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NEW TECH: Trend Micro flattens cyber risks — from software development to deployment

The Last Watchdog

For instance, ransomware has bedeviled companies for the past three years, with a recent surge of attacks pivoting off ruses that leverage Covid19 concerns. Ransomware purveyors seek out open RDP ports , which have become the prime path for them to spread their cyber extortion campaigns. I’ll keep watch.

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New CACTUS ransomware appeared in the threat landscape

Security Affairs

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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Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part III: Weaponry

Krebs on Security

Part I of this series examined newly-leaked internal chats from the Conti ransomware group, and how the crime gang dealt with its own internal breaches. Conti is by far the most aggressive and profitable ransomware group in operation today. 12, 2021, in regards to their ransomware negotiations with LeMans Corp.,

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A Ransomware Group Claims to Have Breached the Foxconn Factory

Hacker Combat

ransomware to conduct the cyber-attack, the hackers threaten to expose stolen files unless the company pays a ransom. The ransomware gang demanded over $34 million in bitcoin to be paid as ransom. How to Recognize a Ransomware Attack. How to Prevent Ransomware Attacks. using the LockBit 2.0

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GUEST ESSAY: A new year, a familiar predicament — consumers face intensifying cybersecurity risks

The Last Watchdog

This includes antivirus software, operating systems, and individual apps. For example, it’s crucial to install an antivirus solution that automatically defends your digital devices from cyberattacks by predicting, preventing, and addressing them in real time. Security tools and services.

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RSAC insights: Sophos report dissects how improved tools, tactics stop ransomware attack

The Last Watchdog

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. They used very nation state-like tactics, from a ransomware perspective,” Schiappa told me.

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Acrisure Broadens Platform with Cyber Services Division

CyberSecurity Insiders

Businesses in every industry face complex cyber risk, particularly the millions of small and midsize companies comprising much of Acrisure’s client base. Additional pressures, including prolonged remote working, necessitate a complete easy to deploy solution that addresses the full spectrum of cyber risk. “As