Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2020

G7 Finance ministers expressed concern on Tuesday over the rise in ransomware attacks during the Covid-19 pandemic, including some involving cryptocurrencies. G7 Finance ministers warn of ransomware attacks that have been growing in scale, sophistication, and frequency over the past two years. ” continues the statement.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The internet has drawn comparisons to the Wild West, making ransomware the digital incarnation of a hold-up. 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. Ransomware usually starts with a phishing email.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 10, 2021

Cloudstar, one of the title industry’s primary cloud providers, remains compromised after a recent ransomware attack disrupted its services. The company also provides services to real estate, legal, insurance, financial services, petrochemical and the oil and gas industries. The Victim of a Ransomware Attack.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2023

CISA, and MS-ISAC—along with the cybersecurity authorities in six countries—have published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory entitled, " Understanding Ransomware Threat Actors: LockBit." According to the advisory summary: "In 2022, LockBit was the most deployed ransomware variant across the world and continues to be prolific in 2023.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

The US FBI warns that the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 52 organizations from multiple US critical infrastructure sectors. “RagnarLocker ransomware actors work as part of a ransomware family, frequently changing obfuscation techniques to avoid detection and prevention.”

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2024

Department of Treasury on March 27th released a report titled "Managing Artificial Intelligence-Specific Cybersecurity Risks in the Financial Services Sector." The report highlights the growing concern around artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to introduce new cybersecurity threats to the financial industry.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This initiative, backed by a substantial $500 million investment, sets forth a series of nation-leading proposed regulations for hospitals, bolstering their defenses against ever-evolving cyber threats. I view it as a welcomed step in helping security teams secure the funding and support they need to keep our heads above water. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 3, 2021

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–McAfee Enterprise today released its Advanced Threat Research Report: October 2021 , examining cybercriminal activity related to ransomware and cloud threats in the second quarter of 2021. Ransomware Increases Dominance with Colonial Pipeline Impact. creating a frantic consumer run on fuel.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The number one type of cyber incident so far this year is ransomware. The company says that ransomware accounted for 41% of cyber claims. 54% of cyber attacks started with email. Below you can see two charts describing these findings: Remote work increases cyber threats.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Trickbot followed suit, expanding its operations to steal financial data from victims worldwide, including U.S. Over time, Trickbot transformed into a highly modular malware suite, offering its operators the versatility to engage in various malicious cyber activities, including ransomware attacks. businesses and individuals.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 29, 2024

However, a relentless barrage of data breaches, ransomware attacks, and sophisticated cyber threats steadily erodes this trust. Payment Services Directive (PSD3) PSD3 is an updated version of PSD2 and provides rules on the efficiency and security of digital payments and financial services in the EU.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 In 2015, global cyber crime had a cost of about $3 trillion, and the cost is expected to rise to $10.5 Ransomware. Mobile attacks.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 29, 2024

However, a relentless barrage of data breaches, ransomware attacks, and sophisticated cyber threats steadily erodes this trust. Payment Services Directive (PSD3) PSD3 is an updated version of PSD2 and provides rules on the efficiency and security of digital payments and financial services in the EU.

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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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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Menlo Security , a leader in cloud security, today announced it has identified a surge in cyberthreats, termed Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT), that bypass traditional security defenses. Cyber Threats are a mainstream problem and a boardroom issue that should be on everyone’s agenda.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The renamed DIGISTOR Citadel C Series drives with PBA are ideal for developing secure Data at Rest (DAR) storage solutions in commercial and other government applications where protecting critical information against ransomware and other cyber threats is vital.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The all-in-one solution combines skilled cyber experts, risk assessment processes and an innovative technology platform, enabling organizations to build strong, risk-based cybersecurity programs quickly and effectively.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat. Cloud security success and choosing the right investments is all about having a clear understanding of threat types and their resulting damages.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

million and grown to 42 employees, winning customers in leading media firms, financial services companies and government agencies in the Nordics. The business equivalent of the toaster probe might well be two categories of automated attacks: Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks and SQL injection ( SQLi ) hacks.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 1, 2021

Half of all respondents said security threats had increased during the first quarter or 2021, with phishing the top threat (highest among large companies) followed by data exfiltration (highest in the high-tech sector). But attack tactics are diverse, with 30% or more of organizations also reporting: .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 11, 2021

By working closely with some of the most prominent cyber insurers and incident response providers we are now helping businesses to comprehensively manage their risk online.”. In Q3 2021, Cloudflare automatically mitigated one of the world’s largest DDoS attacks that hit a customer in the financial services industry.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

Financial gain remains the key driver of cybercriminal activity. 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. Now we see that APT actors have also switched to crypto. In 2022, 36.3%

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

So, ACSC is asking companies to raise their defense-line against all future cyber threats that are and will exist in near future.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2024

Leveraging authorities under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the EPA is directing community water systems (CWSs) to take specific actions to ensure compliance with cybersecurity requirements and better secure their industrial control systems from escalating cyber threats. water systems often lag behind.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to Check Point by mid-year cyber attacks have risen 42% globally. From supply chain breaches to ransomware organizations continue to struggle with how to avoid becoming an eventual statistic of being attacked. Ransomware. With this increased spending the attacks continue at an exponential rate.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

Here are our picks for the top threat intelligence feeds that security teams should consider adding to their defensive arsenal: AlienVault Open Threat Exchange: Best for community-driven threat feeds FBI InfraGard: Best for critical infrastructure security abuse.ch

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 14, 2021

DDoS an Ongoing Threat. In recent years, ransomware has gotten the lion’s share of attention from the highest levels of the tech and security industries as well as the federal government, including the Biden Administration. million requests per second against a target in the financial services industry.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2021

CISA highlights the following 16 sectors: • Chemical • Communications • Commercial Facilities • Critical Manufacturing • Dams • Defense • Emergency Services • Energy • Financial Services • Food and Agriculture • Government • Healthcare • Information Technology • Nuclear • Transportation • Water. So what is Putin saying?

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2021

CISA highlights the following 16 sectors: • Chemical • Communications • Commercial Facilities • Critical Manufacturing • Dams • Defense • Emergency Services • Energy • Financial Services • Food and Agriculture • Government • Healthcare • Information Technology • Nuclear • Transportation • Water. So what is Putin saying?

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

As threats mount from ransomware gangs , Russian-backed hacker groups , and other nation-sponsored attackers and as the growth in remote work makes security management increasingly complicated, many companies are finding it makes sense to turn to a managed security service provider (MSSP) for help with handling an extremely complex threat landscape.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 14, 2022

And DDoS attackers have adopted a tactic from ransomware groups and are seeking payment from victims and potential victims. Meanwhile, the 2021 State of the Data Center Industry research report placed DDoS behind ransomware as the threats that most worry the enterprise. Key Differentiators. Stops Layer 3, 4 and 7 attacks.

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Spinone

JANUARY 27, 2019

Financial data is perhaps one of the most sensitive types of data. Often, the target of attackers can be financial information or other information that can compromise identity. This can lead to financial services being compromised. What about Ransomware? Unless payment is given, the data becomes useless.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 8, 2021

We have seen firsthand that it takes more than an individual task force to combat ransomware and other related threats such as phishing, insider threats and more. Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) will continue to grow and become more sophisticated over the next year. Jeff Sizemore, chief governance officer, Egnyte.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2021

“Using legitimate infrastructure is typically the ultimate goal for any attacker, so this was a bonus for Nobelium,” Sean Nikkel, senior cyber threat intel analyst at cybersecurity vendor Digital Shadows, told eSecurity Planet. Now the group is back with the USAID phishing campaign. Awareness, Training are Key.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

2023 – Given the sharpening complexity of cyber threats, our digital and physical infrastructure faces mounting challenges. Ransomware operators with the skills to write software for use by affiliate groups have identified a gap in the criminal market. Big year for cyber in politics? Houston, Texas, USA – 16 Nov.

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