Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

The Finish National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC-FI) warns of increased Akira ransomware attacks targeting NAS and tape backup devices of organizations in the country. Threat actors are wiping NAS and backup devices. According to the NCSC-FI, six out of seven infections were caused by Akira family malware. concludes the alert.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2022

“We found samples of the Raspberry Robin malware spreading in telecommunications and government office systems beginning September.” ” Raspberry Robin is a Windows worm discovered by cybersecurity researchers from Red Canary, the malware propagates through removable USB devices. .” exe, and rundll32.exe.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 18, 2023

July 18, 2022 – Around 30,000 websites get hacked every day , with the majority of those cyberattacks due to human error. This has projected costs associated with cybercrimes to hit the tens of trillions by 2025, highlighting the vital need for web hosts to implement staunch security. Gainesville, Fla.,

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2023

Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure A database containing data of +8.9 Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure A database containing data of +8.9

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

Illicit Telegram Communities Dismantling of an encrypted network sends shockwaves through organised crime groups across Europe TSMC Says Supplier Hacked After Ransomware Group Claims Attack on Chip Giant Malware Trojanized Super Mario Game Installer Spreads SupremeBot Malware Initial research exposing JOKERSPY Who is 8BASE?

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups. From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

First spotted in mid-August 2022 , Venus is known for hacking into victims’ publicly-exposed Remote Desktop services to encrypt Windows devices. “This group is known for frequently changing malware and driving global trends in criminal malware distribution,” MITRE assessed. healthcare organizations. ”

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

These services can be used in a legitimate manner for several business purposes — such as price comparisons or sales intelligence — but they are massively abused for hiding cybercrime activity because they can make it difficult to trace malicious traffic to its original source. re servers, data and backups of that data.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2022

“We found samples of the Raspberry Robin malware spreading in telecommunications and government office systems beginning September.” ” Raspberry Robin is a Windows worm discovered by cybersecurity researchers from Red Canary, the malware propagates through removable USB devices. .” exe, and rundll32.exe.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Balaban This ransomware was doing the rounds over spam generated by the Gameover ZeuS botnet, which had been originally launched in 2011 as a toolkit for stealing victim’s banking credentials and was repurposed for malware propagation. Forward outlook Ransomware is a dynamic and increasingly hybrid segment of cybercrime.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Microsoft linked the recently discovered Raspberry Robin Windows malware to the notorious Evil Corp operation. On July 26, 2022, Microsoft researchers discovered that the FakeUpdates malware was being distributed via Raspberry Robin malware. The malware uses TOR exit nodes as a backup C2 infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Cisco addressed several high-severity flaws in its products LockBit ransomware gang claims the hack of Continental automotive group 250+ U.S. Cisco addressed several high-severity flaws in its products LockBit ransomware gang claims the hack of Continental automotive group 250+ U.S. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 8, 2022

One of the biggest problems in the cybercrime section of the report relates to backups. Specifically: The lack of backups when dealing with hacking incidents. Backups in Brazil: An uphill struggle. Backups are an essential backstop that can help against several forms of attack, as well as mistakes and mishaps.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The infection chain was divided into four stages : The malware was installed through a dropper, a program executed by opening an attachment to a deceptive e-mail, probably a fake pdf or doc file, or executed directly from the Internet, without user interaction, exploiting the exploit described in the point 4. The infection chain.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The Talos researchers discovered a number of features implemented by Phobos allowing operators to establish persistence in a targeted system, perform speedy encryption, and remove backups. Disable system recovery, backup and shadow copies and the Windows firewall. Embedded configuration with more than 70 options available.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Over the past 10 days, someone has been launching a series of coordinated attacks designed to disrupt Trickbot , an enormous collection of more than two million malware-infected Windows PCs that are constantly being harvested for financial data and are often used as the entry point for deploying ransomware within compromised organizations.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2024

Such drastic containment measures are typically associated with malware infections, while the unavailability of affected systems often suggests a ransomware infection. In November 2022, Sentinel Labs researchers reported having found evidence that links the Black Basta ransomware gang to the financially motivated hacking group FIN7.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2023

NCA infiltrates the cybercriminal underground with fake DDoS-for-hire sites Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 awarded $1,035,000 and a Tesla for 27 0-days CISA announced the Pre-Ransomware Notifications initiative China-linked hackers target telecommunication providers in the Middle East City of Toronto is one of the victims hacked by Clop gang using GoAnywhere (..)

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2024

Below is the request employed in the attacks observed by the experts:, GET /api/v1/totp/user-backup-code/././license/keys-status/{Any The fact that Mirai was delivered through this vulnerability will also mean the deployment of other harmful malware and ransomware is to be expected.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

To be prepared for cyber incidents, organizations should maintain offline backups of data, and regularly maintain backup and restoration, ensure all backup data is encrypted, immutable and cover the entire organization’s data infrastructure, and ensure their backup data is not already infected.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

.” New York City-based cyber intelligence firm Flashpoint said the Snatch ransomware group was created in 2018, based on Truniger’s recruitment both on Russian language cybercrime forums and public Russian programming boards. “Experience in backup, increase privileges, mikicatz, network.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Key Group ransomware deletes volume shadow copies using living-off-the-land binaries (LOLBINs) and backups made with the Windows Server Backup tool. The ransomware also disables updates from multiple anti-malware solutions (i.e Avast, ESET, and Kaspersky) by modifying the hosts file inside the Windows OS.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2022

SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). Samba addressed multiple high-severity vulnerabilities Former Twitter employee sentenced to 3.5 years in jail for spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia Social Blade discloses security breach Data of 5.7M Samba addressed multiple high-severity vulnerabilities Former Twitter employee sentenced to 3.5

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2022

The operators of the SFile ransomware (aka Escal) have developed a Linux version of their malware to expand their operations. The principle is simple, according to the authors of the malware, recent files may be more important for some victims and typically they are not included in recent backups. ” reported The Record.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2022

The QBot malware operation has partnered with Black Basta ransomware group to target organizations worldwide. Researchers from NCC Group spotted a new partnership in the threat landscape between the Black Basta ransomware group and the QBot malware operation. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Black Basta ransomware).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In October 2022, the malware was used in post-compromise activity attributed to another actor, DEV-0950 (which overlaps with FIN11 / TA505 cybercrime gang). In some cases, the attackers delivered the Truebot malware between the Raspberry Robin infection and the Cobalt Strike deployment. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Pundari also added that the government didn’t pay a ransom to the threat actors and the system was recovered from backups. Therefore restoration of services to all government agencies, including the sub-national level, will be done gradually, so as not to compromise or allow any further spread of this malware or other virus.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2023

The experts noticed that in MegaCortex attacks other malware like Emotet and Qbot (aka Qakbot) were present in the same network. The user guide released by the security firm strongly recommends users of maintaining the “Backup files” option enabled. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). million to receive a decryptor.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

The malware allows operators to steal information from various browsers, it also supports ransomware capabilities. The malware communicates with the command and control servers through HTTPS. Furthermore, the malware exhibits stealer functionalities, enabling the theft of user data.”

Energy and Utilities 81

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2023

PlugX malware delivered by exploiting flaws in Chinese programs Prometei botnet evolves and infected +10,000 systems since November 2022 CISA adds VMware’s Cloud Foundation bug to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog Law enforcement seized the website selling the NetWire RAT and arrested a Croatian man Latest version of Xenomorph Android malware (..)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2024

SCMagazine reported that Systembolaget, in response to Skanlog’s uncertainty about restoring its operations, plans to implement a backup procedure to address potential delays in deliveries. Pierluigi Paganini Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware)

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McAfee

OCTOBER 31, 2021

By getting an executive on the hook, they could potentially convince them to download a job spec that is malware. Unfortunately, cybercrime has nonrepudiation and threat actors can deny all knowledge and get away with it. Techniques & Tactics. Prevention. It’s important to understand the threat and what is happening.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

Researchers at AT&T Alien Labs have spotted a malware called Xwo that is actively scanning the Internet for exposed web services and default passwords. Experts at AT&T Alien Labs discovered a new piece of malware called Xwo that is actively scanning the Internet for exposed web services and default passwords. Www backup paths.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

Threat actors are wiping NAS and backup devices. According to the NCSC-FI, six out of seven infections were caused by Akira family malware. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking , Akira ransomware attack)

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2022

Raspberry Robin is a Windows worm discovered by cybersecurity researchers from Red Canary, the malware propagates through removable USB devices. The malware uses TOR exit nodes as a backup C2 infrastructure. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware). In the example below, q:erpbirel.yax deciphers to d:recovery.lnk.”.

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