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A week in security (July 4 – July 10)

Malwarebytes

TikTok is “unacceptable security risk” and should be removed from app stores, says FCC Google to delete location data of trips to abortion clinics IconBurst software supply chain attack offers malicious versions of NPM packages Discord Shame channel goes phishing Verified Twitter accounts phished via hate speech warnings Apple Lockdown (..)

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Extortion, precision malware, and ruthless scams. Read the State of Malware 2021 report

Malwarebytes

April’s global shutdown was accompanied by a staggering rise in the use of stalkerware, a short-hand term for the type of mobile monitoring and spyware apps that are sometimes deployed by abusive partners. In short, in 2020, cyberthreats evolved. As you can see from these findings, 2020 proved to be a tumultuous year.

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How to Decrypt Ransomware Files – And What to Do When That Fails

eSecurity Planet

However, even with the best planning, organizations can find a few users, machines, or systems that were overlooked or whose backup may be corrupted or encrypted. How Does Ransomware Encryption Work? Ransomware encryption works like any other encryption. The file extensions of the encrypted files will also provide a clue.

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What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

eSecurity Planet

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 In May, cybersecurity researchers revealed that ransomware attacks are increasing their aggressive approach by destroying data instead of encrypting it.

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Top 10 Malware Strains of 2021

SecureWorld News

Cybercriminals often use malware to gain access to a computer or mobile device to deploy viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, spyware, and rootkits. In 2020, cyber criminals used TrickBot to target the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector and then launch ransomware attacks, exfiltrate data, or disrupt healthcare services.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 340

Security Affairs

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IT threat evolution Q3 2023

SecureList

However, in a healthcare-related incident involving DroxiDat around the same time, Nokoyawa ransomware was delivered, along with several other incidents involving Cobalt Strike sharing the same license ID, staging directories and/or C2. libssl.dll or libcurl.dll was statically linked to implants to implement encrypted C2 communications.

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