Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2023

On Sunday, a ransomware attack hit the Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, one of the main hospitals of the Catalan city. A local cybersecurity agency revealed that the attack was launched by a ransomware group known as Ransom House. At this time the ransomware gang behind the attack has yet to demand the payment of a ransom.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

Ukrainian police arrested members of a ransomware gang that targeted at least 50 companies in the U.S. Ukrainian police arrested members of a ransomware affiliate group that is responsible for attacking at least 50 companies in the U.S. The gang was distributing the LockerGoga and MegaCortex ransomware families. and Europe.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Several Ukrainian organizations were hit by Russia-based RansomBoggs Ransomware in the last week, ESET reports. Researchers from ESET observed multiple attacks involving a new family of ransomware, tracked as RansomBoggs ransomware, against Ukrainian organizations. MSIL/Filecoder.RansomBoggs.A

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

The financially-motivated hacker group FIN11 has started spreading ransomware to monetize its cyber criminal activities. The financially-motivated hacker group FIN11 has switched tactics starting using ransomware as the main monetization method. ” reads the analysis published by FireEye.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2020

Tens of organizations in the United States have been targeted with the recently discovered WastedLocker ransomware. Security experts from Symantec reported that at least 31 organizations in the United States have been targeted with the recently discovered WastedLocker ransomware. ” reads the analysis published by Symantec.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2023

Telecommunications giant Lumen Technologies discovered two cybersecurity incidents, including a ransomware attack. One of the incidents is a ransomware attack that impacted a limited number of its servers that support a segmented hosting service. ” reads the 8-k form filed by the company with SEC.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

Additionally, there are also Russian cybercrime organizations that are not state-sponsored but are allowed to operate. Although there’s no one magic solution to eliminating cyberattacks and cybercrime risks, there are steps you can take to reduce the chances of becoming a victim. businesses called #ShieldsUp.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2020

The systems at the US-based ski and golf resort operator were infected with the WastedLocker ransomware, the incident impacted reservation systems. Boyne Resorts was the victim of WastedLocker ransomware attack, the incident has impacted reservation systems. This group has been active since at least 2007, in December 2019, the U.S.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 12, 2022

Newly elected Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves declared a state of emergency after several government agencies were hit with ransomware. Conti is a Russian affiliated ransomware gang that has been responsible for hundreds of incidents across the globe in the last couple years. offers reward for Conti threat actors.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2023

QakBot threat actors are still operational after the August takedown Ransomware attack on MGM Resorts costs $110 Million Cybersecurity, why a hotline number could be important? Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box.

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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.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2021

A ransomware attack is likely the cause of the recent downtime for TV stations owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group broadcast television company. TV stations owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group went down over the weekend officially due to technical issues, but some media [ 1 , 2 ] reported that it was a victim of a ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2022

Microsoft announced that is investigating claims that the Lapsus$ cybercrime gang breached their internal Azure DevOps source code repositories and stolen data. Their scope of interests includes – major telecommunications companies such as Claro, Telefonica and AT&T.

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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.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 14, 2021

Ransomware gets a specific mention: "We also commit to work together to urgently address the escalating shared threat from criminal ransomware networks. We call on all states to urgently identify and disrupt ransomware criminal networks operating from within their borders, and hold those networks accountable for their actions.".

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 14, 2021

Ransomware gets a specific mention: "We also commit to work together to urgently address the escalating shared threat from criminal ransomware networks. We call on all states to urgently identify and disrupt ransomware criminal networks operating from within their borders, and hold those networks accountable for their actions.".

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2022

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2023

NCA infiltrates the cybercriminal underground with fake DDoS-for-hire sites Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 awarded $1,035,000 and a Tesla for 27 0-days CISA announced the Pre-Ransomware Notifications initiative China-linked hackers target telecommunication providers in the Middle East City of Toronto is one of the victims hacked by Clop gang using GoAnywhere (..)

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

For example, #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, celebrating its 20th anniversary this October, aims to empower people and organizations across every sector to protect critical assets against cybercrime. Reducing the risk of attacks such as ransomware and malware on CNI will be paramount to the stability of national economies for the years to come.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2022

Microsoft dismantled the C2 infrastructure used by the ZLoader trojan with the help of telecommunications providers around the world and cybersecurity firms. The company also identified one of the perpetrators a man named Denis Malikov, involved in the development of a ZLoader component used to deliver ransomware. Zeus OpenSSL).

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 10, 2021

And then you can do whatever you want in the system, you could put ransomware in there, you could copy the database and use that database, either to sell it or to get the data and use it for fishing. It notes that access as a service has become a significant enabler for ransomware attacks. Sometimes they have credit cards in there.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2022

Thursday, March 10, Lapsus$ ransomware gang announced they’re starting to recruit insiders employed within major technology giants and ISPs, such companies include Microsoft, Apple, EA Games and IBM. Their scope of interests includes – major telecommunications companies such as Claro, Telefonica and AT&T. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 1, 2022

During the last few years, we have all become witnesses to intense cybercrime and sophisticated cyberattacks. As cybercrime continues to increase, the human element can play the most important role in cybersecurity posture and hygiene. This upward trend is further fuelled by a shift in working conditions like working remotely.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2020

NVSC IT staff is cleaning infected systems and restoring the operations with the help of the experts from the Central State Telecommunications Center and the National Cyber ??Security Emotet is back on Christmas Eve , after two months of silence, cybercrime operators are sending out spam messages to deliver the infamous Trickbot Trojan.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017. On September 2022, the Sandworm group was observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 24, 2022

Answer: The decision to pursue a career in cybersecurity came easy to me, as I was tenured as a technology and telecommunications professional for 15 years. As a military veteran of the United States Navy, I had a foundational background working in telecommunications. Question: What encouraged you to join your current organization?

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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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SecureWorld News

APRIL 14, 2022

After publicly acknowledging the data breach, the telecommunications giant hired a third-party security vendor to investigate the incident. Lapsus$ later posted on their Telegram channel saying that someone had hacked into a device the group was using to store the stolen Nvidia data and deployed ransomware. They claim it was Nvidia.

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SecureList

MAY 11, 2023

Ransomware keeps making headlines. attempted ransomware attacks which was 20% more than in 2021 (61.7M). attempted ransomware attacks which was 20% more than in 2021 (61.7M). Although early 2023 saw a slight decline in the number of ransomware attacks, they were more sophisticated and better targeted.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 28, 2023

CyberEdge Group’s ninth annual Cyberthreat Defense Report (CDR) highlighted that ransomware attacks’ main target was mid-sized businesses. This is because such an attack will likely avoid confronting large enterprises’ powerful cybersecurity strongholds or drawing the attention of law enforcement agencies.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

According to the same article, another such attack took place in the late 1990s when the American military attacked a Serbian telecommunications network. On the very first day of the conflict (February 24, 2022), a massive wave of indiscriminate pseudo-ransomware and wiper attacks hit Ukrainian entities.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 1, 2022

When LAPSUS first grabbed the attention of the cybersecurity community, they had already compromised companies like Impresa, the largest media conglomerate in Brazil; Claro, one of Brazil’s telecommunications operators; and Brazil’s Ministry of Health. Notably, their use of Spanish and Portuguese was akin to native speakers.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

As the world marks the second Anti-Ransomware Day, there’s no way to deny it: ransomware has become the buzzword in the security community. Yet, much of the media attention ransomware gets is focused on chronicling which companies fall prey to it. Part I: Three preconceived ideas about ransomware.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 18, 2023

Gaming (58.7%) and telecommunications (47.7%) had the highest bad bot traffic on their websites and applications. Spreading malware: Bots play a role in distributing malware, such as viruses, trojans, and ransomware. Taking the lead were Germany with 68.6%, Ireland with 45.1%, and Singapore with 43.1%.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. 24, Russia invades Ukraine, and fault lines quickly begin to appear in the cybercrime underground. I will also continue to post on LinkedIn about new stories in 2023. Uber blames LAPSUS$ for the intrusion.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 16, 2021

Ukrainian authorities display seized money in a June 15 raid that resulted in the arrest of six individuals alleged to be part of the Cl0p ransomware gang. and Korean authorities, arrested six individuals alleged to be part of the Cl0p ransomware gang that counted U.S. Credit: Ukrainian Cyber Police). universities among its targets.

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