Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2023

Cryptocurrency ATM manufacturers General Bytes suffered a security incident that resulted in the theft of $1.5M GENERAL BYTES is the world’s largest Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency ATM manufacturer. “Please keep your CAS behind a firewall and VPN. Terminals should also connect to CAS via VPN.

Cryptocurrency 79

Cryptocurrency VPN Manufacturing Firewall 79

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points.

Hacking 120

Hacking Ransomware Manufacturing Healthcare 120

Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

“In one year, people who worked with us have earned over US $2 billion,” read the farewell post by the eponymous GandCrab identity on the cybercrime forum Exploit[.]in That email address and nickname had been used since 2009 to register multiple identities on more than a half dozen cybercrime forums. Vpn-service[.]us

Ransomware 260

Ransomware Accountability Cybercrime Passwords 260

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points.

Ransomware 109

Ransomware Hacking Manufacturing Healthcare 109

Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2021

Ivanti fixed a critical code execution issue in Pulse Connect Secure VPN RansomEXX ransomware leaks files stolen from Italian luxury brand Zegna VMware addresses critical flaws in its products CVE-2021-20090 actively exploited to target millions of IoT devices worldwide RansomEXX ransomware hit computer manufacturer and distributor GIGABYTE.

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VPN Ransomware Manufacturing IoT 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure.

Energy and Utilities 96

Energy and Utilities Telecommunications Technology Government 96

Malwarebytes

MAY 11, 2021

Both the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued warnings about an ongoing cybercrime campaign that is using Avaddon ransomware. In a separate advisory (pdf) , the ACSC says it is also aware of an ongoing ransomware campaign using the Avaddon Ransomware malware. Additional threats.

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Ransomware VPN Encryption Cybercrime 107

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points.

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Ransomware Manufacturing Healthcare Education 113

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Iranian hacker group has been attacking corporate VPNs over the past months, they have been hacking VPN servers to plant backdoors in companies around the world targeting Pulse Secure , Fortinet , Palo Alto Networks , and Citrix VPNs. ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike.

Hacking 88

Hacking VPN Advertising Financial Services 88

Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

This email address is also connected to accounts on several Russian cybercrime forums, including “ __edman__ ,” who had a history of selling “logs” — large amounts of data stolen from many bot-infected computers — as well as giving away access to hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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Scams DDOS Cryptocurrency Accountability 253

Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The methods used by cybercriminals in 2023 varied with cyberattacks, physical attacks, and system errors targeting everything from critical infrastructure to manufacturing to healthcare databases. This signals a new era of cybercrime where private data becomes prized currency, putting every email address and credit card number at risk.

Data breaches 66

Data breaches Identity Theft Cybercrime Social Engineering 66

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points.

Ransomware 112

Ransomware Cyber Attacks Manufacturing Healthcare 112

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points.

Ransomware 113

Ransomware Encryption VPN Manufacturing 113

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The consequences of which are not only born by companies who are the primary targets of cybercrime. To help avoid these online risks, it is highly recommended to use a Virtual Private Network (VPN). VPNs are the baseline cybersecurity tool to safeguard internet-enabled devices and a home network. Update, Update, Update.

IoT 98

IoT Spyware VPN Passwords 98

Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

The authorities reported that from June 2021 through at least November 2022, threat actors targeted a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure sectors, including Government Facilities, Communications, Critical Manufacturing, Information Technology, and especially Healthcare and Public Health (HPH).

Ransomware 92

Ransomware VPN Manufacturing Healthcare 92

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 22, 2023

If you are already familiar with the evolving cyber threat landscape in your home country, you’ll know that humans are often the most exploited attack vector for cybercrime, and how frequently small businesses are breached. So, how exactly are these challenges exacerbated when moving your operations beyond borders?

Penetration Testing 79

Penetration Testing Risk Cyber threats Marketing 79

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

. “As of January 2022, the FBI has identified at least 52 entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker ransomware, including entities in the critical manufacturing, energy, financial services, government, and information technology sectors,” reads the FBI’s flash alert.

Ransomware 84

Ransomware Financial Services Passwords VPN 84

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2021

of all systems targeted by the PseudoManuscrypt malware are part of industrial control systems (ICS) used by organizations in multiple industries, including Engineering, Building Automation, Energy, Manufacturing, Construction, Utilities, and Water Management. The experts revealed that at least 7.2%

Spyware 107

Spyware Energy and Utilities Malware Engineering 107

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The authorities reported that from June 2021 through at least November 2022, threat actors employed the Hive ransomware in attacks aimed at a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure sectors, including Government Facilities, Communications, Critical Manufacturing, Information Technology, and especially Healthcare and Public Health (HPH).

Ransomware 91

Ransomware VPN Manufacturing Healthcare 91

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In the report, the company examines key shifts in the cybercrime world internationally between H2 2019 and H1 2020 and gives forecasts for the coming year. The past year — a harrowing period for the world economy — culminated in the spike of cybercrime. The most severe financial damage has occurred as a result of ransomware activity.

Banking 128

Banking Ransomware Phishing Marketing 128

SecureList

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The group’s campaigns target governments, military entities, utilities, financial institutions, manufacturing companies and defense contractors worldwide. These variants go beyond Ligolo’s standard functionality and attempt to emulate VPN solutions from Cisco and Palo Alto.

Government 110

Government Malware VPN Manufacturing 110

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. Consider installing and using a VPN.

Ransomware 96

Ransomware DDOS Passwords Backups 96

CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 13, 2022

Vulnerability threat management is critical because cybercrime is a constant and global risk. While developers should test their products, assess for vulnerabilities, and fix them before release, end users should also have a robust plan for vulnerability threat management to protect themselves from the damaging repercussions of cybercrime.

Software 117

Software Risk Cybercrime Small Business 117

Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

According to experts from Group-IB, Russian-speaking threat actors targeted at least two companies in Western Europe in the pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries. A few days ago, Microsoft warned dozens of hospitals of the risks of ransomware attacks due to insecure VPN devices and gateways exposed online.

Healthcare 76

Healthcare Ransomware Backups Advertising 76

SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

Hackers who are on the lookout for publicly disclosed vulnerabilities (1-days) in internet facing software, such as VPN appliances or email gateways. There is, of course, a documented porosity between the ransomware ecosystem and other cybercrime domains such as carding or point-of-sale (PoS) hacking. Access sellers.

Ransomware 129

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cybercrime 129

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

We investigated a long-running espionage campaign, dubbed A41APT, targeting multiple industries, including the Japanese manufacturing industry and its overseas bases, which has been active since March 2019. We attribute this activity to APT10 with high confidence.

Malware 142

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 142