Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2023

Polish police, as part of the international law enforcement operation PowerOFF, dismantled a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. An international operation codenamed PowerOff led to the shutdown of a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

At the end of January, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned that the KillNet group is actively targeting the US healthcare sector with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) says it helped dozens of hospitals respond to these DDoS incidents.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 7, 2022

Three stories here last week pored over several years’ worth of internal chat records stolen from the Conti ransomware group, the most profitable ransomware gang in operation today. penned a two-part analysis on why smart contracts will make ransomware more profitable. “I think it will help us with smart contracts.”

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Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 26, 2022

We saw a bit of ransomware drama this week, mostly centered around LockBit, who saw their data leak sites taken down by a DDoS attack after they started leaking the allegedly stolen Entrust data. [.].

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2022

LockBit ransomware gang claims to have hacked the IT giant Entrust and started leaking the stolen files. The Lockbit ransomware gang claimed to have hacked the company and is threatening to leak the stolen files. Curiously, the LockBit ransomware’s Tor leak sites were unreacheable due to a DDoS attack. Entrust Corp.

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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? Third-party security, ransomware , artificial intelligence (AI) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are some of the threats you can expect to see more of this year – with the potential for far worse results than we’ve seen in the past.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In other words, 2022 has been an eventful year in the threat landscape, with malware continuing to take center stage. The 6 Nastiest Malware of 2022. 2022 was no different. 2022 was no different. With that, here are the 6 Nastiest Malware of 2022. Here are this year’s wicked winners.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In a statement issued Monday morning, Lehigh Valley Health Network said it had been the target of a cyberattack attributed to a ransomware gang known as BlackCat. BlackCat The ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group BlackCat, also known as ALPHV and Noberus, is currently one of the most active groups, and has been associated with Russia.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Alphv ransomware group added the Morrison Community Hospital to its dark web leak site. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group claims to have hacked the Morrison Community Hospital and added it to its dark web Tor leak site. Stats for 2022 in the link. Stats for 2022 in the link. million).

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Anton on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

There are people buying their first SIEM in 2022. There are people adopting virtualization in 2022. There are people moving to “next-gen” firewalls (a great innovation of 2005) in 2022. An anti-DDoS vendor promised “better zero trust visibility.” But why not just accept that in 2022, SIEM = SIEM + SOAR + UEBA ?

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Finally, we will make some forecasts about financial attacks in 2022. The Conti Gang was another group that also had issues with their associates when an apparently vengeful affiliate leaked the ransomware group’s playbook after claiming the notorious cybercriminal organization underpaid him for doing its dirty work.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

The Port of Nagoya, the largest port in Japan, suffered a ransomware attack that severely impacted its operations. The Port suffered a ransomware attack that is impacting the operation of container terminals. Notably, this port is the largest exporter of cars in Japan and where the Toyota Motor Corporation exports most of its cars.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

To accelerate the ransomware encryption process and make it harder to detect, cybercriminal groups have begun using a new technique: intermittent encryption. Intermittent encryption allows the ransomware encryption malware to encrypt files partially or only encrypt parts of the files. Some are written on Go and can be customized.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 30, 2022

Notorious Hive Ransomware group has published details of 850,000 patient records belonging to Partnership HealthPlan of California and said that a portion of data will be sold on the dark web, if the healthcare provider doesn’t bow down to its ransom demands.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Sporting events, like the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (Qatar 2022 World Cup), attract massive attention from every corner of the world. After triaging said incidents to remove false positives, we collected the true positive incidents to analyze them and better comprehend how attackers were targeting the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 1, 2022

The post This was H1 2022 – Part 1 – The Fight Against Cybercrime appeared first on Radware Blog. The post This was H1 2022 – Part 1 – The Fight Against Cybercrime appeared first on Security Boulevard. Hybrid architectures had grown too complex to be able to provide adequate defense, resulting in new larger threat surfaces.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2022

Blackcat Ransomware. On April 19th of 2022, the FBI Cyber Division released a flash bulletin regarding the Blackcat ransomware-for-hire. This was met with mixed reactions - some found the ransomware to be of little concern , others made a case for tracking its progress. Malware Traits of Blackcat Ransomware.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Silence is golden partner for Truebot and Cl0p ransomware. Play ransomware attacks city of Antwerp. Two zero-days fixed in 2022's last patch Tuesday. Worldwide law enforcement action takes down major DDoS booter services. Electronic Sales Suppression Tools are cooking the books. Update now! Is an outsourced SOC worth it?

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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

MAY 15, 2022

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Cyble analyzed a Tor website named named ‘Eternity Project’ that offers for sale a broad range of malware, including stealers, miners, ransomware, and DDoS Bots. The post Eternity Project: You can pay $260 for a stealer and $490 for a ransomware appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 10, 2022

There are people buying their first SIEM in 2022. There are people adopting virtualization in 2022. There are people moving to “next-gen” firewalls (a great innovation of 2005) in 2022. An anti-DDoS vendor promised “better zero trust visibility.” But why not just accept that in 2022, SIEM = SIEM + SOAR + UEBA ?

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Data stolen from Los Angeles Unified School District has been leaked online, after staff refused to pay the ransom related to a ransomware attack. A standard ransomware attack asks for payment in order to release the hijacked, encrypted files. — Los Angeles Unified (@LASchools) September 30, 2022. LASchools [link].

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2022

If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Samsung S22 hacked Sophos fixed a critical flaw in its Sophos Firewall version 19.5 Samsung S22 hacked Sophos fixed a critical flaw in its Sophos Firewall version 19.5 Samsung S22 hacked Sophos fixed a critical flaw in its Sophos Firewall version 19.5

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2022

Ransomware supply chain triple-threat. Ransomware will continue to cause problems in supply chains and leverage so-called triple threat attacks. BlackCat didn’t only demand a ransom under threat of data leaks; it also promised to fire up a DDoS (distributed denial of service) if the ransom wasn’t paid.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

The first data that emerged from the report is that ransomware accounts for 54% of cybersecurity threats in the health sector. Most of the surveyed organisations (73%) in the health sector haven’t a program to mitigate ransomware attacks. The rise of the covid-19 pandemic showed us how we critically depend on health systems. .”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware divya Thu, 02/16/2023 - 06:10 Ransomware perpetrators are adopting more sophisticated attack techniques with much success. Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups.

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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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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

Ransomware Drives Up Costs, Lowers Coverage. Not surprisingly, ransomware insurance has become popular and is included in many policies. This is driven by the proliferation of cyber claims across the entire market, particularly ransomware related. billion in direct written premiums. AI, ML Playing a Role.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This is the 11th edition of the annual report and analyzes events that took place between July 2022 and July 2023. In the latter part of 2022 and the first half of 2023, the cybersecurity landscape witnessed a significant increase in both the variety and quantity of cyberattacks and their consequences.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Eternity group operates a homonymous malware-as-a-service (MaaS), it is linked to the Russian “Jester Group,” which is active since at least January 2022. According to Cyble, the operators behind the Eternity Project are also developing a DDoS Bot malware borrowing code from the existing Github repository.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The post Flashpoint Year In Review: 2022 Breaches and Malware Threat Landscape appeared first on Flashpoint. The post Flashpoint Year In Review: 2022 Breaches and Malware Threat Landscape appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Dark web services: DDoS attacks, botnets, and zero-day IoT vulnerabilities Of all IoT-related services offered on the dark web, DDoS attacks are worth examining first. See translation I’m the world’s best-known DDoS attacker for hire (getting ahead of myself here). Our advantages: 1. Tested, tried.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Samba addressed multiple high-severity vulnerabilities Former Twitter employee sentenced to 3.5 years in jail for spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia Social Blade discloses security breach Data of 5.7M Samba addressed multiple high-severity vulnerabilities Former Twitter employee sentenced to 3.5

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Data from 5.4M Data from 5.4M Data from 5.4M Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter ).

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 25, 2022

On August 13th, 2022, Monero underwent a hard fork, i.e. a protocol upgrade that introduced several new features to improve user anonymity and performance. [5] Threat Actor Updates: LockBit Accuses Entrust of DDoS Attack; If Proven Would Set a New Precedent. CVE-2022-21971 Microsoft Windows Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As for KSB 2022, we invited notable experts to share their insights and unbiased opinions on what we should expect from cybersecurity in the following year. Supply-chain will become more of a sweet spot for targeted ransomware and state-sponsored espionage campaigns. Businesses will still be mostly concerned with ransomware.

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