Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. FatFace CEO Liz Evans released a statement which said “ On 17th January 2021 FatFace identified some suspicious activity within its IT systems. More and More Ransomware Attacks.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

have sanctioned 10 individuals and two entities associated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their participation in malicious cyber activity, including ransomware. The United States government, in partnership with cyber authorities from Australia, Canada, and the U.K., police department. police department.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 5, 2023

Cybersecurity fatigue is genuine, and hackers are benefiting from it. Cybercrime risk is rising, security vulnerabilities are increasing, and the cybersecurity industry is rapidly developing. After completing initial cybersecurity training, companies expect teams to keep educating themselves about the newest trends.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

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Webroot

AUGUST 27, 2021

When the Institute for Security & Technology’s Ransomware Task Force published its report on combatting ransomware this spring, the Colonial Pipeline, JBS meatpacking and Kaseya VSA attacks were still around the corner. ” -Ransomware Task Force, IST. While many of these would fall to law enforcement, U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

According to a report released by CrowdStrike, over 96% of ransomware victims are being forced to pay an extra fee amounting to thousands of dollars in a trend being mostly observed in US, EMEA and APAC. FBI issued a warning about Cuba Ransomware yesterday and claimed that the said group of ransomware spreaders might have so far made $43.9

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that the BlackByte ransomware gang has breached at least three organizations from US critical infrastructure sectors. “This joint Cybersecurity Advisory was developed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. ” reads the advisory. ” reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2022

Emsisoft has released a free decryption tool that allows victims of the AstraLocker and Yashma ransomware to recover their files without paying a ransom. Cybersecurity firm Emsisoft released a free decryptor tool that allows victims of the AstraLocker and Yashma ransomware to recover their files without paying a ransom.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2021

A supply attack by REvil ransomware operators against Kaseya VSA impacted multiple managed service providers (MSPs) and their clients. A new supply chain attack made the headlines, this afternoon, the REvil ransomware gang hit the cloud-based MSP platform impacting MSPs and their customers.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

JUNE 17, 2021

The second wave of the pandemic has hit India hard from a cybersecurity perspective. The post Breaches and Incidents: Top 5 Cyber-attacks in Quarter 1 – 2021 appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice. There has been a.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that AvosLocker ransomware is being used in attacks targeting US critical infrastructure. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint cybersecurity advisory warning of AvosLocker ransomware attacks targeting multiple US critical infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2021

Attackers are actively exploiting the CVE-2018-13379 flaw in Fortinet VPN to deploy the Cring ransomware to organizations in the industrial sector. The Cring ransomware appeared in the threat landscape in January, it was first reported by Amigo_A and the CSIRT team of Swisscom. The #CRING #ransomware is then downloaded via certutill.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Ransomware attacks cost smaller companies an average of $713,000 per incident. We’ve spent years creating data protection software and here is what we’ve discovered along the way: to protect your company systems and data from ransomware, you need to use multiple strategies and tools at the same time.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2023

ransomware gang. ransomware. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), CISA, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) has released a joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA), #StopRansomware: LockBit 3.0. ransomware. ransomware as recently as March 2023.” “LockBit 3.0

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 12, 2021

A new report from Sophos dissects how hackers spent two weeks roaming far-and-wide through the modern network of a large enterprise getting into a prime position to carry out what could’ve been a devasting ransomware attack. Related: DHS embarks on 60-day cybersecurity sprints. Schiappa. “We

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure and a surge in exploited vulnerabilities are getting the attention of U.S. cybersecurity agencies, which highlighted the threats in a pair of warnings issued in recent days. cybersecurity advisories in recent weeks. cybersecurity advisories in recent weeks. The FBI and U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

PYSA and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs in the threat landscape in November 2021, researchers from NCC Group report. Security researchers from NCC Group reported an increase in ransomware attacks in November 2021 over the past month, and PYSA (aka Mespinoza) and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2021

Recently emerged LockFile ransomware family LockFile leverages a novel technique called intermittent encryption to speed up encryption. LockFile ransomware gang started its operations last month, recently it was spotted targeting Microsoft Exchange servers using the recently disclosed ProxyShell vulnerabilities.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The number of global ransomware attacks is on the rise. According to Threatpost , the global volume of ransomware operations reached 304.7 million attacks in H1 2021. The post Ransomware by the Numbers – An Impact Overview appeared first on Security Boulevard. That’s a year-over-year increase of 151%.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

AUGUST 18, 2023

Introduction: First observed in the middle of 2021, ‘Mallox’ Ransomware has emerged as a formidable threat in the. The post Mallox Ransomware Strikes Unsecured MSSQL Servers appeared first on Quick Heal Blog.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

AT&T Alien Labs™ is writing this report about recently created ransomware malware dubbed BlackCat which was used in a January 2022 campaign against two international oil companies headquartered in Germany, Oiltanking and Mabanaft. Key takeaways: The ransomware BlackCat is coded in Rust and was created in November 2021.

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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 employees around the world continue to work from home, 2021 is shaping up to be another year of record highs in terms of malicious online activity. .” – Matt Seeley, sr.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2021

Ransomware attacks have continued to make headlines, and for good reason: on average, there is a new ransomware attack every 11 seconds, and the losses to organizations from ransomware attacks is projected to reach $20 billion over the course of 2021 following a record increase in losses of more than 225% in 2020.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Earlier this week, KrebsOnSecurity revealed that the darknet website for the Snatch ransomware group was leaking data about its users and the crime gang’s internal operations. It continues: “Prior to deploying the ransomware, Snatch threat actors were observed spending up to three months on a victim’s system.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 12, 2021

Late last week, the business network systems of Colonial Pipeline , the biggest supplier of fuels on the East Coast of the United States, were compromised due to a ransomware attack , forcing the company to temporarily shut down its operations while investigations are underway. Threat profile: DarkSide ransomware. and DarkSide v2.1.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Organisations, and increasingly regulators, must now live with the implications of this for cybersecurity. January 2021: Westrock core OT systems attacked. February 2021: Oldsmar Water Treatment facility control systems breached. April 2021: NAME:WRECK vulnerabilities discovered affecting OT devices.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of operating “ Trickbot ,” a cybercrime-as-a-service platform based in Russia that has enabled countless ransomware attacks and bank account takeovers since its debut in 2016. companies and government entities.

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Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 1, 2021

In this piece, Robert discusses Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM) and his message to his fellow business leaders as a champion of the global initiative. This National Cybersecurity Awareness Mo­­nth, what message do you have for fellow business leaders? Should the everyday individual be concerned with the topic of cybersecurity?

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Spinone

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The worldwide cost of ransomware attacks is predicted to reach $20 billion by 2021. Ransomware targets everyone: individual users, small businesses, enterprise environments, and even government organizations. Ransomware strains get more and more evasive, which allows them to avoid getting detected by most antiviruses.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Cybersecurity is one of the most dynamic and quick-changing industries. The best way to stay up-to-date with the recent trends is by reading the top cybersecurity blogs. Here’s our list of the best cybersecurity blogs to read and follow. HackingVision has a great focus on technology and modern cybersecurity trends.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 16, 2021

With major cybersecurity incidents an almost daily occurrence, organizations need an incident response plan for the likelihood that they will someday be breached. Ransomware, virus, and malware removal. The post Best Incident Response Tools and Services for 2021 appeared first on eSecurityPlanet. Post-breach investigations.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Ransomware. Types of Cyberattacks.

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Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2021

Kaseya was addressing the zero-day vulnerability that REvil ransomware gang exploited to breach on-premise Kaseya VSA servers. A new supply chain attack made the headlines, on Friday the REvil ransomware gang hit the Kaseya cloud-based MSP platform impacting MSPs and their customers. link] — Victor Gevers (@0xDUDE) July 4, 2021.

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Pentester Academy

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Lab Walkthrough — The WannaCry Ransomware In our lab walkthrough series, we go through selected lab exercises on our INE Platform. Introduction In May 2017, a worldwide ransomware attack infamously known as WannaCry was set in motion. Ransomware damages would cost the world $5 billion (USD) in 2017. wannacry.zip.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The report covered a range of cybersecurity issues, including network attacks – which rose by 22 percent over the previous quarter, to almost 5.1 million – ransomware (the number of incidents rose sharply in the first half of 2021, ending a three-year decline on endpoints), and the continued focus on Microsoft Office by bad actors.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The device will face tougher competition in the consumer market, where antivirus software with machine-learning capabilities can be had for around $100 a year. Palo Alto’s unbroken string of stellar independent security tests landed the company at the top of our recent top cybersecurity companies list.

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Hot for Security

MAY 4, 2021

The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-30665 and was reported to Apple by three security researchers, nicknamed yangkang, zerokeeper and bianliang. Apple in 2021 is off to a bad start security-wise. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-30657, was discovered by security researcher Cedric Owens. Secure your Apple gear.

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