Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Peripheral devices with unsigned firmware can expose Windows and Linux machines to hack, warn experts from firmware security firm Eclypsium. An attacker could exploit the lack of checks to execute malicious firmware and perform malicious actions on both Windows and Linux systems, such as the installation of persistent backdoors.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2023

While the statement does not reveal a lot of tangible information, this snippet is important: “MSI urges users to obtain firmware/BIOS updates only from its official website, and not to use files from sources other than the official website.” Money Message is a new ransomware which targets both Windows and Linux systems.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 16, 2021

SonicWall that offers next generation firewalls and various Cybersecurity solutions has announced that its customers using certain products are at a risk of being cyber attacked with ransomware. x firmware is going to reach its EOL aka End of Life. x firmware can use a complimentary virtual SMA 500v until the end of October this year.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2021

BleepingComputer became aware that the recent wave of attacks targeting vulnerable SonicWall devices was carried out by HelloKitty ransomware operators. SonicWall this week has issued an urgent security alert to warn companies of “ an imminent ransomware campaing ” targeting some of its equipment that reached end-of-life (EoL).

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Heimadal Security

JANUARY 26, 2022

The DeadBolt ransomware organization is encrypting QNAP NAS systems all around the globe, claiming that they are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the device’s firmware to do so. The post QNAP Devices Targeted in Ransomware Attack appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. QNAP Systems, Inc. What Happened?

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2021

SonicWall has issued an urgent security alert to warn customers of “ an imminent ransomware campaing ” targeting EOL equipment. SonicWall has issued an urgent security alert to warn companies of “ an imminent ransomware campaing ” targeting some of its equipment that reached end-of-life (EoL). x firmware versions. 34 or 9.0.0.10

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 3, 2021

This weekend on security news in review, we have some new data on firmware attacks against global enterprises, insights into how much damage ransomware has caused the healthcare industry, and the Department of Homeland Security laying out a new cybersecurity strategy. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

A group of researchers presented a new tech that can be installed on Solid State Drives (SSD)s to keep a check on ransomware spread. All these days, we have seen some antivirus software providers offer tech that can fight ransomware. All these days, we have seen some antivirus software providers offer tech that can fight ransomware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 28, 2021

US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an alert that a new ransomware dubbed as Ranzy Locker is on the prowl in the wild and has so far attained success in victimizing over 30 companies operating in America. The post Ranzy Locker Ransomware warning issued by FBI appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 27, 2022

QNAP force-updated customer's Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices with firmware containing the latest security updates to protect against the DeadBolt ransomware, which has already encrypted over 3,600 devices. [.].

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) about Play ransomware. How to avoid ransomware Block common forms of entry. Prevent intrusions.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 14, 2021

Just because the infamous REvil ransomware gang suddenly disappeared this week does not mean it's time to relax on the cybersecurity front. x firmware in an imminent ransomware campaign using stolen credentials. x firmware in an imminent ransomware campaign using stolen credentials.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 9, 2023

A new ransomware gang is on the prowl in the wild and has claimed its first major victim by launching a cyber attack and demanding $4m as ransom. The post Ransomware gang attacks MSI and demands $4m for decryption appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2022

Internet search engine Censys reported a new wave of DeadBolt ransomware attacks targeting QNAP NAS devices. Internet search engine Censys reported that QNAP devices were targeted in a new wave of DeadBolt ransomware attacks. Once encrypted the content of the device, the ransomware appends. Source DarkFeed Twitter.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2022

QNAP forces its customers to update the firmware of their Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices to protect against the DeadBolt ransomware. QNAP forced the firmware update for its Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices to protect its customers against the DeadBolt ransomware. ” states the vendor.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 15, 2021

X remote access devices that they have been made aware of an imminent ransomware campaign using stolen credentials. The exploitation targets a known vulnerability that has been patched in newer versions of SonicWall firmware. x versions of the firmware. x firmware. x firmware. x firmware versions.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Dutch police and other law enforcement agencies have managed to trick the DeadBolt ransomware operators into releasing 150 decryption keys for free. They managed to repeat the process around 150 times before the ransomware gang pulled the plug on their system that gave out the decryption keys. QNAP and DeadBolt have history.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 8, 2023

Nicholas Weaver , a researcher at University of California, Berkeley’s International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), said it is likely that the malware was able to corrupt the underlying firmware that powers the ESG devices in some irreparable way. “That’s not a ransomware actor, that’s a state actor. .

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The Hacker News

JULY 15, 2021

Networking equipment maker SonicWall is alerting customers of an "imminent" ransomware campaign targeting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series and Secure Remote Access (SRA) products running unpatched and end-of-life 8.x x firmware.

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Bleeping Computer

JULY 17, 2021

CISA is warning of threat actors targeting "a known, previously patched, vulnerability" found in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series and Secure Remote Access (SRA) products with end-of-life firmware. [.].

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The FBI published a flash alert to warn of the activity of the Ranzy Locker ransomware that had already compromised tens of US companies. The FBI published a flash alert to warn of Ranzy Locker ransomware operations that had already compromised at least 30 US companies this year. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ranzy Locker ransomware).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2023

Multinational IT corporation MSI (Micro-Star International) confirms security breach after Money Message ransomware gang claimed the hack. This week the ransomware gang Money Message announced to have hacked the Taiwanese multinational IT corporation MSI (Micro-Star International). MSI is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 29, 2021

A ransomware group caught targeting a recently patched SonicWall vulnerability leveraged that vulnerability before the patch became available, Mandiant reported Thursday. A ransomware group caught targeting a recently patched SonicWall vulnerability leveraged that vulnerability before the patch became available, Mandiant reported Thursday.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 15, 2022

Lapsus$: The New Name in Ransomware Gangs. According to The Record , the largest media conglomerate in Portugal, Impresa, was a target of the Lapsus$ ransomware over the New Year holiday break. The ransomware group specified that “they are not looking for data” but rather to buy remote VPN access to the corporate network.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

DeadBolt ransomware was recently used to target customers of QNAP, a Taiwanese company that produces network attached storage (NAS) devices. Emsisoft offers decryption key for DeadBolt ransomware. QNAP's forced update removes the ransomware payload and, without that, the decryptor supplied by the criminals will not work.

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Heimadal Security

JULY 19, 2021

CISA, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, disclosed that threat actors are apparently targeting “a known, previously patched, vulnerability” that was found in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series and Secure Remote Access (SRA) products with end-of-life firmware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2022

At least 60 entities worldwide have been breached by BlackCat ransomware, warns a flash report published by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a flash report that states that at least 60 entities worldwide have been breached by BlackCat ransomware (aka ALPHV and Noberus) since it started its operations in November.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2020

FBI says DoppelPaymer ransomware gang is harassing victims who refuse to pay, threatening to send individuals to their homes. “As of February 2020, in multiple instances, DoppelPaymer actors had followed ransomware infections with calls to the victims to extort payments through intimidation or threatening to release exfiltrated data.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2022

Blackcat Ransomware. On April 19th of 2022, the FBI Cyber Division released a flash bulletin regarding the Blackcat ransomware-for-hire. This was met with mixed reactions - some found the ransomware to be of little concern , others made a case for tracking its progress. Malware Traits of Blackcat Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2021

A new variant of the eCh0raix ransomware is able to target Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices from both QNAP and Synology vendors. A newly variant of the eCh0raix ransomware is able to infect Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices from Taiwanese vendors QNAP and Synology. ” reads the report published by Palo Alto Researchers.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

On Monday, networking hardware maker Zyxel released security updates to plug a critical security hole in its network attached storage (NAS) devices that is being actively exploited by crooks who specialize in deploying ransomware. “Hotfixes have been released immediately, and the standard firmware patches will be released in March.”

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2022

In this March 2022 ransomware review, we go over some of the most successful ransomware incidents based on both open source and dark web intelligence. Ransomware Attacks by Gang. Ransomware Attacks by Country. Ransomware Attacks by Industry. Ransomware Mitigations. Source: IC3.gov.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

QNAP NAS devices are under attack, experts warn of a new Qlocker ransomware campaign that hit devices worldwide. A new wave of Qlocker ransomware it targeting QNAP NAS devices worldwide, the new campaign started on January 6 and it drops ransom notes named !!!READ_ME.txt Up to date apps and firmware seem not to help either.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2022

Taiwanese vendor QNAP wars of a new strain of ransomware, dubbed Checkmate, that is targeting its NAS devices. The Taiwanese vendor QNAP is warning of a new family of ransomware targeting its NAS devices using weak passwords. “A new ransomware known as Checkmate has recently been brought to our attention.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 20, 2022

Maui ransomware. Monaco said at the International Conference on Cyber Security: “Thanks to rapid reporting and cooperation from a victim, the FBI and Justice Department prosecutors have disrupted the activities of a North Korean state-sponsored group deploying ransomware known as ‘Maui.’”. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For any organization struck by ransomware , business leaders always ask “how do we decrypt the data ASAP, so we can get back in business?”. The good news is that ransomware files can be decrypted. What can be done to recover from ransomware attacks when backups are not available? How Does Ransomware Encryption Work?

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 28, 2022

Earlier this week (25 January, 2022) news broke that a ransomware group was targeting QNAP Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. QNAP) pushed out an automatic, forced, update with firmware containing the latest security updates to protect against the attackers’ “DeadBolt” ransomware. Today QNAP® Systems, Inc.

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