Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

Which are the cyber attacks of 2021 that had the major impact on organizations worldwide in terms of financial losses and disruption of the operations? The systems at the company were infected with the Phoenix Locker, a variant of ransomware tracked as Hades that was part of the arsenal of the cybercrime group known as Evil Corp.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Cactus ransomware gang claims the theft of 1.5TB of data from the Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric. The Cactus ransomware group claims responsibility for pilfering 1.5TB of data from the Energy management and industrial automation giant Schneider Electric.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 3, 2022

First news is about a cyber attack on two energy companies operating in Luxembourg. According to the web, two energy firms Creos and Enovos, both business units of Encevo Group, were targeted by a ransomware attack on the night of July 22 this year. Third is the news related to ransomware.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

The document also analyzes the impact of the cyber attacks on the sector and provides details about the most targeted entities and affected assets. The first data that emerged from the report is that ransomware accounts for 54% of cybersecurity threats in the health sector.

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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. Five months later, Gunnebo disclosed it had suffered a cyber attack targeting its IT systems that forced the shutdown of internal servers.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 30, 2022

Staying Ahead of the Distortion of a Cyber Attack? Each firewall, IDS, MFA, and email security is built to protect and stop cyber attacks. However, do most cybersecurity attacks happen the way it is portrayed? Distortion hacks are becoming more common. Growing attack vectors — Real or False Flag?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This week the Rhysida ransomware group claimed the hack of the Kuwait Ministry of Finance and added it to its Tor leak site. Last week a ransomware attack hit the Government of Kuwait, the attack took place on September 18 and the government experts immediately started the incident response procedures to block the threat.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Resecurity has uncovered a meaningful link between three major ransomware groups, BianLian, White Rabbit, and Mario Ransomware. Resecurity’s HUNTER (HUMINT) unit spotted the BianLian , White Rabbit , and Mario ransomware gangs collaborating in a joint extortion campaign targeting publicly-traded financial services firms.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2020

The France Télévisions group announced yesterday that it was hit by a cyber attack, targeting one of its broadcasting sites. The France Télévisions group announced Friday that it was the victim of a cyber attack that targeted one of its broadcasting sites. According to the group, the attack did not impact its antennae.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

Here are the key takeaways: Lower-tier hacks. No organization wants to find itself having to recover from a devastating ransomware hack – or dealing with an unauthorized intruder who has usurped control of its operational systems. The Colonial Pipeline ransomware debacle and the near poisoning of the Oldsmar, Fla.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2022

1) Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has given an update that all those who are using Adobe products and services should be cautious, as hackers can easily hack their systems by exploiting multiple vulnerabilities in the software. These company devices are being made as soft targets every month.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 28, 2022

FIN7, a noted group of cyber criminals, has slowly taken up ransomware-as-a-service because it is proving profitable to most. billion by cyber attacking over 100 companies across the world has also emerged as a threat group in recent times. The organization that has the reputation of making around $1.3

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Portuguese state-owned flag carrier airline TAP Air Portugal and stolen customers’ data. The Ragnar Locker ransomware added the Portuguese state-owned flag carrier airline TAP Air Portugal to its leak site and claims to have stolen customers’ data.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2022

A French hospital near Paris canceled operations and transfer some patients due to a cyber attack suffered over the weekend. France’s health ministry announced that the Hospital Centre of Versailles was hit by a cyber attack over the weekend. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2021

Researchers warn of a surge in cyber attacks against Microsoft Exchange servers exploiting the recently disclosed ProxyLogon vulnerabilities. According to Microsoft, the Hafnium APT exploited these vulnerabilities in targeted attacks against US organizations. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Microsoft Exchange).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 19, 2023

AhnLab, a South Korean cybersecurity firm, has issued an alert about a ransomware attack on Microsoft SQL Servers that are being bombarded with Trigona Ransomware payloads meant to encrypt files after stealing data.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2021

UK rail network Merseyrail was hit by a cyberattack, ransomware operators breached the corporate email system to disclose the attack to employees and journalists. UK rail network Merseyrail, which operates rail services across Merseyside, announced it was a victim of a cyber attack. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The Clop ransomware gang (aka Lace Tempest ) was credited by Microsoft for the campaign that exploited a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-34362 , in the MOVEit Transfer platform. In June, the Clop ransomware group claimed to have hacked hundreds of companies globally by exploiting MOVEit Transfer vulnerability. “The

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

The explosion of ransomware and similar cyber incidents along with rising associated costs is convincing a growing number of insurance companies to raise the premiums on their cyber insurance policies or reduce coverage, moves that could further squeeze organizations under siege from hackers. COVID-19 Accelerates Attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2021

The audio equipment manufacturer Bose Corporation said it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. Bose Corporation has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. Bose first detected the malware/ransomware on Bose’s U.S.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

The Port of Nagoya, the largest port in Japan, suffered a ransomware attack that severely impacted its operations. The Port of Nagoya , in the Ise Bay, is the largest and busiest trading port in Japan, accounting for about 10% of the total trade value of Japan. states the notice.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 24, 2022

A third party inquiry jointly initiated by Nvidia, Microsoft, Ubisoft and Samsung has discovered that a recent Lapsus$ ransomware attack on cloud firm Okta was launched by a 16-year-old teenager living in England. NOTE- A couple of days back, Okta confirmed that the Lapsus$ ransomware incident affected over 2.5%

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All these days we have seen an increase in ransomware attacks against healthcare companies. Now, news is out that the attacks related to file encrypting malware have doubled in 2020 on Universities, especially involved in the development of Corona Virus Vaccine.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2024

Pro-Ukraine hackers wiped 2 petabytes of data from Russian research center Participants earned more than $1.3M

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

Malicious hacks are significant problems for the public and companies alike. That’s because the financial impacts of attacks can be substantial. Consider the case of a ransomware attack against CompuCom, a managed service provider. However, before that attack happened, Mahjoub?i?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

January 28, 2023 – the actor published the stolen data for sale on one of the underground communities in the Dark Web often used by initial access brokers (IABs) and Ransomware groups. Likely, the reason behind this step was in an unexpected, forced password change by the data centers organization dating back to the 1st episode.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Flavor and fragrance producer Symrise is the last victim of the Clop ransomware gang that claims to have stolen 500 GB of unencrypted files. Symrise AG, a major producer of flavours and fragrances, was hit by Clop ransomware operators. Clop ransomware operators revealed told BleepingComputer they attack vector were phishing emails.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

The American multinational investment bank and financial services firm Morgan Stanley discloses a data breach caused by the hack of an Accellion FTA server of a third-party vendor. The hack of the FTA server took place in March, but the hacker had access to the data of Morgan Stanley customers in May. ” reads the letter.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance on how to prevent data breaches resulting from ransomware attacks. “All organizations are at risk of falling victim to a ransomware incident and are responsible for protecting sensitive and personal data stored on their systems.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Russian threat actors employed a new ransomware family called Somnia in attacks against multiple organizations in Ukraine. The Government Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA is investigating multiple attacks against organizations in Ukraine that involved a new piece of ransomware called Somnia.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2021

The US FBI announced that REvil ransomware gang (also known as Sodinokibi) is behind the attack that hit JBS Foods. JBS said that it is not aware of any data breach caused by the cyber attack, it added that transactions with customers and suppliers will be delayed. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warns of cyber attacks exploiting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) vulnerabilities. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a widely adopted protocol for remote administration, but it could dramatically enlarge the attack surface if it isn’t properly managed. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

A common thread runs through the cyber attacks that continue to defeat the best layered defenses money can buy. Related: We’re in the midst of ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ Peel back the layers of just about any sophisticated, multi-staged network breach and you’ll invariably find memory hacking at the core.

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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. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 12, 2021

A new report from Sophos dissects how hackers spent two weeks roaming far-and-wide through the modern network of a large enterprise getting into a prime position to carry out what could’ve been a devasting ransomware attack. A surge in ProxyLogon attacks spiked in February and March and has yet to fully abate. Good guys prevail.

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