Cisco Security

MARCH 10, 2022

Inside, we cover the most significant vulnerabilities and incidents of 2021, with expert analysis, insights and predictions from our security and threat intelligence teams across Cisco Talos , Duo Security , Kenna Security , and Cisco Umbrella. Ransomware came in as the top concern, with 38% of respondents choosing that option.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. The clothes retailer revealed a data theft which included its customer's full names, home addresses, email addresses, and partial debitcredit card details. All very sound advice.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2023

.” As we mentioned in our May ransomware review , Taiwanese PC parts maker MSI fell victim to ransomware gang Money Message. Money Message is a new ransomware which targets both Windows and Linux systems. As a PC user there is not much you can do about this incident, but be prudent. Detect intrusions.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Here is some vital information for your next incident response tabletop exercise. This information is not hypothetical , instead, it is unfolding in real-time as a major player in the human resources industry responds to a ransomware attack. And also what they will post about you as they critique your incident response.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 8, 2021

Health warning: ransomware hits home in HSE attack. If Irish people outside the cybersecurity industry hadn’t heard of ransomware before last month, chances are they have now. On Friday 14 May, the Health Service Executive shut down its IT systems in response to a “human operated” ransomware attack.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

When an organization deals with a ransomware attack, the focus is typically on the technical and security side of the incident. In the first hour alone, this can include activating your Incident Response (IR) plan and team, starting security triage to limit the damage if possible, and evaluating basic intel regarding the attack.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 16, 2021

Stillwater Medical Center was hit with a ransomware attack on June 13 and is currently operating under EHR downtime as it attempts to bring its systems back online. According to the health care provider, the IT team quickly moved to ensure the security of the environment after the incident impacted access to certain systems.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Other major flaws appeared in the NGINX Ingress Controller for Kubernetes, Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server, and Apache ActiveMQ — and the latter two have already been targeted in ransomware attacks. QNAP vulnerabilities and npm package supply chain attacks also made our list this week, plus a look at the new CVSS v4.0

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

He analysed ten years of ransomware and found the problem, in terms of volume and frequency, was in 2014. “So So something good is already happening… We’ve already survived peak ransomware in the historical view,” he said. Ransomware: don’t pay later. Don’t use your insurance policy as your ransomware response.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Another organization in the healthcare industry was a victim of a Ransomware attack, this time the victim is Brooklyn Hospital. A ransomware attack has infected several computer systems at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York, the organization permanently lost patient data. ” reads the hipaajournal.com website.

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 10, 2023

In my role, I regularly engage with CISOs in all kinds of sectors, representatives at industry bodies, and experts at analyst houses. Ransomware and how to deal with it. As with last year, ransomware continues to be the main tactical issue and concern facing CISOs. CISO in the firing line.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2022

Analysts acknowledge that in the fog of war, government entities or private institutions likely have not identified nor reported all cyber-incidents. On March 15th, research firm ESET reported a new data-wiping malware targeting Ukraine named CaddyWiper. [ It is unknown how Lapsus$ obtains initial access.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 4, 2022

Department of Justice announced on July 26 that it seized approximately half a million dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency assets from North Korean based threat actors, who receive the funds as ransom following a ransomware operation against U.S. with decades of experience in cyber security and intelligence in industry and government.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

On the very first day of the conflict (February 24, 2022), a massive wave of indiscriminate pseudo-ransomware and wiper attacks hit Ukrainian entities. The volume of wiper and ransomware attacks quickly subsided after the initial wave, but a limited number of notable incidents were still reported.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Blackberry released a report centered around an entity they call Zebra 2104 and which appears to be an “initial access broker” According to their research, Zebra 2014 has provided ransomware operators with an initial foothold into some of their victims. No group claimed responsibility for either of these attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2023

CWPP provides strong defenses against a wide range of risks such as malware , ransomware , DDoS attacks , configuration errors , insider threats, and data breaches. Utilizes incident response and management capabilities, including real-time alerting and threat intelligence integration to identify and reduce security breaches.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Stories about computer security tend to go viral when they bridge the vast divide between geeks and luddites, and this week’s news about a hacker who tried to poison a Florida town’s water supply was understandably front-page material. NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS?

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

To begin, you can use a sample checklist to review your SaaS tools or explore new alternatives, then adjust it to your organization’s needs. Implement strong monitoring mechanisms: Continuous monitoring and incident response tactics detect suspicious activity or illegal access attempts in real time.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 15, 2023

The news appears to have first been covered by Security Affairs in this post , in which it is revealed the FBI investigated the case, saying the hacker also stole similar material from other unnamed artists. SecureWorld News reached out to several cybersecurity vendors for their thoughts on the incident.

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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. This year is no different but the details continue to be important. There is a method to the madness of trying to forecast such a complex and muddled industry.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

An understanding of how various gangs operate and what tools they use helps build competent defenses and investigate incidents. Cuba ransomware gang Cuba data leak site The group’s offensives first got on our radar in late 2020. This is the most popular model among ransomware gangs today.

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Cisco Security

JULY 14, 2021

Ransomware is wreaking havoc. Ransomware is making its way outside the cybersecurity space. It’s popping up everywhere from the nightly news to the G7 Summit. Most people probably know what ransomware is (if not, go here ). Ransomware is now everyone’s problem – from governments to corporations and even individuals.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 6, 2021

While the United States was celebrating the 4th of July holiday weekend, a Russia-based cybercrime group launched a ransomware attack against a piece of the IT security supply chain. Let's look at the attack through the company's eyes, as it explains what happened, what it was doing during the incident response, and what is coming next.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Ryuk, a mainstay of the ransomware scene for some years until it transformed into Conti (and then split off into other groups after that), is back in the news again. What we have is a guilty plea, as a Russian citizen is the focus of a ransomware-centric money laundering story. Have an incident response (IR) plan.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 22, 2024

For example, ransomware could permanently encrypt Internet of Things (IoT) traffic lights, making them unusable. Cleaning and anonymization make smart cities less likely targets — de-identified details aren’t as valuable. When they understand what they’re up against, they can handcraft robust detection and incident response practices.

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Digital Shadows

AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s still showing up to drop ransomware and Trojans, harvest credentials, and spy on organizations like yours. But, never mind the dozens of other reports and white papers about phishing that come out every year from security industry leaders, let’s take a look at the 2021 Verizon DBIR.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 6, 2021

While the United States was celebrating the 4th of July holiday weekend, a Russia-based cybercrime group launched a ransomware attack against a piece of the IT security supply chain. Let's look at the attack through the company's eyes, as it explains what happened, what it was doing during the incident response, and what is coming next.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

As the world marks the second Anti-Ransomware Day, there’s no way to deny it: ransomware has become the buzzword in the security community. Yet, much of the media attention ransomware gets is focused on chronicling which companies fall prey to it. Part I: Three preconceived ideas about ransomware.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, May 2021. Colonial Pipeline DarkSide Ransomware Attack. million barrels of fuel a day from the Gulf of Mexico coast up through to New York state. million in Bitcoin to Darkside. .

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

When American store Target found a Trojan designed to steal card details on its POS (point-of-sale) systems in 2013, no one expected that the route into its secure environment was its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) supplier, Fazio Mechanical Services. Develop an incident response (IR) plan/disaster recovery plan.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 13, 2021

And prospective cybersecurity employees want to understand how to get into a dynamic, lucrative, mission-led industry, so they can develop a future-proofed career. By presenting a good case for pursuing a career in cybersecurity, the good news is, interest is up. With this approach, they reach thousands of students every year.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 10, 2021

Colonial Pipeline–sprawling 5,500 miles from Houston to New York City–halted its mainlines on Friday, May 7, when administrators detected advanced ransomware internally. incident response plan (we have a plan and it’s tested, no?), ” Federal and security industry response. We do have backups?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Real-time monitoring is made possible via auditing and logging, which helps in incident response and threat identification. Having a response plan for security incidents is essential. Develop a robust error handling mechanism that logs errors without revealing confidential data and responses.

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BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Separately, a ProPublica investigation (25-minute read) detailed WhatsApp’s extensive monitoring operation and how it regularly shares personal information with prosecutors. On the regulation side, a new report from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties argues that Europe is unable to police how the tech industry uses people’s data.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

Here’s the CBS evening news : CBS: Nearly a quarter of a million people lost power in this small Ukrainian city when it was targeted by a suspected Russian attack last December. This is ransomware, starting with a phishing attack. But to say that something like that can never happen … well, that’s not correct either.

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SecureList

MAY 25, 2021

Over the past few years, the ransomware threat landscape has been gradually changing. In some cases, this global trend is just a reflection of the continuous life cycle of threats: old ransomware families shut down and new ones appear and pursue new targets. Technical details. Chronology. May 2019: JSWorm.

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BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

A new documentary aims to shine a spotlight on female achievements in the cybersecurity field. Titled ‘Women in Security’, it will use storytelling techniques and interviews with respected industry professionals and experts. It had the potential to enable attacks including system compromise, data theft, or ransomware infections.

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