Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), has confirmed that it was unprotected by antivirus software when it was attacked by the Medusa ransomware group in September. EDR can detect an intruder's suspicious activity in advance of them running ransomware, as well as being able to identify the ransomware itself.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Ransomware continues to pose an alarming threat to critical infrastructure, with the healthcare sector being particularly vulnerable to its devastating effects. In 2023, the United States witnessed a surge in ransomware attacks, with 46 hospital systems comprising 141 hospitals directly impacted.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2024

France Travail data breach impacted 43 Million people Scranton School District in Pennsylvania suffered a ransomware attack Lazarus APT group returned to Tornado Cash to launder stolen funds Moldovan citizen sentenced in connection with the E-Root cybercrime marketplace case UK Defence Secretary jet hit by an electronic warfare attack in Poland Cisco (..)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMHS) suffered a ransomware attack that impacted 270,000 patients. The security breach took place on October 21, 2022, when the internal security team detected unusual activity on its computer network. The attackers had no access to electronic medical records. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The Maze ransomware operators finally announced that they have officially shut down their operations and denies the creation of a cartel. Today the Maze ransomware gang announced that they have officially shut down their operations, the news was anticipated last week. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Maze ransomware).

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2022

Over the Fourth of July weekend in 2021, cybercriminals associated with the infamous, and now defunct , REvil cyber gang pulled off one of the most impactful ransomware attacks of all time. million in funds connected to the REvil ransomware gang. He faces a maximum penalty of 115 years in prison.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Taiwanese electronics technology giant Acer discloses a security breach suffered by its after-sales service systems in India after an isolated attack. Bad news for the Taiwanese electronics technology giant Acer, it disclosed a second security breach this year. We are notifying all potentially affected customers in India.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2023

The operation was conducted by the Polish Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime with the support of Europol, the FBI, and law enforcement agencies from the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium, and the Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT). zlotys and money in the amount of over 145 thousand. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Europol and Norwegian Police arrested 12 individuals over ransomware attacks on organizations worldwide, including critical infrastructure operators. The suspects were involved in more than 1,800 ransomware attacks against victims across 71 countries, the threat actors focused on large corporations. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 25, 2021

Computer manufacturer Acer is facing a challenging task this week. A $50 million ransomware demand has been made against the company by the REvil cybercrime group, which is reportedly the largest known ransomware demand ever made. Acer responds to ransomware situation.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Romanian police arrested two alleged Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware affiliates accused to have orchestrated attacks against thousands of victims. Romanian law enforcement agencies have arrested two alleged Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware affiliates on November 4, that are accused of having conducted attacks against thousands of victims.

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SiteLock

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

REvil ransomware might look and sound strange, but it’s a common weapon used by cybercriminals to target unsuspecting businesses, steal sensitive data, and extort money from companies. Many businesses fear falling victim to a REvil ransomware attack—and for good reason. So, what is REvil ransomware, exactly? Let’s take a look.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 6, 2023

In a major crackdown on cybercrime, law enforcement agencies across the globe have seized Genesis Market, a notorious online marketplace for stolen credentials and digital browser fingerprints. million compromised computers around the world containing over 80 million account access credentials." banking, social media, email, etc.).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Delaware County, Pennsylvania opted to pay a $500,000 ransom after it was the victim of a DoppelPaymer ransomware attack last weekend. During the last weekend Delaware County, Pennsylvania, was the victim of a DoppelPaymer ransomware attack that brought down part of its network. ” reported BleepingComputer.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The analysis of a malicious email revealed a possible raising interest of the TA505 cybercrime gang in system integrator companies. The used infrastructure, by analyzing the dropping urls, looks like an old infrastructure used for propagating Ransomware. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 22, 2021

Security researchers responded Monday to news of the REvil ransomware attack on computer and electronics manufacturer Acer late last week, mostly expressing shock over the $50 million price tag and advising the computer maker not to pay. (Quintin Lin, CC BY-SA 2.0 link] , via Wikimedia Commons).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2020

Ukrainian authorities arrested the members of a cybercrime gang who ran 20 cryptocurrency exchanges involved in money laundering. Police in Ukraine announced the arrest of the members of a cybercrime gang composed of three individuals who ran 20 cryptocurrency exchanges used in money laundering activities.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2024

The virtual currency exchange received criminal proceeds from various illegal activities, including computer intrusions, ransomware attacks, identity theft, corruption, and drug distribution. Vinnik promoted unlawful activities carried out through BTC-e and was responsible for at least $121 million in losses.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a massive wave of poverty, and that invariably translates into more people resorting to crime, including cybercrime. Advanced threat actors from countries placed under economic sanctions may rely more on ransomware imitating cybercriminal activity. Analysis of forecasts for 2021.

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SC Magazine

MAY 26, 2021

The past year has brought a series of new headaches to law enforcement agencies in the form of ransomware, cryptocurrency laundering and debates about legal authorities. At a May 26 event hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, three U.S. Mario Tama/Getty Images).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Reflecting on the Wannacry ransomware attack, which is the lesson learnt e why most organizations are still ignoring it. The dropper, once copied on the computer, attempted to connect to a site and only if the connection failed, proceeded to install two components, a cryptolocker and an exploit.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As the financial threat landscape has been dramatically evolving over the past few years, with the expansion of such activities as ransomware or cryptofraud, we believe it is no longer sufficient to look at the threats to traditional financial institutions (like banks), but rather assess financial threats as a whole.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Often the attackers use enslaved computers, "bots", to send the requests. That attack was attributed to KillNet by the country’s healthcare computer emergency response team, Z-CERT. In these attacks, the DDoS acts as a smokescreen, drawing attention from the far greater danger posed by the ransomware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2022

Organizations in the finance sector manage trillions of dollars and maintain very valuable and vital electronic data, including bank account, credit card, and transaction information as well as sensitive data related to estates, wills, titles, and other matters. Malware and ransomware attacks increase. Data security challenges.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Google Android team found high severity flaw in Honeywell Android-based handheld computers. New XBash malware combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. Magecart cybercrime group stole customers credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer. Sustes Malware: CPU for Monero.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Romanian duo convicted of fraud Scheme infecting 400,000 computers. RCE flaw in Electronic Arts Origin client exposes gamers to hack. Operator of Codeshop Cybercrime Marketplace Sentenced to 90 months in prison. Ransomware attack knocks Weather Channel off the Air. Security Affairs newsletter Round 209 – News of the week.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

These developments would have, over the next decade or so, steadily and materially reduced society’s general exposure to cybercrime and online privacy abuses. A few months later the UAE stood up its National Electronic Security Authority (NESA) which proceeded to do much the same thing. Ransomware hacking groups extorted at least $144.35

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SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

With trillions of dollars of digital payments made every year, it is no wonder that attackers target electronic wallets, online shopping accounts and other financial assets, inventing new techniques and reusing good old ones. PayPal phishing accounted for 54.78% of pages targeting electronic payment system users. million in 2022.

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Security Through Education

APRIL 7, 2021

Healthcare sees 580% jump in ransomware attacks. ” “Cybercrime apparently cost the world over $1 trillion in 2020.” Additionally, they may call pretending to be a company you do business with, like Amazon, or one that can fix your computer, such as Apple. ” Fight Security Fatigue. COVID-19 Scams.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

In the past year, we’ve seen multiple developments in this area – from new attack schemes targeting contactless payments to multiple ransomware groups continuing to emerge and haunt businesses. We previously reported on the Lazarus group, which developed VHD ransomware for the purpose of monetary gain.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

On the very first day of the conflict (February 24, 2022), a massive wave of indiscriminate pseudo-ransomware and wiper attacks hit Ukrainian entities. The volume of wiper and ransomware attacks quickly subsided after the initial wave, but a limited number of notable incidents were still reported.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. 24, Russia invades Ukraine, and fault lines quickly begin to appear in the cybercrime underground. I will also continue to post on LinkedIn about new stories in 2023.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The FBI reported a 300 percent increase in cybercrime in the first quarter of that year, and the rate and cost of ransomware attacks escalated at an unprecedented rate. Almost thirty attacks were reported in December 2020 alone, including the infamous $34 million demand levied against electronics giant Foxconn.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

retail giant Target was battling a wide-ranging computer intrusion that compromised more than 40 million customer payment cards over the previous month. That story about the Flashback author was possible because a source had obtained a Web browser authentication cookie for a founding member of a Russian cybercrime forum called BlackSEO.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Malware has infected roughly a third of the world’s computers , costing companies across the globe trillions of dollars each year. Unfortunately, this rise in cybercrime shows no signs of slowing down. This software will generally fall into one of two categories: website or computer malware.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. Ransomware.

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