Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

“Cyber criminal threat actors exploit network vulnerabilities to exfiltrate data and encrypt systems in a sector that is increasingly reliant on smart technologies, industrial control systems, and internet-based automation systems. The good news is in the latter attack the victims restored its backups.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2022

“Once the attacker successfully logs in to a device, they encrypt data in shared folders and leave a ransom note with the file name “!CHECKMATE_DECRYPTION_README” ” The ransomware appends the.checkmate extension to the filenames of encrypted files, it drops a ransom note named !CHECKMATE_DECRYPTION_README

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

SockDetour serves as a backup fileless Windows backdoor in case the primary one is removed. “SockDetour is a backdoor that is designed to remain stealthily on compromised Windows servers so that it can serve as a backup backdoor in case the primary one fails,” reads the analsysi published by Palo Alto Networks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

A series of messages published on Barnes & Noble’s Nook social media accounts state that it had suffered a system failure and is working to restore operations by restoring their server backups. 2/2) Please be assured that there is no compromise of customer payment details which are encrypted and tokenized.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2022

. “Access to NVIDIA employee VPN requires the PC to be enrolled in MDM (Mobile Device Management). Yes they successfully encrypted the data,” the group claimed in a subsequent message.” “However we have a backup and it’s safe from scum!

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

The files are then held for ransom and the victim is threatened by data loss, because of the encryption, and leaking of the exfiltrated data. Files are encrypted with a combination of AES-256 and RSA-4096 via the Microsoft CryptoAPI , as per CrowdStrike. Earlier versions appended the.CONTI extension to encrypted files.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

According to open-source reporting, since August 2020, DarkSide actors have been targeting multiple large, high-revenue organizations, resulting in the encryption and theft of sensitive data. other than VPN gateways, mail ports, web ports). Implement regular data backup procedures . 3 ],[ 4 ]” reads the joint alert.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

. “The APT actors may be using any or all of these CVEs to gain access to networks across multiple critical infrastructure sectors to gain access to key networks as pre-positioning for follow-on data exfiltration or data encryption attacks,” continues the advisory. Implement network segmentation. Focus on awareness and training.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted. Improper encryption. Hackers or other malicious sources can intercept poorly encrypted communications on the web. There are plenty of IoT devices with an auto-update feature, but there is a security issue with the process.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Servers are encrypted with “ locked” file extensions on files. You have the disaster recovery (DR) site, backups, and storage area network (SAN) snapshots. As you try each one, that pit in your stomach grows as you experience the worst feeling in IT: the realization you have no backup for recovery. Remember those?

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BH Consulting

JUNE 20, 2023

One may know what the term VPN means, but what about when a VPN should be used and more importantly – not used, and what are the risks of using a VPN versus the benefits. Consequently, the need to know and understand information security at this level is an increasing requirement for privacy professionals.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2020

There’s an old adage in information security: “Every company gets penetration tested, whether or not they pay someone for the pleasure.” ” Many organizations that do hire professionals to test their network security posture unfortunately tend to focus on fixing vulnerabilities hackers could use to break in.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Ransomware: Encryption, Exfiltration, and Extortion. Ransomware perpetrators of the past presented a problem of availability through encryption. Nickels suggests organizations follow this guidance: Also Read: How Zero Trust Security Can Protect Against Ransomware. Detect Focus on encryption Assume exfiltration.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2021

Implement allowlisting to limit communication with remote monitoring and management (RMM) capabilities to known IP address pairs, and/or Place administrative interfaces of RMM behind a virtual private network (VPN) or a firewall on a dedicated administrative network. On Friday (02.07.2021) we launched an attack on MSP providers.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Virtual private networks (VPNs): Secure remote user or branch office access to network resources through encrypted connections to firewalls or server applications. Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI): Replaces VPN or remote desktop access with virtual desktops in fully controlled environments with additional protections.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

To ensure that their ability to restore encrypted files would never be questioned, they cultivated an online presence, wrote press releases and generally made sure their name would be known to all potential victims. The malware sample has an encrypted configuration block with many fields, which allow attackers to fine-tune the payload.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Step 9: Implement security From the aggregate security requirements, and those risks that need to be treated, this stage implements the security controls to address them. For example, if a cryptographically secure identity is required on the device, then the security controls might be: Include a secure element.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Wayne Keatts, Assistant Vice President & Information Security Officer Methodist Health System Tip: Look for vendors with simple subscription models, priced per user, with flexible contract times. In fact, some vendors charge additional licensing fees for business continuity.

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