eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Ransomware attacks and data breaches make headlines when they shut down huge connected healthcare providers such as Ascension Healthcare or Change Healthcare. 2024 looks like it will only increase the number of affected individuals considering the scale of ransomware attacks from the first half of the year in the USA, Canada, and Australia.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Fortunately, vendor surveys identify five key cybersecurity threats to watch for in 2024: compromised credentials, attacks on infrastructure, organized and advanced adversaries, ransomware, and uncontrolled devices. Infrastructure Protection Defense against DDoS and DNS attacks starts with effective network security architecture.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Major cybersecurity events in the last week make clear that hackers just keep getting savvier — and security teams need to be vigilant to keep up. Ransomware groups continue to exploit unpatched vulnerabilities. Now ransomware attackers, possibly affiliated with FIN8, are exploiting unpatched Citrix products to launch attacks.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 6, 2020

This setup, managed by the Tor Project, promotes anti-censorship and the free, democratic use of the internet. Taking services offline through denial-of-service attacks and delivery of ransomware payloads. The software allows users to browse the web anonymously through encryption and routing. Penetrating systems.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 15, 2024

GitLab disclosed a pipeline flaw and Veeam addressed flaws exploited in active ransomware attacks. To reduce the risks caused by these vulnerabilities, affected users should apply patches, upgrade software, and strengthen security measures as soon as possible. The fix: Microsoft issued patches to address all 143 security issues.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

An old Microsoft Windows spooler flaw is added to the CISA KEV list, and the Cactus Ransomware gang currently pursues unfixed Qlik Sense servers with a vulnerability patched in September 2023. Unfixed September 2023 Qlik Sense Vulns Under Ransomware Attack Type of vulnerability: Arbitrary code execution.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

These steps will work in most cases, but if you’ve been hit by ransomware, see our guides to ransomware decryption , removal and recovery. Disconnect from the Internet Unplugging your computer from the internet ensures that the malware cannot communicate with its source or download additional malicious components.

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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. 3 to report that the vulnerability is being actively exploited, which Rapid7 said includes ransomware attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 14, 2024

OpenVPN has long been a popular choice for creating secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections over the internet. Its open-source nature and robust encryption capabilities have made it a staple in many organizations’ and individuals’ security arsenals.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Considering the active ransomware activity with vulnerabilities in Progress Software’s other file transfer software, MOVEit, WS_FTP server maintenance teams should patch ASAP. million servers appear to be exposed to the internet which makes them vulnerable to these attacks. This vulnerability receives the maximum 10.0 Critical) and 5.3

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

government and defense institutions for intelligence gathering. Using web shells, they attacked weak internet servers, specifically a Houston port. Analysts and security software frequently struggle to spot malicious activity disguised as normal ones, complicating intrusion detection and mitigation efforts.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 14, 2023

.” “These kinds of zero-click exploits are always appealing to threat actors, both nation states, and financially motivated groups like ransomware operators, as they are easy to weaponize threats at scale,” Immersive’s Breen observed.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The dissemination phase consists of active processing and dissemination of the processed data for the purpose of communicating the actionable intelligence for the purpose of ensuring that an organizations defense is actively aware of the threats facing its infrastructure and security defense mechanisms.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

CVE-2023-38148 , a remote code execution vulnerability in Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) with a CVSS score of 8.8 “Additionally, it’s important to have an incident response plan in place to swiftly detect and mitigate any security breaches to minimize the potential impact.”

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

DNS security protects the domain name system (DNS) from attackers seeking to reroute traffic to malicious sites. Since a majority of business IT traffic now accesses or passes through the internet, DNS plays an increasingly important — and vulnerable — role.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Unlike traditional antivirus programs, which primarily focus on viruses, anti-malware solutions address a wider array of threats, including spyware, adware, ransomware, and trojans. While primarily focused on Mac security, it may lack some extensive features in more comprehensive suites like VPN services. Visit Norton 360 Deluxe 2.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 21, 2023

Attackers exploited CVE-2023-3519 to install webshell backdoors on servers, and Fox-IT – in a joint effort with the Dutch Institute of Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD) – scanned the internet and found over 1,900 backdoored NetScaler servers. Organizations are urged to scan, remediate, and patch these NetScaler devices.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 29, 2024

Unpatched ActiveMQ instances still vulnerable to CVE-2023-46604 (which enabled ransomware attacks last November ) will compile and execute the unknown binary and enable attackers to execute many different types of attacks. The fix: Deploy the Apache security upgrades available since November 2023.

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Zero Day

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In Q3 2024, ransomware service provider “RansomHub” emerged as the most dominant ransomware group, taking the mantle from “LockBit” and “ALPHV.” Hacktivist gang “KillSec,” originally aligned with the “Anonymous” hacktivist collective, has recently shifted towards financially motivated ransomware activity.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

While steganography is often considered something of a joke in capture-the-flag (CTF) events and other cybersecurity defense activities, it can happen in real attacks and can take security defenses by surprise simply by using another layer of cover. Also read: How to Prevent Ransomware Attacks: 20 Best Practices for 2022.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This year, for example, the pro-Palestinian hacktivist group BlackMeta attacked the Internet Archive website, which has nothing to do with the conflict. Hacktivism has grown stronger with this strategy, so we can expect to see more organized and impactful campaigns in the future, possibly even including the deployment of ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A surge of critical vulnerabilities and zero-day exploits has made for a very busy week in IT security, affecting a range of tech giants like Atlassian, Cisco, Apple, Arm, Qualcomm and Microsoft. Among the issues in the last week, Android and Arm faced actively exploited vulnerabilities in GPU drivers.

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Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

This is especially true in the world of security. The best security defenses can be totally compromised by a single individual making the wrong decision, either accidentally or knowingly. However, the most alarming of the malicious payloads that can potentially be delivered to an end-user is ransomware.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 9, 2024

Businesses need to know that pure prevention is in the past and, instead, automatically assume compromised security. Defense in depth and operational resiliency are the future for organizations that want to survive in the new world of cyber threats. Bad actors will always find a way to penetrate organizations if they want to.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The potential for cyberattacks increases with industrial control systems becoming more interconnected through the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud-based systems. One recent example that underscores this importance is the 2021 Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

Here are our picks for the top threat intelligence feeds that security teams should consider adding to their defensive arsenal: AlienVault Open Threat Exchange: Best for community-driven threat feeds FBI InfraGard: Best for critical infrastructure security abuse.ch

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

ECC is used for email encryption, cryptocurrency digital signatures, and internet communication protocols. Encryption Tools and IT Security Fundamental protocols incorporate encryption to automatically protect data and include internet protocol security (IPSec), Kerberos, Secure Shell (SSH), and the transmission control protocol (TCP).

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 31, 2024

Benefits of Using EDR Solutions EDR tools improve threat hunting by detecting hidden threats, restoring ransomware to its pre-infection form, increasing visibility through continuous analysis, reducing dwell time by immediately neutralizing threats, and streamlining incident response. per device. What Is Antivirus Software?

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McAfee

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Uncovering Ransomware Resurgence. As detailed in our August Threat Report , our Advanced Threat Research discovered that new ransomware samples had increased 118% from Q1 to Q2. The most active ransomware families of the quarter appeared to be Dharma (also known as Crysis), GandCrab and Ryuk.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 18, 2024

With over 60 billion devices connected to the internet and rising cyber-attacks, businesses, governments, and individuals are at risk more than ever before. AI-Driven Attacks: Attackers now use AI to create malware that can adapt and evolve, making traditional security defenses less effective. Current Trends in Cybersecurity 1.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

See how one managed service provider uses VLANs to protect backups from ransomware: Building a Ransomware Resilient Architecture Tagged VLANs A tagged VLAN is a virtual local area network — or multiple VLANs — that uses different ID tags to segment network traffic into more specific broadcast domains.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Connecting private clouds, legacy systems, and public clouds through the internet or private networks guarantees that data and applications flow seamlessly. Services: Data backup and recovery, cybersecurity tools against malware, ransomware, and other threats, and services for data storage and management.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This ambiguity might result in security vulnerabilities, allowing certain sections of cloud infrastructure to be inadequately safeguarded. Increasing Threats from Ransomware, Phishing & Malware The increasing incidence of ransomware, phishing, and malware attacks in public cloud services poses a growing threat.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

While cloud service providers (CSPs) offer their own native security, CWPP offers an additional layer of customized protection and management to fit the demands of workloads. Malware and Ransomware Malware infections and ransomware attacks can cripple cloud workloads, propagate to associated workloads, causing the damage to escalate.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In Q3 2024, ransomware service provider “RansomHub” emerged as the most dominant ransomware group, taking the mantle from “LockBit” and “ALPHV.” Hacktivist gang “KillSec,” originally aligned with the “Anonymous” hacktivist collective, has recently shifted towards financially motivated ransomware activity.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Enlist Outside Help Do you have the internal resources to deal with attacks on mobile platforms, embedded systems, or Internet of Things devices? Third-party security solutions support organizations with few or inexperienced personnel. If not, it may be time to augment your internal skillset with some outside help.

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