CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 9, 2021

A single password steal is said to have led to Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack says Joseph Blount, the CEO of the fuel supplying company based in South East Coast. . million in bitcoins to free up the database from malware, as the data recovery process proved tedious, time-consuming and highly expensive. .

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

Which are the cyber attacks of 2021 that had the major impact on organizations worldwide in terms of financial losses and disruption of the operations? Microsoft confirmed the attacks against the Exchange servers that aimed at stealing emails and install malware to gain persistence in the target networks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Thousands of financial transactions related to demat accounts were halted on Friday November 18th,2022 as the servers at the Central Depository Services (India) Limited went through a cyber attack of the malware genre. But CDSL had a recovery plan on hand and so immediately triggered it into action, to curtail risks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware. The infection chain.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2022

The estimated value of greater Decentralized Finance and cryptocurrencies surpassed half a trillion dollars in market capitalization in 2018, and then one trillion for the first time in 2021 ( 1 ). Since then, cryptocurrency values reached new records during the pandemic. Cryptocurrencies Are Established Via Blockchain Security.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

AirAsia, one of the noted airliners of Malaysia, has apparently been hit by a cyber attack of ransomware variant and Daixin Team Group is claiming to have accessed over 5 million records of customers and staff and has allegedly released two spreadsheets proving its claims as true.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 5, 2021

Meanwhile, high placed sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders report REvil gang that launched a Kaseya Supply chain attack is demanding $70 million from all their targets that have locked down from access with encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

If you’ve used a computer for more than 5 minutes, you probably know a thing or two about computer viruses and malware. On the modern Internet, malware is a near-constant presence. Though often conflated with one another, malware and computer viruses aren’t necessarily the same thing. Looking to Protect Yourself Against Malware?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

ECU Worldwide, a leader that is into the business of logistics, is reported to have been targeted by a cyber attack and some suspects say that the attack could be of ransomware genre. Tim Tudor, the CEO of ECU Worldwide, stated that the company has been hit by a cyber attack and so is facing disruptions from the past 48 hours.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

The company spokesperson also disclosed that the ransomware gang was demanding $50 million in Monero cryptocurrency for deleting the data on its servers that will also terminate the sale of the data process on the dark web. Note- Usually, a ransomware gang encrypts data until a ransom is paid.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 10, 2022

Ragnar Locker Ransomware, notorious hacking group that spreads file encrypting malware to large-scale organizations, has hit a security firm this time and stole data to prove it’s worth. Subex, a telecom analytics firm, remained silent on the cyber attack and divulged details only after a thorough investigation gets concluded.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2023

Yum Brands Inc, officially the owner of top food chain restaurants KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, was reportedly hit by a ransomware attack, forcing the IT staff to close about 300 eatery outlets across the United Kingdom. Brands, happens to be the second known business firm in the UK that has been hit by a cyber attack.

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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. Malware has been present in the digital space since the 1980s, with early prank malware like the Morris Worm or the (c)Brain. However, malware is not quite as amusing in a modern context. How Does Malware Work?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 26, 2022

As virtualization software allows cyber crooks to spread malware to many devices, it has become a soft target to criminal gangs spreading Lockbit, Hive, and RansomEXX. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security has expressed the government’s helplessness in protecting US Infrastructure from sophisticated cyber threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 20, 2022

Interestingly, the public disclosure made on the official website did not mention any details about the Black Basta Ransomware attack. But it linked the disruption to a cyber attack that was supposed to affect supply delays to customers and partners.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Though the company sources have denied the media speculations about becoming a victim of a cyber attack, they did agree that a number of servers were disrupted by a digital hiccup. Screenshots of Conti group hackers encrypting the servers of Shutterfly are doing rounds on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 19, 2023

AhnLab, a South Korean cybersecurity firm, has issued an alert about a ransomware attack on Microsoft SQL Servers that are being bombarded with Trigona Ransomware payloads meant to encrypt files after stealing data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Although Kia Motors America has released a press update stating that its computer network disruption was not because of the file encrypting malware attack, but because of a technical server glitch. The post Ransomware attack exposes Hyundai Logistics Data appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The Department of Justice of South Africa suffered a ransomware attack on September 6th,2021 and news is out that the government’s purposed legal cell hasn’t recovered its data from the attack yet.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 22, 2022

A noted ransomware spreading gang has put forward a $10m proposal before the management of a Paris hospital and is interested in freeing up the data from encryption only when they get the demanded ransom. NOTE 2- The ransomware group that targeted CHSF is yet to been kept under wraps and will be revealed shortly!

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Security Boulevard

MAY 27, 2022

The Exfiltration Phase of The Kill Chain of a Cryptocurrency-Based Attack Provides the Greatest Opportunity to Identify Cybercriminals. Cryptocurrency gained through illicit means is less useable than other assets due to the way cryptocurrency systems currently do not fully protect owner identity and allow for only limited liquidity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 26, 2023

Numerous gas and fuel filling stations throughout Canada experienced significant disruptions in processing credit card and reward points-based payments due to a cyber attack on Suncor Energy, the parent company. NOTE- Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts data within an infected database until a ransom is paid.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

And an official confirmation says that the attack was launched by notorious North Korean Lazarus hacking group that is known for its social engineering attacks such as the Wannacry 2017. Another security firm Barracuda Networks said that the attack was highly sophisticated, disrupting some components related to operations.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 30, 2022

In June last year, CLOP gang members announced that there were shutting down their business as earnings from cyber attacks were decreasing on a drastic note. Britain has also tightened its noose around the necks of gangs spreading file encrypting malware and is using many techniques to block their earnings from various means.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

Illicit Telegram Communities Dismantling of an encrypted network sends shockwaves through organised crime groups across Europe TSMC Says Supplier Hacked After Ransomware Group Claims Attack on Chip Giant Malware Trojanized Super Mario Game Installer Spreads SupremeBot Malware Initial research exposing JOKERSPY Who is 8BASE?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The same holds true for the cyber underground. Related: Leveraging botnets to scale attacks For a long while now, criminal hackers have relied on leveraging low-cost botnet services to blast out cyber attacks as far and wide as they could, indiscriminately. Over the past 18 months or so, a fresh trend has come into vogue.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 23, 2021

As many companies are falling prey to Ransomware Attacks in the United States these days, there is a high probability that such payments might earn the victim a tax reimbursement from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as per the little-known legal clause. . .

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The technology industry has met the dramatic rise in ransomware and other cyber attacks with an impressive set of tools to help companies mitigate the risks. He has held over 10 industry certifications including CISSP and serves as a Technical Malware Co-Chair for the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2021

million in Bitcoins to DarkSide hacking group for freeing up its servers from the file-encrypting malware. . Note- In general, there is a perception among Cybercriminals that payments made in Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins and Monero are hard to trace.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As a matter of fact, the most-reported crime in the 2021 Internet Crime Report report was phishing , a social engineering scam wherein the victim receives a deceptive message from someone in an attempt to get the victim to reveal personal information or account credentials or to trick them into downloading malware.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 8, 2021

The Russian-linked ransomware group encrypted entire networks in the Kaseya supply chain and demanded $70 million in cryptocurrency to deliver a universal decryptor key. REvil claimed more than a million individual devices were infected in what is believed to be the biggest ransomware attack to date. Take Immediate Action. .

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2021

Earlier Friday, there were disruptions along the pipeline, but it was unclear whether that was a direct result of the attack.” Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to a cyber attack carried out by the Darkside ransomware gang. reported The New York Times. Source WSJ.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

A technical analysis of NullMixer malware operation revealed Italy and France are the favorite European countries from the attackers’ perspective. Executive Summary Our insights into a recent NullMixer malware operation revealed Italy and France are the favorite European countries from the opportunistic attackers’ perspective.

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