Malwarebytes

MARCH 6, 2023

Have targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including manufacturing, communications, healthcare, and education. Stop malicious encryption. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. Are known to disable anti-virus software on the affected systems.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The training aims to educate employees on phishing attempts that steal personal data such as credit card and email login details. Encryption and data backup. Data encryption is a protection strategy that renders data useless even when an intruder accesses it.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2023

Copycat Criminals mimicking Lockbit gang in northern Europe Sandworm APT targets Ukraine with new SwiftSlicer wiper ISC fixed high-severity flaws in DNS software suite BIND Patch management is crucial to protect Exchange servers, Microsoft warns Hacker accused of having stolen personal data of all Austrians and more CVE-2023-23560 flaw exposes 100 (..)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. ransomware and phishing scams).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The ransomware was involved in attacks aimed at technology and healthcare, defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada. To each encrypted file, it appends a randomized nine-digit hexadecimal number as an extension. “The ” reads the joint advisory.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Data backup. The first is high-integrity, air-gapped data backups , which is the quickest and cheapest way to recover from an attack. The focus is on recovering deleted and encrypted files as quickly as possible. Also offers virtual disk repair, database repair, backup file repair, deleted file recovery. Proven Data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

DEV-0950 group used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously infected with the Raspberry Robin worm. The experts noticed that threat actors tracked as DEV-0950 used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously infected with the worm. ” reads the report published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Small farms, large producers, processors and manufacturers, and markets and restaurants are particularly exposed to ransomware attacks. The good news is in the latter attack the victims restored its backups. ransomware and phishing scams). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2023

Secure Boot is an option in UEFI that allows you to make sure that your PC boots using only software that is trusted by the PC manufacturer. Also watch out for phishing emails claiming that you need new firmware for whatever reason. Stop malicious encryption. Create offsite, offline backups.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 11, 2023

The group drops an eponymous ransomware via phishing attacks and Cobalt Strike to breach targets’ networks and deploy their payloads. Stop malicious encryption. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. The HHS notes that the ransomware is relatively new.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Malware, phishing, and web. Phishing is also one of the prominent threats relating to scams and fraudulent offers that arrive in users’ inboxes. As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted. Improper encryption. The Flaws in Manufacturing Process. Vicious insider.

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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. Enable strong spam filters to prevent phishing emails from reaching end users. Implement regular data backup procedures .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Since March, the attackers have been trying to conduct multistage attacks on large corporate networks of medical labs, banks, manufacturers, and software developers in Russia. The operators use a suite of custom tools with the ultimate goal of encrypting files in the infected system and holding it for a ransom of about $50,000.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As a matter of fact, the most-reported crime in the 2021 Internet Crime Report report was phishing , a social engineering scam wherein the victim receives a deceptive message from someone in an attempt to get the victim to reveal personal information or account credentials or to trick them into downloading malware. Technological tactics.

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Spinone

MARCH 10, 2019

There are constantly new headlines, blog posts, statistics, and other information pointing to the fact that security breaches, malware, ransomware, data leak events, phishing and other security concerns are not going away. This campaign includes staged malware , spear phishing , and gained remote access into energy sector networks.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Ransomware may impact businesses across the sector, from small farms to large producers, processors and manufacturers, and markets and restaurants. The cybercriminals downloaded several terabytes of data through their identified cloud service provider prior to the encryption of hundreds of folders.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 17, 2023

Editor-in-chief Uwe Ralf Heer reported that a well-known cybercriminal group encrypted its systems and left ransom demands, but did not specify further. The attackers leaked files including backup archives, financial documents, research papers, and student spreadsheets. Stop malicious encryption. Create offsite, offline backups.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2022

Such attacks typically entail business, manufacturing, ecologic, or economic disciplines that drop beyond the standard bounds of a fraud. Verify that there are no software injection, encryption, and authentication attacks. Encryption treats. Injection frauds.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For most implants, the threat actor uses similar implementations of DLL hijacking (often associated with ShadowPad malware) and memory injection techniques, along with the use of RC4 encryption to hide the payload and evade detection. libssl.dll or libcurl.dll was statically linked to implants to implement encrypted C2 communications.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

The transition to remote work during the pandemic has also exposed new vulnerabilities, increasing susceptibility to phishing attacks. Important entities” include manufacturing, food, waste management, and postal services. In recent years, a surge in cyber-attacks targeting critical infrastructure has been observed globally.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. These keys are available to the attacker, and the encryption can only be decrypted using a private key. How Does Ransomware Work?

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Hacker Combat

AUGUST 3, 2020

These settings alone will not protect you from persistent hackers or from complex phishing scams but they will be a great place to start you basic security review. This encrypts your passwords behind a master one instead of all being stored on your phone. Go to Settings and Backup &Reset. Always Back Up. Backing Up Android.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Anti- phishing , anti-fraud and anti-spam features. Email phishing filter. Encryption. While many consumer devices today come with standard antivirus software, a growing number of internet-enabled systems, like IoT devices , are being manufactured with light security. Multi-layer ransomware protection. A network firewall.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Attackers guess the passwords easily, find them in open source code repositories, or collect them via phishing. In addition to encrypting data and holding it hostage, ransomware attackers also upload valuable data to other systems on the internet. Administrators who access IT management interfaces—e.g.,

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Asset Discovery Controls Unauthorized devices can intercept or redirect network traffic through attacks such as connecting unauthorized computers to the network, deploying packet sniffers to intercept network traffic, or delivering a phishing link to a man-in-the-middle attack to steal login credentials and data.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

The supply chain, already stretched to a breaking point, suffered additional misfortunes across multiple industries, from agriculture and manufacturing to technology and utilities. However, in a clear bid for the supply chain jugular, threat actors also zeroed in on manufacturing, technology, utilities (including oil), and agriculture.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Phishing and Social Engineering. How to Defend Against Phishing. Phishing Type.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

How Sodinokibi Works Sodinokibi exploits a vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic ( CVE-2019-2725 ), trying to get access to user data and encrypt it. Sodinokibi is often spread by brute-force attacks and exploits in servers, though using phishing or spreading infected links through ads is common as well. PerCSoft attack , August 2019.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

Phishing & Watering Holes. The primary attack vector for most attacks, not just APTs, is to use phishing. Some APTs cast a wide net with general phishing attacks, but others use spear phishing attacks to target specific people and specific companies. Manufactured BackDoor Vulnerabilities.

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Google Security

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The certification not only requires chip hardware to resist invasive penetration testing, but also mandates audits of the chip design and manufacturing process itself. And even your device backups to the cloud are end-to-end encrypted using Titan in the cloud. This process took us more than three years to complete.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Whether it is synchronized files from on-premises to cloud environments or the risk of encryption of cloud email, ransomware is a real threat to your data. As is often the case, the cost of restoring files from backups can amount to more than paying the ransom. Backups aren’t working. Why do businesses pay the ransom?

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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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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

By the end of 2022, the overwhelming majority of service providers, equipment manufacturers, and businesses throughout the world will have deployed Wi-Fi 6/6E, or plan to do so, according to the Wireless Broadband Alliance. ports for faster streaming, data backup, and painless access to stored files. Even if you have to pay $99.99

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

The Brazilian aerospace giant Embrarer manufactures commercial, executive and military aircraft and are the world’s third largest aircraft manufacturer after Boeing and Airbus. The Cyber-attack resulted in a large volume of data to be encrypted including database servers and backup data.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 25, 2022

were supply chain attacks, where various ICS/SCADA system manufacturers had their software manipulated to include malicious backdoors which would be downloaded by unsuspecting customers. malware was delivered via Spear-phishing attacks and Watering hole attacks targeting employees of such companies.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The report also highlights that ransomware attacks are becoming more targeted, with attackers focusing on high-value targets with particular emphasis on the Industrial and Manufacturing sectors. Phishing is once again the most common vector for initial access. Implement a secure and redundant backup strategy.

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