CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The file encrypting malware attack started on Monday morning this week when several employees were unable to access systems and were informed not to use the billing machines until further instructions. The points accumulated on their loyalty cards might also take some to reflect and redemption of gift vouchers have been halted.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 3, 2021

The Italian region Lazio was recently hit with a cyberattack that affected the computer systems used in booking vaccination appointments. However, the Lazio Region had proper security measures in place, allowing immediate backups of all encrypted data, rendering the attack on personal information useless.

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Daniel Miessler

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Then, within the last year or two, they started adding a second technique, which is stealing the data before they encrypt it—and then if you don’t pay they threaten to release that data and embarrass your business. It’s a denial of service against your data. You pay, and you (sometimes) get your data back.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 12, 2024

Stop Ransomware in its Tracks with CipherTrust Transparent Encryption Ransomware Protection Understanding Ransomware Attacks How Ransomware Encrypts Files Ransomware attacks often use cached I/O to encrypt files quickly. This method allows ransomware to encrypt many files in cache rapidly.

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Webroot

JUNE 17, 2025

As soon as you start booking your trip, the cybercriminals start circling. Fake travel websites and rental listings : When you find a killer price on a luxury cruise, a European tour or an oceanfront Airbnb, take another look before you book! Also, check to see if the site is using encryption.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware. Cryptolocker and exploit components.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. Adiantum will bring encryption on Android devices without cryptographic acceleration. Hacker deleted all data from VFEmail Servers, including backups. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Paper Copy.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 28, 2023

What about some encryption? The most fundamental thing ransomware does is encrypt files. Would it write code to encrypt a single file without complaint, I wondered. The ability to encrypt files is centrally important to ransomware, but it's centrally important to lots of legitimate software too. We'll see about that.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2022

Formal procedures should be defined that require the encryption of data in transit, including the use of strong cryptography protocols to safeguard information during transmission over non- trusted or open public networks.Encryption of data at rest should also be addressed in exchange agreements. Set cryptography controls and encryption.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 14, 2023

If the group really has lost access to the data its business relies on, then it’s now getting a first hand look at what its victims go through when they’re attacked and their data is encrypted. Stop malicious encryption. Create offsite, offline backups. How to avoid ransomware Block common forms of entry.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 20, 2022

” The release goes on to say that although bookings are still taking place, email is unavailable as H-Hotels examines all systems to ensure they are no longer compromised. The typical game plan is to encrypt files, and then threaten to leak files if their demands are not met. When an attack happens, who is contacted first?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

.” The lists of security updates released by Microsoft is available on the Security Update Guide portal : Tag CVE ID CVE Title.NET Core CVE-2021-26701.NET NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.NET Core CVE-2021-24112.NET NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.NET Core & Visual Studio CVE-2021-1721.NET

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

WordPress sites using the Ultimate Member plugin are under attack LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (..)

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lockdown your privacy settings Your online profiles are like open books to cyber snoops unless you lock them down. By encrypting your internet connection and masking your IP address, a good VPN shields your online activities from prying eyes, hackers, and nosy advertisers. But fear not!

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SecureList

JUNE 21, 2023

For example, in 2021, analysis of iTunes backups helped to discover an attachment containing the FORCEDENTRY exploit. Additionally, the sent and received messages are encrypted with symmetric (3DES) and asymmetric (RSA) cryptography. For example, osV is the iOS version, and iME contains the device’s IMEI.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The hacker group encrypted Travelex’s network and made copies of 5GB of personal data. The information was also encrypted by the cyber criminals so that its theft was not spotted. For exfiltration, Snowden transferred the data over encrypted channels to his own external file share using self-signed certificates.

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SecureList

JANUARY 28, 2021

From the rise of remote working and the global shift in consumer habits to huge profits booked by internet entertainers, we are witnessing how overwhelmingly important the connected infrastructure has become for the daily functioning of society. What does all this mean for privacy? However, private companies are not really keen on sharing it.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

The Cyber-attack resulted in a large volume of data to be encrypted including database servers and backup data. In December 2020, Symrise AG confirmed that they were the target of Clop Ransomware attack, when 500GB of their data from over 1000 infected devices was encrypted by cyber criminals. 4securitas.com ).

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

They would come for all kinds of data since data like credit card numbers equal directly to money, government or corporate secrets can be sold, and they can encrypt all kinds of critical data for ransom. Ransomware on the other hand encrypts victims’ data and demands a ransom in exchange for the decryption key.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 12, 2023

The attack affected services including patient referrals, ambulance dispatch, out-of-hours appointment bookings, mental health services and emergency prescriptions. Stop malicious encryption. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

Book a demo today! In the face of an increasingly complex EU regulatory environment, leverage Centraleyes to simplify and centralize your compliance efforts, ensuring your organization’s secure and resilient future.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The Address Book Devices can store not only phone numbers and addresses, but almost all personal information of its owner, including his / her social networking information and photos. If you don’t want your phone to get locked or all your data encrypted, better watch the suspicious files or links you try to open.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

And we're sitting there watching it and looking at the database, and I told him, I think someone's attacking your system right now because they're encrypting your files. But yes, that's kind of been the worst, where I actually saw ransomware hacker actually trying to start to encrypt data. I'm like, unplug your machine.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 21, 2022

First, he encrypts confidential data on his hard drive then transmits the encrypted files to secure cloud servers around the world. Another way Kevin could do this is to do a full image backup of a device onto an external hard drive, then ship that hard drive back to the US. And as a result, he’s found ways of coping.

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

Besides using the Cobalt Strike beacon, the adversary also searches for VPN and firewall configs, possibly to function as a backup access into the network. The adversary compresses and encrypts the data by using WinRAR from the command-line. hp<password> = encrypt both file data and headers with password.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Security Awareness Training from Advisera Advisera offers lots of tools like books, courses, and guidelines for those who want to know more about compliance standards and become security-aware. Endpoint Protection: Discover how to use antivirus software, learn about malware, encryption and application control.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

I’m Robert Vamosi, and in this episode we’re talking about ways in which bad actors can manipulate legitimate tools to gain persistence on a site so they can steal data or encrypt it for ransom. And that's just because it's not in the books VAMOSI: True. And, of course, we are wondering why this is the case.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2022

Is it the hospital, which should have had a power backup? When people feel threatened by it they want to throw the book at Yeah. I wrote a book with Kevin Mitnick, a convicted felon. Let's say someone hacks into the local power grid and, as a result, a hospital loses power to its critical patient care units. Who is responsible?

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

” Over the next few weeks, chats from encrypted Telegram, and other communications were leaked. Music} VAMOSI: Maybe you’ve seen on TV or in a book where someone is held hostage and the law enforcement team calls in an expert on negotiation. And so, a lot of times once the encryption occurs, that's really the final stage.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

It was for UNIX systems and it was created by Dan Farmer and Wheat-say Vene-ma, who then co-authored a book in 2005 called Forensic Discovery. What would be valuable from their perspective to encrypt and then ask for the ransom. So even though they would recover from that backup then the data would not be complete.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In a few minutes I’m going to talk to a pentester who’s written a book that can help take your current skills as a sys admin and security engineer and turn them into skills needed to become a great digital pentester. available wherever books are sold. There’s plenty of work in the digital realm, important work.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In a few minutes I’m going to talk to a pentester who’s written a book that can help take your current skills as a sys admin and security engineer and turn them into skills needed to become a great digital pentester. available wherever books are sold. There’s plenty of work in the digital realm, important work.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Use AES encryption. Encrypt in transit. Confidentiality stops someone from reading the content of a message: Figure 8: Encryption and decryption. Encryption is important when: Sending a password. These are present on most modern mobile devices and computers and store card information or BitLocker encryption keys.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 6, 2025

Full disk encryption offers a critical first line of defense, securing hard drives, external storage, and other systems against unauthorized access. End-to-End Encryption Pre-boot authentication Multi-Device Support Cloud Storage Integration Pricing BitLocker Limited (Windows Only) Included in Windows plan McAfee Starts at $29.99/month

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SecureList

DECEMBER 2, 2024

For example, an archive attached to a booking cancellation email contained a PDF file with a copy of a passport; while price request emails had extracts from the Russian Unified State Register of Legal Entities, certificates of tax registration and company cards in attachment. com:1935 , or the backup one, xoomep2[.]com:1935.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2021

However, it’s logical for any social media platform to collect the following data: Account creation information Engagement activity User generated content (UGC) and metadata Messaging (although optimally this would be end-to-end encrypted) Feature-related data (related to camera, microphone, etc.) Device information. Facebook: OK MeWe: good.

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