Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

Tietoevry is a Finnish multinational information technology (IT) and consulting company that provides managed services and cloud hosting for the enterprise. According to the NCSC-FI, six out of seven infections were caused by Akira family malware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies linked a small office/home office (SOHO) router botnet, tracked as KV-Botnet to the operations of China-linked threat actor Volt Typhoon. ” reads the report published by Lumen Technologies. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2023

The researchers discovered the hidden adware by using a recently announced anomaly detection technology incorporated into Bitdefender Mobile Security. ” The malware has been able to remain undetected since October 2022. . ” The malware has been able to remain undetected since October 2022.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

Swiss electrification and automation technology giant ABB suffered a Black Basta ransomware attack that impacted its business operations. Swiss multinational company ABB, a leading electrification and automation technology provider, it the last victim of the notorious Black Basta ransomware group. billion in revenue for 2022.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Today, technological advances have seen a rise in cyber security threats globally. Even with high-level security measures, no one is safe from such threats. That is why most companies hire professional information security services to mitigate the risks arising from data breaches. Human Resources.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The Sandworm group (aka BlackEnergy , UAC-0082 , Iron Viking , Voodoo Bear , and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). The malware maintains persistence through Cron jobs. “Note (!)

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

The Daixin Team group gains initial access to victims through virtual private network (VPN) servers. In one successful attack, the attackers likely exploited an unpatched vulnerability in the organization’s VPN server. In another compromise, the group leveraged on compromised credentials to access a legacy VPN server.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2021

Ivanti fixed a critical code execution issue in Pulse Connect Secure VPN RansomEXX ransomware leaks files stolen from Italian luxury brand Zegna VMware addresses critical flaws in its products CVE-2021-20090 actively exploited to target millions of IoT devices worldwide RansomEXX ransomware hit computer manufacturer and distributor GIGABYTE.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2022

Lapsus$ Ransomware gang is looking for insiders willing to sell remote access to major technology corporations and ISPs. Thursday, March 10, Lapsus$ ransomware gang announced they’re starting to recruit insiders employed within major technology giants and ISPs, such companies include Microsoft, Apple, EA Games and IBM.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2021

of computers in the ICS engineering and integration sector protected by Kaspersky were targeted by malware, an increase compared with detections for H1 2020 (31.5%). Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and North America were the regions with the highest number infections attempts blocked by the security solutions in H2 2020.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Researchers provided details about a stealthy custom malware dubbed SockDetour that targeted U.S.-based The attackers successfully compromised more than a dozen organizations across multiple industries, including technology, energy, healthcare, education, finance and defense. .” based defense contractors.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2023

Swiss electrification and automation technology giant ABB confirmed it has suffered a data breach after a ransomware attack. On May 7, 2023, the Swiss multinational company, leading electrification and automation technology provider, suffered a cyber attack that reportedly impacted its business operations. billion in revenue for 2022.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Iranian hacker group has been attacking corporate VPNs over the past months, they have been hacking VPN servers to plant backdoors in companies around the world targeting Pulse Secure , Fortinet , Palo Alto Networks , and Citrix VPNs. ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

The authorities reported that from June 2021 through at least November 2022, threat actors targeted a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure sectors, including Government Facilities, Communications, Critical Manufacturing, Information Technology, and especially Healthcare and Public Health (HPH).

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

The Sandworm group (aka BlackEnergy , UAC-0082 , Iron Viking , Voodoo Bear , and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

“Cyber criminal threat actors exploit network vulnerabilities to exfiltrate data and encrypt systems in a sector that is increasingly reliant on smart technologies, industrial control systems, and internet-based automation systems. Install and regularly update anti-virus and anti-malware software on all hosts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In any industry that is developing and adopting new technology at pace you can expect growing pains and security is often the last thing on the developers’ minds. Rise in malware. Install and regularly update anti-virus and anti-malware software on all hosts. Only use secure networks and avoid using public Wi-Fi networks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The victims of the group are “targets of opportunity.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

Mamba ransomware is one of the first malware that encrypted hard drives rather than files that was detected in public attacks. Install and regularly update anti-virus and anti-malware software on all hosts. Only use secure networks and avoid using public Wi-Fi networks. Consider installing and using a VPN.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2023

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The researchers pointed out that the group rarely uses malware in the post-compromise phase. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

Maze ransomware gang hacked M&A firm Threadstone Advisors LLP Ransomware attack disrupts operations at Australian beverage company Lion Tech firms suspend use of ‘biased facial recognition technology Accessories giant Claires is the victim of a Magecart attack, credit card data exposed Black Kingdom ransomware operators exploit Pulse VPN flaws (..)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

The popular whistleblower Edward Snowden recommends customers of ExpressVPN VPN service to stop using it. Last week the Israeli cybersecurity firm Kape Technologies has acquired the industry’s leading virtual private networks ExpressVPN, as part of a $936 million deal. If you're an ExpressVPN customer, you shouldn't be.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2021

Physical Actions Lead to Data Breaches A small percentage of all the data breach incidents occur because of physical actions that don’t involve technology. Malware Attacks Hackers and cybercriminals often launch malware attacks to achieve their malicious goals. A security recommendation is to use a Virtual Private Network.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

” Hackers did not access to employee or customer information, said Rafail Portnoy, MTA’s Chief Technology Officer. The vendor also released a tool that can scan Pulse Secure VPN servers for signs of compromise for CVE-2021-22893 or other previous vulnerabilities. . “The M.T.A.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 28, 2020

is an electronic cyberattack that targets a user by email and falsely poses as an authentic entity to bait individuals into providing sensitive data, corporate passwords, clicks on a malicious web link, or execute malware. If you can exploit the end-user remotely via VPN, then the pentester’s goal has been achieved.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The authorities reported that from June 2021 through at least November 2022, threat actors targeted a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure sectors, including Government Facilities, Communications, Critical Manufacturing, Information Technology, and especially Healthcare and Public Health (HPH).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2021

The vulnerabilities could be exploited by attackers to bypass security controls to execute malicious code or trigger DoS conditions. Experts found more than 25 RCE vulnerabilities that potentially affect a wide range of domains, from consumer and medical IoT to Industrial IoT, Operational Technology (OT), and industrial control systems.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

After months of silence, SeaChange finally confirmed the ransomware attack, the company filed a 10-Q quarterly report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “In the first quarter of fiscal 2021, we experienced a ransomware attack on our information technology system,” reads the report.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

Within these government labs and agencies, taking place is a groundswell of innovation in deep technology cyber disciplines to the tune of billions of dollars annually over the past three decades. In Silicon Valley, the initial technology seeds were planted in World War II, when the U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

It is likely that the APT actors are scanning for these vulnerabilities to gain access to multiple government, commercial, and technology services networks” reads the joint advisory published by FBI and CISA. Attackers were exploiting the flaw in the attempt to access multiple government, commercial, and technology services networks.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2022

“Curiously, corporate antispam technologies help the attackers stay unnoticed while exfiltrating stolen credentials from infected machines by making them ‘invisible’ among all the garbage emails in spam folders.” ” continues the report. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2020

On January 28th, Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology announced that the final draft for the Personal Data Protection Act has been submitted to the president of Indonesia. Never use them without proper security measures such as using a VPN. Here are a few things you can do. Avoid Public WI-Fi.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2020

For many Chief Information Security Officers, having the CEO’s ear, at the moment, is proving to be a double-edged sword, Pollard told me. “We Within hours after a public disclosure about vulnerabilities that needed patching in enterprise-grade VPN, threat actors shifted into high gear. But it’s only a baby step.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2023

AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. The terms computer security, information security and cybersecurity were practically non-existent in the 1980s, but believe it or not, firewalls have existed in some form since that time.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

. “As of January 2022, the FBI has identified at least 52 entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker ransomware, including entities in the critical manufacturing, energy, financial services, government, and information technology sectors,” reads the FBI’s flash alert.

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