Adam Levin

JUNE 4, 2021

You would think that ExaGrid, a backup appliance and anti-ransomware service might know how to avoid ransomware, but it was hit. . million after it was hit with Conti ransomware. . The FBI announced last month that Conti ransomware had been used against the Irish healthcare system and at least sixteen U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2025

The ransomware group Codefinger is using compromised AWS keys to encrypt S3 bucket data using SSE-C, Halcyon researchers warn. The ransomware group Codefinger has been spotted using compromised AWS keys to encrypt data in S3 buckets. Halcyon researchers pointed out that this ransomware campaign does not exploit any AWS vulnerability.

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Lohrman on Security

MAY 16, 2021

America finally woke up to the reality that we have a ransomware emergency worthy of real attention. How did events unfold and what will happen next?

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 21, 2020

Carnival Corporation, the largest cruise ship company in the world, announced that it had experienced a data breach following a ransomware attack on their systems. The post Carnival Announces Data Breach Following Ransomware Attack appeared first on Adam Levin. Read the 8-K filing here.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2025

Threat actors behind ESXi ransomware attacks target virtualized environments using SSH tunneling to avoid detection. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sygnia warn that threat actors behind ESXi ransomware attacks target virtualized environments using SSH tunneling to avoid detection.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. VCPI) was hit by the Ryuk ransomware strain. In mid-November 2019, Wisconsin-based Virtual Care Provider Inc.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2025

Resecurity found an LFI flaw in the leak site of BlackLock ransomware, exposing clearnet IPs and server details. Resecurity has identified a Local File Include (LFI) vulnerability in Data Leak Site (DLS) of BlackLock Ransomware. BlackLock Ransomware was named as one of the fastest-growing ransomware strains for today.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 5, 2025

This terribly unfortunate event is a good example of how cybersecurity matters to every company that depends on digital technology - even if it is to run your books or manage your logistics. Read more on this story: [link] The post Ransomware Attack Ends a 150 Year Company appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2025

Companies that treat burnout like an HR issue instead of a security risk are leaving their front door wide openand ransomware gangs are walking right in. Ransomware gangs don't need to find a vulnerability in your firewall if they can find it in your people. A ransomware group doesn't hit during periods of stability.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 15, 2025

The car rental giants data was stolen in a ransomware attack leveraging a vulnerability in Cleo file sharing products. ” While Hertz says its not aware of any misuse of stolen personal information for fraudulent purposes, it offers affected customers two years of identity monitoring services by Kroll for free.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Amazon and AWS systems remain secure, and we have not experienced a security event. We were notified about a security event at one of our property management vendors that impacted several of its customers including Amazon. Exposed data did not include Social Security numbers or financial information.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2024

A ransomware group called Dark Angels made headlines this past week when it was revealed the crime group recently received a record $75 million data ransom payment from a Fortune 50 company. ThreatLabz found Dark Angels has conducted some of the largest ransomware attacks to date, and yet little is known about the group.

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 7, 2025

And, of course, all versions of Cybersecurity For Dummies also help guide people to recovering in the event that their computers, phones, or information has already been compromised.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Cybersecurity training for small businesses is critical, and SMBs should invest in training programs to help employees recognize threats such as phishing attacks, ransomware, and other malicious activities. Regular backups ensure that businesses can recover quickly from ransomware attacks or other data loss incidents.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2025

A new BYOI technique lets attackers bypass SentinelOne EDR, disable protection, and deploy Babuk ransomware by exploiting the agent upgrade process. Once disabled the EDR agent, the attackers deployed the Babuk ransomware. Forensics showed rapid version changes, installer file use, and event log entries tied to EDR tampering.

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 21, 2022

And, of course, all versions of CyberSecurity For Dummies will also help guide you in the event that your information has already been compromised. Updated directions on how to prevent ransomware attacks and how to handle situations in which you have been targeted. ? Topics covered in the book include: ? Cybersecurity careers. ?

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Over the past 10 days, someone has been launching a series of coordinated attacks designed to disrupt Trickbot , an enormous collection of more than two million malware-infected Windows PCs that are constantly being harvested for financial data and are often used as the entry point for deploying ransomware within compromised organizations.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of strategies tested recently seem especially devious. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that Venus ransomware attacks were targeting a number of U.S. “ Cl0p ” a.k.a.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2025

The experts who are investigating the incident are not aware of financial irregularities following the event. In May 2023, the IT systems at the City of Dallas, Texas, were targeted by a ransomware attack. The Royal ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack.

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SecureList

JANUARY 31, 2025

In particular, attackers are increasingly using group policies to distribute malware, execute hidden scripts and deploy ransomware. The most common policy abuse tactic used by malicious actors is to deploy ransomware across multiple hosts. Our Global Emergency Response Team (GERT) regularly encounters its consequences in their work.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric suffered a data breach after a Cactus ransomware attack. The attack was carried out by the Cactus ransomware gang , which claims to have stolen terabytes of corporate data from the company. The Cactus ransomware relies on multiple legitimate tools (e.g.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 7, 2025

Organizations need to take a layered approach to close the gaps before attacks progress deeper into their environments, resulting in events like ransomware and account takeover. Fleury When a malware infection goes undetected, the consequences can be catastrophic, said Damon Fleury, Chief Product Officer at SpyCloud.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2024

Sophos researchers investigated a Qilin ransomware breach attack that led to the theft of credentials stored in Google Chrome browsers. Sophos researchers investigated a Qilin ransomware attack where operators stole credentials stored in Google Chrome browsers of a limited number of compromised endpoints. ” concludes the report.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Identity Providers (IdP) and Event Controls: Use IdPs like Okta or Azure AD to create role-based access controls (RBAC). Using a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system consolidates logs and detects anomalies, triggering alerts for the Security Operations Center (SOC) to triage incidents and respond to threats in real-time.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 16, 2025

Key discoveries from YOBB include Polymorphic Extensions, Browser Ransomware and Browser Syncjacking, all of which have been covered by major publications such as Forbes, Bleeping Computer and Mashable. She is also a published author of The Browser Security Field Manual.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2024

Over the last few years, ransomware attacks have become one of the most prevalent and expensive forms of cybercrime. Today, this tactic has evolved, where ransomware operators in nearly every case first exfiltrate sensitive data and then threaten to publicly expose it if a ransom demand is not paid.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2024

hospitals, suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted its medical operations. A disruptive ransomware attack hit OneBlood and disrupted its medical operations. In July, the LockBit ransomware group breached another hospital in the United States, the victim is the Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Illinois.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 13, 2025

Four days of packed session tracks and face-to-face discussions with industry leaders pointed to a clear reality: a large majority of ransomware victims lack effective response plans, and even more security professionals have doubts about their organizations readiness for zero-day attacks.

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SecureList

APRIL 15, 2024

They generated a custom version of the ransomware, which used the aforementioned account credential to spread across the network and perform malicious activities, such as killing Windows Defender and erasing Windows Event Logs in order to encrypt the data and cover its tracks. In this article, we revisit the LockBit 3.0

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Cactus ransomware gang claims the theft of 1.5TB of data from the Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric. The Cactus ransomware group claims responsibility for pilfering 1.5TB of data from the Energy management and industrial automation giant Schneider Electric.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 8, 2023

” Rapid7 ‘s Caitlin Condon called this remarkable turn of events “fairly stunning,” and said there appear to be roughly 11,000 vulnerable ESG devices still connected to the Internet worldwide. “That’s not a ransomware actor, that’s a state actor. They don’t need it.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

The digital imaging products manufacturer OmniVision disclosed a data breach after the 2023 ransomware attack. In 2023, the imaging sensors manufacturer was the victim of a Cactus ransomware attack. The threat actors had access to the company systems between September 4 and September 30, 2023, when they deployed ransomware.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 8, 2021

“This can be hugely damaging in the event of ransomware attacks, where high privileges can enable the attackers to stop or destroy backups and other security tools,” Breen said. “There are no workarounds for these vulnerabilities, patching as soon as possible is highly recommended.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2025

“As such, a total of seven thousand one hundred sixty-four (7,164) Maine residents have now been notified of this event.” The company did not share details about the attack, no ransomware group claimed responsibility for the intrusion. At the end of May, the company revealed that the number of impacted individuals reached 488,000.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 15, 2023

“Gaining the kind of control required to compromise a software build system is generally a non-trivial event that requires a great deal of skill and possibly some luck.” Consequently, MSI doesn’t provide the same kind of key revocation capabilities. Delivering a signed payload isn’t as easy as all that.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

“Of the stolen assets that can be traced through ChipMixer, significant amounts are combined with funds from Russia-linked criminal groups, including ransomware gangs and darknet markets, before being sent to exchanges. This story will be updated in the event any of them respond. 2, 2024.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 18, 2025

This has given rise to Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS) and Hacking-as-a-Service (HaaS)turnkey offerings that provide everything from ransomware kits to AI-generated malware and phishing campaigns. But when a cyberattack occursespecially one involving ransomware, data corruption, or advanced persistent threatsthat assumption breaks down.

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