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BianLian, White Rabbit, and Mario Ransomware Gangs Team Up for Mega-Extortion

Penetration Testing

In the shadowy world of cybercrime, alliances are formed not in boardrooms, but in the encrypted corners of the dark web.

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Russian-speaking cybercrime evolution: What changed from 2016 to 2021

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Having been in the field for so long, we have witnessed some major changes in the cybercrime world’s modus operandi. This report shares our insights into the Russian-speaking cybercrime world and the changes in how it operates that have happened in the past five years. Conclusion: cybersecurity and cybercrime have matured.

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Malware exploits undocumented Google OAuth endpoint to regenerate Google cookies

Security Affairs

The encrypted tokens are decrypted using an encryption key stored in Chrome’s Local State within the UserData directory, similar to the encryption used for storing passwords.” The exploit’s imperfect testing led to revealing its source.” ” reads the report published by CloudSEK.

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Sysadmin of fake cybersecurity company sentenced to jail after billion-dollar crime spree

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Notorious FIN7 gang stole payment card details from retailers around the world Cybercrime gang posed as penetration testing firm to recruit hackers. FIN7 operated a front company called Combi Security, which claimed to offer penetration testing services.

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Preserving Health Care Data Security in 2022

CyberSecurity Insiders

Encrypt Data at All Points. Another crucial step in securing health care data is encrypting it. HIPAA doesn’t necessarily require encryption, but it is a helpful step in maintaining privacy, as it renders information virtually useless to anyone who intercepts it. Penetration Test Regularly.

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CISA MAR report provides technical details of FiveHands Ransomware

Security Affairs

At the end of April, researchers from FireEye’s Mandiant revealed that a sophisticated cybercrime gang tracked as UNC2447 has exploited a zero-day issue ( CVE-2021-20016 ) in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) devices, fixed earlier this year, before the vendor addressed it.

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How to Protect New Remote Workers Against Cybercrime

SecureWorld News

One of the major issues surrounds keeping remote workers protected against cybercrime. Additionally, if you are only using a basic VPN, it can be sensible to upgrade your encryption to a Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) , which offers better protection for businesses wanting to keep data secure. Test your own system.