Tech Republic Security

MAY 16, 2022

Ransomware is probably the type of cybercrime that has made headlines the most in 2021, and 2022 seems to follow that trend. Yet it is still evolving, and new ransomware seems more adaptive, resilient and more industrialized. The post Kaspersky report identifies new ransomware trends for 2022 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It comes as no surprise that, as last year came to a close, Microsoft was tracking more than 50 unique active ransomware families and more than 100 threat actors that were using ransomware in their attacks. After all, ransomware is still a familiar, destructive and sometimes costly foe; 2022 ended with the Sandworm gang launching.

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Digital Shadows

JULY 11, 2022

The second quarter of 2022 was a significant and highly active quarter for ransomware gangs. The post RANSOMWARE IN Q2 2022: RANSOMWARE IS BACK IN BUSINESS first appeared on Digital Shadows. We saw a noticeable rise.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 3, 2023

The ransomware attack that took place on British Daily Newspaper ‘The Guardian’ seems to have intensified deeply as the staff of the media group has been advised to work from home and have been handed over separate email ids for official communication. And the incident was discovered by the IT staff on the 20th of the same month.

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Digital Shadows

APRIL 12, 2022

The post Q1 2022 Ransomware Roundup first appeared on Digital Shadows. As the new year has reached the end of its first quarter, it’s time for us to go back and.

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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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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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We Live Security

JANUARY 20, 2023

Ransomware revenue plunges to $456 million in 2022 as more victims refuse to pay up. The post Ransomware payments down 40% in 2022 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity Here's what to make of the trend.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 24, 2022

Companies are looking for ways to reduce the risks from cyberattacks and 2022 looks to be the year organizations accept that security must become an adaptable, changeable system within the business and overhaul their legacy static approaches accordingly.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 16, 2023

A Russian man identified by KrebsOnSecurity in January 2022 as a prolific and vocal member of several top ransomware groups was the subject of two indictments unsealed by the Justice Department today. prosecutors say Mikhail Pavolovich Matveev , a.k.a. Meanwhile, the U.S. “Mother Russia will help you,” Wazawaka concluded.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Microsoft has released its final monthly batch of security updates for 2022, fixing more than four dozen security holes in its various Windows operating systems and related software. The bug already seeing exploitation is CVE-2022-44698 , which allows attackers to bypass the Windows SmartScreen security feature.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 27, 2022

SonicWall’s mid-year report update has been released with new information on malware, ransomware, cryptojacking and more. The post 2022 cyber threat report details growing trends appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Black Basta ransomware gang infected over 300 victims accumulating ransom payments exceeding $100 million since early 2022. The Black Basta ransomware group has been active since April 2022, like other ransomware operations, it implements a double-extortion attack model. The average ransom payment was $1.2

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SecureList

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is part four of our study about the Common Log File System (CLFS) and five vulnerabilities in this Windows OS component that have been used in ransomware attacks throughout the year. CLFS driver in September 2022 vs. October 2022 The exploit we discovered was developed by the same author who created the zero-day CVE-2022-37969.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 1, 2022

Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence builds a monthly picture of ransomware activity by monitoring the information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web leak sites. In June, LockBit was the most active ransomware , just as it has been all year. Known ransomware attacks by group, June 2022.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In 2020, 2021 and now 2022, BlackFog measured publicly disclosed attacks globally. We also produced an annual summary of our findings in the 2021 ransomware attack report. In 2022 we will be tracking even more statistics, such as data exfiltration and several others as the year progresses.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 6, 2022

The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team monitors the threat landscape continuously and produces monthly ransomware reports based on a mixture of proprietary and open-source intelligence. Black Basta made a name for itself very quickly by coming out of nowhere and carrying out at least eleven successful breaches in April 2022.

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SecureBlitz

JUNE 4, 2022

This post will help you to understand Windows 10 ransomware protection. The WannaCry Ransomware hit was a significant blow. The post Understanding The Windows 10 Ransomware Protection – UPDATED 2022 appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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Heimadal Security

JANUARY 20, 2023

million was extorted by ransomware groups from their victims in 2022, down by almost 40% from the previous two years’ record-breaking total of $765 million. A total of $456.8

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Ransomware activity report: Threat actors are selling access to hundreds of organizations, with a cumulative requested price of around $4M. KELA identified around 600 victims by analyzing ransomware actors’ blogs and negotiation portals, data leak sites and public reports. The most targeted sector was professional services.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 30, 2023

Our State of Ransomware 2022 report documented 64 publicly reported ransomware attacks against the education sector, a massive 48.8% The post Education Sector Tops 2022 Ransomware Statistics appeared first on Security Boulevard. increase on 2021.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 26, 2023

With 2022 behind us, instead of the usual Monthly or Quarterly GRIT Ransomware Report we’ve put together the first Annual […] The post Annual GRIT Ransomware Report – 2022 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CSO Magazine

JULY 21, 2022

Total ransomware attacks for the second quarter of 2022 totaled 574, representing a 34% slowdown compared to the first quarter of the year, according to a report released Thursday by GuidePoint Research. The US was the most-attacked country, according to the report, representing nearly a quarter of all global ransomware victims.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 25, 2022

SecureWV 2022 was the largest gathering of security professionals in the Mountain State ever. Read the highlights, including an in-depth look at ransomware and malware organizations. The post SecureWV 2022 Lucky Th1rt3en: Malware, ransomware, and maturity models appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 19, 2023

Ransomware gangs extorted from victims about $456.8 million throughout 2022, a drop of roughly 40% from the record-breaking $765 million recorded in the previous two years. [.]

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2023

Tracking ransomware attacks in the news over the last 36 months has given us some important insight and salient lessons about tackling this escalating problem. As we move on from what has been the busiest year so far, we take a look at the top 10 lessons learned from 2022.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 22, 2023

According to blockchain data platform Chainalysis , ransomware revenue “plummeted” from $765.6 The data is based on an analysis of the cryptocurrency addresses known to be controlled by ransomware attackers. Number of attacks Ransomware attacks make headlines, but that doesn’t mean we learn about all of them.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 29, 2022

This group is a RaaS (Ransomware as a Service) group. The post SunCrypt Ransomware Still Alive in 2022 appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. One of the first groups to use “triple extortion” tactics in their attacks was SunCrypt. SunCrypt doesn’t have a big affiliate program like other RaaS groups.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is the third part of our study about the Common Log File System (CLFS) and five vulnerabilities in this Windows OS component that have been used in ransomware attacks throughout the year. It is more similar to the publicly described exploit for the previous CVE-2022-24521. But in this part we want to discuss a different exploit.

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We Live Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the trends that defined the cyberthreat landscape in the final four months of 2022. The post ESET Research Podcast: Ransomware trashed data, Android threats soared in T3 2022 appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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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. > BlackByte Ransomware Sample hash: 1df11bc19aa52b623bdf15380e3fded56d8eb6fb7b53a2240779864b1a6474ad. Observed since: February 2022 Ransomware note: .<company_name>

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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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Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 10, 2023

Only 25% of the organizations surveyed by Delinea were hit by ransomware attacks in 2022, but fewer companies are taking proactive steps to prevent such attacks. The post Ransomware attacks are decreasing, but companies remain vulnerable appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 15, 2023

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed in its 2022 Internet Crime Report that ransomware gangs breached the networks of at least 860 critical infrastructure organizations last year. [.]

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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. Supply chain attacks, ransomware-as-a-service ecosystems, and multi-extortion tactics have all increased the volume and success rates of attacks. PYSA/Mespinoza.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 20, 2023

The state of ransomware remains, more or less, unchanged; my choice of words would be unchallenged. For the past couple of years, we have witnessed a steady increase in ransomware attacks – a 13% YoY (Year-over-Year) increase, according to a Verizon Business study.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ransomware payments in 2023 soared above $1.1 billion for the first time, shattering previous records and reversing the decline seen in 2022, marking the year as an exceptionally profitable period for ransomware gangs. [.]

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