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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

FBI warns ransomware gangs are actively targeting organizations in the food and agriculture sector. Small farms, large producers, processors and manufacturers, and markets and restaurants are particularly exposed to ransomware attacks. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released.

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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. Secret Service (USSS) to provide information on BlackByte ransomware. ” reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2021

A new ransomware strain dubbed Qlocker is infecting hundreds of QNAP NAS devices every day and demanding a $550 ransom payment. Experts are warning of a new strain of ransomware named Qlocker that is infecting hundreds of QNAP NAS devices on daily bases. If anyone's dealing with the QLocker QNAP NAS ransomware, feel free to DM me.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2021

On March 16, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a “Flash” alert on PYSA ransomware after an uptick on attacks this month against institutions in the education sector, particularly higher ed, K-12, and seminaries. link] pic.twitter.com/NOPAcEFxM8 — FBI Buffalo (@FBIBuffalo) March 16, 2021.

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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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2021

The flaws could be exploited by attackers to conduct a broad range of malicious activities, such as carrying out a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to change or deploying ransomware. “This type of control could enable sophisticated and worrisome ransomware attacks, as well as allow attackers to leak sensitive hospital information.”

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

On the 14th of May, the Health Service Executive (HSE) , Ireland’s publicly funded healthcare system, fell victim to a Conti ransomware attack, forcing the organization to shut down more than 80,000 affected endpoints and plunging them back to the age of pen and paper. Threat profile: Conti ransomware.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2021

The flaws affect QNAP NAS firmware versions prior to August 2020. All NAS devices with QNAP firmware released before August 2020 are currently vulnerable to these attacks. QNAP NAS users should check and update their firmware as soon as possible. The malware involved in the campaign was dubbed UnityMiner by 360 Netlab experts.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2021

.” Below the list of vulnerability diclosed by the Eclypsium experts: CVE-2021-21571 – Insecure TLS connection from BIOS to Dell, allows threat actors to impersonate Dell.com and deliver malicious code to the victim’s device. The PC maker released client-side BIOS firmware updates to address the other two flaws.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

“The support for EOL models will be limited to high or critical security updates until the end of Technical Support and Security Updates date,”. DeadBolt ransomware is targeting QNAP NAS devices worldwide, its operators claim the availability of a zero-day exploit that allows them to encrypt the content of the infected systems.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The industrial automation giant ABB addressed the flaw with the release of firmware updates on July 14, 2022. “A successful exploit of this issue could impede a company’s ability to bill customers, forcing a disruption of services, similar to the consequences suffered by Colonial Pipeline following its 2021 ransomware attack.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2022

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2022

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage. The malware leverages the firmware update process to achieve persistence. Cyclops Blink is sophisticated malware with a modular structure. Recently, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Clop Ransomware operators plunder US universities Malware attack on Applus blocked vehicle inspections in some US states 2,5M+ users can check whether their data were exposed in Facebook data leak 33.4%

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

We are continuing to observe an unyielding surge in the volume of cyberthreats, including advanced malware, botnets, ransomware, cryptojacking, and more," said Callie Guenther, Senior Manager of Cyber Threat Research at Critical Start, in a press release.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2021

A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20019 , in SonicWall VPN appliances was only partially patched last year and could allow a remote attacker to steal sensitive data. reconnected with their PSIRT on March 1, 2021 for an update, but ultimately it took until well into June before an advisory could be released.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 4, 2021

Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:40. The same goes with the advent of Quantum Computing , which is supposed to bring exponential computing power that shall not only bring endless benefits but also raises question marks on the current state of cryptography that is the bedrock of all information security as we know today.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Preceding the conference, the United States experienced its biggest cyberattack on critical infrastructure to date with ransomware hitting Colonial Pipeline. Also Read: And the Winner of the 2021 RSA Innovation Contest is… SANS: Five dangerous new attack techniques and vulnerabilities. Old way New way. Current Target: VBOS.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, May 2021. The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published its Smart Cities (connected places) guidance for UK local authorities. UK Smarties Cities Cybersecurity Warning.

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McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

Though this partnership, our research led us to discover five previously unreported vulnerabilities in the medical system which include: CVE-2021-33886 – Use of Externally-Controlled Format String (CVSS 7.7). CVE-2021-33885 – Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (CVSS 9.7). Braun on January 11, 2021.

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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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SecureList

JANUARY 31, 2024

Ransomware Ransomware will remain the No. In 2023, ransomware attacks consolidated their hold on the top of the ranking of information security threats to industrial enterprises. The ransomware market is heading for a peak, which may be followed by a decline or stagnation.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

for cyber 2021 budget for the Department of Defense. Unsigned Firmware running on peripherals could expose Windows, Linux systems to hack. 5 Ways artificial intelligence Is Being Used to Keep Sensitive Information Secure. US CISA warns of Ransomware attacks impacting pipeline operations. Personal details of 10.6M

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

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. Npower App Hack.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

This is ransomware, starting with a phishing attack. So there’s a need, a definite need, for information security professionals to have access to industrial control systems -- not virtual, but actual hands on systems -- so they can learn. The updates are done through firmware, firmware updates that we get from the vendor.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

In February 2021. And so, what I didn't want to do is is make it that I'm just completely rogue, and I dumped the firmware and I posted on for everybody to see and you do these things that you're not that legally, you know, as kind of a society we say we don't want to do, but we still need to look at these things. Hash: I don't.

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