Malwarebytes

JUNE 14, 2021

In what could be a called “shocking news” on Friday, BleepingComputer revealed that the gang behind the Avaddon ransomware shut down its operations after releasing more than 2,000 decryption keys to the technology news site. which came directly from the Avaddon ransomware group. Avaddon ransomware attack victims.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 11, 2022

The post A week in security (July 4 – July 10) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2022

Ransomware attacks increased by yet another 80% between February 2021 and March 2022, based on an analysis of ransomware payloads seen across the Zscaler cloud. Supply chain attacks, ransomware-as-a-service ecosystems, and multi-extortion tactics have all increased the volume and success rates of attacks. PYSA/Mespinoza.

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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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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Malicious cyberattacks caused the majority of these security incidents, accounting for 73% of all breaches. Unauthorized access or disclosure accounted for another 22%, and the remaining 5% were caused by smaller thefts, losses, or improper disposals. More than 22.8 Another 20.7% were attributed to extortion.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Other children had been successfully signed up for an electric company account. The school district’s cyber insurance provided free credit monitoring, but many parents were still puzzled by how to report the problem and what steps they should take next to protect their children.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 9, 2024

The top five countries and regions for the highest average cost of a cyber security breach in 2023 were as follows: the US ($9.4 Uneven Impact on Industries The healthcare sector bears the heaviest burden, with an average cloud data breach cost of $10.10 million), the Middle East ($8.07 million), Canada ($5.13 million), Germany ($4.67

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Like a terrible disease epidemic, ransomware infects and destroys any data in its path. Preventing a ransomware infection is much more desirable than having to recover from one. In this post, we will take a look at ransomware trends, costs, targets, and ransomware prevention software. What do these costs include?

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

The advancing ransomware business is a threat not just for the big guys, but for organizations of every size. According to Verizon’s most recent Data Breach Incident Report , instances of advanced ransomware have doubled in the past year, alongside major upticks in phishing attacks and social engineering.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

Say you’re an organization that’s been hit with ransomware. At what point do you need to bring in a ransomware negotiator? Mark Lance, the VP of DFIR and Threat intelligence for GuidePoint Security, provides The Hacker Mind with stories of ransomware cases he’s handled. The same is true with ransomware.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Agencies and their suppliers will need to amend their security strategies to account for these new requirements. Regulators who oversee other industries will adopt these requirements for healthcare, financial services, utilities, etc., It will be interesting to see if vendors choose to only deploy changes to their Federal products.

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SC Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

“The intent of the notification is to communicate to individuals that their data was compromised, but there is no obligation to provide any insight, or information, on how the breach occurred,” said Corinne Smith, a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act attorney and shareholder of Winstead PC.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2021

Cybersecurity experts at both Microsoft and SecureWorks said that the hacker group – called Nobelium by Microsoft but which also is known as APT29 – accessed the Constant Contact email marketing account used by the U.S. Microsoft officials said the attack targeted 3,000 email accounts at 150 organizations. Ahead of a U.S.-Russian

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. Specializing in seed and Series A opportunities, the San Francisco-based firm has an extensive consumer, enterprise, and healthcare investments portfolio.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

This demand leads to the development of cybersecurity predictions which must take into account underlying drivers of the attackers, defenders, and technology where the battles will play out. The highly controversial regulation took effect at the end of 2023 and publicly owned businesses in 2024 are now held accountable for compliance.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Deduce is an identity-focused cybersecurity startup with two core solutions: Customer Alerts for protecting users and their data from account takeover and compromise, and Identity Insights for validating legitimate users and stopping fraud. Read more: Application Security is Key to Stopping Ransomware, Vendor Says. Cowbell Cyber.

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