Cisco Security

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an excellent time to reflect on some of the emerging and key trends from the past year. If the compromise is only a minor inconvenience to the victim, and in the absence of a working backup, the victim may choose just to re-image the system. The supply chain.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 24, 2022

In a blog post detailing its efforts to track and contain the breach, Microsoft described LAPSUS$ as a “large scale social engineering and extortion campaign.” LAPSUS$ doesn’t appear to be using overtly sophisticated intrusion methods but instead relying on social engineering and purchased accounts.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Ransomware is one of the most destructive cybersecurity threats that can unexpectedly disrupt the work of your team at any time. But what is ransomware, and how to protect yourself from this cybersecurity threat? Ransom is usually demanded in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to hide the identity of the attacker. Absolutely!

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Victims are instructed to pay a ransom payment, usually demanded in cryptocurrency, in exchange for the decryption key. Sopra Steria - One of the Largest Reported Ransoms Europe's major IT services firm Sopra Steria was breached in October 2020 by the Ryuk gang, with extensive backups preventing major disruption.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. Victims pay ransomware adversaries for decryption keys through cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin. Protect your backup systems.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. To apply more pressure, the attacker might also encrypt backup files to render them inaccessible. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, the battle for privacy and security is relentless. While cybersecurity advice is often focused on technology like endpoint protection, firewalls and anti-virus, it’s important to remember that behind every breach is a human.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Social engineering attacks: These involve manipulating individuals to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or systems. Cryptojacking : Unauthorized use of a computer’s processing power to mine cryptocurrencies. Examples include baiting, pretexting, and impersonation.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Boost your organization’s IT literacy with ongoing cybersecurity training so they recognize the threats posed by malware attacks. In cybersecurity, a bot typically refers to an infected device containing malicious software. Phishing and Social Engineering. When alerted to potential vulnerabilities, patch promptly.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

It might be the worst-kept secret in all of cybersecurity: the FBI says don't pay ransomware gangs. Now that some companies have managed to avoid paying ransom by restoring from backup, the gangs have upped their game. David Hoffman and Shane Stansbury, two Duke professors, join us, as well as cybersecurity consultant John Reed Stark.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

Coupled with the current pandemic and the cybersecurity threats that have been very prevalent and growing in recent years such as ransomware, there are many different cyber risk types n 2020 that your business needs to prepare for. However, let’s dive deeper into the classification of security threats and common cybersecurity risks.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Cybersecurity is an every-day growing industry, which inevitably infiltrates in the day-to-day life of each of us. With all the appearing tools, technologies, methods, and attacks, the cybersecurity field remains one of the hardest to grasp and to keep up with. Let’s dive in! It can be a password, a fingerprint, a face scan.

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

We discovered a highly active campaign, starting in March 2022, targeting stock and cryptocurrency investors in South Korea. The actor used cryptocurrency-related contents or complaints from law enforcement as lure themes. Based on the domain naming scheme, we call this campaign NaiveCopy. Final thoughts.

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Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

Key Information About Ransomware Ransomware is in the top-five threats in all fields and the second biggest cybersecurity threat in the retail business. The most preferred method of ransom payment is cryptocurrency because it is hard to track. That is why hackers use social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying a ransom.

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