eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The surge in ransomware attacks in the last year have spurred attempts by government officials to bolster cybersecurity defenses, and those actions advanced on multiple fronts this week. Ransomware Fight Goes Global. Ransomware Fight Goes Global. New DOJ Ransomware Initiatives. In an op-ed piece published by CNBC, U.S.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 22, 2023

According to blockchain data platform Chainalysis , ransomware revenue “plummeted” from $765.6 The data is based on an analysis of the cryptocurrency addresses known to be controlled by ransomware attackers. Number of attacks Ransomware attacks make headlines, but that doesn’t mean we learn about all of them.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Ransomware authors are wading into the cybersecurity insurance debate in a somewhat peculiar way. dismantling a device piece by piece The ransomware, called HardBit 2.0, dismantling a device piece by piece The ransomware, called HardBit 2.0, We’ve seen ransomware authors claim to care about their victims in the past.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Surge of Double Extortion Ransomware Attack s Ransomware attacks have become an increasingly severe threat to organizations around the world. The Evolution of Ransomware into Double Extortion Tactics The Basics of Ransomware Ransomware itself has been around for years.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The bulk of companies hit by ransomware are deciding that paying the ransom is the best and fastest way to get their businesses back online, despite growing pressure from the federal government and some in industry to not give into the cybercriminals’ demands. Ransomware-as-a-Service Grows in Importance.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 25, 2023

The infamous Lapsus$ ransomware gang gained notoriety for a number of attacks against companies involved in game development, or companies closely associated with gaming, such as Nvidia. Even so, they were able to steal close to $126,000 from five victims by abusing the SIM data used to secure their cryptocurrency accounts.

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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. Third-party Risks Take Center Stage. Ransomware and Critical Infrastructure Attacks Get Worse.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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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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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Key Infrastructure and Critical Vulnerabilities: Attack Against Tata Power Highlights Cyber Risk to India’s Growing and Increasingly Connected Population. 1) In late October, Hive ransomware claimed the attack and began leaking data stolen from Tata Power on its website. (16) appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2019

A ransomware outbreak that hit QuickBooks cloud hosting firm iNSYNQ in mid-July appears to have started with an email phishing attack that snared an employee working in sales for the company, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. And that posed risks based on what we did say publicly while the ransom negotiations were going on.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2022

Cryptocurrency wallet attacks. People new to cryptocurrency often gravitate to services which take the hassle out of setting everything up. Some folks may feel the above process isn’t as secure as storing their cryptocurrency on standalone devices. Ransomware supply chain triple-threat. Below, we dig into a few of those.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In a security blog about Octo Tempest Microsoft states: “Octo Tempest monetized their intrusions in 2022 by selling SIM swaps to other criminals and performing account takeovers of high-net-worth individuals to steal their cryptocurrency.” How to avoid ransomware Block common forms of entry. Create offsite, offline backups.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2022

In support of the Gramm Leach Bliley Act, FTC is advising companies to follow the CISA formulated guidance to mitigate the risks associated with Log4J. The Windows OS giant also warned its Azure customers against few ransomware spreading gangs that could use the Log4Shell flaw to induce malware into the corporate network.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In the case of Advarra, the ransomware group ALPHV reportedly managed to transfer the executive’s cellphone number, allowing them access to the company’s resources and copy information that the group is now threatening to sell. How to avoid ransomware Block common forms of entry. Create offsite, offline backups.

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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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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 21, 2020

Now you can add a ransomware attack to the list of disruptions the University is juggling. What are details of the University of Utah ransomware attack? The ISO assisted the college in restoring locally managed IT services and systems from backup copies. Why is higher education a hot target for ransomware operators?

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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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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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Pentester Academy

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Lab Walkthrough — The WannaCry Ransomware In our lab walkthrough series, we go through selected lab exercises on our INE Platform. or sign up for a 7-day, risk-free trial with INE and access this lab and a robust library covering the latest in Cyber Security, Networking, Cloud, and Data Science! Who is a target for ransomware?

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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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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

As the world marks the second Anti-Ransomware Day, there’s no way to deny it: ransomware has become the buzzword in the security community. Yet, much of the media attention ransomware gets is focused on chronicling which companies fall prey to it. Part I: Three preconceived ideas about ransomware.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

WestRock was hit by a ransomware attack in January. In a May 5 earnings call for WestRock, Wall Street analysts got a rundown of losses resulting from a ransomware attack that hit the corrugated packaging company in January. And that did not factor in $20 million paid in ransomware recovery costs. We’re a 250-year-old company.

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Spinone

JANUARY 28, 2020

So, you or someone you know got hit by ransomware. How to get rid of ransomware then? As a data protection company, we help companies and individuals restore their data corrupted by ransomware every day. Here you will find some ransomware removal tools, tips, and tricks. It’s understandable.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2021

There was the infrastructure ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline in May 2021, which caused the company to cease operations for days. Also the attack on JBS USA , which fell victim to ransomware and threatened U.S. Over the course of the last year, “SMBs continued to be the prime target of ransomware authors.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

This is particularly true for the scourge of ransomware, where rising payments and business incentives to pay may pose an existential threat insurance providers in Great Britain – and beyond. Growing losses from ransomware attacks have…emphasized that the current reality is not sustainable for insurers either. Nurse and James Sullivan.

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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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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. Why did the creators of Wannacry choose bitcoin for the ransom payment? What should we learn from this?

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Spinone

JANUARY 22, 2020

Although at the end of the 2018 ransomware seemed to be slowing its pace on the cyber threat arena, 2019 has shown that this slowdown wasn’t anything but “the calm before the storm” Ransomware statistics for 2019 vividly illustrated the rapid growth of high-profile ransomware attacks and new, more disrupting ransomware examples.

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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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Last week, a joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos , conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation. The operation led to the arrest of two members of the ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine and the seizure of hundreds of crypto wallets used by the group.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 11, 2021

Ransomware is an epidemic that adversely affects the lives of both individuals and large companies, where criminals demand payments to release infected digital assets. The first ransomware, known as AIDS ( Aids Info Disk or PC Cyborg Trojan) , was observed in the wild already in 1989, spreading through the exchange of floppy disks.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Incident response inside an organization often depends on a specialized security team that is tasked with quickly identifying and addressing active security incidents and notifying the business of potential security risks. Cryptojacking : Unauthorized use of a computer’s processing power to mine cryptocurrencies.

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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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