Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2025

In January 2023 a witness confirmed there had been a data breach, which prompted the Indiana OIG to initiate a wider investigation to assess compliance with the HIPAA rules and state laws. The company provided no HIPAA training for employees prior to November 2023. This investigation revealed extensive HIPAA violations.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In March 2023, Lumen Black Lotus Labs researchers uncovered a sophisticated campaign called HiatusRAT that infected over 100 edge networking devices globally. Starting in mid-June through August 2023, Black Lotus Labs observed multiple newly compiled versions of the HiatusRAT malware discovered in the wild.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 12, 2025

A new report from Symantec and the Carbon Black Threat Hunter team reveals a concerning evolution in the Fog ransomware operation, which now leverages a rare mix of legitimate software, open-source tools, and stealthy delivery mechanisms to compromise organizations. This significantly reduces their chances of detection.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The MOVEit vulnerability (CVE-2023-34362), first exploited in May 2023, allowed unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access to vulnerable systems. The MOVEit data theft and extortion attacks in May 2023 impacted a significant number of individuals and organizations globally.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

A new study conducted by Veeam Software claims that hackers have shifted their focus towards backup storage appliances, as they provide assurance that the victim will definitely pay the demanded ransom amount. Interestingly, Veeam software also sheds light on the ransom payments made for cyber-attacks.

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Tech Republic Security

JUNE 23, 2023

Cyber resilience, recovery and streamlined software make the list. The post Dell Technologies World 2023: Interview with Rob Emsley on data protection, recovery and more appeared first on TechRepublic. Explore what matters in data protection today.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In other news, both LockBit and the Akira ransomware gang, the latter of which has tallied 125 victims since we first began tracking them in April 2023, were confirmed last month to be exploiting a specific zero-day flaw ( CVE-2023-20269 ) in Cisco VPN appliances. Create offsite, offline backups. Detect intrusions.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2023

Researchers released a PoC exploit code for a high-severity vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) software. Veeam recently addressed a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-27532 , in Veeam Backup and Replication (VBR) software. ” reads the advisory published by the vendor.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

A report from 2023 revealed that 67% of energy and utility companies faced ransomware attacks, with many incidents exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities. Strategies for protecting oil and gas infrastructure Regular updates and patching: Outdated software and hardware are the most common entry points for cyberattacks.

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SecureList

JANUARY 17, 2025

In our research, we used a combination of diagnostic tools: a certain hardware interface and a corresponding software application to communicate with the vehicle through the hardware device. Car dealerships are one exception, however, as they can perform offline software updates with the diagnostic tool. SMR-F and *.bin SMR-F files.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This week’s news includes open-source software vulnerabilities, endangered data, and continued attacks from state-sponsored Russian threat groups. And WordPress sites are vulnerable to code injection through plugin Backup Migration. pfSense CE 2.7.0 and below and pfSense Plus 23.05.1 Versions 2.7.1

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2023

Veeam addressed a high-severity vulnerability in the Backup Service that impacts Backup & Replication software. Veeam addressed a high-severity vulnerability in the Backup Service, tracked as CVE-2023-27532 (CVSS v3 score: 7.5), that impacts all versions of Backup & Replication software versions.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Before this sudden increase in attacks, we had been observing an average decrease of 20 attacks a month from the group since April 2023. From April 2023 to July 2023, their median number of attacks was actually slightly higher than this at 69 attacks a month, making the decline seem less substantial. Detect intrusions.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Formed around 2016 to defend Ukraine’s cyberspace against Russian interference, the UCA used a public exploit for CVE-2023-22515 to gain access to Trigona infrastructure. Use endpoint security software that can prevent exploits and malware used to deliver ransomware. Create offsite, offline backups. Prevent intrusions.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 29, 2023

World Backup Day 2023: Five Essential Cyber Hygiene Tips madhav Thu, 03/30/2023 - 05:54 World Backup Day , celebrated each year on March 31st, is a day created to promote backing up data from your devices. Old software versions may be missing protections, have exploitable flaws, or simply be inefficient.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2023

On April 6, 2023, the FBI’s Denver office issued a warning about juice jacking in a tweet. “Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices. Carry your own charger and USB cord and use an electrical outlet instead.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Darren James, Head of Internal IT, Specops Software. However, while few things may be certain in life, with rising global conflicts, a looming recession, and the continued use of weak and breached credentials, we can be sure that more cyberattacks will be on the horizon in 2023.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Profile of participants and applications We collected the data from a sample of the application security assessment projects our team completed in 2021–2023. Mitigation: do not store files containing sensitive data, such as passwords or backups, in web application publish directories.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

25, 2023— DataPivot Technologies , a prominent provider of Data Center, Cloud and Data Protection Solutions, understands that healthcare providers today are scrambling to solve complex clinical, operational and patient data backup & recovery challenges. North Andover, Mass.,

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In 2023, the CL0P ransomware gang broke the scalability barrier and shook the security world with a series of short, automated campaigns, hitting hundreds of unsuspecting targets simultaneously with attacks based on zero-day exploits. There were about 4,500 known ransomware attacks in 2023, although the true figure is probably twice that.

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

By exploiting a vulnerability in the software, the cybergang REvil infiltrated between 1,500 and 2,000 businesses around the world, many of which were SMBs. In this report, we have analyzed the key threats to small and medium-sized companies in 2022 and 2023, and provided advice on how to stay safe.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The regulations were most recently updated on November 1, 2023, with phased effective dates starting on December 1, 2023. Update the incident response plan to include procedures such as the internal process for responding to cybersecurity events, recovery from backups, and conducting a root cause analysis after an event.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

In 2023, famous YouTube tech personality Linus Sebastian suffered a hack of three different YouTube channels associated with his company, Linus Media Group. Patch known vulnerabilities in internet-facing software and disable or harden the login credentials for remote work tools like RDP ports and VPNs. Create offsite, offline backups.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Veeam addressed four vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-38547, CVE-2023-38548, CVE-2023-38549, CVE-2023-41723) in the Veeam ONE IT infrastructure monitoring and analytics platform. The vulnerability CVE-2023-38547 (CVSS score 9.9) The vulnerability CVE-2023-38549 (CVSS score: 4.5) ” reads the advisory.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

PAM software is based on the principle of Least Privilege Access, which is about granting users access to and control over only the specific segments of a network they need to do their job. What to Look for in Privileged Access Management Software. Best Privileged Access Management (PAM) Software. BeyondTrust. ThycoticCentrify.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 9, 2023

Known ransomware attacks by gang, May 2023 This isn't the first time this year a gang has overhauled LockBit and climbed to the top spot on our monthly charts. In April Cl0p rose to the number one spot by compromising over 100 victims with a zero-day vulnerability in the widely-used managed file transfer software GoAnywhere MFT.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q3 2023: Kaspersky solutions blocked 694,400,301 attacks from online resources across the globe. Financial threats Financial threat statistics In Q3 2023, Kaspersky solutions blocked the launch of at least one piece of banking malware on the computers of 76,551 unique users.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Analysis of samples exploiting CVE-2023-23397 vulnerability On March 14, Microsoft reported a critical Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability (CVE-2023-23397) in the Outlook client. This feature bypass vulnerability (CVE-2023-29324) was itself patched in May. We discovered that the domain in question has a deb.fdmpkg[.]org

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2023

Known ransomware attacks by gang, April 2023 Known ransomware attacks by country, April 2023 Known ransomware attacks by industry sector, April 2023 Cl0p ransomware, which gained prominence in March by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in GoAnywhere MFT, went comparatively silent with just four attacks in April.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 10, 2023

July saw one of the highest number of ransomware attacks in 2023 at 441, second only to a record-breaking 556 attacks in May. Known ransomware attacks by gang, July 2023 The LockBit gang is experiencing a steady four-month decline in the number of attacks it has carried out. From March 2023 to July 2023, we recorded a total of 2,130.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 8, 2023

It seems like LockBit wasn’t content with having us merely crown them as one of the five most serious cyberthreats facing businesses in 2023. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) even released a detailed report on Royal and ALPHV in mid-January 2023 outlining the dual threat to the US health sector.

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Fox IT

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

During a recent incident response case, we found traces of an adversary leveraging ConnectWise R1Soft Server Backup Manager software (hereinafter: R1Soft server software). The adversary used it as an initial point of access and as a platform to control downstream systems connected via the R1Soft Backup Agent.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 18, 2023

This means that Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies need to remediate this vulnerability by September 6, 2023 to protect their networks against this active threat. The vulnerability at hand is listed as CVE-2023-24489 and has a CVSS score of 9.1 Create offsite, offline backups. is applied. Prevent intrusions.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 13, 2023

In a surprising turn of events for the ransomware landscape, Cl0p has emerged as the most used ransomware in March 2023, dethroning the usual frontrunner, LockBit. The group successfully breached over 104 organizations by taking advantage of a zero-day vulnerability in the widely-used managed file transfer software, GoAnywhere MFT.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Known ransomware attacks by ransomware group, October 2023 Mandiant states it is currently tracking four distinct uncategorized groups involved in exploiting this vulnerability. The CVE for the vulnerability known as Citrix Bleed is CVE-2023-4966 ( CVSS score 9.4 Create offsite, offline backups. out of 10). NetScaler ADC 13.1-FIPS

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 13, 2023

Between April 2022 and March 2023, France was one of the most attacked countries by ransomware gangs. France is a prime target In the 12 months from April 2022 to March 2023, France was a globally significant target for ransomware, and the fifth most attacked country by known attacks.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 12, 2023

Between April 2022 and March 2023, the UK was a prime target for ransomware gangs. In January 2023, Britain's multinational postal service, Royal Mail, was attacked by LockBit , arguably the world's most dangerous ransomware, which demanded the biggest ransom we have ever seen anywhere, in any country: $80 million.

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