Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutch Cancer Center New NKAbuse malware abuses NKN decentralized P2P network protocol Snatch ransomware gang claims the hack of the food giant Kraft Heinz Multiple flaws in pfSense firewall can lead to arbitrary code execution BianLian, White Rabbit, and Mario Ransomware Gangs Spotted (..)

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The report states: “For consumers, the issue of data leaks was prominent in the reporting period (2023). In many cases, these were related to ransomware attacks, in which cybercriminals exfiltrated large amounts of data from organizations in order to later threaten to publish it unless a ransom or hush money was paid.“

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

Police dismantled bulletproof hosting service provider Lolek Hosted Python URL parsing function flaw can enable command execution UK govt contractor MPD FM leaks employee passport data Power Generator in South Africa hit with DroxiDat and Cobalt Strike The Evolution of API: From Commerce to Cloud Gafgyt botnet is targeting EoL Zyxel routers Charming (..)

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2024

Department of Treasury on March 27th released a report titled "Managing Artificial Intelligence-Specific Cybersecurity Risks in the Financial Services Sector." The report highlights the growing concern around artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to introduce new cybersecurity threats to the financial industry.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2024

Korea attempts to use generative AI for hacking attacks: spy agency Cybersecurity Is artificial intelligence the solution to cyber security threats?

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2024

Admin of the BreachForums hacking forum sentenced to 20 years supervised release Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard APT hacked Microsoft corporate emails VF Corp December data breach impacts 35 million customers China-linked APT UNC3886 exploits VMware zero-day since 2021 Ransomware attacks break records in 2023: the number of victims rose by 128% U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The company is, however, not interested in bowing down to the demands of hackers and is interested in recovering their data from backups, as they already have a proactive data continuity plan in place. NOTE 1- The Guardian’s UK branch was the first to get targeted in the attack on December 20th,2022 and it was of ransomware variant.

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Joseph Steinberg

AUGUST 5, 2021

First-party insurance, therefore, typically covers the costs of actions needed after a data breach, extortion, ransomware attack, or other hacker malfeasance. First-party insurers may also pay ransomware ransoms, for the costs of notifying customers of a data breach, and for lost business during incident-related downtime.

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 12, 2021

In 2018, we learned that hackers had disrupted various communications systems used by American natural gas pipeline companies by breaching the third-party operators of those systems; while those attacks did not disrupt gas supplies, they did cause reporting problems and billing delays. Nor were those isolated incidents.

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 10, 2024

TechRepublic consolidated expert advice on how businesses can defend themselves against the most common cyberthreats, including zero-days, ransomware and deepfakes.

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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

Here’s what you need to know: The Resilience of Ransomware Ransomware remains a formidable adversary, with groups like LockBit demonstrating an uncanny ability to bounce back even after significant law enforcement actions.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Hacktivism has expanded with the emergence of new groups, while ransomware incidents surged in the first half of 2023 and showed no signs of slowing down. Social engineering attacks grew significantly in 2023 with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and new types of techniques emerging, but phishing still remains the top attack vector.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

The generative AI application has revolutionized not only the world of artificial intelligence but is impacting almost every industry. Today, hackers use AI to power their ransomware attacks, making them more precise, adaptable, and destructive. This is where the danger lies. It’s almost down to a coin flip in terms of odds.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2022

You are no doubt aware of the grim statistics: •The average cost of a data breach rose year-over-year from $3.86 A sobering analysis by Cybersecurity Ventures forecasts that the global cost of ransomware attacks will reach $265 billion in 2031. • million to $4.24 million in 2021, according to IBM.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

ransomware gang started leaking the information allegedly stolen from the global high-tech company Thales. Early this month, the French defence and technology group confirmed to be aware that the ransomware group LockBit 3.0 claimed to have stolen some of its data. The Lockbit 3.0

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2021

NATO releases its first strategy for Artificial Intelligence Threat actors offer for sale data for 50 millions of Moscow drivers Cisco SD-WAN flaw could lead to arbitrary code execution, patch it now!

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Pay2Key ransomware operators claim to have compromised the network of the Intel-owned chipmaker Habana Labs and have stolen data. ?Intel-owned Intel-owned AI chipmaker Habana Labs was hacked by Pay2key ransomware operators who claim to have stolen from the company. Source Bleeping Computer.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

By Dannie Combs , Senior Vice President and CISO, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) As security threats to data continue to ebb and flow (mostly flow!), I am keeping a close eye on regulations, identity and access management (IAM), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) — and I suggest that business leaders do the same.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Ransomware attacks on infrastructure and mid-market businesses are tipped to rise, while the use of AI cyber tools will grow as IT customers seek more signal and less noise from vendors.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 26, 2021

Inappropriate Access Leads to Data Breaches . Inappropriate levels of access granted to employees, contractors, and partners is the leading cause of data loss, theft, and breaches. Global organizations are being overrun by a flood of malware, phishing, and ransomware attacks and compromised credentials.

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BH Consulting

APRIL 18, 2024

Meanwhile, Flashpoint’s Global 2024 Threat Intelligence Report also has data that looks forward, with a strong focus on reported data breaches, vulnerability disclosures and public ransomware attacks. The big picture commentary tends to veer between positive and negative takes on where this is all going.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

The Canary Trap Gets an Artificial Intelligence Upgrade. Dartmouth College researchers came up with the WE-FORGE data protection system and based it on the canary trap approach. WE-FORGE depends on artificial intelligence (AI) to create false documents , protecting intellectual property in the process.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In fact, “the number of publicly reported data compromises in the U.S. ” Data Breaches Are on Pace to Break a New Record High in 2021 | Money Please see my article in FORBES for more of 2021’s alarming cybersecurity statistics. Ransomware. Ransomware is not new, and it has been around for decades.A

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

IT departments will also need to train employees on the security of personal devices, and — if necessary — restrict what sort of devices can access sensitive data. Ransomware Will Cost Businesses More. Ransomware is a term used to describe viruses that encrypt all the files on a user’s computer and hold them hostage for a fee.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

According to the Ponemon Institute and IBM, the global average cost of a data breach is $4.24 As the number and severity of data breaches continues to rise, organizations are recognizing that those costs are not theoretical. Ransomware Drives Up Costs, Lowers Coverage. million and climbing. AI, ML Playing a Role.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. With 2020 being the worst year on record in terms of files exposed in data breaches , a thorough security approach is necessary to combat modern dangers. AI fraud detection.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 3, 2023

As your technologies proliferate so, too, do your endpoints, each a potential avenue for breach – and they may number in the thousands. These attacks, both attributed to cybercriminals in Russia, almost certainly weren’t motivated by money, since the attackers didn’t deploy ransomware or demand pay.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Revere Health data breach was small scale compared to the 2020 MEDNAX data breach. The data of over 1.2 The breach was comprehensive, revealing the information of both patients and providers. Then they can use artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze how the victim communicates through email.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 16, 2022

As new technologies, like artificial intelligence, cloud computing, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT), become increasingly prominent in the workplace, digital trust practitioners will need to adapt responsibly and safely. Advance Trust with Awareness and Culture.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that allows computers to learn to look for patterns in data without being explicitly programmed. IBM Trusteer is another service driven by machine learning that can detect online fraud by analyzing risks, detecting threats, and flagging high-risk transactions.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Supply-chain will become more of a sweet spot for targeted ransomware and state-sponsored espionage campaigns. Businesses will still be mostly concerned with ransomware. will lead more people to poverty, which always translates to increased criminality (cyber or otherwise), and we know ransomware to be extremely profitable.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2022

Personal Data Breach. Corporate Data Breach. Ransomware. The theory was that their advanced Artificial Intelligence was doing Bitcoin trading to make amazing profits. . $1,866,642,107. Investment. 1,455,943,193. 336,469,000. Confidence Fraud/Romance. 956,039,739. 600,249,821. 517,021,289. 194,473,055.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 9, 2024

In recent years, data breaches and compliance failures have made organisations increasingly aware of the need for comprehensive cybersecurity solutions to detect and address threats. They include monitoring for potential threats and incidents, responding to confirmed breaches, and providing support for incident investigation processes.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 21, 2022

52 percent of enterprise security decision makers have been impacted by ransomware attacks in the past 3 years. Overall losses, due to cyberattacks, phishing email campaigns, and data breaches jumped significantly between 2019 and 2020. 39 percent of those impacted paid a ransom. About Anomali.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2021

There was also another ransomware named WannaCry that attacked over 500 companies at that time. It was followed by the ransomware that paralyzed the operations of Maersk, Denmark’s transport and logistics giant brand. They even caused great damage to large brands like Honda Motors, which had to shut their operations down for some time.

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