Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2021

While investigating a data breach suffered by a healthcare organization, FBI accidentally revealed that it believes that the HelloKitty ransomware gang operates out of Ukraine. ” The HelloKitty gang has been active since January 2021 and it is still active. SecurityAffairs – hacking, HelloKitty ransomware).

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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. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

INTERPOL published the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021, a report that analyzes evolution of cybercrime in Africa. A new report published by INTERPOL, titled the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021 , sheds the light on cybercrime in Africa. SecurityAffairs – hacking, African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2023

The report covers incidents in aviation, maritime, railway, and road transport industries between January 2021 and October 2022. During the reporting period, ransomware was the most prominent threat against the sector in 2022. The researchers pointed out that the ransomware attacks doubled compared to the previous year.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Experts reported that the wiper attacks that yesterday hit hundreds of systems in Ukraine used a GoLang-based ransomware decoy. According to the security firm, the infections followed the DDoS attacks against several Ukrainian websites, including Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cabinet of Ministers, and Rada. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2022

Kaspersky discovered a flaw in the encryption process of the Yanluowang ransomware that allows victims to recover their files for free. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered a vulnerability in the encryption process of the Yanluowang ransomware that can be exploited to recover the files encrypted by the malware without paying the ransom.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2021

The Avaddon ransomware operators updated their malware after security researchers released a public decryptor in February 2021. The Avaddon ransomware family first appeared in the threat landscape in February 2020, and its authors started offering it with a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model in June, 2020.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2023

Someone is sending mysterious smartwatches to the US Military personnel CISA orders govt agencies to fix recently disclosed flaws in Apple devices VMware fixed five memory corruption issues in vCenter Server Fortinet fixes critical FortiNAC RCE, install updates asap More than a million GitHub repositories potentially vulnerable to RepoJacking New Mirai (..)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2024

The Nemesis Market has been active since 2021, its offerings included illegal drugs and narcotics, stolen data and credit cards, as well as a selection of cybercrime services such as ransomware , phishing or DDoS attacks. The law enforcement confiscated about 94,000 euros worth of cryptocurrencies.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2022

TB of Russian data Apr 17 – Apr 23 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict. TB of Russian data Apr 17 – Apr 23 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict. TB of Russian data Apr 17 – Apr 23 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict. TB of Russian data Apr 17 – Apr 23 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

While Ukraine calls for hacker underground to defend against Russia, ransomware gangs make their moves. February 24 – Data wiper attacks on Ukraine were planned at least in November and used ransomware as decoy. February 19 – White House and UK Gov attribute DDoS attacks on Ukraine to Russia’s GRU.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2021

The operators behind the infamous TrickBot (ITG23 and Wizard Spider) malware have resurfaced with new distribution channels to deliver malicious payloads, such as Conti ransomware. “As of mid-2021, X-Force observed ITG23 partner with two additional malware distribution affiliates — Hive0106 (aka TA551) and Hive0107.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The US Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector. The US CISA and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector aimed at data theft and disruption of distance learning services.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2021

million customers Adobe addresses two critical vulnerabilities in Photoshop Hamburg’s data protection agency (DPA) states that using Zoom violates GDPR Kalay cloud platform flaw exposes millions of IoT devices to hack Fortinet FortiWeb OS Command Injection allows takeover servers remotely 1.9

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2021

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Experts found critical authentication bypass flaw in HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Hackers abuse Plex Media servers for DDoS amplification attacks TeamTNT group uses Hildegard Malware to target Kubernetes Systems Experts found critical flaws in Realtek Wi-Fi Module Packaging giant WestRock is still working to resume after recent Ransomware Attack Watch out! The Great Suspender Chrome extension contains Malware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Uptycs researchers have observed attacks related to miners, DDOS malware and some variants of ransomware actively leveraging LogforShell flaw in log4j. So far we have observed attacks related to coinminers, DDOS malware and some variants of ransomware actively leveraging this vulnerability. DDoS botnet payloads.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2022

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs for free in your email box. and Blackmatter ransomware U.S. and Blackmatter ransomware U.S. and Blackmatter ransomware U.S. and Blackmatter ransomware U.S.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

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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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SecureList

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Q3 2021 brought two new DDoS attack vectors, potentially posing a serious threat, including for major web resources. ris , a new botnet capable of carrying out powerful DDoS attacks. For instance, a DDoS attack on a Cloudflare customer (attributed to M?ris) We won't let our #DDoS stop us doing what we love!

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 340 appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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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).

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2022

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 341 appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2022

NotPetya and WannaCry ransomware—to cause significant, widespread damage to critical infrastructure.” ” Microsoft spotted a destructive malware, tracked as WhisperGate , that targeted government, non-profit, and IT entities in Ukraine with a wiper disguised as ransomware. ” reads the insights” document.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

As the world marks the second Anti-Ransomware Day, there’s no way to deny it: ransomware has become the buzzword in the security community. Yet, much of the media attention ransomware gets is focused on chronicling which companies fall prey to it. Part I: Three preconceived ideas about ransomware.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2021

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This dollar amount is scary enough, but we also need to add on the consequences of other incidents such as business email compromise (BEC) , distributed denial of service (DDoS) , or even something as mundane as severed internet access. See our top picks for the Best Incident Response Tools and Software for 2021. Yet, it can get worse.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The Mozi botnet was spotted by security experts from 360 Netlab, at the time of its discovered it was actively targeting Netgear, D-Link, and Huawei routers by probing for weak Telnet passwords to compromise them. According to the researchers, in the last months of 2019, the botnet was mainly involved in DDoS attacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

The seemingly benign device further alleviates any potential suspicion, especially since USB usage increased by 30% in 2021, making it a commonly used device. And the accompanying letters played on human emotions, such as fear and greed, taking over any cautionary instincts. It is unlikely one would question its integrity.

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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

JANUARY 31, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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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. Why did Denial of Service and Basic Web Application Attacks receive so little coverage from The Guardian in 2021 and 2022?”

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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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