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Insurance and Ransomware

Schneier on Security

As ransomware becomes more common, I’m seeing more discussions about the ethics of paying the ransom. However, the most pressing challenge currently facing the industry is ransomware. Growing losses from ransomware attacks have also emphasised that the current reality is not sustainable for insurers either.

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DRM Report Q2 2023 – Ransomware threat landscape

Security Affairs

The DRM Report Q2 2023 report provides a detailed insight into the ransomware threat landscape during the period between May and August 2023. Ransomware, a menace that has evolved into a formidable adversary, takes center stage in our examination of the cyber threat landscape during the second quarter of 2023.

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inSicurezzaDigitale launches the Dashboard Ransomware Monitor

Security Affairs

The cybersecurity blog inSicurezzaDigitale has launched the Italian Dashboard Ransomware Monitor to analyze the principal RaaSs’ activities. Here it comes, inSicurezzaDigitale announced the Dashboard Ransomware Monitor, it is the second project after the recent presentation of the project Mastodon. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malvertising: A stealthy precursor to infostealers and ransomware attacks

Malwarebytes

This article is based on research by Jérôme Segura , Senior Director of Threat Intelligence at Malwarebytes, who oversees data collection from spam feeds and telemetry to identify the most relevant threats. Ransomware actors buy these credentials to infiltrate networks. Infostealers harvest user credentials.

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CIRWA Project tracks ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

Researchers from Temple University have been tracking ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure all over the world. The project was launched in September 2019 and as of August 2020, the experts collected 680 records of ransomware attacks that took place since November 2013. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Raspberry Robin operators are selling initial access to compromised enterprise networks to ransomware gangs

Security Affairs

DEV-0950 group used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously infected with the Raspberry Robin worm. Microsoft has discovered recent activity that links the Raspberry Robin worm to human-operated ransomware attacks. . The final-stage malware was the Clop ransomware. ” concludes the report.

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Ransomfeed – Third Quarter Report 2023 is out!

Security Affairs

A comprehensive report delving into the intricate landscape of ransomware threats during the last four months of 2023 is out, with a meticulous focus on the monitoring activities conducted by the OSINT Ransomfeed platform ( www.ransomfeed.it ).