Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2024

Crooks manipulate GitHub’s search results to distribute malware BatBadBut flaw allowed an attacker to perform command injection on Windows Roku disclosed a new security breach impacting 576,000 accounts LastPass employee targeted via an audio deepfake call TA547 targets German organizations with Rhadamanthys malware CISA adds D-Link multiple (..)

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

On the 14th of May, the Health Service Executive (HSE) , Ireland’s publicly funded healthcare system, fell victim to a Conti ransomware attack, forcing the organization to shut down more than 80,000 affected endpoints and plunging them back to the age of pen and paper. Avoid reusing passwords for multiple accounts.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 14, 2022

“Information security analyst” tops the U.S. The list ranks the 100 best jobs across 17 sectors including business, healthcare and technology, taking into account factors such as growth potential, salary and work-life balance. News & World Report 2022 Best Jobs list. Tough Contenders.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 1, 2022

27, a new Twitter account “ Contileaks ” posted links to an archive of chat messages taken from Conti’s private communications infrastructure, dating from January 29, 2021 to the present day. The Contileaks account did not respond to requests for comment. On Sunday, Feb. ” GAP #1. “There will be panic.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The infection chain was divided into four stages : The malware was installed through a dropper, a program executed by opening an attachment to a deceptive e-mail, probably a fake pdf or doc file, or executed directly from the Internet, without user interaction, exploiting the exploit described in the point 4. The infection chain.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The main reasons to rewrite malware in Rust is to have lower AV detection rates, compared to malware written in most common languages, and to target multiple architectures. The ransomware was originally written in Go language and was employed in attacks aimed at healthcare and education sectors in countries like Thailand and Indonesia.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Email Threats: More than 75% of targeted attacks start with an email, delivering 94% of malware. Healthcare Spending: From 2020 to 2025, the healthcare sector plans to spend $125 billion on cyber security to tackle its vulnerability. Market Size: The AI cyber security market was worth around $17.4

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2024

Scotland’s NHS, or National Health Service, is the publicly funded healthcare system serving Scotland. It provides a wide range of healthcare services, including hospitals, general practitioners (GPs), mental health services, and community healthcare. “3 terabytes of data will be published soon.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

Google says that the Gmail malware scanners have blocked around 18 million phishing and malware emails using COVID-19 lures in just one week. Google announced that its anti-malware solutions implemented to defend its Gmail users have blocked around 18 million phishing and malware emails using COVID-19 lures within the last seven days.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2022

In April 2022, the FBI observed an approximately $120,000 Bitcoin payment into one of the seized cryptocurrency accounts that were identified thanks to the cooperation of the Kansas hospital. According to the analysis, the malware appears to be human-operated ransomware. ” Earlier this month, the FBI, CISA, and the U.S.

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Ransomware Healthcare Cryptocurrency Encryption 126

Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

North Korea-linked APT groups conduct ransomware attacks against healthcare and critical infrastructure facilities to fund its activities. US CISA published a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to provide information about the threat actors to network defenders. They communicate with victims via Proton Mail email accounts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 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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Ransomware Mobile Malware Marketing 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2020

The University of Utah Health disclosed a security breach, it has discovered malware on its systems and revealed unauthorized access to some employee email accounts. “From January 22 to February 27, 2020, we became aware that there was unauthorized access to some employees’ email accounts. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. The City confirmed the security incident and is working to recover from the ransomware attack that impacted its services, including the police department. ” reads the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2020

The archive included credentials for Zoom accounts belonging to organizations in various industries, including banking, consultancy, healthcare software companies. ” reads the report published by security firm IntSights. ” reads the report published by security firm IntSights. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Cybercrime BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach – account numbers and names among details accessed in hack LockBit 3.0’S

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2024

On September 13, 2023, the healthcare organization disclosed a data breach and in December 2023, it announced that the incident impacted 252,890 individuals. Additionally, they are sharing information on safeguarding against tax fraud, contacting consumer reporting agencies, and obtaining free credit reports.

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Identity Theft Ransomware Data breaches Insurance 91

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. The malware changes the extension of the encrypted files to ‘.royal’. ” reads the alert.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2023

If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M

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Data breaches Retail Malware VPN 90

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Researchers at healthcare technology firm Nuance blame the Clop gang for a series of cyber thefts at major North Carolina hospitals. The Microsoft-owned healthcare technology firm Nuance revealed that the Clop extortion gang has stolen personal data on major North Carolina hospitals as part of the Progress MOVEit Transfer campaign.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

PYSA ransomware operators focus on large or high-value finance, government and healthcare organisations. According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. The PYSA ransomware group (aka Mespinoza) recorded an increase of 50% in November.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Researchers devised an attack technique to extract ChatGPT training data Fortune-telling website WeMystic exposes 13M+ user records Expert warns of Turtle macOS ransomware US govt sanctioned North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky Black Basta Ransomware gang accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022 Apple addressed 2 new (..)

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2023

Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4

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Small Business Password Management VPN Healthcare 88

Security Boulevard

MAY 15, 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS Understanding HIPAA Mental health apps collect a wealth of personal information Information collection extends past user disclosure Mental health apps may share your information with third parties Can users protect their privacy while using mental health apps?

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

is the latest iteration of this type of malware, and it differs from its predecessors in several ways, first and foremost in scale. Cash aside, businesses and individuals must also deal with the costs of lost and compromised data — especially when it comes to personally identifiable information (PII) and personal health information (PHI).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Healthcare and Public Health sector with ransomware. businesses, mainly in the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector, with ransomware operations. “The actors have leveraged privileged accounts to gain access to VMware vCenter Server and reset account passwords [ T1098 ] for ESXi servers in the environment.

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Ransomware VPN Cybercrime Accountability 68

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. ” Security news site Bleeping Computer reported on the T-Systems Ryuk ransomware attack on Dec. In our Dec.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Listen to EP 12: Hacking Healthcare. I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. These were the dark ages of digital security. Apple Podcasts. Google Podcasts. Amazon Music.

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Healthcare Hacking InfoSec Software 52

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Listen to EP 12: Hacking Healthcare. I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. These were the dark ages of digital security. Apple Podcasts. Google Podcasts. Amazon Music.

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Healthcare Hacking InfoSec Software 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

This means companies have to be proactive and instill the right habits, which often means resisting the bad habits that lead to millions of successful cyberattacks every year – from the use of generic and easy-to-crack account credentials to the willingness to click on suspicious links and attachments in emails from untrusted sources.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The Conti ransomware group takes over TrickBot malware operation and plans to replace it with BazarBackdoor malware. The TrickBot’s core team of developers had already created a stealthier piece of malware dubbed BazarBackdoor, used to achieve remote access into corporate networks and use it to deploy the ransomware.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

Astamirov controlled multiple email addresses, and IP addresses, and other online provider accounts that were employed in LockBit ransomware attacks. This LockBit-related arrest, the second in six months, underscores the Justice Department’s unwavering commitment to hold ransomware actors accountable,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa O.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

“The defendants at one time possessed a target list of over 1,800 online accounts, including accounts belonging to organizations and companies involved in aerospace or satellite technology and international government organizations in Australia, Israel, Singapore, the United States, and the United Kingdom.”

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Hacking Identity Theft VPN Accountability 132

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. PuTTY.exe Rhysida actors have been observed creating Secure Shell (SSH) PuTTy connections for lateral movement. The victims of the group are “targets of opportunity.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Utah Imaging Associates (UIA) discloses a security breach, on September 4, 2021 the company claims to have detected and blocked a cyber attack. The healthcare provider promptly secured its infrastructure with the help of a specialized third-party cybersecurity firm. Utah Imaging Associates also notified the U.S.

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