SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

Critical Start today released its biannual Cyber Intelligence Report, featuring the top threats observed in the first half of 2023 and emerging cybersecurity trends impacting the healthcare, financial services, and state and local government industries. It's estimated LockBit had nearly 1,100 victims in 2022 alone.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 12, 2024

The prolific Black Basta ransomware operation is believed to have leveraged a recently patched Windows privilege escalation vulnerability as a Zero-Day exploit before a fix was made available, according to new research by cybersecurity firm Symantec. Microsoft addressed the flaw on March 12, 2024, as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday updates.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

2022 clearly demonstrated that attacks on data represent the greatest cyber-threat organizations face. Job dissatisfaction and surging unemployment across the technology sector is likely to spur more insider threats. Organizations are being confronted on all sides by cyber-danger.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware madhav Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:33 The inception of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004 came at a critical juncture in our technological history. Though significant, the early days' threats vastly differed from today's sophisticated cyberattacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 26, 2023

In recent months, a cybercrime group known as Blacktail has begun to make headlines as they continue to target organizations around the globe. Since February, the group has launched multiple attacks based on their latest ransomware campaign labeled Buhti. Babuk is a ransomware that was first discovered in early 2021.

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IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 1, 2022

During the last few years, we have all become witnesses to intense cybercrime and sophisticated cyberattacks. As cybercrime continues to increase, the human element can play the most important role in cybersecurity posture and hygiene. This upward trend is further fuelled by a shift in working conditions like working remotely.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Judging a cyber threat by its name can be illusory. Just to illustrate the scope of the issue, the Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team spotted more than 800 malvertising campaigns in only the first six months of 2023, noting that the number of attacks that flew under researchers' radar was likely much higher.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

2023: A Year of Record-Breaking Data Breaches IdentityIQ This past year has been an eye-opening year in the realm of digital security. This has left victims scrambling to understand the extent of the damage and how to help protect themselves against the evolving threat of identity theft.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 21, 2022

While many of the same trends and threats remain, 2023 is likely to keep us on our toes as these threats mature and the landscape continues to shift. Here are a few trends to watch out for in the new year: Cyber threats emerge as a result of hybrid working. Increased challenges for web application asset management.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

In only a few months, ChatGPT became the fastest-growing consumer app in internet history, reaching 100 million users as 2023 began. While cybersecurity teams can leverage ChatGPT defensively, the lower barrier to entry for launching a cyberattack has both complicated and escalated the threat landscape. This is where the danger lies.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2023

Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on April 27th requested an additional $64 million in funding to fight cyber threats in 2024. While measuring the immediate impact of the disruption of cyber criminals can be challenging, evidence suggests that that FBI's efforts are meaningful.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Experts warn of an alarming rise in ransomware operations targeting the energy sector, including nuclear facilities and related research entities. Over the last year, ransomware attackers have targeted energy installations in North America, Asia, and the European Union. Resecurity, Inc.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 3, 2023

In the dynamic world of cybersecurity, staying ahead of threats is a perpetual challenge.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 9, 2023

The 2023 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community was released yesterday, March 8th, providing the status of worldwide threats to the national security of the United States. The Ukraine war was the key factor in Russia's cyber operations prioritization in 2022. and allied networks and data.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. The economic impact of cybercrime on business across the globe continues to reach new levels, with the cost predicted to reach US$10.5

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2023

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced the Pre-Ransomware Notifications service to help organizations stop ransomware attacks before damage occurs. Being able to notify the victims in this time window can help them to limit the damages caused by the ransomware attack. Secret Service.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Ukrainian national faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in Zeus, IcedID malware schemes CISA: Cisco ASA/FTD bug CVE-2020-3259 exploited in ransomware attacks CISA adds Microsoft Exchange and Cisco ASA and FTD bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog US gov offers a reward of up to $10M for info on ALPHV/Blackcat gang leaders U.S.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

Cybersecurity US holds conference on military AI use with dozens of allies to determine ‘responsible’ use DFSA’s Cyber Risk Management Guidelines: A Blueprint for Cyber Resilience?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), recognized as the world's largest commercial bank, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The incident, which unfolded on November 8, 2023, has sent ripples through the global financial community, emphasizing the escalating cyber threats faced by even the most robust institutions.

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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. They issued an advisory as a part of StopRansomware Campaign and issued some tips that help raise the defense-line against such cyber threats. More details are awaited!

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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 The National Cyber Security Index ranks countries’ cyber threat readiness. This ENISA report covers key threats. MORE Working in the transportation sector?

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

Illicit Telegram Communities Dismantling of an encrypted network sends shockwaves through organised crime groups across Europe TSMC Says Supplier Hacked After Ransomware Group Claims Attack on Chip Giant Malware Trojanized Super Mario Game Installer Spreads SupremeBot Malware Initial research exposing JOKERSPY Who is 8BASE?

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2024

Researchers from Juniper Threat Labs reported that threat actors are exploiting recently disclosed Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) vulnerabilities CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887 to drop the payload of the Mirai botnet. The flaw CVE-2023-46805 (CVSS score 8.2) x and Ivanti Policy Secure. “If

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2024

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is set to implement long-awaited rules that will require critical infrastructure entities across multiple sectors to report cyber incidents and ransomware payments to the federal government. billion implementation cost from 2023-2033 "modest compared to the scale of cybercrime."

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2023

Over 3,000 Android Malware spotted using unsupported/unknown compression methods to avoid detection WinRAR flaw enables remote code execution of arbitrary code #OpFukushima: Anonymous group protests against the plan to dump Fukushima RADIOACTIVE wastewater into Pacific Massive phishing campaign targets users of the Zimbra Collaboration email server (..)

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

Ransomware Redefined: RedEnergy Stealer-as-a-Ransomware attacks MAR-10445155-1.v1 v1 Truebot Activity Infects U.S.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Microsoft's alert on Storm-0324 Microsoft's Threat Intelligence team has been closely monitoring Storm-0324, also known as TA543 and Sagrid, a financially motivated threat group with a history of deploying ransomware such as Sage and GandCrab. However, Microsoft detected a shift in Storm-0324's tactics earlier this year.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 7, 2023

The company said in a short statement : "A cyber security incident that has impacted a third-party software from Progress called MOVEit Transfer, which was running on a Shell IT platform. This was not a ransomware event. MOVEit Transfer is used by a small number of Shell employees and customers. Our IT teams are investigating.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 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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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2023

The Retail Data Threat Environment and Why CIAM is a Key Cornerstone to Better Cybersecurity. madhav Thu, 05/11/2023 - 06:06 The retail landscape has changed significantly. In fact, only 49% of organizations have a ransomware response plan, compared to 48% in 2022. Customers must be aware of retail cyber threats.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 30, 2023

1 ) Cybercriminals also seem to see the potential in ChatGPT; some security researchers reported seeing evidence that cybercriminals are abusing the tool to create or improve malware or create offensive tools to support cybercrime. ( In other fields, ChatGPT is being met with some concern.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2023

The MOVEit vulnerability attracted the attention of the notorious CL0P ransomware gang, which has been behind the recent wave of attacks. This is the trend with ransomware criminal gangs. Extortion is more lucrative than encryption-based ransomware alone. critical infrastructure to a foreign government?

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In a recent cyberattack, the LockBit ransomware group targeted U.K-based LockBit, a well-documented threat actor, struck Zaun with a sophisticated attack on August 5-6. based Zaun, a manufacturer of high-security perimeter fencing—revealing critical vulnerabilities in manufacturing networks.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2023

link] #Cybersecurity pic.twitter.com/8hTbDVxJVm — CISA Cyber (@CISACyber) July 6, 2023 The flaws CVE-2022-31199 reside in the Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component and affect both the Netwrix Auditor server and agents installed on monitored systems. see Mitigations section below).[

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