Malwarebytes

MARCH 12, 2024

Known ransomware attacks by gang, February 2024 Known ransomware attacks by country, February 2024 Known ransomware attacks by industry sector, February 2024 In other February news, new reports highlighted ALPHV’s surge of targeted attacks against the healthcare sector.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

Many of the top trends highlighted in the report track with previously released research: ransom demands and payments are going up, one group after another jumped on the double extortion bandwagon and the pandemic-wracked healthcare sector the most targeted industry. The overall success of those operations has varied.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 9, 2023

Category Awareness, News, Case Study As one of the world’s fastest-growing industries, telecommunication has become a highly vulnerable target for cybersecurity threats. The Industry Information technology's ability to connect and communicate has become integral to our society here in the digital age.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Also, that threat actors, especially state-sponsored, and criminal enterprises would take advantage of the expanding cyber-attack surface by using their resources to employ more sophisticated means for discovering target vulnerabilities, automating phishing, and finding new deceptive paths for infiltrating malware. OT/IT and IoT convergence.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Every year, Kaspersky experts prepare forecasts for different industries, helping them to build a strong defense against any cybersecurity threats they might face in the foreseeable future. What cybersecurity challenges will industries face next year? What cyberthreats for business will be the greatest in 2023?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 12, 2022

It seems as though the adversaries are always a step ahead, and all we can do is try our best to contain the breaches. With ongoing reports of new application vulnerabilities and threats on an upward trajectory, the race to safeguard your organization's digital assets is unending. therefore expected loss is $5.3M.

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DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 3, 2023

What it means — CitrixBleed ransomware group woes grow as over 60 credit unions, hospitals, financial services and more breached in US. The blog also broke the news that exploitation leaves no logs for the initial exploit request, since confirmed by Mandiant , due to product deficiencies (which still haven’t been addressed by the vendor).

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BH Consulting

JUNE 8, 2021

If Irish people outside the cybersecurity industry hadn’t heard of ransomware before last month, chances are they have now. Then came news that the Department of Health was hit by a similar incident. A deliberate, targeted ransomware attack on a state-run healthcare system at national level is pretty unusual, if not unprecedented.”

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The good news is that we already possess the technology, as well as the best practices frameworks, to mitigate fast-rising IoT exposures. Most companies have only a vague sense of all of the IoT sensors tied into their networks, and each device represents an access path beckoning intruders. This shift is just getting started.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2019

In April 2018, Hiscox acknowledged the data breach and confirmed that the hacked server “may have included information relating to up to 1,500 of Hiscox’s US-based commercial insurance policyholders.”. The Dark Overlord is a popular hacking group that targeted organizations in many industries, including finance, media and healthcare sectors.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The agency called out the healthcare and public health sectors as specific targets for cybercriminals despite some ransomware gangs promising not to do so. When asked for some quick security advice, industry professionals would often recommend VPNs for protecting data over remote access or public Wi-Fi. Links we liked. Sign up here.

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Webroot

JULY 8, 2021

That’s bad news in itself, but what’s often overlooked are the additional ways – beyond payments victims may or may not choose to make– victims pay for these attacks. One of the most important factors in determining downtime costs is specifying the value of the data that’s become unavailable. Brand and reputational damage.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Recent news headlines have shown how vulnerable even large companies with many resources at their disposal are to ransomware. DPPs should offer prioritization to allow security teams to deal with the most pressing threats first. While these attacks may feel inevitable, there are measures that businesses can take to protect themselves.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2022

Conti — one of the most ruthless and successful Russian ransomware groups — publicly declared during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that it would refrain from targeting healthcare providers. A report in February 2022 from Sophos found Conti orchestrated a cyberattack against a Canadian healthcare provider in late 2021.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

SecureWorld News breaks down this report, while also compiling recommendations from our experts and the government you can implement, if you have not already, to protect your organization. The most commonly reported variants were REvil/Sodinokibi, Conti, DarkSide, Avaddon, and Phobos," reads the report. Ransomware cost the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

As a bonus, many of these tools are free to access and have specialized feeds that focus on different industries and sectors. One of the most comprehensive threat delivery solutions available; over 19 million threat indicators are posted daily. Threat dashboards are highly intuitive and easy to read.

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Spinone

MARCH 18, 2019

Gaining news exposure is generally a good thing for most businesses, especially if it is something positive presented. In recent years, there has been an explosion of almost unbelievable data breaches making news headlines that have resulted in anything but a positive outcome for the organizations involved.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 8, 2023

She’s an amazing person who has done an amazing number of things in a short amount of time -- CMU professor, Forrester analyst, CSO at a successful startup -- and she’s not done changing the industry. And the good news? They're looking macro trends of the industry and who can do strategic analysis and strategy planning.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Attack surface management (ASM) is a relatively new cybersecurity technology that combines elements of vulnerability management and asset discovery with the automation capabilities of breach and attack simulation (BAS) and applies them to an organization’s entire IT environment, from networks to the cloud.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

This is the normal cadence the industry expects and although difficult to keep pace, the cybersecurity world is able to tread these waters. Prelude: Cybersecurity is a notoriously unpredictable and chaotic industry where attackers set the tempo for innovation, investment, and anticipate a response by defenders.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 5, 2024

2023 ForgeRock Breach Report underscores the need for AI-powered identity We are excited to announce the release of our fifth annual ForgeRock Identity Breach Report. But this year's report revealed one trend we have not seen before: a significant drop in the number of breached records. is now fetching $675 on the black market.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 17, 2022

A study shows many U.S. hospitals are leaking personal information to Facebook. Experts say it’s a HIPAA violation. The post HIPAA FAIL: ~33% of Hospital Websites Send PII to Facebook appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2018

But when these screw-ups are unearthed by security professionals seeking to make a name for themselves, the resulting publicity often can leave the breached organization wishing they’d instead been quietly extorted by anonymous crooks. Last week, I was on a train from New York to Washington, D.C.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends. Industry experts see that AI will require governance action, cause learning pains, and will be used to both improve and attack cybersecurity.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Data breaches have surged globally this year. Sadly, no matter your company size, industry, or geographic location, one thing is clear – these alarming statistics underscore the need for heightened cyber vigilance. An organisation’s culture, industry, and the level of security risks involved will also influence an ITDMs strategy.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

As just one measure, the number of data breaches in the first nine months of 2021 exceeded all those in 2020, a new record. The good news is that there’s a simple way to safeguard your vital information assets, and it’s within reach of virtually every organization. The trouble is that most encryption methods aren’t universal.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

Over the last three months, ransomware gangs have increased the pressure by multiplying in number and unleashing targeted attacks on vulnerable industries, with disruptions to business operations, million-dollar ransom demands, data exfiltration, and extortion. Top industries. Top ransomware variants. Top countries.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2022

In today’s times, we are more aware of cyberattacks as these have become front-page news. We most recently witnessed this as Russia invaded Ukraine. Any agency required to report cyber incidents can face shareholder and consumer backlash, and thus they have been hesitant to report breaches. ” Privacy is a concern.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Typically they have a greater span of control across the platform and the capability capability across the platform in the industry as a whole. If I had to say who were some of my most common ones, finances or financial systems, those are always large, they're heavily regulated, they tend to be widely spread and expanded.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 28, 2022

IBM has released its 17th annual Cost of a Data Breach report , providing security professionals with some valuable insight that can help mitigate the rising cost of data breaches. With each annual release of this report, IBM aims to improve upon past research and keep up with new trends in technology and events. million — a $1.17

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

After breaches like SolarWinds, companies pledge to improve their digital hygiene. Listen to EP 12: Hacking Healthcare. I remember starting a new job, and for my first day, the company flew me to Auburn Hills, Michigan to meet with representatives of several automotive companies. What if they don’t? Apple Podcasts.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

After breaches like SolarWinds, companies pledge to improve their digital hygiene. Listen to EP 12: Hacking Healthcare. I remember starting a new job, and for my first day, the company flew me to Auburn Hills, Michigan to meet with representatives of several automotive companies. What if they don’t? Apple Podcasts.

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Spinone

MAY 14, 2020

A data breach is a very real concern that you must take seriously. The cost of a data breach is rising exponentially, especially since your data is at grave risk of exposure, corruption, and even deletion from any number of sources. Why is the cost of data breach so enormous? What are the underlying causes of a data breach?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

per user per month , offers top-tier security and extra capabilities to enterprises looking for the most comprehensive defense against cloud-based attacks. One of its most notable characteristics is its ability to effortlessly mix advanced technology with user-friendly interfaces, making cybersecurity accessible to everybody.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Downtime limits incident response, increases the risk of data breaches, and can be used as leverage for DDoS attacks. Limited Control & Visibility Insufficient visibility into the cloud architecture causes delays in threat responses, increasing the risk of data breaches. Make the default data storage settings private.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

CRN, a trusted source for IT channel news and analysis, has named Malwarebytes one of the “Coolest Endpoint And Managed Security Companies” on the 2023 CRN Security 100 list. Growing the MSP sales and marketing team 175 percent YoY to support partners across geographies and industries.

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Herjavec Group

JULY 29, 2021

It seems every time we turn on the news there’s been another breach, each bigger than the last. But in spite of it all, the cybersecurity industry and the professionals within it continue to step up and tirelessly work to protect organizations against cyber threats. Your People are Your First Line of Defense. In the U.S.,

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