Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2022

In this March 2022 ransomware review, we go over some of the most successful ransomware incidents based on both open source and dark web intelligence. Implement regular backups of all data to be stored as air-gapped, password-protected copies offline. Use double authentication when logging into accounts or services.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 7, 2022

Apple , Google and Microsoft announced this week they will soon support an approach to authentication that avoids passwords altogether, and instead requires users to merely unlock their smartphones to sign in to websites or online services. “I worry about forgotten password recovery for cloud accounts.”

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Malwarebytes

MAY 6, 2022

April 2022 was most notable for the emergence of three new ransomware-as-a-service ( RaaS ) groups— Onyx , Mindware , and Black Basta —as well as the unwelcome return of REvil , one of the world’s most notorious and dangerous ransomware operations. Ransomware attacks in April 2022. Known ransomware attacks in April 2022 by country.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 10, 2022

In this February 2022 ransomware review, we go over some the most successful ransomware incidents based on both open source and dark web intelligence. Observed since: February 2022 Ransomware note: read_me.html Ransomware extension: <original file name> [vote2024forjb@protonmail[.]com].encryptedJB SFile (Escal). Mitigations.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

. “Our investigation has revealed that the threat actor pivoted from the first incident, which ended on August 12, 2022, but was actively engaged in a new series of reconnaissance, enumeration, and exfiltration activities aligned to the cloud storage environment spanning from August 12, 2022 to October 26, 2022.”

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Privileged accounts are among an organization’s biggest cybersecurity concerns. These accounts give admins control over data, applications, infrastructure and other critical assets that average system users don’t have permission to access or change. What is Privileged Access Management (PAM)? Enter Privileged Access Management (PAM).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability to log in to a vulnerable device using the root account and execute arbitrary commands. “The security assessment was provided in September 2022 to the Brocade support through Dell but it was rejected by Brocade because it didn’t address the latest version of SANnav.”

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2022

The advisory contains indicators of compromise (IOCs) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with ransomware variants identified through FBI investigations as recently as June 21, 2022. Maintain offline backups of data, and regularly maintain backup and restoration. Authentication.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

Fast forward to 2022, and the headache has become a migraine—not just for IT teams but business owners, employees, and customers as well. LockBit was the most widely-distributed ransomware in March, April, and May 2022, and its total of 263 spring attacks was more than double the number of Conti, the variant in second place.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 10, 2022

Automated program governance Single sign-on (SSO) and two-factor authentication Impact analysis reports Risk assessments Customizable reports and dashboards Live reporting. Archer Business Resiliency makes it easy for organizations to identify their critical business processes and create disaster recovery plans that account for them.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

WordPress has forced the update of the UpdraftPlus plugin around three million sites to address a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0633 (CVSS v3.1 that can allow website subscribers to download the latest database backups, which could potentially contain sensitive data. score of 8.5) and Premium before 2.22.3

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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. Last month, the U.S. healthcare organizations. ” . ”

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2022

Ransomware attacks increased by yet another 80% between February 2021 and March 2022, based on an analysis of ransomware payloads seen across the Zscaler cloud. Ransomware attacks increased by 80% year-over-year, accounting for all ransomware payloads observed in the Zscaler cloud. AvosLocker. BlackCat/ALPHV. Key Findings.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

This article looks at 15 of the best network monitoring tools and what to consider when evaluating monitoring solutions in 2022. Best Networking Monitoring Tools for 2022. Read more : Best SIEM Tools of 2022. Also read: Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022. Also read: Top MDR Services and Solutions for 2022.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 15, 2022

will get some exclusive data safety features even if their respective iCloud accounts experience data breaches. The company has expanded its end-to-end encryption to 23 of iCloud data categories that include cloud backups, notes, and photos along with Apple Music Sing, and Freeform. Apple iPhone users using iOS 16.2

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

This is our latest installment, focusing on activities that we observed during Q2 2022. We discovered a highly active campaign, starting in March 2022, targeting stock and cryptocurrency investors in South Korea. They are designed to highlight the significant events and findings that we feel people should be aware of. Final thoughts.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Understanding the shared responsibility model and proper account configuration is important for helping enterprises align and effectively implement the right compliance and security policies. The following findings of this year's report provide a summary look at the state of cloud security in 2022 and its various related challenges.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

If you created an online account to manage your tax records with the U.S. account and share the experience here. account). prompts users to choose a multi-factor authentication (MFA) option. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), those login credentials will cease to work later this year. After confirmation, ID.me

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 22, 2022

The logs indicate LAPSUS$ had exactly zero problems buying, stealing or sweet-talking their way into employee accounts at companies they wanted to hack. On March 19, 2022, the logs and accompanying screenshots show LAPSUS$ had gained access to Atlas , a powerful internal T-Mobile tool for managing customer accounts.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2022

In practice, in the last few years this has meant pairing passwords with something else, such as a one-time code from an app or an SMS message, in a scheme called two-factor authentication ( 2FA ). And this is what allows you to approve your authentication to a website using your iPhone’s Touch ID or Windows Hello.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

Portnox is a private company that specializes in network access security with nearly 1,000 customers and closed a Series A fundraising with Elsewhere Partners for $22 million in 2022. authentication to gather endpoint information for reporting and enforcement. Agents Portnox does not require an agent.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to the FBI, Play made around 300 victims between June 2022 and October 2023 among a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure in North America, South America, and Europe. These include the abuse of valid accounts and exploitation of public-facing applications, specifically through known vulnerabilities like ProxyNotShell.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

infosec #cybersecurity #threatintel #cyber #NFL pic.twitter.com/tl7OWM2Aqf — CyberKnow (@Cyberknow20) February 12, 2022. Version two of BlackByte does not have this flaw, so the 49ers will likely have to rely on backups to recover its affected systems. Smart marketing tbh. A timely FBI advisory.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2022

” The alert provides tactical actions for MSPs and customers, including: Identify and disable accounts that are no longer in use. Enforce MFA on MSP accounts that access the customer environment and monitor for unexplained failed authentication. Enforce multifactor authentication (MFA). Backup systems and data.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

According to a recent post on its Facebook account, all of the corporation's public-facing applications have been back online since October 6, 2023, including "the website, Member Portal, eClaims for electronic submission of hospital claims, and EPRS for employer remittances." Create offsite, offline backups.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

After issuing advisories about MedusaLocker and Zeppelin ransomware , this is the third CSA of 2022 which aims to provide technical information on ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors. Maintain offline backups of data, and regularly maintain backup and restoration. Ensure all backup data is encrypted, immutable (i.e.,

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

“Upon gaining an initial foothold into a telecommunications organization or network service provider, PRC state-sponsored cyber actors have identified critical users and infrastructure including systems critical to maintaining the security of authentication, authorization, and accounting.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 6, 2022

vtuber (@puppygooose) July 3, 2022. Visitors to the channel are asked to log in via a QR code, and users of Discord are reporting losing access to their account after taking this step. Worse still, their now compromised account begins sending the same spam message to their own contacts. Tips to keep your Discord account secure.

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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. Cyberattack Statistics. Mobile attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Verizon’s 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) also reveals that inside actors were responsible for 83% of 2022 data breaches. Backup files: Regularly back-up public cloud resources. DDoS Attacks The average distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack duration increased from 30 minutes in 2021 to 50 minutes in 2022.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2023

The notice was posted as an update of the security incident previously reported in August of 2022, which also was updated and covered on November 30, 2022. You can check the current number of PBKDF2 iterations for your LastPass account here. It is recommended that you never reuse your master password on other websites.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 21, 2023

It comprises technologies and best practices to protect against unauthorized access, account takeover, credential misuse, privilege escalation, and other malicious activities that target user accounts and credentials. Gartner is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Data Security & Recovery Measures Reliable CSPs provide high-level security and backup services; in the event of data loss, recovery is possible. Users have direct control over data security but are also responsible for backup procedures and permanently lost data in the event of device damage or loss.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Thanks to your readership and support, I was able to spend more time in 2022 on some deep, meaty investigative stories — the really satisfying kind with the potential to affect positive change. Some of that work is highlighted in the 2022 Year in Review review below. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000. million users.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 23, 2023

The concentrated risk and potential pitfalls of password managers lie in the fact that compromising a single master password can potentially expose multiple accounts and sensitive information. This follows on from the LastPass breach of December 2022. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for an additional layer of security.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Table of Contents Toggle Recent Healthcare Attacks & Breaches 5 Key Cybersecurity Management Lessons to Learn Bottom Line: Learn Healthcare’s Lessons Before Suffering Pain Recent Healthcare Attacks & Breaches Large breaches affected over 88 million individuals in the USA in 2023, a 60% increase from 2022.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

While there are areas where passkeys could be better, it is clear that they are the leading contender to improve authentication by an order of magnitude and bring an end to passwords. Google Password Manager On Android, the Google Password Manager provides backup and syncs passkeys.

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