eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 Cisco Umbrella , analyzing the threat environment for 2022, found that 86% of organizations experienced phishing, 69% experienced unsolicited crypto mining, 50% were affected by ransomware, and 48% experienced some form of information-stealing malware. Ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 25, 2021

At first glance, the report this week from cybersecurity software vendor McAfee showing that the incidence of ransomware dropped by half in the first quarter seems like good news to a world that continues to feel the repercussions of the seemingly ubiquitous malware. Ransomware is the Focus. This is a number of years old,” he said.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

Third-party security, ransomware , artificial intelligence (AI) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are some of the threats you can expect to see more of this year – with the potential for far worse results than we’ve seen in the past. Ransomware and Critical Infrastructure Attacks Get Worse. AI Attacks Lead to Regulation.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 16, 2021

Ransomware is a crime that is predominantly financially motivated, yet the effects of attacks are far broader and more profound than just the financial impact. They can simply lease variants of ransomware in the same way that many organisations lease SaaS products. Small-to-medium businesses will also be heavily impacted.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Like a terrible disease epidemic, ransomware infects and destroys any data in its path. Preventing a ransomware infection is much more desirable than having to recover from one. In this post, we will take a look at ransomware trends, costs, targets, and ransomware prevention software. What do these costs include?

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

On Wednesday – just Wednesday – news stories emerged about an airplane maker, information technology giant and computer game company all having operations disrupted by ransomware. In the past, the government would not step in because ransomware was not a national security issue. But few solutions have been formally put onto the table.

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Spinone

AUGUST 13, 2019

Ransomware impacts cloud-based companies as much as on-premise ones. As Sophos claims, more than 75% of companies infected with ransomware were running up-to-date endpoint protection. Even if ransomware hit files on your local computer, it still can easily infect your files in the cloud. What is a Ransomware Attack?

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Webroot

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In other words, 2022 has been an eventful year in the threat landscape, with malware continuing to take center stage. Since the mainstreaming of ransomware payloads and the adoption of cryptocurrencies that facilitate untraceable payments, malicious actors have been innovating new methods and tactics to evade the latest defenses.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

This includes the fight against ransomware. His unique insights around cybersecurity-related topics shine a light on ransomware risk for organizations, government agencies, and the public. The Secret Service and the ransomware battle. With the ongoing surge in ransomware attacks, Sheridan says the impacts are growing.

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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. For the ransom payment, Wannacry required the use of the cryptocurrency bitcoin. Unfortunately, contemporary events seem to confirm this. Why did the creators of Wannacry choose bitcoin for the ransom payment?

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 27, 2022

1) In late October, Hive ransomware claimed the attack and began leaking data stolen from Tata Power on its website. (16) Malware: Recent Deadbolt Ransomware Operations Stymied Though Action by Dutch Police. 16) This was not the first time Indian power infrastructure was targeted in a cyberattack. 12 , 13 , 15 ).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 11, 2021

No Soup For You, Ransomware! Ransomware campaigns such as WannaCry and Petya attacks made this malware type a top threat to all organizations worldwide. This is of particular relevance when it comes to ransomware. Even the most critical damages caused by ransomware are repairable as long as you have a solid backup strategy.

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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. corporations report being attacked by ransomware last year. Now that some companies have managed to avoid paying ransom by restoring from backup, the gangs have upped their game. (If That's what Art Ehuan does.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Incident Response is a systematic method for addressing and managing security incidents in organizations, focused on minimizing and investigating the impact of events and restoring normal operations. Cryptojacking : Unauthorized use of a computer’s processing power to mine cryptocurrencies.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

With victims now making progress against the threat of encryption and leveraging backups, threat actors will likely rely more heavily on the threat of extortion going forward. This, in turn, may spark law enforcement operations to prosecute cryptocurrency cyberattacks, but will come at the cost of reduced privacy to users.

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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

MAY 18, 2021

What if you discovered a flaw in a ransomware payment system that unlocked the data without paying the ransom? In this episode, Jack Cable talks about hacking the Qlocker ransomware and briefly interrupting its payment system. Would you use it? Would you help others? Usually a certain amount of Bitcoin.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

What if you discovered a flaw in a ransomware payment system that unlocked the data without paying the ransom? In this episode, Jack Cable talks about hacking the Qlocker ransomware and briefly interrupting its payment system. Would you use it? Would you help others? Usually a certain amount of Bitcoin.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 24, 2022

Until LAPSUS$, most recent hacker groups focused on ransomware. Ransomware attacks encrypt data and require that the victim pay a ransom for the data’s release. Just between January and February, ransomware attacks rose by 53%, according to NCC Group. Verify that “Give Access to Okta Support” is disabled.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Given how lucrative and necessary both sectors are to daily life, they make prime targets for ransomware. In 2020 alone, 79 ransomware attacks were conducted against government entities in the U.S., One particularly potent emergent technology for scammers is blockchain and the related cryptocurrency and NFTs. Social Tactics.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The incident occurred in the third and fourth week of March, as part of a small wave of attacks involving both DroxiDat and Cobalt Strike beacons around the world; and we believe this incident may have been the initial stage of a ransomware attack. com’, that resolved to an already suspicious IP host.

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

They are designed to highlight the significant events and findings that we feel people should be aware of. 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.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Ransomwarers continued to use DDoS as additional leverage. For instance, right from the start the new Yanluowang ransomware threatens to DDoS victims if “they take the attackers for fools.” The botnet can also install proxy servers on infected devices, mine cryptocurrency and conduct DDoS attacks. fold increase.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The Opportunist – Hackers that exploit public events and socio-political crises for disruption or personal gain. This is a scam that’s been around for years and since no one can reverse a cryptocurrency transaction, it’s very likely here to stay.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware. Unlike ransomware, it might be a criminal operation that does not involve the collection of a ransom. CISA reported that LokiBot “employs Trojan malware to steal sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and other credentials.” Email is also usually how ransomware works.

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