Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2022

The BlackCat/ALPHV a Ransomware was first discovered in December by malware researchers from Recorded Future and MalwareHunterTeam. The malware is the first professional ransomware strain that was written in the Rust programming language. Regularly back up data, air gap, and password-protect backup copies offline.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2022

According to the advisory that was issued with the help of leading cybersecurity firms (Dragos, Mandiant, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, and Schneider Electric), nation-state hacking groups were able to hack multiple industrial systems using a new ICS-focused malware toolkit dubbed PIPEDREAM that was discovered in early 2022.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

Mamba ransomware is one of the first malware that encrypted hard drives rather than files that was detected in public attacks. The alert provides a list of mitigations to stay protected from ransomware families: Recommended Mitigations • Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The FBI has observed instances where Zeppelin actors executed their malware multiple times within a victim’s network, resulting in the creation of different IDs or file extensions, for each instance of an attack; this results in the victim needing several unique decryption keys.” ” reads the joint advisory.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Below are the recommended mitigations included in the alert: Implement regular backups of all data to be stored as air gapped, password protected copies offline. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates/patches are released.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Below are the mitigations provided in the alert: Install updates for operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. Require phishing-resistant MFA for as many services as possible—particularly for webmail, VPNs, accounts that access critical systems, and privileged accounts that manage backups.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

The ransomware known as Qlocker exploits CVE-2021-28799 to attack QNAP NAS running certain versions of HBS 3 (Hybrid Backup Sync).” reads the security advisory published by the vendor. Then it also deletes snapshots to prevent restoring of data from the backups and drops a ransom note (named !!!READ_ME.txt)

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Drivers, Firmware, Software : Cloud providers bear responsibility to secure, test, and update the software and code that supports the firmware and the basic software infrastructure of the cloud. Malware defense. Data backup. Customers are responsible for the frequency, security, and integrity of their own backups.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Rise in malware. As we pointed out in our State of Malware report, published earlier this year, Malwarebytes recorded an eye-watering 607% increase in malware detections in the agriculture sector in 2020. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

At the end of January, QNAP forced the firmware update for its Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices to protect its customers against the DeadBolt ransomware. Make an immediate backup. The hijacked QNAP login screen displays a ransom note demanding the payment of 0.03 ” reads the advisory published by the vendor.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The report includes MD5 hashes of suspicious ASPX files discovered on compromised Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) servers and a list of commands used by ransomware operators observed by the researchers. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates/patches are released.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2022

All your data has been encrypted, backups have been deleted. Go to Control Panel > System > Firmware Update. Below is the content of the ransom not shared by a victim on the BleepingComputer forum: Here is the content: “ ……… You was hacked by CHECKMATE team. Your unique ID: bc75c72[edited]. Click Apply.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. Implement a recovery plan to restore sensitive or proprietary data from a physically separate, segmented, secure location (e.g., Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates/patches are released. •

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2020

A few days ago the group released a press release in which they warned the companies to not try to recover their files from their backup, it also announced the forthcoming LG Electronics data leak. At the time of publishing this article, the Maze ransomware operators have released three screenshots as proof of the data breach.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

This type of malware attack is called a botnet attack. It’s powered by hundreds of bots carrying malware and infecting thousands of IoT devices simultaneously. Malware, phishing, and web. Nowadays, malware is an indispensable part of the internet (even if we do not like it). Shadow IoT Devices.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2021

RDP accesses); Exploitation of vulnerabilities affecting control systems running vulnerable firmware versions. The ransomware affected the victim’s SCADA system and backup systems. The treatment system was run manually until the SCADA computer was restored using local control and more frequent operator rounds.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

Update software , including operating systems, applications, and firmware on IT network assets, in a timely manner. Use a risk-based asset inventory strategy to determine how OT network assets are identified and evaluated for the presence of malware. Implement regular data backup procedures . Regularly test manual controls.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

Below is a list of recommended mitigations from the FBI, which it issued along with an alert on Conti ransomware late last week: Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. Implement network segmentation.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Computer worms: Worms are self-replicating malware that can spread through networks or appear as legitimate programs that contain hidden or malicious code. Ransomware attacks: Ransomware is malware extortion attack that encrypts a victim’s files, demanding a ransom payment in exchange for the decryption key.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Malware detection has long been a game of signature detection. With ML and artificial intelligence (AI) using thousands of strains to train algorithms, one would surmise that the ability to detect malware is only improving. Hackers are using the same ML and AI technology to avoid using recognized malware. Old way New way.

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SecureList

JANUARY 31, 2024

In 2023, ransomware attacks consolidated their hold on the top of the ranking of information security threats to industrial enterprises. However, they can learn to mitigate the impact more effectively (for example, through better securing the most confidential data, and with proper backup and incident response plans).

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

They also had a piece of malware called killdisk position on the systems so that when the systems rebooted, it would kick off deleting all the files and deleting all the systems. In a moment I’ll introduce you to someone who is trying to do that--bring ICS equipment to security conferences. When they did that.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In the ever-evolving world of malware , rootkits are some of the most dangerous threats out there. This also gives them the ability to deftly evade detection by functioning at the same security level as the OS itself. Looking for More About Malware? Check Out What is Malware? Firmware Rootkit.

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