Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The FBI has issued an alert about threat actors targeting healthcare payment processors in an attempt to hijack the payments. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an alert about cyber attacks against healthcare payment processors to redirect victim payments. million payments. ” reads the alert.

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Healthcare Social Engineering Accountability Passwords 78

Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2021

According to a new report published by Check Point, organizations in the healthcare industry have faced a 45% increase in attacks since November. Check Point researchers reported a surge in the number of attacks against organizations in the healthcare industry , +45% since November. SecurityAffairs – hacking, healthcare industry).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2020

Crooks are using a fake Cisco “critical security advisory” in a new phishing campaign aimed at stealing victims’ Webex credentials. The Cofense’s phishing defense center has uncovered an ongoing phishing campaign that uses a Cisco security advisory related to a critical vulnerability as a lure. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Many of the detections were due to malicious attachments and previously unseen threats, showcasing the importance of using innovative security measures YARA Rules Impact YARA rules were pivotal in detecting millions of malicious attempts spotlighting statistical patterns and malware family indicators.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2021

Bad ops of operators of a phishing campaign exposed credentials stolen in attacks and made them publicly available through Google queries. . Check Point Research along with experts from cybersecurity firm Otorio shared details on their investigation into a large-scale phishing campaign that targeted thousands of global organizations.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

26 key cyber security stats for 2024 that every user should know, from rising cyber crime rates to the impact of AI technolog y. Phishing Attacks: Phishing is the top cyber attack, causing 90% of data breaches. Email Threats: More than 75% of targeted attacks start with an email, delivering 94% of malware.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2023

TrickGate is a shellcode-based packer offered as a service to malware authors to avoid detection, CheckPoint researchers reported. TrickGate is a shellcode-based packer offered as a service, which is used at least since July 2016, to hide malware from defense programs. ” continues the report. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2020

Nigerian cyber gang SilverTerrier, specialized in BEC attacks, used COVID-19 lures in recent attacks on healthcare and government organizations. 30), we have observed three SilverTerrier actors/groups launch a series of 10 COVID-19 themed malware campaigns.” “Over the past 90 days (Jan. 111 for command and control.

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Healthcare Government Energy and Utilities Insurance 63

Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

Black Basta has targeted at least 12 critical infrastructure sectors, including Healthcare and Public Health. The alert provides Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) obtained from law enforcement investigations and reports from third-party security firms. . ” reads the CSA.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

On the 14th of May, the Health Service Executive (HSE) , Ireland’s publicly funded healthcare system, fell victim to a Conti ransomware attack, forcing the organization to shut down more than 80,000 affected endpoints and plunging them back to the age of pen and paper. Only use secure networks and avoid using public Wi-Fi networks.

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Healthcare Ransomware Encryption Passwords 110

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The infection chain was divided into four stages : The malware was installed through a dropper, a program executed by opening an attachment to a deceptive e-mail, probably a fake pdf or doc file, or executed directly from the Internet, without user interaction, exploiting the exploit described in the point 4. The infection chain.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The impacted hospitals are Bluewater Health , Chatham-Kent Health Alliance , Erie Shores HealthCare , Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare , and Windsor Regional Hospital. The attackers also stole a “limited set” data from Erie Shoes HealthCare including 352 current and past employee social insurance numbers (SIN).

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Ransomware Healthcare VPN Insurance 110

Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2024

The seller, who goes online with moniker RET, explained that it wasn’t the author of the ransomware malware, it had acquired the package without a license and cracked the builder version. Screenshots of the builder for Zeppelin ransomware (KELA) published by Bleeping Computer.​ reads the joint advisory.

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Ransomware Hacking Encryption Malware 102

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2023

LockBit ransomware gang claims to have breached accountancy firm Xeinadin Mobile virtual network operator Mint Mobile discloses a data breach Akira ransomware gang claims the theft of sensitive data from Nissan Australia Member of Lapsus$ gang sentenced to an indefinite hospital order Real estate agency exposes details of 690k customers ESET fixed (..)

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Ransomware Mobile Malware Marketing 98

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

INC RANSOM ransomware gang claims to have breached Xerox Corp Spotify music converter TuneFab puts users at risk Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania Russia-linked APT28 used new malware in a recent phishing campaign Clash of Clans gamers at risk while using third-party app New Version of Meduza (..)

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

Twenty-nine per cent of incidents reported to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) were attributed to ransomware between July and December of 2022, making it the most reported type of security breach of the year. In the final instalment of this series, we cover the rise of ransomware 3.0 Ransomware 3.0

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Ransomware Healthcare Phishing Authentication 79

Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Cybercrime BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach – account numbers and names among details accessed in hack LockBit 3.0’S

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Spyware Data breaches Hacking Ransomware 85

Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) are warning of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign targeting organizations worldwide in multiple industries, including government, finance, energy, manufacturing, and healthcare. ” reads the alert published by ACSC.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

April 14 – Crooks target Healthcare facilities involved in Coronavirus containment with Ransomware. PaloAlto Networks experts warn of malicious Coronavirus themed phishing campaigns targeting government and medical organizations. April 17 – Gmail blocked 18 Million phishing and malware emails using COVID-19 lures in a week.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

North Korea-linked APT groups conduct ransomware attacks against healthcare and critical infrastructure facilities to fund its activities. US CISA published a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to provide information about the threat actors to network defenders. and South Korean agencies warn. ” reads the joint advisory.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2020

Threat actors continue to use COVID-19 lures, Google is reporting an increase in Coronavirus-themed phishing attempts in Brazil, India, and the UK. Google also revealed that hackers are also attempting to impersonate government authorities and healthcare organizations, including the WHO, to trick victims that are in smart working.

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Phishing Scams Insurance Malware 76

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Since August, FIN11 started targeting organizations in many industries, including defense, energy, finance, healthcare, legal, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, technology, and transportation. Researchers from FireEye’s Mandiant observed FIN11 hackers using spear-phishing messages distributing a malware downloader dubbed FRIENDSPEAK.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2020

The archive included credentials for Zoom accounts belonging to organizations in various industries, including banking, consultancy, healthcare software companies. ” reads the report published by security firm IntSights. Some of the records also included meeting IDs, names and host keys.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2021

. “The FBI has identified, as of early November 2021 that Cuba ransomware actors have compromised at least 49 entities in five critical infrastructure sectors, including but not limited to the financial, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and information technology sectors.” ” states the alert.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. The malware changes the extension of the encrypted files to ‘.royal’. ” reads the alert.

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Ransomware Healthcare Antivirus Encryption 89

SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

Critical Start today released its biannual Cyber Intelligence Report, featuring the top threats observed in the first half of 2023 and emerging cybersecurity trends impacting the healthcare, financial services, and state and local government industries. The new Beep malware is top of mind for organizations and individuals.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2020

The University of Utah Health disclosed a security breach, it has discovered malware on its systems and revealed unauthorized access to some employee email accounts. Attackers breached the organization with a phishing attack, the intrusion took place between January 7 and February 21, 2020. ” continues the alert.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. According to the advisory, the threat actors have exploited Zerologon ( CVE-2020-1472 ) in Microsoft’s Netlogon Remote Protocol in phishing attempts.

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Ransomware Hacking Engineering Manufacturing 116

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

A new threat actor tracked as TA2101 is conducting malware campaigns using email to impersonate government agencies in the United States, Germany, and Italy. The phishing campaigns delivering malicious attachments were observed since the end of October. . ” reads the analysis published by ProofPoint. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Government Malware Social Engineering Banking 76

Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2023

Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4

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Small Business Password Management VPN Healthcare 88

SecureList

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

the number of victims of healthcare data leaks grew by more than 1.5 Let’s see if there are any informational security issues with these wearables. It’s also important to keep in mind that certain wearables, like Apple Watch, don’t just track healthcare data, but also location and movements.

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Phishing Healthcare IoT Authentication 124

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. According to the advisory, the threat actors have exploited Zerologon ( CVE-2020-1472 ) in Microsoft’s Netlogon Remote Protocol in phishing attempts.

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Hacking Ransomware Manufacturing Healthcare 119

Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2023

“This sprawling credential harvesting activity is a deviation from normal TA444 campaigns, which typically involve the direct deployment of malware.” The recent activity reported by Proofpoint marks a significant shift in the strategy of the nation-state actor. ” reads the report published by the researchers.

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Cryptocurrency Phishing Healthcare Malware 74

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

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Data breaches Ransomware Hacking Financial Services 86

Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2020

The Coronavirus has prompted thousands of information security professionals to volunteer their skills in upstart collaborative efforts aimed at frustrating cybercriminals who are seeking to exploit the crisis for financial gain. “I’ve never seen this volume of phishing,” Rogers told Reuters. “I

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Cybersecurity Cyber threats Government Phishing 310

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2020

“As the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, malicious cyber activity that impairs the ability of hospitals and healthcare systems to deliver critical services could have deadly results. Anyone that engages in such an action should expect consequences.” ” read the press release published by the U.S. .

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Cyber Attacks Government Healthcare Advertising 90

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

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