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Zero Trust Speeds Ransomware Response, Illumio-Bishop Fox Test Finds

eSecurity Planet

From mass production of cheap malware to ransomware as a service (RaaS) , cyber criminals have industrialized cybercrime, and a new HP Wolf Security report warns that cybercriminals are adapting advanced persistent threat (APT) tactics too. EDR gains visibility on what’s happening on an organization’s endpoints by capturing activity data.

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Cybersecurity Outlook 2022: Third-party, Ransomware and AI Attacks Will Get Worse

eSecurity Planet

Third-party security, ransomware , artificial intelligence (AI) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are some of the threats you can expect to see more of this year – with the potential for far worse results than we’ve seen in the past. Ransomware and Critical Infrastructure Attacks Get Worse. AI Attacks Lead to Regulation.

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BORN Ontario data breach impacted 3.4 million newborns and pregnancy care patients

Security Affairs

The organization confirmed that it was the victim of the massive hacking campaign targeting Progress MOVEit transfer systems that was conducted by the Clop ransomware group. In June, the Clop ransomware group claimed to have hacked hundreds of companies globally by exploiting MOVEit Transfer vulnerability.

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Russia-linked Sandworm APT compromised 11 Ukrainian telecommunications providers

Security Affairs

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017. Sandworm were observed targeting open ports and unprotected RDP or SSH interfaces to gain access to the internet-facing systems. “Note (!) .’ “Note (!) ” reads the advisory.

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Access Management is Essential for Strengthening OT Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

According to Interpol's Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment report , critical infrastructure is highly targeted by ransomware gangs that are after what is called the Big Game Hunting. In August 2021, a ransomware attack on Scripps Health in California resulted in over $113 million in losses. The threat landscape.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

ForAllSecure

Small to Medium Business are, today, the target of APTs and ransomware. And, as my guest will say later in this podcast, these virtual SOCs are like pen testing the internet. MUSIC} VAMOSI: In EP 49, I talked with Huntress, a managed service provider that discovered the ransomware affecting customers of Keysea. GRAY: Absolutely.

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SnapMC skips ransomware, steals data

Fox IT

Over the past few months NCC Group has observed an increasing number of data breach extortion cases, where the attacker steals data and threatens to publish said data online if the victim decides not to pay. Collection & Exfiltration.