Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2023

Experts warn of ongoing credential stuffing and brute-force attacks targeting Cisco ASA (Adaptive Security Appliance) SSL VPNs. Cisco is aware of attacks conducted by Akira ransomware threat actors targeting Cisco ASA VPNs that are not configured for multi-factor authentication. ” reads a post published by Cisco PSIRT.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

Criminal hackers will try almost anything to get inside a profitable enterprise and secure a million-dollar payday from a ransomware infection. ” This attacker’s approach may seem fairly amateur, but it would be a mistake to dismiss the threat from West African cybercriminals dabbling in ransomware.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

An attacker managed to compromise network administrator credentials through the account of a former employee of the organization. CISA suspects that the account details fell in the hands of the attacker through a data breach. CISA suspects that the account details fell in the hands of the attacker through a data breach.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

Government agencies revealed that Akira ransomware has breached over 250 entities worldwide and received over $42 million in ransom payments. Like other ransomware gangs, the group has developed a Linux encryptor to target VMware ESXi servers. In some attacks, threat actors created an administrative account named itadm.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) has posted a blog about Akira ransomware targeting VPNs without Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). The Cisco team states that it is aware of reports of the Akira ransomware group going specifically after Cisco VPNs that are not configured for MFA.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2020

ZDNet reported in exclusive that a list of passwords for 900+ enterprise VPN servers has been shared on a Russian-speaking hacker forum. ZDNet has reported in exclusive that a list of plaintext usernames and passwords for 900 Pulse Secure VPN enterprise servers, along with IP addresses, has been shared on a Russian-speaking hacker forum.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 7, 2021

The ransomware cartel that masterminded the Colonial Pipeline attack early last month crippled the pipeline operator's network using a compromised virtual private network (VPN) account password, the latest investigation into the incident has revealed.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2022

Cisco discloses a security breach, the Yanluowang ransomware group breached its corporate network in late May and stole internal data. Cisco disclosed a security breach, the Yanluowang ransomware group breached its corporate network in late May and stole internal data. yanluowang ransomware has posted #Cisco to its leaksite.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A joint operation conducted by law European enforcement agencies resulted in the seizure of the infrastructure of three bulletproof VPN services. ” The three VPN bulletproof services were hosted at insorg.org , safe-inet.com , and safe-inet.net, their home page currently displays a law enforcement banner. day to $190/year.

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Javvad Malik

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Drop them into a large enterprise that’s been crippled by ransomware, and they’ll get it up and running in an hour using some open source software, a few lines of code and one Raspberry Pi. I heard you should use a VPN when online, can you recommend one?”. “I I heard you should use a VPN when online, can you recommend one?”. “Ha!

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The American technology giant, Cisco, confirmed that the data leaked by Yanluowang ransomware gang on September 11, 2022, is authentic. The company’s network has been breached through the VPN account of an employee. The post Yanluowang Ransomware Gang Leaked Cisco Stolen Data appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Threatpost

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

They were posted for free by former Babuk gang members who’ve bickered, squabbled and huffed off to start their own darn ransomware businesses, dagnabbit.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 24, 2022

businesses with ransomware and data extortion operations. As of October 2022, per FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) data, specifically victim reports across all 16 critical infrastructure sectors, the HPH Sector accounts for 25 percent of ransomware complaints.". Ransomware note from Daixin Team.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2023

Researchers warn of a new ransomware family called CACTUS that exploits known vulnerabilities in VPN appliances to gain initial access to victims’ networks. The new ransomware operation has been active since March 2023, despite the threat actors use a double-extortion model, their data leak site has yet to be discovered.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The FBI and CISA warn of attacks carried out by the Rhysida ransomware group against organizations across multiple industry sectors. FBI and CISA published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn of Rhysida ransomware attacks against organizations across multiple industry sectors. ” reads the joint advisory.

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Dark Reading

JUNE 8, 2021

No multi-factor authentication was attached to the stolen VPN password used by the attackers, Colonial Pipeline president & CEO Joseph Blount told a Senate committee today.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 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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Cisco Security

AUGUST 24, 2023

Cisco is aware of reports that Akira ransomware threat actors have been targeting Cisco VPNs that are not configured for multi-factor authentication to infiltrate organizations, and we have observed instances where threat actors appear to be targeting organizations that do not configure multi-factor authentication for their VPN users.

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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 Daixin Team is a ransomware and data extortion group that has been active since at least June 2022. The threat actors obtained the VPN credentials through phishing attacks.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In January, KrebsOnSecurity examined clues left behind by “ Wazawaka ,” the hacker handle chosen by a major ransomware criminal in the Russian-speaking cybercrime scene. ” The @fuck_maze account messaged me a few times on Twitter, but largely stayed silent until Jan.

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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. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 20, 2022

It’s time for another tale of remote desktop disaster, as a newish form of ransomware carves out a name for itself. Bleeping Computer reports that individuals behind Venus ransomware are breaking into “publicly exposed Remote Desktop services”, with the intention of encrypting any and all Windows devices.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2022

At least 60 entities worldwide have been breached by BlackCat ransomware, warns a flash report published by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a flash report that states that at least 60 entities worldwide have been breached by BlackCat ransomware (aka ALPHV and Noberus) since it started its operations in November.

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The Hacker News

AUGUST 11, 2022

Networking equipment major Cisco on Wednesday confirmed it was the victim of a cyberattack on May 24, 2022 after the attackers got hold of an employee's personal Google account that contained passwords synced from their web browser.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2020

Microsoft is sending notifications to dozens of hospitals about vulnerable VPN devices and gateways exposed online in their network. Microsoft is warning dozens of hospitals of the risks of ransomware attacks due to insecure VPN devices and gateways exposed online. ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2021

The Taiwanese memory and storage chip maker ADATA was hit by the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang that also published more than 700GB of stolen data. The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has published on its leak sites more than 700GB of data stolen from Taiwanese memory and storage chip maker ADATA. Consider installing and using a VPN.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

CISA’s mandate follows a slew of recent attacks wherein attackers exploited zero-day flaws in popular networking products to conduct ransomware and cyber espionage attacks on victim organizations. “This is reachable pre-authentication, on every SSL VPN appliance,” French vulnerability researcher Charles Fol tweeted.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Cisco confirmed the May attack and that the data leaked by the Yanluowang ransomware group was stolen from its systems. In August, Cisco disclosed a security breach, the Yanluowang ransomware gang breached its corporate network in late May and stole internal data. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that AvosLocker ransomware is being used in attacks targeting US critical infrastructure. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint cybersecurity advisory warning of AvosLocker ransomware attacks targeting multiple US critical infrastructure. Disable unused ports.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2021

Ransomware attackers, who use myriad methods to get their malware into the systems of businesses large and small in hopes of pulling down millions of dollars, are now going directly to the source. Evolving Ransomware Scene. million ransomware attacks in the first six months of 2021, compared with 121.5 There were 304.7

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2022

Taiwanese vendor QNAP wars of a new strain of ransomware, dubbed Checkmate, that is targeting its NAS devices. The Taiwanese vendor QNAP is warning of a new family of ransomware targeting its NAS devices using weak passwords. “A new ransomware known as Checkmate has recently been brought to our attention.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 17, 2023

By Aaron Sandeen, CEO and co-founder at Securin In 2023, you can divide organizations into two categories: those who have been hit by a ransomware attack and those who will be soon. Ransomware is ubiquitous, inescapable, and—despite widespread efforts to combat it—ever-escalating. Ransomware doesn’t discriminate.

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DoublePulsar

JANUARY 4, 2020

A security vulnerability in a popular enterprise remote access product is being used to deliver ransomware into organisations , with targeted delivery to also delete backups and disable endpoint security controls. I realised in some recent incidents, impacted companies ran Pulse Secure VPN (it’s super easy to spot with Shodan).

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Webroot

MAY 9, 2024

Your personal devices—laptops, smartphones, and tablets—hold a wealth of sensitive information that cybercriminals target through malware , ransomware , and other cyber threats. VPN for privacy Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to browse the internet securely and maintain control over your online privacy.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert to warn that the Mamba ransomware is abusing the DiskCryptor open source tool to encrypt entire drives. Mamba ransomware is one of the first malware that encrypted hard drives rather than files that was detected in public attacks. ” reads the alert published by the FBI.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 10, 2022

In this February 2022 ransomware review, we go over some the most successful ransomware incidents based on both open source and dark web intelligence. > BlackByte Ransomware Sample hash: 1df11bc19aa52b623bdf15380e3fded56d8eb6fb7b53a2240779864b1a6474ad. Observed since: February 2022 Ransomware note: .<company_name>

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