Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The activity significantly disrupted IHG's booking channels and other applications. Ransomware? Obviously, ransomware is not the same as “technology systems have been subject to unauthorized activity,” but in cases like these it is an automatic reflex to assume that it’s a ransomware attack.

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Daniel Miessler

OCTOBER 4, 2020

I’ve been writing a lot on ransomware recently , and wanted to comment on an interesting new development in attackers’ toolchests. This is the original ransomware tactic. At first they started with: If you don’t pay, you won’t get your data back. It’s a denial of service against your data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

MediaMarkt, the Europe’s number one consumer online retailer, has admitted that its IT infrastructure is working abnormally under the influence of a sophisticated cyber attack that appears to be of ransomware variant. The post Ransomware Attack on MediaMarkt appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. a $200m dollar slash down….surprising

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The ALPHV ransomware gang, arguably the second most dangerous “big game” ransomware operator, appears to be back in business after its infrastructure went down for five days. ALPHV wouldn’t be the first ransomware gang to suffer problems behind the scenes. But all does not appear to be going well for group.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 12, 2024

Bouncing Back: How to Investigate and Recover After a Ransomware Attack madhav Thu, 06/13/2024 - 05:49 You've likely seen the headlines about ransomware attacks and the monumental challenges they pose for organizations. But what should you do when an attack occurs, even if you have a ransomware protection solution in place?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

custody in exchange for Marc Fogel North Korea-linked APT Emerald Sleet is using a new tactic U.S.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 20, 2022

H-Hotels, a large hospitality chain with 60 hotels across several countries including Germany and Switzerland has announced it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The incident, which took place on December 11, is allegedly a double whammy of hijacked devices and data theft…if a ransomware group is telling the truth.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 28, 2023

This morning I decided to write some ransomware. I've never done it before, and I can't code in C, the language ransomware is mostly commonly written in, but I have a reasonably good idea of what ransomware does. So I thought I'd ask ChatGPT to help me write some ransomware. Will ChatGPT write ransomware?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Crypto Locker Virus is suspected to be behind the incident and almost all booking systems were hit by a ransom demanding malware. 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.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 12, 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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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2024

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. Patch it now!

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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. The police believe it is possible this is a ransomware attack, and that the hacker used a cryptoblocker Trojan to prevent accessibility to sensitive data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 11, 2022

After striking Samsung and Nvidia, Lapsus$ Ransomware Group has this time targeted British Telecom firm Vodafone and Buenos Aires online marketplace MercadoLibre. Information is out that the incident took place in February and affected backup systems deeply. The company that ferries about 4.6

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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! Other features include Wi-Fi security monitoring, secure browsing, and password management.

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Reflecting on the Wannacry ransomware attack, which is the lesson learnt e why most organizations are still ignoring it. The spread of this ransomware was considered to be the worst cyber attack in terms of contamination rate and scope, putting public offices and companies (especially healthcare facilities) out of operation.

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Webroot

MARCH 24, 2021

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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. Backup your data Picture this nightmare scenario: Your laptop is suddenly hijacked by a malware infection or a ransomware attack encrypting all your files and holding them hostage. But fear not!

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

At the end of November the company announced that it suffered a ransomware cyber-attack resulting in the disclosure of data “attributed to the company”. The Cyber-attack resulted in a large volume of data to be encrypted including database servers and backup data. 4securitas.com ).

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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. Ransomware This is perhaps one of the worst attacks. Ransomware can harm your device in several ways. Such information might be compromising.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In December 2019, the Travelex foreign exchange company was targeted by the REvil ransomware group. It’s likely the cyber criminals were lurking on Tavelex’s network before initiating their ransomware, having gained access via an unpatched VPN (Virtual Private Network). So, it’s important to protect the data itself.

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Hacker Combat

JANUARY 3, 2022

It is uncertain if ransomware was or wasn’t a factor in the cyberattack. . The police have considerable experience with these types of incidents, and it is hoped that the culprits will be identified and brought to book. The attacker left a ransom note that Amedia has since forwarded to the police investigating the incident.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Guidelines to protect against these attacks: Book FIFA World Cup airline tickets only from the authorized vendors and verified sites. Backup your documents and media files - this is extremely important with ransomware infections. Figure 12: Malicious Parrot TDS script injected in compromised Wordpress site. Fake/ Scam websites.

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Spinone

AUGUST 12, 2019

To make the migration smooth and not lose critical data along the way, you need to take care of the following things: Backup your files Define data that can’t be migrated and what to do with it Determine what policies (i.e. To avoid this scenario, get started with the migration only after you created a backup for your G Suite data!

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Malware and Ransomware Malware, short for malicious software, is a broad term that encompasses various types of software designed to harm or gain unauthorized access to systems. Ransomware on the other hand encrypts victims’ data and demands a ransom in exchange for the decryption key. Share it with your friends.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

DEMETRIUS MALBROUGH: So you're saying software hasn't changed that much since the 90s, which is that part of the reason why hackers are really succeeding, especially with things like ransomware. But yes, that's kind of been the worst, where I actually saw ransomware hacker actually trying to start to encrypt data. Ransomware hackers.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 29, 2021

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Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Ransomware is the Cyber Pearl Harbor we’ve been waiting for all along. Ransomware is the new PCI. Some stats: At the time of this writing, Google News returns 7,460,000 results for the term Ransomware. According to Datto, Ransomware attacks are costing businesses more than $75 billion a year. It’s annoying 2.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Estimates vary greatly, with some security vendors claiming dwell time is as low as 11 days with ransomware while others claim dwell time can be as high as 200 days or more with more sophisticated attacks. And that's just because it's not in the books VAMOSI: True. So how does this happen? You can gain persistence to a domain?

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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

Say you’re an organization that’s been hit with ransomware. At what point do you need to bring in a ransomware negotiator? Mark Lance, the VP of DFIR and Threat intelligence for GuidePoint Security, provides The Hacker Mind with stories of ransomware cases he’s handled. The same is true with ransomware.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

So you’ve been hit with ransomware and, for whatever reason, you paid the bitcoin but now the decryptor doesn’t work. 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. Who are you going to call for help?

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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. Vamosi: WannaCry and NotPetya were ransomware campaigns in 2017.

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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. Vamosi: WannaCry and NotPetya were ransomware campaigns in 2017.

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Zero Day

JUNE 22, 2025

  Also: Google just spilled its airfare secrets: here's the cheapest day to book your next flight I've settled on seven must-have items that don't leave my backpack, and I hope these will help you, too. Plus, I'm scarred by my past when I lost 500GB of footage because I didn't have a backup.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

This is ransomware, starting with a phishing attack. Kim Zetter’s book, Countdown to Zero Day, is perhaps the definitive book on the subject. Brian Bangham: Judy, the FBI said a group known as Dark Side is responsible for this cyber attack, which used what is known as ransomware. Make sure you have a backup spare.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Ransomware has brutally impacted critical infrastructure worldwide and now Canada is currently experiencing cyberattacks that are doing the same. One attack on the Newfoundland and Labrador’s healthcare system interfered with the hospital appointment system and left workers using paper backups.

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