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Don’t Wanna Pay Ransom Gangs? Test Your Backups.

Krebs on Security

Browse the comments on virtually any story about a ransomware attack and you will almost surely encounter the view that the victim organization could have avoided paying their extortionists if only they’d had proper data backups. “It can be [that they] have 50 petabytes of backups … but it’s in a … facility 30 miles away.…

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3 tips to raise your backup game

Malwarebytes

Happy World Backup Day everyone! What, you didn't know it was World Backup Day? If there was an award for "most overlooked really important thing in computing", backups would win. So let's put that right this year and spend a minute or two of World Backup Day thinking about backups. Backups are great!

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Ukrainian hackers are behind the Free Download Manager supply chain attack

Security Affairs

The recently discovered Free Download Manager (FDM) supply chain attack, which distributed Linux malware, started back in 2020. The maintainers of Free Download Manager (FDM) confirmed that the recently discovered supply chain attack dates back to 2020. org subdomain. collect) that launches the /var/tmp/crond file every 10 minutes.”

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Updated Android spyware GravityRAT steals WhatsApp Backups

Security Affairs

An updated version of the Android remote access trojan GravityRAT can steal WhatsApp backup files and can delete files ESET researchers discovered an updated version of Android GravityRAT spyware that steals WhatsApp backup files and can delete files. The malware is distributed as the messaging apps BingeChat and Chatico.

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ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware affiliate targets Veritas Backup solution bugs

Security Affairs

An ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware affiliate was spotted exploiting vulnerabilities in the Veritas Backup solution. An affiliate of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang, tracked as UNC4466, was observed exploiting three vulnerabilities in the Veritas Backup solution to gain initial access to the target network. CVSS score: 8.1).

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Xenomorph banking Trojan downloaded over 50,000 times from Play Store

Malwarebytes

In reality this application was a Trojan dropper which contacted a remote server and downloaded one of several payloads based on certain parameters. The Fast Cleaner app has now been removed from the Play Store but not before it was downloaded more than 50,000 times. cf Backup C2 art12sec.ga Backup C2 kart12sec.gq

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How to Backup Google Drive: A Step by Step Guide

Spinone

In any case, you know what Google Drive backup is, and that backup files on Google Drive should be backed up as well. As an expert in data backup and recovery solutions, we will tell you about five main methods that will surely save your data from disaster. Right-click and select Download. Double-sided backup.

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