CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2021

million in Bitcoins to DarkSide hacking group for freeing up its servers from the file-encrypting malware. . Note- In general, there is a perception among Cybercriminals that payments made in Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins and Monero are hard to trace.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2021

Earlier Friday, there were disruptions along the pipeline, but it was unclear whether that was a direct result of the attack.” Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to a cyber attack carried out by the Darkside ransomware gang. reported The New York Times. Source WSJ.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As a matter of fact, the most-reported crime in the 2021 Internet Crime Report report was phishing , a social engineering scam wherein the victim receives a deceptive message from someone in an attempt to get the victim to reveal personal information or account credentials or to trick them into downloading malware.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 8, 2021

The Russian-linked ransomware group encrypted entire networks in the Kaseya supply chain and demanded $70 million in cryptocurrency to deliver a universal decryptor key. REvil claimed more than a million individual devices were infected in what is believed to be the biggest ransomware attack to date. REvil Ransomware Operation. .

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The same holds true for the cyber underground. Related: Leveraging botnets to scale attacks For a long while now, criminal hackers have relied on leveraging low-cost botnet services to blast out cyber attacks as far and wide as they could, indiscriminately. Over the past 18 months or so, a fresh trend has come into vogue.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

When a company is hit with ransomware, they’re often faced with three choices: pay up, lean on backups or rebuild the entire IT network. In fact, many companies that buy cyber insurance tend to view it as a tool for resilience against cyber attacks rather than a risk mitigation tool.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

What Is a Cyber Attack? A cyber attack refers to a type of attack that is carried out by cybercriminals using a computer or group of computers to attack another computer, group of computers, or network. Cyber attacks target data in one way or another. Who are behind cyber attacks?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Not the LockBit gang is attempting to relaunch its RaaS operation, the group has set up a new infrastructure and is threatening to carry out cyber attacks on the government sector. All other servers with backup blogs that did not have PHP installed are unaffected and will continue to give out data stolen from the attacked companies.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

France and Germany will block Facebooks Libra cryptocurrency. MobiHok RAT, a new Android malware based on old SpyNote RAT. Australia is confident that China was behind attack on parliament, political parties. Backup files for Lion Air and parent airlines exposed and exchanged on forums.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. It can shut down your business – in the case of healthcare organizations that can be life-threatening for patients – damage your reputation with customers and employees, and invite further attacks as cybercriminals view your organization as an easy mark. .”

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Computer worms: Worms are self-replicating malware that can spread through networks or appear as legitimate programs that contain hidden or malicious code. Ransomware attacks: Ransomware is malware extortion attack that encrypts a victim’s files, demanding a ransom payment in exchange for the decryption key.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

In March 2018, computer systems in the City of Atlanta were infected by ransomware, the cyber attack was confirmed by the City officials. Prosecutors reported that Savandi and Mansouri used Iranian Bitcoin exchanges to exchange the cryptocurrency into Iranian rial.

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Spinone

JANUARY 22, 2020

Some countries like the USA, the United Kingdom, and Australia insisted that North Korea was behind the attack. How WannaCry spreads The first step is standard for ransomware infection: a user opens a phishing email and downloads malicious attachment through which malware infects the computer.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 19, 2022

President Biden’s executive order on cryptocurrencies has marked the beginning of a new age for the technology, with a clear indication that digital assets will stay and play an important part in building new financial infrastructure. Digital assets are entering a new engagement phase. This method is not unique to the United States.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Backup – a copy of physical or virtual data so in case they are being deleted or lost user could easily recover it. DLP is included in the organization policy, but individuals must also use this strategy to keep all data safe during ransomware or malware attack. It can be a password, a fingerprint, a face scan.

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Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

The most preferred method of ransom payment is cryptocurrency because it is hard to track. Ransomware Definition Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts users’ files and makes them inaccessible unless they pay a ransom in a given time. This type of malware usually leaves the underlying system unharmed.

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