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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

Stay informed about the latest cyber threats, such as phishing, malware, ransomware, and social engineering attacks. Learn about strong password creation, multi-factor authentica-tion, secure browsing habits, and data encryption. Utilize a password manager to securely store and generate strong passwords.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 2, 2020

Over the past 24 hours, the crooks responsible for spreading the ransom malware “REvil” (a.k.a. “Others have gotten the message about the need for good backups, and probably don’t need to pay. .” And there are a number of criminal services that sell access to brute-forced RDP installations.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 25, 2024

The NCSC expects that by 2025, GenAI and large language models (LLMs) will make it difficult for everyone, regardless of their cybersecurity posture, to assess whether an email or password reset request is genuine, or to identify phishing, spoofing, or other social engineering attempts. Create offsite, offline backups.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2024

Over time, swatting has evolved from a dangerous type of prank to a cybercrime that can be ordered as a service. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you.

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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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Webroot

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cybercrime isn’t just a futuristic Hollywood plotline, it’s a real threat that targets everyone—from wide-eyed kids to seasoned adults and wise grandparents. They’ll try to sweet-talk you into clicking on suspicious links or divulging sensitive information like passwords or credit card details. And guess what?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2022

The BlackCat/ALPHV a Ransomware was first discovered in December by malware researchers from Recorded Future and MalwareHunterTeam. The malware is the first professional ransomware strain that was written in the Rust programming language. Regularly back up data, air gap, and password-protect backup copies offline.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 11, 2021

As a freelancer in any industry, you are likely more susceptible to hackers and cybercrime than many other professions. Start with smart passwords. Every program you use should have a strong password that utilises a combination of letters, numbers, and special characters, and every password you use should be unique.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2023

.” An extra point of concern is that a relative large part of the people affected by the breach have passed away, which makes it unlikely that relatives will regularly monitor their credit reports, making any cybercrime related to the stolen data even more difficult to detect and stop. Change your password. Prevent intrusions.

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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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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Antivirus software—or more correctly, its modern descendents endpoint security and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)—are essential tools in the battle against cybercrime. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. Detect intrusions.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

“As a result, AvosLocker indicators of compromise (IOCs) vary between indicators specific to AvosLocker malware and indicators specific to the individual affiliate responsible for the intrusion.” Implement network segmentation and maintain offline backups of data to ensure limited interruption to the organization.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

US government agencies warned that the Daixin Team cybercrime group is actively targeting the U.S. CISA, the FBI, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that the Daixin Team cybercrime group is actively targeting U.S. Implementing HIPAA security measures can prevent the introduction of malware on the system.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

All businesses online and brick-and-mortar must have a cyber security plan in place because it is crucial for keeping your user data including passwords, and credit card numbers, secure and protected. . Some key points in a cyber security plan that you must consider are as follows: Strong passwords . Anti-virus and anti-malware .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Backup and recovery – according to FEMA , 40% of small businesses never reopen after a disaster. For a smaller business with limited IT capabilities, conducting regular and all-encompassing backups of all systems will provide a simple but very effective defense against a variety of threats and risks.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This is especially true today considering the fact that cybercrime continues to be a serious threat for businesses and users. When cybercrime happens to your company website, you can lose money, credibility, and customers. It’s critical that you regularly check your website for malware and vulnerabilities.

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Hacker Combat

APRIL 27, 2022

This type of malware is now the most profitable form of cybercrime since victims feel compelled to pay, even if there are no guarantees that their data will be recovered. Create a backup. The limitation can only be unlocked or decrypted with a password or decryption key. Determine the specific type of Infection.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The launch of the BlackMatter ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) was first spotted by researchers at Recorded Future who also reported that the gang is setting up a network of affiliates using ads posted on two cybercrime forums, such as Exploit and XSS. Scanning backups. Secret Service at a U.S. Secret Service Field Office.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 16, 2021

million to cybercrime, as per official police statistics. One of the most damaging forms of cybercrime comes in the form of Ransomware. . For the uninitiated, Ransomware refers to malware that encrypts files on anything from your PC to your whole network, meaning you will not be able to access them without a password.

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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. In January 2024, the Finish National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC-FI) reported an increase in Akira ransomware attacks, targeting organizations in the country.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 18, 2023

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., July 18, 2022 – Around 30,000 websites get hacked every day , with the majority of those cyberattacks due to human error.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

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SC Magazine

JUNE 9, 2021

“I encourage all CEOs who have been hacked and subject to a cyber attack to be very transparent about it,” he said, noting that Colonial had taken less than twenty-four hours to begin incident response, contain malware by shutting down the pipeline and escalate the issue through the FBI to the White House.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

Canadian police last week raided the residence of a Toronto software developer behind “ Orcus RAT ,” a product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. An advertisement for Orcus RAT. In an “official press release” posted to pastebin.com on Mar. 2017 analysis of the RAT.

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Discovered in April 2019 , DoppelPaymer ransomware is a type of malware belonging to the Dridex family of malware. It’s distributed by a cybercrime group called Indrik Spider, which has been in operation since 2014. Once the code is executed, the malware is downloaded onto the system where it quickly wreaks havoc.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The backup of a limited number of systems was also affected.” ” N ow all critical systems at the University are online and offline backups were secured by the company. According to security experts at Fox-IT, the ransomware attack is compatible with other attacks carried out by the TA505 cybercrime gang.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 23, 2021

It is the gateway to many types of damaging cyberattack including ransomware, malware, business email compromise (BEC), spoofing, identity theft, brand impersonation and credential compromise. More than 90% of ransomware and malware arrives at businesses via a phishing email. Phishing doesn’t discriminate. Whale Phishing.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

This post examines the activities of Khoroshev’s many alter egos on the cybercrime forums, and tracks the career of a gifted malware author who has written and sold malicious code for the past 14 years. used the password 225948. Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. Image: treasury.gov. On May 7, the U.S. and admin@stairwell.ru

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2022

It’s a bit like the difference between using an online, cloud based password manager run by a third-party company, or running a totally local password manager operated by you and you alone. Even if people avoid being phished , stealer malware which hunts for private keys and/or logins are becoming increasingly popular.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2023

As a security measure, the relevant database stored, in encrypted format, hashed passwords (which were salted) and partial credit card numbers. To clarify, we obtained a full backup of their SAP Back Office, which dates back to the last week of March. Industry Experts can explain to the public what a full backup entails.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

service account, admin accounts, and domain admin accounts) to have strong, unique passwords. physically disconnected) backups of data, and regularly test backup and restoration, Ensure all backup data is encrypted, Collect telemetry from cloud environments. ” concludes the advisory.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The first step consists of recommending organizations to follow best practices to neutralize ransomware attack such as set up offline, off-site, encrypted backups. “In addition, educate your staff on the folly of using the same password on different platforms, and consider the many benefits of multifactor authentication.”

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. What people will eventually come to realize, the sooner the better, is that we will need to flatten the X factor represented by cybercrime. Backup your data frequently on hard drives that aren’t connected 24/7 to the internet.

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SecureList

APRIL 7, 2022

One of the biggest differences from other ransomware actors is that BlackCat malware is written in Rust, which is unusual for malware developers. The group attempted to deploy the malware extensively within organizations in December 2021 and January 2022. The group is also known as BlackCat. BlackCat is an affiliate actor.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2022

The Taiwanese vendor QNAP is warning of a new family of ransomware targeting its NAS devices using weak passwords. Threat actors are targeting devices exposed online with the SMB service enabled, they perform brute-force attacks against accounts using weak passwords. All your data has been encrypted, backups have been deleted.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2021

By the end of 2020, the ransomware market, fuelled by the pandemic turbulence, had turned into the biggest cybercrime money artery. Ransomware-as-a-Service involves the developers selling/leasing malware to the program affiliates for further network compromise and ransomware deployment. Very organized crime.

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