus software. VPNs encrypt data , making it much harder to intercept when transmitted through a shared or suspect internet connection.

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Scams Retail Banking Passwords 243

Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2021

XCSSET is a Mac malware that was discovered by Trend Micro in August 2020, it was spreading through Xcode projects and exploits two zero-day vulnerabilities to steal sensitive information from target systems and launch ransomware attacks. The malware also implements ransomware behavior, it is able to encrypt files and display a ransom note.

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Malware Adware Architecture Antivirus 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2022

The victims’ data is encrypted and sent to the C2 server geolocated in Russia. In addition, most artifacts extracted also matched a threat documented in 2020 and available here. At this moment, the infection chain is able to bypass the antivirus detection, with the latter EXE ( WpfApp14.exe Phishing wave. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Banking Encryption Malware Phishing 82

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

A 2020 study of pentesting projects from Positive Technologies revealed that external attackers could breach 93% of company networks , with 71% being vulnerable even to novice-level hackers. ” A polite little virus, the Creeper would also try to remove itself from its host whenever it would infect a new hard drive.

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Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

While we can all rejoice that 2020 is over, cybersecurity experts agree we haven’t seen the last of the pandemic-related rise in cyberattacks. As the threat reports Webroot produces each year have shown — not to mention the increasing number of major hacks in the headlines — threats keep evolving, and their growth is often exponential.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

While investigating attacks on the defense industry in mid-2020, we were able to observe the complete life-cycle of an attack, uncovering more technical details and links to the group’s other campaigns. Ransomware encrypting virtual hard disks. Ecipekac: sophisticated multi-layered loader discovered in A41APT campaign.

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Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 100

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Endpoint security – mobile device management (MDM) policies, antivirus (AV) solutions, URL filtering and blocking are all considered good cyber hygiene to block the most basic cyber threats. They can both encrypt data and hide an IP address by using a secure chain to shield network activity.

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Small Business Cybersecurity Passwords Education 98

Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2021

There was no need for a password or login credentials to access the information, and the data was not encrypted. In a sampling of the player profile data, the WizCase security team found that users could spend as much as $907 on the game via in-app microtransactions in the 10,000-player sample from 2019-2020 our team observed.

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Data breaches Accountability Mobile Phishing 105

Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2022

Conti ransomware and the group that distributes it has been a dangerous, noisy presence in the ransomware ecosystem since 2020. Not long after, a hacking group began using the leaked source code to attack targets inside Russia , violating one of ransomware’s unspoken rules.

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Ransomware Accountability Technology Firmware 102

Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2020

Since the end of April 2020, a new trojan has been affecting Portuguese users from several bank organizations. Since the end of April 2020, a new Trojan variant is affecting users from several bank organizations in Portugal. In detail, the bitcoin wallet was used in recent transactions, last: 2020-01-14 00:22h.

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Banking Malware Phishing Social Engineering 107