Heimadal Security

JANUARY 30, 2023

Cybersecurity researchers uncovered a new strain of ransomware named Mimic. Mimic uses Everything API, a file search tool for Windows, to search for files to encrypt. Some of the code in Mimic is similar to that found in Conti, whose source code was leaked to a Ukrainian researcher in March 2022.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

According to a Monday Twitter update posted by Uber, Lapsus$ ransomware spreading gang is suspected to be behind the cyber attack on its repositories, email and cloud systems and internal slack communication servers. The post Uber data breach 2022 Update on Lapsus$ Ransomware appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

In the world of cybersecurity in particular, the end of the year brings an avalanche of predictions for what the threat landscape will look like in the year ahead. Things like AI / ML, cloud computing, the cybersecurity skills gap, and ransomware are not really predictions but instead blatantly obvious. Predictions”.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2022

Ransomware gangs are actively exploiting CVE-2022-26134 remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center. Multiple ransomware groups are actively exploiting the recently disclosed remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-26134 , affecting Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

About the only consensus on cybersecurity in 2022 is that things will get uglier, but in what ways? Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers. Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. Between high-profile ransomware attacks and mergers, it is a time of high stakes and great change for the industry. Top Cybersecurity Companies. Get started today!

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

authorities have seized the darknet websites run by LockBit , a prolific and destructive ransomware group that has claimed more than 2,000 victims worldwide and extorted over $120 million in payments. First surfacing in September 2019, the gang is estimated to have made hundreds of millions of U.S. Ivan Gennadievich Kondratyev , a.k.a.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 22, 2022

Albanian government services suffer a ‘massive’ cyber attack, LinkedIn remains the most impersonated brand and favorite of phishing attacks, How Conti ransomware hacked and encrypted the Costa Rican government. The post Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of July 18, 2022 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 30, 2022

Ransomware Evolves: Encrypting Out, Bug Bounty In [July 2022]. Thu, 06/30/2022 - 17:08. Ransomware as a business. Ransomware attacks have proven to be enormously profitable for criminal organizations with victims paying more than $600 million in 2021, according to Chainalysis. Ransomware sans encryption.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence builds a monthly picture of ransomware activity by monitoring the information published by ransomware gangs on their dark web leak sites. Lockbit has rebounded from its unusual fall from grace in November, snatching the title of the month's worst ransomware, back from Royal.

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

AXLocker is a new strain of ransomware discovered in late November 2022. It encrypts the files of victims and demands payment, but it also steals the Discord accounts of infected users—a double-edged sword. First, AXLocker encrypts your files. How Does The Virus Work? The danger of AXLocker is twofold.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

A new ransomware strain named Rorschach ransomware supports the fastest file-encrypting routine observed to date. The experts pointed out that the Rorschach ransomware appears to be unique. The experts pointed out that the Rorschach ransomware appears to be unique. ” continues the analysis.

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SecureList

MAY 11, 2022

Ahead of the Anti-Ransomware Day, we summarized the tendencies that characterize ransomware landscape in 2022. This year, ransomware is no less active than before: cybercriminals continue to threaten nationwide retailers and enterprises , old variants of malware return while the new ones develop.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2023

In 2022, ransomware attacks targeted 105 state or municipal governments or agencies in the US, reads a report published by Emsisoft. “When it comes to cybersecurity incidents, it has always been hard to get accurate statistical information.” “Early ransomware attacks were simple and mostly automated.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 4, 2022

OpenText today published a Nastiest Malware of 2022 report that highlighted how ransomware attacks are evolving into triple threats. In addition to encrypting and stealing data, many attackers now include a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack when victims refuse to cave to ransom demands.

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Hacker Combat

MAY 10, 2022

To breach a company, ransomware attackers utilize a variety of methods. A researcher has demonstrated how a vulnerability common to several ransomware families can help take control of the malware and stop it from encrypting files on infected devices. Malvuln had almost 600 malware vulnerabilities as of May 4, 2022.

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SecureList

APRIL 18, 2022

Yanluowang is a type of targeted ransomware discovered by the Symantec Threat Hunter team as they were investigating an incident on a large corporate network. Kaspersky experts have found a vulnerability in the Yanluowang encryption algorithm and created a free decryptor to help victims of this ransomware with recovering their files.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. Investors recognize the potential too, as funding for cybersecurity ventures more than doubled from previous years to almost $22 billion in 2021. Top 10 Cybersecurity Startups.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

All these days we have read about ransomware spreading groups stealing data and then threatening to release it online, if the victim fails to pay heed to their demands. But now a new file encrypting malware variant has emerged onto the block that demands ransom, based on the insurance cover.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

By Aaron Sandeen, CEO and co-founder at Securin Since June 2021, Hive Ransomware has been dominating the ransomware scene. With all the buzz they have created, it’s no wonder they have earned the title of one of the most prolific ransomware groups. By the end of 2022, the education sector had seen increased ransomware attacks.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

New encryption routine Victims have reported a new variant of the encryptor that no longer leaves large chunks of data unencrypted. The recovery script released by CISA for organizations that have fallen victim to ESXiArgs ransomware reportedly no longer works for this new variant.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Cuba ransomware gang received more than $60 million in ransom payments related to attacks against 100 entities worldwide as of August 2022. The threat actors behind the Cuba ransomware (aka COLDDRAW, Tropical Scorpius ) have demanded over 145 million U.S. “Since spring 2022, Cuba ransomware actors have expanded their TTPs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 3, 2023

CISA of the United States has issued a warning to all public and private entities to stay away from the Royal Ransomware group. Royal Ransomware gang has been active since September 2022 and demands a sum ranging between $1m to $11 million that needs to be paid in Bitcoins.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2023

Experts noticed that the new Linux ransomware BlackSuit has significant similarities with the Royal ransomware family. Royal ransomware is one of the most notable ransomware families of 2022, it made the headlines in early May 2023 with the attack against the IT systems in Dallas, Texas. Extension: blacksuit.

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Anton on Security

JULY 7, 2022

for “ransomware” in the cloud] observed was where attackers were seen brute forcing SQL databases, cloning a database table into a new table , encrypting the data, and proceeding to drop the original table. ” [A.C.?—?cloud cloud ransomware isn’t really ‘a ware’, but a RansomOp where humans?—?not not malware?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Ransomware attacks and data breaches make headlines when they shut down huge connected healthcare providers such as Ascension Healthcare or Change Healthcare. 2024 looks like it will only increase the number of affected individuals considering the scale of ransomware attacks from the first half of the year in the USA, Canada, and Australia.

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SecureList

APRIL 18, 2022

Yanluowang is a type of targeted ransomware discovered by the Symantec Threat Hunter team as they were investigating an incident on a large corporate network. Kaspersky experts have found a vulnerability in the Yanluowang encryption algorithm and created a free decryptor to help victims of this ransomware with recovering their files.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2024

A threat actor announced the sale of the source code and a cracked version of the Zeppelin ransomware builder for $500. Researchers from cybersecurity firm KELA reported that a threat actor announced on a cybercrime forum the sale of the source code and a cracked version of the Zeppelin ransomware builder for $500.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 12, 2023

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes' ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their dark web sites. This provides the best overall picture of ransomware activity, but the true number of attacks is far higher.

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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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Anton on Security

APRIL 13, 2023

. — this makes shared fate such a HUGE need, to be sure; and, yes, this means that we have work to do in this area ] Specifically, “ Weak passwords accounted for nearly half of observed incidents in the fourth quarter of 2022” Also, “ the rise in API compromise in Q3 maintained course, being a factor in nearly 1/5th of incidents” [A.C.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Achieving funding is no simple task, and cybersecurity entrepreneurs have a difficult path competing in a complex and competitive landscape. Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. Investments in cybersecurity more than doubled from $12 billion to $29.5

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SecureList

APRIL 15, 2024

builder leaked in 2022. They generated a custom version of the ransomware, which used the aforementioned account credential to spread across the network and perform malicious activities, such as killing Windows Defender and erasing Windows Event Logs in order to encrypt the data and cover its tracks. Revisiting the LockBit 3.0

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) about Play ransomware. How to avoid ransomware Block common forms of entry.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Threat actors are targeting exposed Remote Desktop services to encrypt windows devices using the new Venus Ransomware. Venus Ransomware began operating in the middle of August 2022 and has been used to encrypt victims’ machines since then. How Venus […]. How Venus […].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 23, 2023

A student of Whitworth University has brought a class action against the university for not keeping student and staff data safe from a ransomware attack that occurred in 2022. The post Student Sues Whiteworth University for Ransomware Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 11, 2024

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. This provides the best overall picture of ransomware activity, but the true number of attacks is far higher.

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