eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2022

Ransomware just keeps getting worse, it seems. Cybersecurity researchers last week revealed that a new ransomware gang called Onyx is simply destroying larger files rather than encrypting them. The Onyx ransomware group doesn’t bother with encryption. Also read: Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2023

The real world impact of cybercrime rears its head once more, with word that 14 schools in the UK have been caught out by ransomware. The schools, attacked by the group known as Vice Society, have had multiple documents leaked online in the wake of the attack. One school reports roughly 18,680 documents having been stolen.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In March 2020, KrebsOnSecurity alerted Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group that hackers had broken into its network and sold the access to a criminal group which specializes in deploying ransomware. Reached by phone today, Jansson said he quit the company in August, right around the time Gunnebo disclosed the thwarted ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The FBI released a flash alert containing technical details associated with the LockBit ransomware operation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a flash alert containing technical details and indicators of compromise associated with LockBit ransomware operations. Like other ransomware gangs, Lockbit 2.0

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 5, 2023

Ransomware is creating additional work for a major Spanish bank. Globalcaja, said to have more than 300 offices in Spain and close to half a million customers, has fallen victim to the Play ransomware gang. If there is a bright side here, it’s that people’s actual accounts and transactions have not been accessed.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 31, 2022

Costa Rica’s national health service was hacked sometime earlier this morning by a Russian ransomware group known as Hive. The intrusion comes just weeks after Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves declared a state of emergency in response to a data ransom attack from a different Russian ransomware gang — Conti.

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Hacker Combat

MAY 4, 2022

Prevention is always recommended when it comes to ransomware infections. Learn how to remove ransomware in four key steps. Ransom virus, often known as ransomware, blocks users from gaining access to their computer or personal documents and requests payment in exchange for access. How do I detect a ransomware attack?

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

In a sequence that suggests cloud services may be more vulnerable than many think, Proofpoint researchers have demonstrated how hackers could take over Microsoft 365 accounts to ransom files stored on SharePoint and OneDrive. Then the attackers could discover files owned by compromised accounts within 365.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 24, 2021

Yesterday, we announced that (ISC)² has granted free access to its "Ransomware: Identify, Protect, Detect, Recover" course through the Professional Development Institute to anyone who is interested in learning more about prevention and remediation. In March, CNA Financial reportedly paid ransomware attackers $40 million.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 20, 2024

Today, common cyber threats include phishing, ransomware, and malware attacks, each capable of significantly disrupting operations and compromising sensitive data. Establish a Strong Security Policy A security policy is a set of documents that outlines how your company plans to protect its physical and IT assets.

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Spinone

JANUARY 24, 2021

So, should you backup your Office 365 data? Such risks are one of the key concerns expressed by our customers when considering our backup. If something happens from Microsoft’s side, you won’t be able to reach your data and continue working unless you have a backup. This article was updated in January 2021.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2020

The City of Torrance of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, California, is the last victim of the DoppelPaymer Ransomware, hackers also stole its data. On Sunday, the computer systems in the city of Torrance suffered a cyber attack that interrupted access to email accounts and server functions. SecurityAffairs – ransomware, hacking).

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 17, 2023

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes' ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. This provides the best overall picture of ransomware activity, but the true number of attacks is far higher.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 17, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a flash alert warning of an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks targeting government entities, educational institutions, private companies and the healthcare sector in the US and the UK. law,” the agency notes.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

. “Proofpoint has discovered a potentially dangerous piece of functionality in Office 365 or Microsoft 365 that allows ransomware to encrypt files stored on SharePoint and OneDrive in a way that makes them unrecoverable without dedicated backups or a decryption key from the attacker.” ” continues the report.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 20, 2022

Maui ransomware. Monaco said at the International Conference on Cyber Security: “Thanks to rapid reporting and cooperation from a victim, the FBI and Justice Department prosecutors have disrupted the activities of a North Korean state-sponsored group deploying ransomware known as ‘Maui.’”. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Ransomware groups seem to change form daily. In the latest news, the BlackMatter ransomware group announced it was shutting down – and just hours later came news that its victims were being transferred to the rival LockBit site. Also read: Best Ransomware Removal and Recovery Services. FIN7 Dupes Security Job Applicants.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 29, 2020

With business-critical data in the cloud, backups are extremely important. There are many different solutions on the market to backup cloud data. This includes both cloud-to-cloud backup solutions as well as services and products that can backup your cloud SaaS environment, on-premises.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

DEV-0950 group used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously infected with the Raspberry Robin worm. Microsoft has discovered recent activity that links the Raspberry Robin worm to human-operated ransomware attacks. . The final-stage malware was the Clop ransomware. exe to execute a malicious command.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

CD Projekt Red, a game developer and publisher based in Poland, has announced that hackers used ransomware to compromise a few of its systems and stole some data in the process. The company says that only some devices on the network were encrypted and that the backups are safe. The company says it won’t comply with the demands.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 23, 2021

German logistics giant Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has issued a warning that data was stolen from the company when it was hit with a ransomware attack on December 9, 2021. Many ransomware operators use the threat of leaking stolen data for extra leverage during the ransom negotiation stage. The ransomware itself is highly targeted.

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

ransomware to conduct the cyber-attack, the hackers threaten to expose stolen files unless the company pays a ransom. In December 2020, the DoppelPaymer extortion gang exposed documents allegedly stolen from some of its databases in the United States. The ransomware gang demanded over $34 million in bitcoin to be paid as ransom.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The LockBit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack on SIRVA, the group has stolen 1.5TB of data and already leaked it. We have over 1.5TB of documents leaked + 3 full backups of CRM for branches (eu, na and au) Sirva Worldwide, Inc. “Sirva.com says that all their information worth only $1m.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 20, 2022

H-Hotels, a large hospitality chain with 60 hotels across several countries including Germany and Switzerland has announced it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The incident, which took place on December 11, is allegedly a double whammy of hijacked devices and data theft…if a ransomware group is telling the truth.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

billion rubles. billion rubles. Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter newsletter) The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 414 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

system-on-chip maker MaxLinear disclosed a security incident, Maze ransomware operators infected some of its computing systems in May. MaxLinear restored some of the systems using its backups, despite Maze Ransomware threatened to leak over 1TB of data allegedly stolen before encrypting the infected systems. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Spinone

MARCH 11, 2020

That convenience, though, misleads uninformed users into thinking that OneDrive can be treated as some ransomware-proof backup. Ransomware infection is a widespread problem nowadays—a new attack occurs approximately every 14 seconds. Ransomware is one of them. So what happens when ransomware infects your OneDrive?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2023

Also, the credentials could have been used to gain initial access into corporate networks to deploy ransomware, steal or sabotage internal documents, or gain access to user data. Among the accessible files, researchers also discovered a backup of a database storing user emails and hashed passwords.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Mortgage loan servicing company SN Servicing Corporation notified at least two states in recent weeks of a ransomware attack on its systems. Filings submitted to the California and Vermont state attorneys general disclosed that the company was hit by ransomware attacks on or around Oct.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The stakes are high: if something happens to your OneDrive storage unless you have OneDrive backup, consider your files gone. In this step-by-step OneDrive backup guide, we will tell you the best ways to secure your data by using both free and paid methods. However, there are limitations to native backup functionality.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 8, 2022

One of the biggest problems in the cybercrime section of the report relates to backups. Specifically: The lack of backups when dealing with hacking incidents. Backups in Brazil: An uphill struggle. Backups are an essential backstop that can help against several forms of attack, as well as mistakes and mishaps.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 30, 2021

A recent warning from the FBI, in mid-March, put schools in the US and UK on notice of increased attacks from the threat actors behind the PYSA ransomware. What is PYSA ransomware? The PYSA ransomware is a variant of the Mespinoza ransomware. Does Malwarebytes detect PYSA ransomware? We sure do.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 22, 2024

The breach, detected on January 12th, allowed the hackers to access email accounts belonging to members of Microsoft's senior leadership team. While details remain limited, Microsoft stated that Nobelium, also known as Midnight Blizzard, leveraged a simple password spray attack to compromise an unsecured legacy account back in November 2023.

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Spinone

AUGUST 27, 2019

How to backup Office 365 emails if you have a vast number of messages from multiple accounts? However, native tools are not exactly a backup. Also, we’ll show you how to use professional backup software with advanced functionality. Here is how to backup Outlook emails using in-build features. Tool №1.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Сloud backup for small businesses must be both cost-effective and simple-in-use. If you are a small company that plans to grow, we don’t suggest to set up on-premises backup at this point. Some of them may serve well as temporary or one-time backup solutions, especially if you don’t have high volumes of data.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Symantec researchers are warning that a BlackByte ransomware affiliate has begun using a custom data exfiltration tool, Infostealer.Exbyte, to steal data from victims’ networks as part of their attacks. Exbyte then searches for document files (.txt,doc,pdf), See also: How to Recover From a Ransomware Attack.

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