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New Linux Cryptomining Malware

Schneier on Security

It’s pretty nasty : The malware was dubbed “ Shikitega ” for its extensive use of the popular Shikata Ga Nai polymorphic encoder, which allows the malware to “mutate” its code to avoid detection. Another article. Bottom line: Shikitega is a nasty piece of code. Slashdot thread.

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Ransomware recovery: 8 steps to successfully restore from backup

CSO Magazine

Part of the reason is the lack of backups—specifically, the lack of usable backups. Learn how recent ransomware attacks define the malware's new age and 5 reasons why the cost of ransomware attacks is rising. | To read this article in full, please click here Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]

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What makes a ransomware attack eight times as costly? Compromised backups

Graham Cluley

New research has found that ransomware remediation costs can explode when backups have been compromised by malicious hackers - with overall recovery costs eight times higher than for those whose backups are not impacted. Read more in my article on th Exponential-e blog.

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Cybercrime group FIN7 targets Veeam backup servers

CSO Magazine

Researchers warn that a financially motivated cybercrime group known as FIN7 is compromising Veeam Backup & Replication servers and deploying malware on them. To read this article in full, please click here

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 496 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Technical Report of the Bezos Phone Hack

Schneier on Security

Motherboard obtained and published the technical report on the hack of Jeff Bezos's phone, which is being attributed to Saudi Arabia, specifically to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.investigators set up a secure lab to examine the phone and its artifacts and spent two days poring over the device but were unable to find any malware on it.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 494 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.