Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2023

NCA infiltrates the cybercriminal underground with fake DDoS-for-hire sites Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 awarded $1,035,000 and a Tesla for 27 0-days CISA announced the Pre-Ransomware Notifications initiative China-linked hackers target telecommunication providers in the Middle East City of Toronto is one of the victims hacked by Clop gang using GoAnywhere (..)

Data breaches 77

Data breaches DDOS Backups Ransomware 77

Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The basic attack involves malware that encrypts important files, databases, systems, and more, paralyzing business operations. Sopra Steria - One of the Largest Reported Ransoms Europe's major IT services firm Sopra Steria was breached in October 2020 by the Ryuk gang, with extensive backups preventing major disruption.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Insurance Cyber Insurance 52

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

According to Jay McBain, an analyst at Forrester Research, spending on IT and telecommunications will be worth about $7 trillion by 2030. Phishing , general malware , and Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks are more common. It unites spyware, malware, and virus protection with a policy and reporting engine.

Backups 140

Backups Firewall DDOS Antivirus 140

Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

Canadian police last week raided the residence of a Toronto software developer behind “ Orcus RAT ,” a product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. An advertisement for Orcus RAT. In an “official press release” posted to pastebin.com on Mar.

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Advertising Malware Marketing Software 226

Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2020

Just after the WorldNet Telecommunications, the LG electronics fall as a victim of the Maze ransomware operators.” 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.

Computers and Electronics 101

Computers and Electronics Ransomware Mobile Telecommunications 101

Malwarebytes

MARCH 8, 2023

Among its victims are Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC), a state-owned telecommunications company, and oil and gas regulator company PetroChina Indonesia. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. Detect intrusions. Write an incident response plan.

Ransomware 88

Ransomware Healthcare Government Education 88

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

This bold about-face dumbfounded many longtime Norton users because antivirus firms had spent years broadly classifying all cryptomining programs as malware. Australian telecommunications giant Optus suffers a data breach involving nearly 10 million customers , including passport or license numbers on almost three million people.

Cryptocurrency 240

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 240

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

From a GUI enterprise manager to advanced logical replication, backup and recovery, and a migration toolkit, EDB is a go-to vendor for all Postgre database administrators. Started in 1987, the telecommunications provider has become a multinational technology whale. Also Read: Cloud Bucket Vulnerability Management in 2021.

Firewall 117

Firewall Encryption Computers and Electronics Software 117

SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

Well-known malware families are involved in the biggest and most wide-reaching campaigns. Offers with support (admittedly, more widespread in the financial malware market), usually offer regular updates and make decisions about malware updates. According to our research , this malware affected almost 20 business sectors.

Ransomware 129

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cybercrime 129

Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The IT landscape’s complexity requires the deployment of Privileged Identity Management technologies, given the increasing sophistication of modern attacks via malware and ungated entries. I’m not exaggerating: A s ecure cloud backup solution can save hours, days, months and years of your team’s work.

Security Awareness 40

Security Awareness Risk Cyber threats Cyber Risk 40

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

With many companies improving their incident response and ability to restore services through the use of backups, it is possible that the intentional breach of data is actually the more impactful side of a double extortion attack; according to research from 2022, the average cost of a data breach was USD 4.35

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Ransomware Media Data breaches 52

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

For example, in that 2016 Dyn DDoS attack, the attackers used the Mirai malware to create a distributed botnet of thousands of enslaved cameras and baby monitors exposed to the internet without security. When designing and building out systems, estimate bandwidth and other needs and then design for 200–500% additional needs.

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