eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Firewalls are used to safeguard cloud resources from unauthorized access and possible dangers like Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) assaults. healthcare, finance) that impose strict security standards. To prevent this, perform these steps: Use DDoS mitigation services offered by your cloud provider.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 11, 2021

The FBI states that is has received notifications of unidentified cyber actors using Avaddon ransomware against US and foreign private sector companies, manufacturing organizations, and healthcare agencies. After Avaddon actors gain access to a victim’s network, they map the network and identify backups for deletion and/or encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Written in Go and used to target healthcare and education organizations in Africa and Asia mainly, this strain offers customizable easy-to-code options that modify how the encryption acts. As always, well protected data backups are your best hope for a quick recovery – see the Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

Apply strong network security: Use firewalls , intrusion detection systems , and other security measures to prevent malware, DDoS attacks, and unauthorized network access. Protect Your Data To avoid unauthorized access and data loss, NIST encourages data protection measures, including encryption, backups, and secure storage methods.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The gang has scored a series of resonant attacks on oil companies, financial services , government agencies and healthcare providers. Triple extortion: adding a threat to expose the victim’s internal infrastructure to DDoS attacks. The model became widespread after the LockBit gang got DDoS’ed , possibly by a victim.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2022

Multiple-extortion attacks that utilize data theft, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, customer communications, and more as layered extortion tactics to increase ransom payouts. Supply chain attacks, ransomware-as-a-service ecosystems, and multi-extortion tactics have all increased the volume and success rates of attacks.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

Botnet owners (botmasters) sell access to the victim machines in bulk as a resource that can be monetized in many ways, such as organizing DDoS attacks, distributing spam or, in the case of ransomware, by piggybacking on this initial infection to get a foothold in a potential target. Set up offline backups that intruders cannot tamper with.

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