Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2024

FuckRansomware pic.twitter.com/uD09m7AukH — Jon DiMaggio (@Jon__DiMaggio) May 5, 2024 However, researchers at VX-underground have spoken with Lockbit ransomware group administrative staff regarding the return of the old domain and the gang claims law enforcement is lying. Lockbit ransomware group states law enforcement is lying.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Australian government announced sanctions for a member of the REvil ransomware group for the Medibank hack that occurred in 2022. of current and former customers were exposed as a result of a recent ransomware attack. . of current and former customers were exposed as a result of a recent ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2023, the researchers attributed a combined total of 48 out of 58 zero-day vulnerabilities to commercial surveillance vendors (CSVs) and government espionage actors, while 10 zero-day flaws were attributed to financially motivated actors. The researchers also tracked at least four ransomware groups exploiting four zero-day vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Canadian government discloses a data breach after threat actors hacked two of its contractors. Data belonging to current and former Government of Canada employees, members of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel have been also exposed. Both contractors suffered a security breach in October.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2023

government announced up to a $10 million bounty for information linking the Clop ransomware gang to a foreign government. The US goverment is offering up to a $10 million bounty for information linking CL0P Ransomware Gang or any other threat actors targeting U.S. critical infrastructure to a foreign government.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2024

The FBI, UK National Crime Agency, and Europol have unmasked the identity of the admin of the LockBit ransomware operation, aka ‘LockBitSupp’ and ‘putinkrab’ , and issued sanctions against him. The FBI, UK National Crime Agency, and Europol revealed the identity of the admin of the LockBit operation and sanctioned him.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 31, 2022

Costa Rica’s national health service was hacked sometime earlier this morning by a Russian ransomware group known as Hive. The intrusion comes just weeks after Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves declared a state of emergency in response to a data ransom attack from a different Russian ransomware gang — Conti.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

Government agencies revealed that Akira ransomware has breached over 250 entities worldwide and received over $42 million in ransom payments. Like other ransomware gangs, the group has developed a Linux encryptor to target VMware ESXi servers. It was this first time that the operators adopted this tactic.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most unnerving phenomena in the cyber threat landscape. Related: What local government can do to repel ransomware Ransomware came into existence in 1989 as a primitive program dubbed the AIDS Trojan that was spreading via 5.25-inch inch diskettes. inch diskettes.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2021

Avaddon ransomware gang has breached the France-based financial consultancy firm Acer Finance. Avaddon ransomware gang made the headlines again, the cybercrime gang has breached the France-based financial consultancy firm Acer Finance. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Avaddon). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2021

The FBI has revealed that the Cuba ransomware gang breached the networks of at least 49 US critical infrastructure organizations. A flash alert published by the FBI has reported that the Cuba ransomware gang breached the networks of at least 49 US critical infrastructure organizations. ” states the alert.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This week the Rhysida ransomware group claimed the hack of the Kuwait Ministry of Finance and added it to its Tor leak site. Last week a ransomware attack hit the Government of Kuwait, the attack took place on September 18 and the government experts immediately started the incident response procedures to block the threat.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 28, 2022

In December 2021, researchers discovered a new ransomware-as-a-service named ALPHV (a.k.a. “ BlackCat “), considered to be the first professional cybercrime group to create and use a ransomware strain written in the Rust programming language. Image: Varonis. Image: Varonis. ” Meanwhile, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2024

A ransomware attack on a Swedish logistics company Skanlog severely impacted the country’s liquor supply. Skanlog, a critical distributor for Systembolaget, the Swedish government-owned retail chain suffered a ransomware attack. Systembolaget has a monopoly on the sale of alcoholic beverages containing more than 3.5%

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Grief ransomware operators claim to have compromised computer systems at US National Rifle Association (NRA) and added it to their leak site. Grief ransomware operators announced to have hacked US National Rifle Association (NRA) and threaten to leak the stolen data. SecurityAffairs – hacking, NRA). In 2019, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

A ransomware attack against the Finnish IT services provider Tietoevry disrupted the services of some Swedish government agencies and shops. The company said that the ransomware attack took place on Friday night and impacted only one data center in Sweden. The company later confirmed the news of an Akira ransomware attack.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Some of the unearthed hoaxes delivered infostealers such as Aurora Stealer, Batloader, and IceID, with the latter having gained notoriety for facilitating Quantum ransomware distribution. This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The Biden administration announced it will work with 30 countries, including NATO allies and G7 partners, to curb global cybercrime. President Joe Biden announced that the US will work with 30 countries to curb cybercrime and dismantle ransomware gangs that are targeting organizations worldwide. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) warns of the high risk of a catastrophic ransomware attack on the UK government. The British government is accused of failing to mitigate the risk of ransomware attacks. The UK has the dubious distinction of being one of the world’s most cyber-attacked nations.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

I transcribed a recent interview, here some questions and answers about nation-state hacking, spyware, and cyber warfare. Spyware are powerful weapons in the arsenal of governments and cybercrime gangs. How are some governments using the Internet to threaten world peace in one way or another?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

Russia’s FSB announced to have dismantled the REvil ransomware gang, the infamous group behind Kaseya and JBS USA. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced to have shut down the REvil ransomware gang, the group that is behind a long string of attacks against large organizations, such as Kaseya and JBS USA.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

CERT France is warning of a new wave of attacks using Pysa ransomware (Mespinoza) that is targeting local governments. CERT France cyber-security agency is warning about a new wave of ransomware attack that is targeting the networks of local government authorities. ” reads the issued by French CERT.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2024

Threat actors behind the ransomware attacks that hit Stanford University in 2023 gained access to 27,000 people. Stanford University confirmed that threat actors behind the September 2023 ransomware attack had access to 27,000 people. The Akira ransomware gang claimed the theft of 430 GB of data from the university’s systems.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Evil Corp cybercrime gang is using a new ransomware called Macaw Locker to evade US sanctions that prevent victims from paying the ransom. Evil Corp has launched a new ransomware called Macaw Locker to evade US sanctions that prevent victims from making ransom payments. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Macaw Locker).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The Dutch government will not tolerate ransomware attacks that could threaten national security, it will use intelligence or military services to curb them. The Dutch government announced that it will not tolerate cyberattacks that pose a risk to its national security and will employ intelligence or military services to counter them.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

French police arrested a Russian national who is suspected of laundering money resulting from the criminal activity of the Hive ransomware gang. The French authorities arrested in Paris a Russian national who is suspected of laundering criminal proceeds for the Hive ransomware gang. anti-cybercrime (Ofac).”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have hacked the technology services giant CDW and threatens to leak the stolen data. The technology services giant CDW announced it has launched an investigation into claims made by the Lockbit ransomware gang that added the company to the list of victims on its leak site.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The FBI responded by reverifying InfraGard members and by seizing the cybercrime forum where the data was being sold. In a post on the English language cybercrime forum BreachForums , USDoD leaked information on roughly 3,200 Airbus vendors, including names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. government inboxes.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

healthcare organizations of targeted ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware attacks. healthcare organizations of targeted attacks conducted by ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware attacks. The advisory updates to the FBI FLASH BlackCat/ALPHV Ransomware Indicators of Compromise released on April 19, 2022 and on December 19, 2023.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The post Russia Hacks Ukraine, Ukraine Hacks Russia — Day#658 appeared first on Security Boulevard. When will it end? Russia takes down Kyivstar cellular system, Ukraine destroys Russian tax system.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2024

The ransomware attack on Xplain impacted tens of thousands Federal government files, said the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of Switzerland. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published a data analysis report on the data breach resulting from the ransomware attack on the IT services provider Xplain.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 5, 2023

North Korea has established a hacking group named APT43 to fund its cybercrime activities, aimed at advancing Pyongyang’s geopolitical interests. The post North Korea dedicates a hacking group to fund cyber crime appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Some members of the Conti ransomware gang were involved in financially motivated attacks targeting Ukraine from April to August 2022. UAC-0098 historically delivered the IcedID trojan to achieve an initial compromise to the target networks before deploying human-operated ransomware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Conti ransomware).

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

Ohio Lottery data breach impacted over 538,000 individuals Notorius threat actor IntelBroker claims the hack of the Europol A cyberattack hit the US healthcare giant Ascension Google fixes fifth actively exploited Chrome zero-day this year Russia-linked APT28 targets government Polish institutions Citrix warns customers to update PuTTY version installed (..)

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 19, 2023

That is how James McQuiggan, CISSP, Security Awareness Advocate for KnowBe4, kicked off the recent SecureWorld Remote Sessions webcast titled, "Ransomware, Ransom-war, and Ran-some-where: What We Can Learn When the Hackers Get Hacked." Some scary statistics: Ransomware attacks increased 13% from 2020 to 2021.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The Raspberry Robin worm attacks aimed at telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered a Raspberry Robin worm campaign targeting telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently issued an advisory on ransomware. This was not about the cybercrime itself, but instead, the regulatory trouble your organization could face for facilitating ransomware payments. Treasury: ransomware continues to increase.

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