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LW ROUNDTABLE — How 2024’s cyber threats will transform the security landscape in 2025

The Last Watchdog

Williams Dr. Darren Williams , CEO, BlackFog Lesser-known ransomware groups like Hunters International will grow rapidly, leveraging AI for more efficient attacks, while “gang-hopping” by cybercriminals complicates attribution and containment. This empowers them to proactively prioritize what matters most.

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How Ransomware Gangs Weaponize Employee Burnout to Breach Corporate Defenses

SecureWorld News

Companies that treat burnout like an HR issue instead of a security risk are leaving their front door wide openand ransomware gangs are walking right in. Ransomware gangs don't need to find a vulnerability in your firewall if they can find it in your people. A ransomware group doesn't hit during periods of stability.

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Security Blueprints of Many Companies Leaked in Hack of Swedish Firm Gunnebo

Krebs on Security

In March 2020, KrebsOnSecurity alerted Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group that hackers had broken into its network and sold the access to a criminal group which specializes in deploying ransomware. Reached by phone today, Jansson said he quit the company in August, right around the time Gunnebo disclosed the thwarted ransomware attack.

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Fog Ransomware Exploits Legitimate Monitoring Software in Sophisticated Attacks

SecureWorld News

A new report from Symantec and the Carbon Black Threat Hunter team reveals a concerning evolution in the Fog ransomware operation, which now leverages a rare mix of legitimate software, open-source tools, and stealthy delivery mechanisms to compromise organizations.

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QNAP data storage devices hit by a massive ransomware campaign

CyberSecurity Insiders

To all those who are using QNAP storage devices for backup or file sharing purposes, here’s an alert that needs your attention. From the past few days, a ransomware dubbed as Qlocker has been targeting the said NAS devices on a network and blocking their access to users. BTC for each file.

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Important information about Ragnarok Ransomware and Hive Ransomware

CyberSecurity Insiders

Ragnarok Ransomware that was active since 2019 has made it official that it is going to shut its operations by this month’s end. Highly placed sources say that Ragnarok that also involved in double extortion tactics shut its doors because of the constant surveillance of the law enforcement agencies of west.

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4 ways ransomware can cost your business (in addition to extortion)

Webroot

Cybersecurity analysts are charting both a rise in ransomware incidents and in amounts cybercriminals are demanding from businesses to restore their data. Our latest threat report found the average ransomware payment peaked in September 2020 at more than $230 thousand. Lost productivity. Impact on client operations.