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. Main findings.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Threat actors are using a malicious Internet Information Services (IIS) Server module, dubbed Owowa, to steal Microsoft Exchange credentials. The module was most likely compiled between late 2020 and April 2021. Then the result of the command is encrypted and returned to the operator. “Owowa is a C#-developed.NET v4.0

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 13, 2020

For the past year, a site called Privnotes.com has been impersonating Privnote.com , a legitimate, free service that offers private, encrypted messages which self-destruct automatically after they are read. “So if there are password dumps in the message, they would be able to read that, too,” Nixon said.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2021

The Java-based STRRAT RAT was distributed in a massive spam campaign, the malware shows ransomware-like behavior of appending the file name extension.crimson to files without actually encrypting them. This RAT is infamous for its ransomware-like behavior of appending the file name extension.crimson to files without actually encrypting them.

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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. In a word, yes. According to our 2021 Webroot BrightCloud Threat Report , on average, 18.8%

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2021

Phishing activity doubled in 2020, largely due to the pandemic and remote work, and continued to climb in the first month of 2021. The numbers Agari has discovered are quite staggering: "Agari found that the average amount requested in wire transfer BEC attacks increased 14 percent from $75,000 in Q4 2020 to $85,000 in Q1 2021.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

According to the latest figures (PDF) released by the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the reported losses from BEC scams continue to dwarf other cybercrime loss categories, increasing to $1.86 billion in 2020. Image: FBI. For example, the Lockbit 2.0 “Would you like to earn millions of dollars?

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Spinone

MARCH 17, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term used to describe the network of interconnected electronic devices with “smart” technology. billion “things” connected to the Internet , a 30% increase from 2015. billion “things” connected to the Internet , a 30% increase from 2015.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2020

13, 2020, which was the date the fraudsters got around to changing the domain name system (DNS) settings for e-hawk.net. As a result, having DNSSEC enabled for its domains bought E-HAWK an additional 48 hours or so with which to regain control over its domain before any encrypted traffic to and from e-hawk.net could have been intercepted.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The organisation involved may have contacted you and advised your password was exposed but fortunately, they encrypted it. Isn't the whole point of encryption that it protects data when exposed to unintended parties? But you should change it anyway.

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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. 63 , which is in Yekaterinburg, RU.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In 2020, ransomware attacks grew by 150%, and are growing even faster in 2021 , and with costs to repair the damage they cause in the millions of dollars, many organizations are desperate for solutions. If RDP is exposed on your device or cloud instance, or if connected to the internet. Old Methods of Preventing Ransomware Attacks.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Ohio History Connection (OHC) has posted a breach notification in which it discloses that a ransomware attack successfully encrypted internal data servers. They also may have gained access to images of checks provided to OHC by some members and donors beginning in 2020. Change your password. Stop malicious encryption.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

And like everything else in 2020, these next few weeks promise to be a disaster. Make sure your smartphone, tablet and laptop are password-protected, particularly if you’re in the habit of carrying them around wherever you go. If you have to connect to the internet using a public network, do so with a virtual private network.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2022

Many stick with simple username and password combinations despite the weaknesses of this authentication method. The Problem with Passwords. Passwords are the most common method of authentication. As if their crackability wasn’t bad enough, many attackers already have the passwords and don’t need to apply brute-force attacks.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 30, 2021

In March 2020, many people began working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the same password for all software applications increase the chances of cybercriminals learning an individual’s log-in credentials and gaining unauthorized access – resulting in data theft, identity theft and other harm.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The number of sensors and smart devices connected to the internet is exponentially rising, which are the 5 Major Vulnerabilities for IoT devices. Here are five significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities with IoT in 2020. Unfortunately, at that moment, there were over 300,000 of those cameras connected to the internet.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Use of a VPN – virtual private networks (VPN) create a secure connection to other networks over the internet. They can both encrypt data and hide an IP address by using a secure chain to shield network activity. Secure wireless networks – if you have a Wi-Fi network in your workplace, ensure it is secure, encrypted, and hidden.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Simply defined, the internet of things (IoT) is a network of Internet-connected objects able to collect and exchange data. Cybercriminals were able to exploit the default password on thousands of these innocuous devices to carry out this nefarious attack. Your home systems are more vulnerable than you think. Think again.

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SecureList

JULY 5, 2021

Some of the victims have reportedly been compromised through a popular MSP software which led to encryption of their customers. The total number of encrypted businesses could run into thousands. According to an interview with the REvil operator, the gang earned over $100 million from its operations in 2020.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The epidemic went truly mainstream with the release of CryptoLocker back in 2013, and it has since transformed into a major dark web economy spawning the likes of Sodinokibi, Ryuk, and Maze lineages that are targeting the enterprise on a huge scale in 2020. File encryption 2013 – 2015. None of these early threats went pro.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

million Windows systems between 2018 and 2020. Most of the stolen files (50%+) were text files, some of them containing software logs, passwords, personal notes, and other sensitive information. million entries) Opera (2 million entries) Internet Explorer/Microsoft Edge (1.3 terabyte of stolen data. The database includes 6.6

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

“Cyber criminal threat actors exploit network vulnerabilities to exfiltrate data and encrypt systems in a sector that is increasingly reliant on smart technologies, industrial control systems, and internet-based automation systems. Avoid reusing passwords for multiple accounts. ” reads the FBI’s PIN.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The Mylobot malware includes more than 1,000 hard-coded and encrypted domain names, any one of which can be registered and used as control networks for the infected hosts. BitSight researchers found significant overlap in the Internet addresses used by those domains and a domain called BHproxies[.]com.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2023

Makop gang did not conduct any significative retooling since 2020, which is a clear indicator of their effectiveness even after three years and hundreds of successful compromises. The gang leverages exposed remote administration services and internet-facing vulnerabilities to gain and maintain access to victim networks.

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SecureList

JUNE 8, 2022

A router is a gateway from the internet to a home or office — despite being conceived quite the opposite. During 2020 and 2021, more than 500 router vulnerabilities were found. The nvd.nist.gov website presents different figures, but they too show a significant increase in the number of router vulnerabilities found in 2020 and 2021.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

As per usual, most of the critical flaws — those that can be exploited by malware or miscreants without any help from users — reside in Microsoft’s Web browsers Edge and Internet Explorer. Adobe said it plans to end support for the plugin in 2020.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

The NIST contest began in 2016, with the goal of improving general encryption and digital signatures. Also read: Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future. Amazon’s Braket quantum computing marketplace became publicly available in 2020 —a mere five years after IBM launched the first quantum computer on the cloud.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 30, 2020

In February 2020, UK security researchers discovered a vulnerability in free, open source, automation servers that would allow cybercriminals to amplify a Distributed Denial of Service attack by 100. As of January 2019, the vast majority of Internet-accessible CoAP devices were located in China and used mobile peer-to-peer networks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

“During the 2020 holiday shopping season, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received over 17,000 complaints regarding the non-delivery of goods, resulting in losses over $53 million,” reads a public service announcement published by the FBI. Only purchase items from official, encryption-using websites.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 1, 2022

Shouting “Glory for Ukraine,” the Contileaks account has since published additional Conti employee conversations from June 22, 2020 to Nov. 22, 2020, the U.S. Plus, he somehow encrypted the config, i.e. he had an encoder and a private key, plus uploaded it all to the admin panel. On Sunday, Feb. 428 hospitals.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2020

In December 2018, security experts from Trend Micro discovered that some machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols can be abused to attack IoT and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. Change the default username and passwords for all network devices, especially IoT devices.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Malwarebytes has been tracking the group since December 2020. Both use the.kitty or.crypted file extension for encrypted files. The CSA also mentions the gang exploiting internet-facing applications without providing details. Ensure all backup data is encrypted, immutable (i.e., Avoid reusing passwords.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

A nurse cares for a patient in the intensive care unit at Regional Medical Center on May 21, 2020 in San Jose, California. One flaw, which CISA warned has a high likelihood of exploit, is the dashboard’s use of hard-coded cryptographic keys that “significantly increases the possibility that encrypted data could be recovered” by an attacker.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2020

Wider use of Internet of Things systems that can make daily living safer, healthier and more convenient is on the immediate horizon. I’m referring to the Public Key Infrastructure, or PKI, and the underlying TLS/SSL authentication and encryption protocols. It already does this for the Internet.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

In early 2020, researchers found something weird going on with Linux servers hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS). If you wake up one morning and find that all of your files are encrypted along with a ransom note demanding a Bitcoin payment — you just may have been hit with QNAPCrypt. encrypt extension being appended to affected files.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2021

Phishing activity doubled in 2020, largely due to the pandemic and remote work, and continued to climb in the first month of 2021. The numbers Agari has discovered are quite staggering: "Agari found that the average amount requested in wire transfer BEC attacks increased 14 percent from $75,000 in Q4 2020 to $85,000 in Q1 2021.

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