Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2023

The recent Hive infrastructure takedown as well as other major gangs dissolution such as Conti in 2022, is making room in the cybercrime business The Lockbit locker leaked a few months ago in the underground, is increasing its popularity and adoption among micro-criminal actors.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

Not long ago, it was revealed that T-Mobile had been breached by bad actors who convinced employees to switch their SIM cards to let them bypass two-factor identification — reminding us how effective social engineering can still be. When malware first breaches a network, it doesn’t make its presence known right away.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 23, 2021

Business email compromise is a sticky, multifaceted cybercrime that almost inevitably starts with a phishing attack. The most imitated brands of 2020 clearly illustrate the social engineering effort that goes into cybercrime. Businesses must be able to continue operating while dealing with cybercrime like phishing.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

To restore functionality without having to decrypt files and pay a possible ransom (not recommended), it is always advisable to adequately safeguard backups, adopting backup strategies according to the 3-2-1 rule: keep at least 3 copies of company data in 2 different formats, with 1 copy offline and located off-site.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Forward outlook Ransomware is a dynamic and increasingly hybrid segment of cybercrime. In the meanwhile, both businesses and individuals should be proactive in terms of their defenses and maintain data backups to minimize the impact of a potential ransomware attack. pharma giant ExecuPharm. What does the future hold? Time will tell.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As cybercrime became more about monetization, cybercriminals began leveraging the currency for money laundering, fraud and other schemes, he said. They do this through taking advantage of cyber-hygiene practices, social engineering , all those things we talk about. Cybercrime Rewarded. Fortinet: Top ransomware concerns.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Their main focus is on cybercrime investigations. The main focus here is the social side of data loss. This blog educates about social engineering attacks and ways to prevent them. Secure Blitz In the Secure Blitz blog, you can find the latest cybersecurity news, useful tips, and in-depth cybercrime insights.

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

According to a report by the Barracuda cybersecurity company, in 2021, businesses with fewer than 100 employees experienced far more social engineering attacks than larger ones. Make regular backups of essential data to ensure that corporate information stays safe in an emergency. Scammers often reach employees by e-mail.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As we mentioned in a previous blog , hackers come in many forms, but their methods can generally be classified into three distinct types of cybercriminals: The Impersonator – Hackers that pretend to be others, often using social engineering and human psychology to trick users.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Exposed Technical Issues & Other Consequences The initial information exposes the critical importance of using MFA to protect remote access systems and testing backup systems for disaster recovery. Companies should also use free tools available to them. Online trackers: Kaiser Permanente disclosed a HIPAA breach of 1.34

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Targeted attacks like these, plus social engineering, specifically phishing – where attackers pose as a trusted source, prey on human vulnerability, and use email or malicious websites to gain the information they want – are effective but they aren’t the only problem.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Focus on implementing robust backup and disaster recovery plans, user training, and the sharing of threat intelligence. Dick O’Brien , Principal Intelligence Analyst, Symantec Threat Hunters O’Brien The Snakefly cybercrime group (aka Clop) advanced extortion attacks in 2023 with their exploitation of the MOVEit Transfer vulnerability.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. 24, Russia invades Ukraine, and fault lines quickly begin to appear in the cybercrime underground. I will also continue to post on LinkedIn about new stories in 2023.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Our guests included: Cindy Liebes, Chief Program Officer for the Cybercrime Support Network; Jake Wilson, Security Awareness Evangelist for Western Governors University; and Gretel Egan, Senior Security Awareness and Training Strategist for Proofpoint. I can go into my [saved] folders, and find our folder on social engineering.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 22, 2022

KrebsOnSecurity recently reviewed a copy of the private chat messages between members of the LAPSUS$ cybercrime group in the week leading up to the arrest of its most active members last month. However, we have a backup and it’s safe from scum!!!” ” Then Amtrak replies that they never made a backup of the server.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Introduction Knowledge is our best weapon in the fight against cybercrime. The gang infamously uses complex tactics and techniques to penetrate victim networks, such as exploitation of software vulnerabilities and social engineering. We hope this article will help you to stay one step ahead of threats like this one.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The method of infection can vary from attack to attack and can include social engineering strategies, such as phishing and email spoofing , or a fraudulent website masquerading as legitimate, among others. To apply more pressure, the attacker might also encrypt backup files to render them inaccessible.

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Veracode Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. Once Ryuk has infiltrated a system it uses AES-256 to encrypt files as well an RSA public key to encrypt the AES key, and it also drops a.bat file to delete backup files and prevent recovery. In the report, CISA, FBI, and HHS noted the discovery of, ??????credible

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For Lockbit, who have been the most active group since early 2021, it is possible that the current war between Russia and Ukraine may take law enforcement focus away from cybercrime as many western law enforcement agencies are likely more preoccupied with stopping Russian nation state sponsored activity.

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

We found links to previously observed cybercrime activities, new, formerly unknown samples used by the attackers during post-exploitation activities, a wealth of recent information about C2 infrastructure and the latest samples distributed to compromise victims. Final thoughts.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

DPRK has a lengthening history of conducting ransomware attacks against organizations in both US and South Korean territories, some of which have become "mainstream" to fund their other cybercrime activities. This should include restoring from backups, client outreach, and reporting to law enforcement among others. Backup your files.

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