Heimadal Security

JUNE 19, 2022

When it comes to ransomware, this sophisticated piece of malware that blocks the victim’s access to files until a ransom is paid, Petya ransomware is surely one that has stirred up some nuisances. What is Petya Ransomware? Petya ransomware represents a family of ransomware that affects Microsoft Windows-based components.

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It should come as no surprise that 2021 will be recalled as one of the most disrupting years in the history of cyber-attacks, with ransomware causing mayhem on companies and governments, as well as essential infrastructure, on a scale never previously seen.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Cyberpunk 2077 has been one of the most anticipated releases in gaming history. The post Ransomware attacks erupt via Cyberpunk 2077 appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice. In development since 2012 and.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 17, 2021

Ransomware attacks are not about to be history anytime soon. The list of high-profile ransomware cyberattacks gets longer and more alarming every day, affecting all kinds of organizations: gas pipelines, foodservice distributors, and nuclear weapons contractors. At least that is what recent studies show. Honda Motor […].

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Heimadal Security

MAY 10, 2022

Lincoln College has a 19th-century history. The post Lincoln College to Close Following Ransomware Attack appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. The post Lincoln College to Close Following Ransomware Attack appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. The Lincoln campus has a student body of over 1,000 people.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 11, 2021

First and foremost, what is the WannaCry ransomware? In 2017, one of the largest ransomware attacks in history occurred when over 200,000 computers running on Microsoft Windows across more than 150 countries were infected. The post What Is the WannaCry Ransomware? The post What Is the WannaCry Ransomware?

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 2, 2020

The criminal group behind the REvil ransomware enterprise has begun auctioning off sensitive data stolen from companies hit by its malicious software. A partial screenshot from the REvil ransomware group’s Dark Web blog. It sets the minimum deposit at $5,000 in virtual currency, with the starting price of $50,000.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 19, 2021

REvil ransomware group having history of launching sophisticated cyber attacks on Kaseya software; JBS Meat and Travelex this year are experiencing strange events these days. The gang’s payment portal and data leak blog have been hacked by some other group throwing the developers into jeopardy.

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Webroot

MAY 9, 2024

If your identity is stolen, it can wreak havoc on your credit history and financial well-being. Your personal devices—laptops, smartphones, and tablets—hold a wealth of sensitive information that cybercriminals target through malware , ransomware , and other cyber threats. Congratulations, graduates! Let’s dive in.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2023

FortiGuard Labs observed this malware in a phishing email campaign on 30 March, which we traced back to the samples included in this blog.” The malware can steal sensitive data from the infected endpoint, including browser history and passwords, and cookies. The malware environment checking and Anti-VM functions.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The Rise of Ransomware. Ransomware attacks dominate news coverage of the cybersecurity industry. And it’s no wonder – with million-dollar payouts, infrastructure attacks and international manhunts, ransomware makes for exciting headlines. The New Standard of Ransomware. Evolving Threats. Fighting Back.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2021

An article published by ZDNet revealed how Ryuk ransomware got a free run into a biomolecular facility in Europe after a student went on a hunt for a free version of a data visualization software. History of Ryuk Ransomware As per an article by CSO Online, Ryuk came up to the scene back in 2018. […].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced this week that they have observed an “increase in highly impactful ransomware attacks occurring on holidays and weekends.”. The REvil ransomware gang knocked JBS Foods’ operations offline over the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2019

Marcus Hutchins , the “accidental hero” who helped arrest the spread of the global WannaCry ransomware outbreak in 2017, will receive no jail time for his admitted role in authoring and selling malware that helped cyberthieves steal online bank account credentials from victims, a federal judge ruled Friday.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2023

Satellite TV giant Dish Network disclosed a data breach after the February ransomware attack and started notifying impacted individuals. In early February, the company admitted that the outage was caused by a ransomware attack. According to BleepingComputer , the company was a victim of the Black Basta ransomware operation.

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DoublePulsar

APRIL 20, 2023

So in this piece we shall dig into the details using open source intelligence, and prove Capita was penetrated by Black Basta ransomware group using Qakbot phishing to deliver hands on keyboard access for weeks — and question if the playbooks organisations are using to handle ransomware groups are fit for purpose in 2023.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

Please vote for Security Affairs ( [link] ) as the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS Vote for me in the sections where is reported Securityaffairs or my name Pierluigi Paganini Please nominate Security Affairs as your favorite blog. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

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DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 3, 2023

What it means — CitrixBleed ransomware group woes grow as over 60 credit unions, hospitals, financial services and more breached in US. This Fedcomp platform was not patched for CitrixBleed, as no Netscaler patches had been applied since May 2023: [link] A ransomware group gained entry to Trellance via Ongoing Operations.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

A security researcher on Monday said the recent ransomware attacks on hospital chains in Florida and Texas are tied to the Conti ransomware gang. Jamie Hart, cyber threat intelligence analyst at Digital Shadows, confirmed that Leon Medical Centers and Nocona General Hospital were both found on the Conti ransomware data leak site.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware madhav Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:33 The inception of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004 came at a critical juncture in our technological history. As we are well and truly in the digital-first age, the need for robust cybersecurity measures is glaringly evident.

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Webroot

AUGUST 10, 2022

When was the last time you secretly smiled when ransomware gangs had their bitcoin stolen, their malware servers shut down, or were forced to disband? Indeed, some of the most destructive and costly ransomware groups are now in their third incarnation. MALWARE CONTINUES TO ITERATE, AND GROW. Phishing activity was exceptionally high.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 31, 2024

In this blog post, we look at a recent Nitrogen campaign and specifically at how the initial payload is being served onto victims. In this blog post, we look at a recent Nitrogen campaign and specifically at how the initial payload is being served onto victims. The content looks like it was generated via Chat-GPT or some other LLM.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2022

A history of cyberattacks Far before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, cybersecurity officials from the Ukrainian government already believed their nation had experienced multiple cyberattacks led by Russian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 8, 2021

Though in recent weeks ransomware has firmly been in the forefront of people’s minds, the first documented instance of what we now know as ransomware dates back to Dr. Joseph Popp in 1989. This raises the question, why is ransomware in such clear focus now? Joseph Popp in 1989. Because we’ve all had enough of it.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

Despite BouldSpy spyware supports ransomware capabilities, Lookout researchers have yet to see the malicious code using them, a circumstance that suggests the malware is under development or it is a false flag used by its operators. Iranian authorities have been spotted using the BouldSpy Android malware to spy on minorities and traffickers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This blog was jointly written with Santiago Cortes. AT&T Alien Labs™ is writing this report about recently created ransomware malware dubbed BlackCat which was used in a January 2022 campaign against two international oil companies headquartered in Germany, Oiltanking and Mabanaft. Executive summary. Background.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

The REvil ransomware family has been in the news due to its involvement in high-profile incidents, such as the JBS cyberattack and the Kaseya supply chain attack. Yet this threat carries a much more storied history , with varying functionality from one campaign to the next. Figure 1-DNS activity surrounding REvil/Sodinokibi.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In this blog post, we provide excerpts from these reports. BlackBasta, the notorious ransomware we have written about before, recently received an update. We are often asked how targets are infected with malware. Our answer is nearly always the same: (spear) phishing. But that’s it — most of the time, anyway.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 4, 2020

For the first time in history, NASA astronauts launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station. And among those offering online congratulations is the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang. " space agency is feeling the impacts of a ransomware attack.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

One of the worst outcomes of a lack of a strong zero trust security foundation is a ransomware attack. The modernization of ransomware, coupled with Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), has made it incredibly easy for attackers to launch a ransomware attack, which becomes an incredibly difficult problem to solve.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2023

Some details: * 305.759.991 on luxottica_nice.csv * 74.417.098 unique email address * 2.590.076 unique domain mail I don't think it's the data from the ransomware attack. Luxottica has finally confirmed the 2021 data breach that exposed the personal information of 70 million customers. Luxottica Group S.p.A.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Ransomware is an attack that can trick you into unnecessarily paying money to cybercriminals while causing you to lose your computer files forever. Mitigating ransomware is all about preparation and prevention, so we’ll walk you through why this attack occurs, and how you can defend against it. What is ransomware?

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 28, 2019

A couple of high-profile distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks will surely go down in history as watershed events – each for different reasons. His blog, Krebs on Security , was knocked down alright. Related: IoT botnets now available for economical DDoS blasts. For a full drill down, give a listen to the accompanying podcast.

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Anton on Security

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

This blog / mini-paper is written jointly with Oliver Rochford. But it is very clear to us that throughout the entire history of the security industry this has not always been the case. When we detect threats we expect to know what we are detecting. Sounds painfully obvious, right?

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 30, 2022

Tue, 08/30/2022 - 15:00. Cyber related businesses are ‘evolving risk’. Lloyds of London Ltd. issued a market bulletin dated August 16, 2022 setting out new rules for standalone cyber-attack policies that would exclude coverage for damages from state-sponsored attacks. Gray areas. But what is a war these days? Russia was also blamed by the U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Phishing scams, malware, ransomware and data breaches are just some of the examples of cyberthreats that can devastate business operations and the protection of consumer information. Assessing the risks involved in using the latest technology is something our culture had to adopt in the early days of the computer. As a result, the U.S.

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Webroot

AUGUST 18, 2021

If you attended Black Hat this year, you couldn’t avoid the topic of supply chain attacks. From keynotes to vendor messaging to booth presentations, they were a ubiquitous topic in Las Vegas this year. Supply chain attacks are cyberattacks targeting an upstream vendor for the ultimate purpose of compromising one or more of its customers. SolarWinds.

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