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Phorpiex botnet sent millions of phishing emails to deliver LockBit Black ransomware

Security Affairs

Experts reported that since April, the Phorpiex botnet sent millions of phishing emails to spread LockBit Black ransomware. The ZIP archives contain a compressed executable payload that, if executed, will start the encryption process with LockBit Black ransomware. ” states the report published by the NJCCIC. 177 and 185[.]215[.]113[.]66.

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New Python-based Ransomware Encrypts Virtual Machines Quickly

eSecurity Planet

Sophos cybersecurity researchers have discovered a Python-based ransomware operation that escalated from a compromised corporate network to encrypted virtual machines in just three hours. These instructions are used to list all VMs and shut them down, necessary for starting the encryption. Faster Encryption Means Higher Risk.

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How to recover files encrypted by Yanlouwang

SecureList

Yanluowang is a type of targeted ransomware discovered by the Symantec Threat Hunter team as they were investigating an incident on a large corporate network. Kaspersky experts have found a vulnerability in the Yanluowang encryption algorithm and created a free decryptor to help victims of this ransomware with recovering their files.

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How to recover files encrypted by Yanluowang

SecureList

Yanluowang is a type of targeted ransomware discovered by the Symantec Threat Hunter team as they were investigating an incident on a large corporate network. Kaspersky experts have found a vulnerability in the Yanluowang encryption algorithm and created a free decryptor to help victims of this ransomware with recovering their files.

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Security Awareness Training across an SMB Organization

Spinone

When considering a fully-featured and well thought out security plan , the human factor is an extremely important part of the equation, and arguably just as important as the technology component of the solution. In this article, we will take a look at cyber security awareness across an SMB organization.

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More Than 90 Percent of Malware in Q2 Came Via Encrypted Traffic: WatchGuard

eSecurity Planet

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. Malware in Encrypted Traffic. A surprising 91.5

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World Password Day must die

Malwarebytes

The continued existence of World Password Day is a tell that something has gone badly wrong in cybersecurity. And make no mistake, password authentication is critical technology. It is the bedrock on which security is built. The existence of World Password Day is a symptom of two problems. You just can’t.