Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Five Canadian hospitals were victims of a ransomware attack, threat actors claim to have stolen data from them and leaked them. Five Canadian hospitals revealed they were victims of ransomware attacks after threat actors leaked alleged stolen data. The threat actors obtained the VPN credentials through phishing attacks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

CISA warns that the Akira Ransomware gang is exploiting the Cisco ASA/FTD vulnerability CVE-2020-3259 (CVSS score: 7.5) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Cisco ASA and FTD bug, tracked as CVE-2020-3259 (CVSS score: 7.5), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. in attacks in the wild.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A joint operation conducted by law European enforcement agencies resulted in the seizure of the infrastructure of three bulletproof VPN services. ” The three VPN bulletproof services were hosted at insorg.org , safe-inet.com , and safe-inet.net, their home page currently displays a law enforcement banner. day to $190/year.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

Government agencies revealed that Akira ransomware has breached over 250 entities worldwide and received over $42 million in ransom payments. Like other ransomware gangs, the group has developed a Linux encryptor to target VMware ESXi servers. The attackers mostly used Cisco vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3259 and CVE-2023-20269.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

A ransomware attack against the Finnish IT services provider Tietoevry disrupted the services of some Swedish government agencies and shops. Tietoevry is a Finnish multinational information technology (IT) and consulting company that provides managed services and cloud hosting for the enterprise.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

Europol this week announced the shutdown of VPNLab, a VPN service that is very popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. An international operation conducted by law enforcement bodies from 10 countries took down VPNLab.net, a VPN service provider that is very popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. ” continues the EUROPOL. Europol said.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2022

Cisco discloses a security breach, the Yanluowang ransomware group breached its corporate network in late May and stole internal data. Cisco disclosed a security breach, the Yanluowang ransomware group breached its corporate network in late May and stole internal data. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Yanluowang ransomware).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2021

Iran-linked Ferocious Kitten APT group used instant messaging apps and VPN software like Telegram and Psiphon to deliver Windows RAT and spy on targets’ devices. Experts also spotted a tainted version of the Psiphon tool, an open-source VPN software used to evade internet censorship. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2023

Researchers warn of a new ransomware family called CACTUS that exploits known vulnerabilities in VPN appliances to gain initial access to victims’ networks. The new ransomware operation has been active since March 2023, despite the threat actors use a double-extortion model, their data leak site has yet to be discovered.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The FBI and CISA warn of attacks carried out by the Rhysida ransomware group against organizations across multiple industry sectors. FBI and CISA published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn of Rhysida ransomware attacks against organizations across multiple industry sectors. ” reads the joint advisory.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

French police arrested a Russian national who is suspected of laundering money resulting from the criminal activity of the Hive ransomware gang. The French authorities arrested in Paris a Russian national who is suspected of laundering criminal proceeds for the Hive ransomware gang. anti-cybercrime (Ofac).”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The ransomware gang claims the theft of board meeting minutes, internal project documentation, personnel details, audit reports, and more. businesses, mainly in the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector, with ransomware operations. The Daixin Team group gains initial access to victims through virtual private network (VPN) servers.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2021

Security experts reported that a second ransomware gang, named Black Kingdom , is targeting Microsoft Exchange servers. The first ransomware gang exploiting the above issues in attacks in the wild was a group tracked as DearCry. BlackKingdom ransomware on my personal servers. It does indeed encrypt files.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2020

Another telco company was hit by a ransomware, roughly 18,000 computers belonging to Telecom Argentina were infected over the weekend. Telecom Argentina , one of the largest internet service providers in Argentina, was hit by a ransomware attack. SecurityAffairs – hacking, REVil ransomware). million ransom. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2020

LockBit ransomware operators have compromised the systems at the helicopter maker Kopter and published them on their darkweb leak site. The helicopter maker Kopter was hit by LockBit ransomware, the attackers compromised its internal network and encrypted the company’s files. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2020

Microsoft is sending notifications to dozens of hospitals about vulnerable VPN devices and gateways exposed online in their network. Microsoft is warning dozens of hospitals of the risks of ransomware attacks due to insecure VPN devices and gateways exposed online. ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Cisco confirmed the May attack and that the data leaked by the Yanluowang ransomware group was stolen from its systems. In August, Cisco disclosed a security breach, the Yanluowang ransomware gang breached its corporate network in late May and stole internal data. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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MARCH 19, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that AvosLocker ransomware is being used in attacks targeting US critical infrastructure. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint cybersecurity advisory warning of AvosLocker ransomware attacks targeting multiple US critical infrastructure. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2021

The Taiwanese memory and storage chip maker ADATA was hit by the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang that also published more than 700GB of stolen data. The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has published on its leak sites more than 700GB of data stolen from Taiwanese memory and storage chip maker ADATA. Consider installing and using a VPN.

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Healthcare and Public Health sector with ransomware. businesses, mainly in the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector, with ransomware operations. The Daixin Team is a ransomware and data extortion group that has been active since at least June 2022. The threat actors obtained the VPN credentials through phishing attacks.

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

The leak site of the Hive ransomware gang was seized due to an international operation conducted by law enforcement in ten countries. The Tor leak site used by Hive ransomware operators has been seized as part of an international operation conducted by law enforcement in 10 countries. cybersecurity and intelligence authorities.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warns healthcare organizations of Royal ransomware attacks. The human-operated Royal ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in September 2022, it has demanded ransoms up to millions of dollars. It has demanded ransoms up to millions of dollars.

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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. BleepingComputer reported that the attack was carried out by the Black Basta ransomware group , some of the projects were delayed and the attack impacted some of the company factories.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

FBI is warning private industry partners of a surge in Ragnar Locker ransomware activity following a confirmed attack from April 2020. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a flash alert (MU-000140-MW) to warn private industry partners of an increase of the Ragnar Locker ransomware activity following a confirmed attack from April 2020.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2020

The US DHS CISA agency is warning organizations that threat actors continue to exploit the CVE-2019-11510 Pulse Secure VPN vulnerability. The CVE-2019-11510 flaw in Pulse Connect Secure is a critical arbitrary file read vulnerability. SecurityAffairs – Pulse Secure VPN , hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2022

Good news for the victims of the Hive ransomware, Korean security researchers have released a free decryptor for some versions. Good news for the victims of the Hive ransomware , the South Korean cybersecurity agency KISA has released a free decryptor for versions from v1 till v4.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2021

Insurance giant CNA notifies customers of a data breach after the Phoenix CryptoLocker ransomware attack suffered in March. US insurance giant CNA is notifying customers of a data breach after the ransomware attack that it suffered in March. Bloomberg was informed about the payment by two people familiar with the attack.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Russian threat actors employed a new ransomware family called Somnia in attacks against multiple organizations in Ukraine. The Government Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA is investigating multiple attacks against organizations in Ukraine that involved a new piece of ransomware called Somnia. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2020

The popular SeaChange video platform is the latest victim of the Sodinokibi Ransomware gang, which is threatening to leak the stolen data. SeaChange International, the multinational supplier of video delivery software solutions, was the victim of the Sodinokibi Ransomware gang. SecurityAffairs – Sodinokibi Ransomware, hacking).

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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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

FBI warns ransomware gangs are actively targeting organizations in the food and agriculture sector. Small farms, large producers, processors and manufacturers, and markets and restaurants are particularly exposed to ransomware attacks. Only use secure networks and avoid using public Wi-Fi networks.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The source code for the KPot information stealer was put up for auction and the REvil ransomware operators want to acquire it. The authors of KPot information stealer have put its source code up for auction , and the REvil ransomware operators will likely be the only group to bid. KPOT source code up for sale!

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2022

Justice Department accused a 55-year-old Venezuelan cardiologist of operating and selling the Thanos ransomware. Justice Department accused Moises Luis Zagala Gonzalez, a 55-year-old cardiologist from Venezuela, of operating and selling the Thanos ransomware. Thanos ransomware (a.k.a.

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JULY 6, 2022

Hive ransomware operators have improved their file-encrypting module by migrating to Rust language and adopting a more sophisticated encryption method. The operators of the Hive ransomware upgraded their malware by migrating the malware to the Rust language and implementing a more sophisticated encryption method, Microsoft researchers warn.

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