SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

On the very first day of the conflict (February 24, 2022), a massive wave of indiscriminate pseudo-ransomware and wiper attacks hit Ukrainian entities. The volume of wiper and ransomware attacks quickly subsided after the initial wave, but a limited number of notable incidents were still reported.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

and Blackmatter ransomware U.S. increased rewards for info on North Korea-linked threat actors to $10 million Threat actors leverages DLL-SideLoading to spread Qakbot malware Zero Day attacks target online stores using PrestaShop? and Blackmatter ransomware U.S. and Blackmatter ransomware U.S.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Healthcare Company UHS a Victim of Major Cyber Attack. Fortune 500 healthcare provider Universal Health Services (UHS) appears to be the victim of a major ransomware attack. #3. And was it a DDoS Attack? Was it a DDoS attack against the United States? What Happened Yesterday with T-Mobile?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2021

Are the DDoS and the fire linked? Are the DDoS and the fire linked?

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S. X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2022

from the Lympo NTF platform. from the Lympo NTF platform. from the Lympo NTF platform. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 350 appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2021

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2022

The document starts from most recent attacks targeting public and private entities in Ukraine, including website defacement and destructive malware-based attacks on local systems that could have severe impact on critical functions. NotPetya and WannaCry ransomware—to cause significant, widespread damage to critical infrastructure.”

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Ransomware Defense Integration Cloud storage combats ransomware threats with integrated protection mechanisms and extensive methods recommended by cybersecurity experts. Gartner predicts that by 2025, 60% of organizations will require integrated ransomware defense strategies on storage devices, up from 10% in 2022.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Supply-chain will become more of a sweet spot for targeted ransomware and state-sponsored espionage campaigns. Phishing attacks are going to become even more sophisticated, since a lot of basic tactics have already been tried this year, and businesses learned to repel those. Businesses will still be mostly concerned with ransomware.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2022

Cyber-attacks continue to make headlines, and wreak havoc for organizations, with no sign of abating. Having spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, threats such as malware, ransomware, and DDoS attacks continue to accelerate. DDoS attacks have long been a favorite tactic of bad actors for disruption.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 28, 2023

Health providers are a tempting target for cyber attackers, particularly with ransomware, as they combine deeply personal information and they are often perceived as having weaker security infrastructure, while any disruption can be life threatening.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 5, 2022

Threat Actors: Denial of Service Attacks by Pro-Russian Group KILLNET Temporarily Disrupts Lithuanian Internet Services. Pro-Russian group KILLNET said the attacks were in retaliation for Lithuania's ban of EU-sanctioned goods coming from Russia across its territory to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. [4] Twitter, Jun. 28, 2022).

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SiteLock

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In fact, according to Hiscox’s 2021 Cyber Readiness Report , the amount spent on cybersecurity in 2020 by small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) increased from $551 million to a staggering $925 million. Ransomware: This is a form of malware that attackers use to restrict a user’s access to their data.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Malware, social engineering , and cyber attacks. For example, a DDoS attack on a server intrudes in an esports match. For example, cyber espionage undermines the economy of a country. For example, a break of an internet router causes downtime in the work of an entire office. By target: Individual. Organization.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impersonating domains are a thorny problem for most brands, as our 2021 research proved, when we detected an average of 1,100 impersonating domains and subdomains per year per Digital Shadows client. Since then, several pro-Russian and pro-Ukraine hacktivist groups have conducted a series of cyber attacks to disrupt their adversaries.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Ransomware is the most feared cybersecurity threat and with good reason: Its ability to cripple organizations by locking their data is a threat like no other.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The Department of Justice of South Africa suffered a ransomware attack on September 6th,2021 and news is out that the government’s purposed legal cell hasn’t recovered its data from the attack yet. The post Ransomware news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 17, 2022

Russia has made it formal that it has arrested few members of REvil ransomware group and seized their assets. In July 2021, Mr. Putin assured US President Joe Biden that his government will step in when the activities of hackers operating from his nation get well above the saturation point.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans).

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In their 2021 report, Social Engineering and Basic Web Application Attacks accounted for over 50% of all breach events. When we thought about the data last year, it felt like hackers and ransomware should have been at the top (these fall under System Intrusion ). You may be asking “Why data from 2021 when it’s 2022?”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2021

With transformation and innovation in mind, we’re excited to share the top results and insights from our IoT Predictions for 2021 Survey. Whereas 2020 was the year MNOs lit up their 5G networks, 2021 will be the year where network readiness and availability come to fruition. So, what’s ahead for IoT in 2021? billion in 2020.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2022

payment cards for free Harvard Business Publishing licensee hit by ransomware Everest gang demands $200K for data stolen from South Africa state-owned electricity company ESKOM CommonSpirit hospital chains hit by ransomware, patients are facing problems Lloyd’s of London investigates alleged cyber attack.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 6, 2023

For example, DDoS attacks and unauthorized encryption (e.g. ransomware) were not a “data breach" unless attackers were able to view or copy/ transmit data out of the environment. Basic Web Application Attacks: SQL Injection, exploiting vulnerabilities, using stolen credentials.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

billion Cisco confirms that data leaked by the Yanluowang ransomware gang were stolen from its systems Some firmware bugs in HP business devices are yet to be fixed Albania was hit by a new cyberattack and blames Iran Iran-linked APT42 is behind over 30 espionage attacks.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In their 2021 report, Social Engineering and Basic Web Application Attacks accounted for over 50% of all breach events. When we thought about the data last year, it felt like hackers and ransomware should have been at the top (these fall under System Intrusion ). You may be asking “Why data from 2021 when it’s 2022?”

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

First, a little background Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) [1] , an industry publication that analyzes cybersecurity incident and breach data from around the world, found that over 99% of all incident and breach events fall into one of only eight major categories. But that isn’t what Verizon’s data showed.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For example, DDoS attacks and unauthorized encryption (e.g. ransomware) were not a “data breach" unless attackers were able to view or copy/ transmit data out of the environment. Basic Web Application Attacks: SQL Injection, exploiting vulnerabilities, using stolen credentials.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The LockBit ransomware gang no longer offers just one service, like ransomware, but multiple services, like anti-analysis tools and bug bounty programs. Mick Baccio from Splunk’s SURGe explains how ransomware gangs are evolving into crimeware-as-a-service platforms, as one stop shop for all your online criminal needs.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. Ransomware. Ransomware is one of the most virulent forms of malware on the modern Internet.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

On 23rd Feb 2022, it was reported that a wave of DDoS attacks had occurred against Ukrainian government websites and banks. Digital Shadows thinks the next big move will come in some form of cyber warfare: "Malicious cyber-action coming from Russia is likely to precede any further invasion.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Now more than ever, threat actors are trying to attack company networks. In fact, there were 50% more attack attempts per week on corporate networks globally in 2021 than in 2020. Especially ransomware. Read Our Defender's Guide to Ransomware Resilience ! Subscribe to our Business newsletter today.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, February 2021. The sudo vulnerability aka CVE-2001-3156 , seemed to go under the radar after it was announced and patches were released on 26th January 2021. NCSC ransomware PDF.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

PrivacyAffairs released the Dark Web Index 2021, the document provides the prices for illegal services/products available in the black marketplaces. It was one of the worst years (if not the worst) for cyber attacks. And there are even more specialized products such as DDoS attacks, email databases, and malware.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Ransomware, for example, usually doesn’t self-replicate. billion malware attacks worldwide in just the first half of 2022. In July 2001, the Code Red Worm attempted to subject the entire Internet to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. The Rise of Ransomware: 2011-2022.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The involvement of hackers highlights the evolving nature of warfare in the 21st century, where traditional military operations are complemented by sophisticated cyber tactics, and where the boundaries between state-sponsored, hacktivist, and independent actors blur.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 8, 2021

We have seen firsthand that it takes more than an individual task force to combat ransomware and other related threats such as phishing, insider threats and more. Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) will continue to grow and become more sophisticated over the next year. Jeff Sizemore, chief governance officer, Egnyte.

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