The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Ransomware? Well, the stats are even scarier with over 50% increase in ransomware attacks in 2021, compared to 2020. The media paid close attention to ransomware attacks last year, as they had a significant impact on Colonial Pipeline, the nation’s largest fuel distributor, and JBS, the nation’s largest meat distributor.

Ransomware

CSO Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

New research from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 has identified four emerging ransomware groups that have the potential to become bigger problems in the future. These are AvosLocker, Hive Ransomware, HelloKitty, and LockBit 2.0. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]

Ransomware

CSO Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2021

According to a ransomware survey report released in June by Keeper Security, 49% of companies hit by ransomware paid the ransom—and another 22% declined to say whether they paid or not. Learn how recent ransomware attacks define the malware's new age and 5 reasons why the cost of ransomware attacks is rising. |

Backups

CSO Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2021

International ransomware gangs aren't the only people after your enterprise's money. Learn how recent ransomware attacks define the malware's new age and 5 reasons why the cost of ransomware attacks is rising. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ] To read this article in full, please click here

Ransomware

CSO Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2021

Recently I spoke with Ryan Chapman of the SANS Institute, author of the upcoming SANS course FOR528: Ransomware for Incident Responders, on how to better prepare for ransomware. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ] Learn how to harden Windows 10 for maximum security. |

Ransomware

CSO Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

Researchers claim to have discovered the identity of the operators of Hades ransomware, exposing the distinctive tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) they employ in their attacks. Learn how recent ransomware attacks define the malware's new age and 5 reasons why the cost of ransomware attacks is rising. |

Ransomware

CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2021

REvil is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that has extorted large amounts of money from organizations worldwide over the past year. Its name stands for Ransomware Evil and was inspired by the Resident Evil movie series. Read our blue team's guide for ransomware prevention, protection and recovery. |

Ransomware

CSO Magazine

JULY 30, 2021

Any lingering indifference to cybersecurity risk has evaporated in the face of spiking ransomware attacks, software supply chain threats , and the challenges of securing remote workers. That’s the clear message of CSO’s Global Intelligence Report: The State of Cybersecurity in 2021, fielded via online survey in May and June of this year.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2021

Security vendors can now leverage new telemetry and machine learning processing capabilities built into Intel's 11th Gen mobile processors to better detect and block sophisticated ransomware programs that attempt to evade traditional detection techniques.

Threat Detection

CSO Magazine

JULY 16, 2021

Under pressure to halt ongoing and highly damaging ransomware attacks from Russian criminal groups, the Biden administration yesterday announced a flurry of defensive initiatives to deal with the crisis. Learn how recent ransomware attacks define the malware's new age and 5 reasons why the cost of ransomware attacks is rising. |

Ransomware

CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

New data highlighting fluctuations relating to ransomware attack and payment claims indicates significant shifts in the cyberthreat landscape. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]. Shifting ransomware priorities impacting claim costs. Learn the 7 keys to better risk assessment. |

Cyber Insurance

CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Biden administration has introduced new sanctions against cryptocurrency exchange Suex to stifle revenue for ransomware groups. Suex, which has been accused by US officials of doing business with ransomware actors in the past, has had its access to US markets cut off as a result. To read this article in full, please click here

Cryptocurrency

CSO Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

A new ransomware threat called LockFile has been victimizing enterprises worldwide since July. Key to its success are a few new tricks that make it harder for anti-ransomware solutions to detect it. Learn how recent ransomware attacks define the malware's new age and 5 reasons why the cost of ransomware attacks is rising. |

Encryption

CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had the keys to REvil’s ransomware as the cybercriminals were locking up company after company’s data and did not publicly share the keys. Learn how recent ransomware attacks define the malware's new age and 5 reasons why the cost of ransomware attacks is rising. |

Ransomware

CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Egregor is one of the most rapidly growing ransomware families. Although descriptions of the malware vary from security firm to security firm, the consensus is that Egregor is a variant of the Sekhmet ransomware family. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. What is Egregor?

Ransomware

CSO Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

The dark web sites operated by the notorious REvil ransomware group suddenly went offline on Tuesday, prompting speculation that the US or Russian governments stepped in. Learn how recent ransomware attacks define the malware's new age and 5 reasons why the cost of ransomware attacks is rising. |

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

RELATED: Data Breach Cover-Up: Uber's Former CSO Faces up to 8 Years Behind Bars ]. The supplemental NDA included promises from the hackers that are more typically found in ransomware response—promises to delete/destroy data.

CSO

CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Over the past two years, the rise of big-ticket ransomware attacks and revelations of harmful software supply chain infections have elevated cybersecurity to the top of the government's agenda. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ] Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The onslaught of ransomware attacks directed at non-Russian entities is evidence of that. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ] Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ] Learn the The 5 types of cyberattack you're most likely to face. | To read this article in full, please click here

Cybercrime

CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Piled on top of that is a growing wave of ransomware and software supply chain attacks. . Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ] Learn the The 5 types of cyberattack you're most likely to face. | To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MAY 10, 2021

In one of the most disruptive cybersecurity incidents to take place in the United States, Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline announced late Friday that it was the victim of a cyberattack, later confirmed to be a ransomware attack. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ].

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2021

Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]. Despite an increased focus on security due to high-profile ransomware and other attacks in the past year, respondents reported a rise in risk due to inadequate security processes like backing up key assets. Learn the 7 keys to better risk assessment. |

Cyber Risk

Security Boulevard

JULY 19, 2021

The post Ransomware and the C-I-A Triad appeared first on Security Boulevard. You have the data exfiltration attacks, where copies of sensitive personal information and intellectual property are stolen, often without the victims’ knowledge since the original data are left intact.

Ransomware

CSO Magazine

MARCH 3, 2021

Sign up for CSO newsletters ! ]. Over the past several years many Trojans evolved into malware distribution platforms by entering partnerships with ransomware gangs or by developing their own ransomware. How well do you know these 9 types of malware and how to recognize them.

Malware

CSO Magazine

MARCH 16, 2022

A new ransomware operation dubbed LokiLocker has slowly been gaining traction since August among cybercriminals, researchers warn. LokiLocker is a relatively new ransomware family targeting English-speaking victims and Windows PCs. To read this article in full, please click here

Ransomware

CSO Magazine

MAY 26, 2022

Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered some new Linux-based ransomware that's being used to attack VMware ESXi servers, a bare-metal hypervisor for creating and running several virtual machines (VMs) that share the same hard drive storage.

Ransomware

Security Boulevard

JUNE 21, 2021

The Krebses—Chris and Brian—are not related, but they have both come out with positions on ransomware. I described Chris Krebs’s position on addressing ransomware […]. The post Krebs on Ransomware appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Ransomware

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Celebrity jewelry house Graff falls victim to ransomware Lessons from a real-life ransomware attack Is Apple’s Safari browser the last, best hope for web privacy? US offer $10m bounty for ransomware kingpins. Source: IT Brief) CERT-France has identified the ransomware group behind attacks on French companies.

CSO

CSO Magazine

MAY 25, 2022

The Chaos ransomware builder started out last year as a buggy and unconvincing impersonation of the notorious Ryuk ransomware kit. One successful ransomware operation known as Onyx hit U.S.-based It uses a variation of the Chaos ransomware, according to security researchers.

Ransomware

Hot for Security

JUNE 2, 2021

A CSO report even mentions actual numbers: “Although not appearing anywhere in the directive, pipeline companies that fail to meet the security requirements would be subject to financial fines, starting at $7,000 per day,” the report notes, back-linking to the same Bloomberg piece. That’s a years-long process.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

The FBI is warning companies that a ransomware group calling itself OnePercent or 1Percent is leveraging the IceID Trojan and the Cobalt Strike backdoor to gain a foothold inside networks. The ransomware group has been active since at least November 2020 and has hit companies in the United States.

Ransomware

CSO Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

The attack on US-based software provider Kaseya by notorious Russia-linked ransomware group REvil in July 2021 is estimated to have affected up to 2,000 global organizations.

Ransomware

CSO Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2022

[Editor's note: This article originally appeared on the CSO Germany website on July 29.] They stole data and sometimes used ransomware to extort their victims. Claire Tills, senior research engineer at Tenable, describes the methods of the hacking group Lapsus$ as bold, illogical and poorly thought out.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 31, 2021

The unwanted attention attracted by ransomware attacks recently have caused several of the top cybercrime forums to ban ransomware discussions and transactions on their platforms earlier this year. The truth is that ransomware is the life blood of the cybercrime economy and it will take extraordinary measures to put an end to it.

Ransomware

CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Ransomware is one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity attacks. One of the factors that makes these threats especially intimidating is that the costs can be far-reaching. To read this article in full, please click here

Ransomware

CSO Magazine

JUNE 10, 2022

We here at CSO have done our part: our malware explainer breaks down malware based on how it spreads (self-propagating worms , viruses piggybacking on other code, or sneakily disguised Trojans ) as well as by what it does to infected machines ( rootkits , adware , ransomware , cryptojacking , and malvertising , oh my).

Adware

CSO Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2023

The ransomware ecosystem has changed significantly in 2022, with attackers shifting from large groups that dominated the landscape toward smaller ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operations in search of more flexibility and drawing less attention from law enforcement. To read this article in full, please click here

Ransomware