Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

“Unknown cyber criminals using Ranzy Locker ransomware had compromised more than 30 US businesses as of July 2021. Below are the recommended mitigations included in the alert: Implement regular backups of all data to be stored as air gapped, password protected copies offline. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ranzy Locker ransomware).

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With vulnerabilities rooted in unsuspecting users, the task of preventing these attacks means both staff training and a robust email and network security system that includes a strong backup program so you have a recent copy of your data that you can roll back to. Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021. Zero Trust.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

First spotted in mid-August 2022 , Venus is known for hacking into victims’ publicly-exposed Remote Desktop services to encrypt Windows devices. Tripwire’s tips for all organizations on avoiding ransomware attacks include: Making secure offsite backups. healthcare organizations. “They are targeting a lot of U.S.

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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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Cisco addressed several high-severity flaws in its products LockBit ransomware gang claims the hack of Continental automotive group 250+ U.S. Cisco addressed several high-severity flaws in its products LockBit ransomware gang claims the hack of Continental automotive group 250+ U.S. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2024

The script was also used for data exfiltration, the stolen data are sent to two different servers so the ransomware actors have a backup of the information. TargetCompany has been active since June 2021 , once encrypted a file it adds.mallox,exploit,architek, or.brg extension to the filenames of encrypted files.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Cybercriminal behind the most prominent carding marketplace on the dark web Joker’s Stash retires, he will shut down its servers and destroy the backups. ” One month ago, Joker’s Stash announced that its operations will shut down on February 15, 2021. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Joker’s Stash). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

With the recent demise of several popular “proxy” services that let cybercriminals route their malicious traffic through hacked PCs, there is now something of a supply chain crisis gripping the underbelly of the Internet. Last week, a seven-year-old proxy service called 911[.]re Image: Spur.us. The disruption at 911[.]re

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Talos researchers warn of a new threat actor that is hacking Microsoft Exchange servers by exploiting ProxyShell flaws to gain access to corporate and deploy the Babuk Ransomware. The attacks spotted by Cisco Talos were carried out by a Babuk ransomware affiliate tracked as Tortilla that has been active since at least July 2021.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2021

ransomware operators, the group announced the hack on its leak site, “These people are beyond privacy and security. The experts claim that the hack was the result of an insider job. — Cyble (@AuCyble) August 11, 2021. ransomware attacks against Australian organizations starting July 2021. ransomware operators.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

.” New York City-based cyber intelligence firm Flashpoint said the Snatch ransomware group was created in 2018, based on Truniger’s recruitment both on Russian language cybercrime forums and public Russian programming boards. “Experience in backup, increase privileges, mikicatz, network.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2022

SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). Samba addressed multiple high-severity vulnerabilities Former Twitter employee sentenced to 3.5 years in jail for spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia Social Blade discloses security breach Data of 5.7M Samba addressed multiple high-severity vulnerabilities Former Twitter employee sentenced to 3.5

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2022

It encrypts files with the following file extensions @cherepanov74 1/3 pic.twitter.com/miyIlH1IdI — ESET research (@ESETresearch) December 21, 2021. The principle is simple, according to the authors of the malware, recent files may be more important for some victims and typically they are not included in recent backups.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2021

IT and consulting giant Accenture confirmed a data breach after the ransomware attack conducted by LockBit operators in August 2021. Global IT consultancy giant Accenture discloses a data breach after the LockBit ransomware attack that hit the company in August 2021. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Since the beginning of 2020, Babam has set up numerous auctions on the Russian-language cybercrime forum Exploit , mainly selling virtual private networking (VPN) credentials stolen from various companies. Verified was hacked at least twice in the past five years, and its user database posted online. com and wwwpexpay[.]com.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. Pierluigi Paganini. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 303 appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

and Australia have published a joint advisory warning of an increased globalised threat of ransomware worldwide in 2021. “Ransomware tactics and techniques continued to evolve in 2021, which demonstrates ransomware threat actors’ growing technological sophistication and an increased ransomware threat to organizations globally.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2023

Copycat Criminals mimicking Lockbit gang in northern Europe Sandworm APT targets Ukraine with new SwiftSlicer wiper ISC fixed high-severity flaws in DNS software suite BIND Patch management is crucial to protect Exchange servers, Microsoft warns Hacker accused of having stolen personal data of all Austrians and more CVE-2023-23560 flaw exposes 100 (..)

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McAfee

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Unfortunately, cybercrime has nonrepudiation and threat actors can deny all knowledge and get away with it. Cybercrime will always be an issue and we need to be more aware of what threat actors are doing and what they’re after. In May 2021 for example, the U.S. Prevention. Techniques & Tactics. MVISION Insights Preview.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The malware uses TOR exit nodes as a backup C2 infrastructure. The malware was first spotted in September 2021, the experts observed it targeting organizations in the technology and manufacturing industries. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware). Initial access is typically through infected removable drives, often USB devices.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The news of the hack was shared by the REvil representive ‘0_neday’ on the XSS hacking forum, he initially confirmed that someone has compromised their server, later denied it. The news of the hack was first reported by Dmitry Smilyanets from Recorded Future. ddd1ms) October 17, 2021. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

The company’s backup servers were not affected, and it is actively working with an Incident Response firm to restore its systems as soon as possible.” The White House said Tuesday that the cyberattack was likely originating from a cybercrime organization based in Russia. SecurityAffairs – hacking, JSB). IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 9, 2021

The company said all along that its backups worked. Why did JBS pay a ransom to cybercrime group? Here is the company's June 10, 2021, statement. JBS USA today confirmed it paid the equivalent of $11 million in ransom in response to the criminal hack against its operations. So why pay a ransom? Does this make sense?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2021

The PrintNightmare flaws (tracked as ( CVE-2021-1675 , CVE-2021-34527 , and CVE-2021-36958 ) reside in the Windows Print Spooler service, print drivers, and the Windows Point and Print feature. The targeting of backups to prevent recovery following ransomware deployment. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Windows).

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2022

The malware uses TOR exit nodes as a backup C2 infrastructure. The malware was first spotted in September 2021, the experts observed Raspberry Robin targeting organizations in the technology and manufacturing industries. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2021

. — Shane Huntley (@ShaneHuntley) December 7, 2021. Google researchers believe that the operators of Glupteba botnet will likely attempt to regain control of the malicious infrastructure by using the C2 backup mechanism that leverages the Bitcoin blockchain. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Glupteba botnet). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Update November 8, 2021. The Hive gang has been active since June 2021, it implements a Ransomware-as-a-Service model and employs a wide variety of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). The Hive ransomware adds the.hive extension to the filename of encrypted files.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In October 2022, the malware was used in post-compromise activity attributed to another actor, DEV-0950 (which overlaps with FIN11 / TA505 cybercrime gang). The malware uses TOR exit nodes as a backup C2 infrastructure. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). ” concludes the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Stay safe, everyone! The post A week in security (Sept 20 – Sept 26) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Dole reported 2021 revenues of $6.5 All our businesses are implementing our Crisis Management Protocol to resume “business as usual” post haste, inclusive of our Manual Backup Program if needed.” The company announced that it has suffered a ransomware attack that impacted its operations. ” reads the notice.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As of November 2021, BlackByte ransomware had compromised multiple US and foreign businesses, including entities in at least three US critical infrastructure sectors (government facilities, financial, and food & agriculture).” SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). ” reads the advisory. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The malware uses TOR exit nodes as a backup C2 infrastructure. The malware was first spotted in September 2021, the experts observed it targeting organizations in the technology and manufacturing industries. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware). Initial access is typically through infected removable drives, often USB devices.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

The AvosLocker ransomware-as-a-service emerged in the threat landscape in September 2021, since January the group expanded its targets by implementing the support for encrypting Linux systems, specifically VMware ESXi servers. Regularly back up data, password protect backup copies offline. hard drive, storage device, the cloud).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The decrypter only allows decrypting files encrypted with BlackMatter versions used gang between mid-July and late-September 2021 , the most recent version of the ransomware addressed the issue. More details can be found here: [link] — Fabian Wosar (@fwosar) October 24, 2021. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Webroot

AUGUST 18, 2021

Critically, this type of espionage-inspired cyberattack differs a great deal from moneymaking practices embraced by for-profit hacking groups. Another supply chain attack targeted Codecov, a software development firm that makes tools for developers, in January 2021. Test your backup plan.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 23, 2021

Google noted a more than 600% spike in phishing attacks in 2020 compared to 2019 with a total of 2,145,013 phishing sites registered as of January 17, 2021, up from 1,690,000 on Jan 19, 2020. So did the 2020 Twitter hack. The most imitated brands of 2020 clearly illustrate the social engineering effort that goes into cybercrime.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2022

“Raspberry Robin is Red Canary’s name for a cluster of activity we first observed in September 2021 involving a worm that is often installed via USB drive.” The malware uses TOR exit nodes as a backup C2 infrastructure. SecurityAffairs – hacking, domain name system). To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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