Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In the third quarter of this year, ReliaQuest observed numerous high-profile ransomware campaigns, large-scale extortion attempts using innovative techniques, and several new groups that quickly made their presence known. In this blog, the key insights from our research.

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 10, 2023

Using this information, last year I wrote a blog summing up the nine top of mind issues I believed will most impact CISOs as we headed into 2022. Here are the topics that I think will be top of mind in 2023, and what CISOs can do to prepare. Ransomware and how to deal with it. CISO in the firing line.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2023

Microsoft revealed that recent attacks against PaperCut servers aimed at distributing Cl0p and LockBit ransomware. The group is known to be an affiliate of the Clop ransomware RaaS affiliate, it has been linked to GoAnywhere attacks and Raspberry Robin infection. The group used the file-sharing app MegaSync for data exfiltration.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2023

A previously unknown ransomware group known as RA Group is targeting companies in U.S. Cisco Talos researchers recently discovered a new ransomware operation called RA Group that has been active since at least April 22, 2023. A sample of the ransomware analyzed by Talos is written in C++ and was compiled on April 23, 2023.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

The leak of the source code of the Babuk ransomware allowed 9 ransomware gangs to create their own ransomware targeting VMware ESXi systems. SentinelLabs researchers have identified 10 ransomware families using VMware ESXi lockers based on the source code of the Babuk ransomware that was leaked in 2021.

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2023

Shedding the light of the law on cybercrime methods Today’s cybercrime landscape involves criminals operating across borders as business-like syndicates, says Europol. The agency’s ninth Internet Organised Crime Assessment (IOCTA) 2023 report gives a law enforcement perspective on current cybercrime techniques.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Ransomware Sanctions: Do They Have Any Impact? madhav Thu, 12/14/2023 - 05:37 Ransomware is one of the most high-profile and high-value cybercrimes that organizations need to watch out for. What Can Organizations Do?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2023

The cybersecurity blog inSicurezzaDigitale has launched the Italian Dashboard Ransomware Monitor to analyze the principal RaaSs’ activities. Here it comes, inSicurezzaDigitale announced the Dashboard Ransomware Monitor, it is the second project after the recent presentation of the project Mastodon. Pierluigi Paganini.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Ransomware an ongoing threat to industry as crime gangs organise Malware-based cyber-attacks are the most prominent threat to industry, Europol says. The agency’s spotlight report examines ‘crime-as-a-service’, lifting the cover on ransomware groups’ business structures. Ransomware reminders were plentiful lately.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2023

First advertised in the cybercrime underground in 2014, RSOCKS was the web-based storefront for hacked computers that were sold as “proxies” to cybercriminals looking for ways to route their Web traffic through someone else’s device. Kloster’s blog enthused. “We A copy of the passport for Denis Emelyantsev, a.k.a.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Throughout 2023, we’ve witnessed numerous significant cyber incidents. Related: The Golden Age of cyber espionage We have also seen ransomware outbreaks at MGM and Caesar’s Casino , causing losses in the millions of dollars and targeted assaults on the healthcare sector, affecting over 11 million patients.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 24, 2023

Here are the latest threats and advisories for the week of March 24, 2023. Threat Advisories and Alerts CISA and FBI Release Advisory on LockBit Ransomware The U.S. functions as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model and an affiliate-based malware. Breached was a cybercrime forum that was a hotbed for criminal activity.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 13, 2023

Target the human, swipe the cash: Verizon DBIR 2023 highlights crime trends Manage the human risk and mind your money: those are two key takeaways from Verizon’s 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report. Ransomware didn’t actually grow year on year; it held steady at 24 per cent of breaches.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware gang Money Message claims to have hacked the Taiwanese multinational IT corporation MSI (Micro-Star International). Ransomware gang Money Message announced to have hacked the Taiwanese multinational IT corporation MSI (Micro-Star International). MSI is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

CISA and FBI warned of attacks conducted by the Bl00dy Ransomware Gang against the education sector in the country. The FBI and CISA issued a joint advisory warning that the Bl00dy Ransomware group is actively targeting the education sector by exploiting the PaperCut remote-code execution vulnerability CVE-2023-27350.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2023

EvilExtractor is a new “all-in-one” info stealer for Windows that is being advertised for sale on dark web cybercrime forums. com, malicious activity increased significantly in March 2023. The experts noticed that the info-stealer also has a ransomware function called “Kodex Ransomware”.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2023

Multinational IT corporation MSI (Micro-Star International) confirms security breach after Money Message ransomware gang claimed the hack. This week the ransomware gang Money Message announced to have hacked the Taiwanese multinational IT corporation MSI (Micro-Star International). MSI is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Royal Ransomware operators added support for encrypting Linux devices and target VMware ESXi virtual machines. The Royal Ransomware gang is the latest extortion group in order of time to add support for encrypting Linux devices and target VMware ESXi virtual machines. Starting from September 2022, the note was changed to Royal.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

Swiss electrification and automation technology giant ABB suffered a Black Basta ransomware attack that impacted its business operations. Swiss multinational company ABB, a leading electrification and automation technology provider, it the last victim of the notorious Black Basta ransomware group. billion in revenue for 2022.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

ViperSoftX uses more sophisticated encryption and anti-analysis techniques Atomic macOS Stealer is advertised on Telegram for $1,000 per month CISA warns of a critical flaw affecting Illumina medical devices OpenAI reinstates ChatGPT service in Italy after meeting Garante Privacy’s demands Cisco discloses a bug in the Prime Collaboration Deployment (..)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 7, 2023

government takes down another dark web forum, Western Digital suffers a cyberattack and the fastest acting ransomware to date. Here are the latest threats and advisories for the week of April 7, 2023. It also employs several situational features that the ransomware controller can use to alter its trajectory.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

Russian national Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov has been sentenced to time served for committing money laundering for the Ryuk ransomware operation. Russian national Denis Dubnikov (30) has been sentenced to time served for committing money laundering for the Ryuk ransomware group. On February 7, 2023, Dubnikov pleaded guilty in the U.S.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

From the off, 2023 struck a more downbeat tone than last year’s edition. Rising attacks against critical infrastructure Data Breach Today reported that cyberattacks against Ukrainian critical infrastructure have intensified during 2023. “In Stuxnet in 2010 was the first the most recent was CosmicEnergy in 2023.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

while cybercrime incidents increase More than seven out of 10 Irish companies experienced at least one cybersecurity incident in the past 12 months. The research also found that 77 per cent of Irish businesses are more likely to pay if they’ve been infected with ransomware. MORE Version 4.0 MORE Want an easier way to manage logs?

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. 12 blog post , the attackers used their access to Mailchimp employee accounts to steal data from 214 customers involved in cryptocurrency and finance. A graphic depicting how 0ktapus leveraged one victim to attack another. According to an Aug.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2023

Researchers warn of a new ransomware family called CACTUS that exploits known vulnerabilities in VPN appliances to gain initial access to victims’ networks. The new ransomware operation has been active since March 2023, despite the threat actors use a double-extortion model, their data leak site has yet to be discovered.

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BH Consulting

MAY 23, 2023

Repetition can lead people to over-disclose information, that could then put them at risk of identity theft and cybercrime. MORE Kevin Beaumont covers a recent ransomware response that went badly awry. Sign up here The post Security Roundup May 2023 appeared first on BH Consulting. MORE Working in the transportation sector?

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2023

Satellite TV giant Dish Network disclosed a data breach after the February ransomware attack and started notifying impacted individuals. The American satellite broadcast provider Dish Network went offline on February 24, 2023 , the outage impacted Dish.com, Dish Anywhere app, and many other services owned by the company.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In recent months, we have written private reports on a wide range of topics, such as new cross-platform ransomware, macOS stealers and malware distribution campaigns. In this article, we share excerpts from our reports on the FakeSG campaign, the Akira ransomware and the AMOS stealer. AMOS was first discovered in April 2023.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

Please vote for Security Affairs ( [link] ) as the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS Vote for me in the sections where is reported Securityaffairs or my name Pierluigi Paganini Please nominate Security Affairs as your favorite blog.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

The LockBit ransomware gang announced the publishing of data stolen from the South Korean National Tax Service. On March 29, 2023, The Lock Bit ransomware gang announced the hack of the South Korean National Tax Service.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

Researchers warn that the LockBit ransomware gang has developed encryptors to target macOS devices. The LockBit group is the first ransomware gang of all time that has created encryptors to target macOS systems, MalwareHunterTeam team warn. Anyway, the archive in which this sample was included shown bundled date as March 20.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2023

The CheckMate ransomware operators have been targeting the Server Message Block (SMB) communication protocol used for file sharing to compromise their victims’ networks. That’s quite unusual for a ransomware campaign since many prominent gangs brag about big targets and post them as victims on their data leak sites.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress plugin abused to backdoor websites CISA adds MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog At least 2 critical infrastructure orgs breached by North Korea-linked hackers behind 3CX attack American Bar Association (ABA) suffered a data breach,1.4

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

Please vote for Security Affairs ( [link] ) as the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS Vote for me in the sections where is reported Securityaffairs or my name Pierluigi Paganini Please nominate Security Affairs as your favorite blog.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2023

Brands, the company that owns the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell brands, disclosed a data breach after the January ransomware attack. On January 13, 2023, Yum! experienced a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain of our systems on or around January 13, 2023.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 18, 2023

Ransomware activity stayed at steady levels throughout 2022’s fourth quarter (Q4 2022). Since we bid farewell to ever-present groups like Conti, the world of ransomware has remained a game of whack-a-mole: For every group that disappears, there are always several waiting in the shadows to replace it. The 707 tippers mark a 6.5%

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