Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 17, 2023

Ransomware – Stop’em Before They Wreak Havoc madhav Thu, 05/18/2023 - 06:03 Cybercriminals have been making a run on your data with ransomware attacks over the last decade in increasing frequency. What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a vicious type of malware that infects your laptop/desktop or server.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

A threat actor has been targeting government entities with PureCrypter malware downloader that has been seen delivering multiple information stealers and ransomware strains. [.]

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2022

A new ransomware gang dubbed Black Basta has reportedly partners with QBot malware to hacking corporate environments. As Qbot has the potential to steal critical information, such as password credentials and malware payloads, on infected devices, Black Basta might have partnered with it to steal information from its victims.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 23, 2023

A Russian government affiliated ransomware spreading group has targeted the Indian Insurance Information Bureau (IIB) and encrypted the entire database and their demand is that they victim needs to pay $250,000 in bitcoins in exchange of a decryption key. LockBit ransomware is suspected to be behind the incident.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Experts noticed that the Amadey malware is being used to deploy LockBit 3.0 ransomware on compromised systems. Researchers from AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) reported that the Amadey malware is being used to deploy LockBit 3.0 ransomware on compromised systems, researchers have warned.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Similarities have been unearthed between the Dridex general-purpose malware and a little-known ransomware strain called Entropy, suggesting that the operators are continuing to rebrand their extortion operations under a different name.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 29, 2023

The City of Augusta in the United States has been struggling to regain control of its computer network as hackers spread ransomware, reportedly stealing data and encrypting the database until a ransom is paid. The post US Augusta City targeted by BlackByte Ransomware Group appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 23, 2023

Ransomware attacks have become a growing concern in recent years, with cybercriminals targeting individuals, businesses, and even government organizations. Establish a Robust Monitoring System: Implementing a robust monitoring system is fundamental to detecting and tracking ransomware attacks.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

have been at the receiving end of an "aggressive" Qakbot malware campaign that leads to Black Basta ransomware infections on compromised networks. "In Companies based in the U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2023

Antivirus firm Avast released a free decryptor for the BianLian ransomware family that allows victims to recover locked files. Security firm Avast has released a free decryptor for the BianLian ransomware to allow victims of the malware to recover locked files. ” reads the post published by Avast. anabolic.exe.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 1, 2023

Rarely does a day go by without significant news of a damaging misinformation threat, a ransomware attack, or another malicious cyber incident. At this year's RSA Conference, information security experts appeared on a panel entitled "Misinformation Is the New Malware" to hammer out the distinctions.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A new financially motivated campaign that commenced in December 2022 has seen the unidentified threat actor behind it deploying a novel ransomware strain dubbed MortalKombat and a clipper malware known as Laplas.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2023

The Blackcat-Western Digital Ransomware Cyberattack Serves a Good Example of How Extortion Techniques Will Change Risk And Impact For Targeted Victims Threat actors were able to tap into webcams of employees at Western Digital meetings and threatened to release the media they captured.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Read the highlights, including an in-depth look at ransomware and malware organizations. The post SecureWV 2022 Lucky Th1rt3en: Malware, ransomware, and maturity models appeared first on Security Boulevard. SecureWV 2022 was the largest gathering of security professionals in the Mountain State ever.

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The BlackCat ransomware crew has been spotted fine-tuning their malware arsenal to fly under the radar and expand their reach.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2021

BlackCat is the first professional ransomware strain that was written in the Rust programming language, researchers reported. Malware researchers from Recorded Future and MalwareHunterTeam discovered ALPHV (aka BlackCat), the first professional ransomware strain that was written in the Rust programming language.

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

One good example is the use of malware vs. ransomware, which are sometimes utilized to define the same concept, even though […]. The post Malware vs. Ransomware: Do You Know the Difference? It is no wonder that several terms are sometimes wrongly used interchangeably, to name the same process or phenomenon.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The tag-team campaign serves up ransomware known as Mortal Kombat, which borrows the name made famous by the video game, and Laplas Clipper malware, a clipboard stealer. The BAT loader kicks off a chain of events that results in the download and execution of the ransomware or the clipper malware, from one of two URLs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

A suspected cyber attack of ransomware genre has reportedly downed the entire websites, apps, and internal systems of American Television service provider Dish Network for the past two days and information is out that it could take at least a week or so to restore back the services to normalcy.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 22, 2023

The enterprise-targeting Bumblebee malware is distributed through Google Ads and SEO poisoning that promote popular software like Zoom, Cisco AnyConnect, ChatGPT, and Citrix Workspace. [.]

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SecureBlitz

MAY 23, 2023

Here is the Adware vs Ransomware comparison. Two common types of malware that can cause significant disruptions and pose risks to users are adware and ransomware. In today’s digital landscape, threats to computer systems and online security are prevalent.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 23, 2023

BullWall , global leaders in ransomware containment, and researchers with Cybersecurity Insiders, today published the Cybersecurity Insiders 2023 Ransomware Report. We’ve been researching the state of ransomware for years, but a new trend is now starting to emerge. This research was very interesting for us,” said Holger Schulze.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 24, 2023

The BlackBasta ransomware group has already claimed responsibility for the attack through its leak-site. And as we noted in our report on ransomware in Germany , in the last year Black Basta has had a liking for targets in Germany, and conducts attacks there far more frequenty than in the UK or France. Prevent intrusions.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 8, 2021

Trickbot banking malware is back in news for inducing a new ransomware variant into the wild. Researchers from Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs has have found that the new malware strain is acting similar to that of Conti Ransomware with a change that it Asymmetric encryption algorithms unlike other file encrypting malware variants.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 12, 2022

New research from Cisco Talos reveals that the infamous TrueBot malware has updated its modus operandi and now hits the U.S. with additional payloads such as the infamous Clop ransomware. The post TrueBot malware delivery evolves, now infects businesses in the US and elsewhere appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Heimadal Security

JANUARY 11, 2023

Researchers warn that patching critical vulnerabilities that allow network access is not enough to prevent ransomware attacks. Some gangs exploit the flaws to plan a backdoor malware while they still have the opportunity, and they may return long after the victim has applied the necessary security updates.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

By Aaron Sandeen, CEO and co-founder at Securin Since June 2021, Hive Ransomware has been dominating the ransomware scene. With all the buzz they have created, it’s no wonder they have earned the title of one of the most prolific ransomware groups. By the end of 2022, the education sector had seen increased ransomware attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

A malware that can take over social media accounts of victims is seen propelling on Microsoft App Store and reports are in that it has so far infected over 5,000 accounts in the disguise of fake Temple Run and Subway Surfer games.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Researchers spotted a version of the open-source ransomware toolkit Cryptonite that doesn’t support decryption capabilities. Fortinet researchers discovered a sample of malware generated with the publicly available open-source ransomware toolkit Cryptonite that never offers the decryption window, turning it as a wiper.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The code of the recently-emerged Entropy ransomware has similarities with the one of the infamous Dridex malware. The recently-emerged Entropy ransomware has code similarities with the popular Dridex malware. Experts from Sophos analyzed the code of Entropy ransomware employed in two distinct attacks.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Details have emerged about what's the first Rust-language-based ransomware strain spotted in the wild that has already amassed "some victims from different countries" since its launch last month. The ransomware, dubbed BlackCat, was disclosed by MalwareHunterTeam.

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The Hacker News

MAY 15, 2023

A new ransomware-as-service (RaaS) operation called MichaelKors has become the latest file-encrypting malware to target Linux and VMware ESXi systems as of April 2023. The development points to cybercriminal actors increasingly setting their eyes on the ESXi, cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said in a report shared with The Hacker News.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Researchers warn of an ongoing aggressive Qakbot malware campaign that leads to Black Basta ransomware infections in the US. Experts at the Cybereason Global SOC (GSOC) team have observed a surge in Qakbot infections as part of an ongoing aggressive Qakbot malware campaign that leads to Black Basta ransomware infections in the US.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 26, 2023

LockBit ransomware group that infiltrated the Olympia Community Unit School District 16 a few days ago has issued an unconditional apology for hacking into the servers of innocent school children. For those who aren’t aware of the potential of this file-encrypting malware-spreading gang, here’s a summary.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

Threat actors are hacking poorly secured and Interned-exposed Microsoft SQL servers to deploy the Trigona ransomware. Threat actors are hacking into poorly secured and public-facing Microsoft SQL servers to deploy Trigona ransomware. “V3 should be updated to the latest version so that malware infection can be prevented.

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 20, 2021

A massive malware campaign pushed the Java-based STRRAT remote access trojan (RAT), known for its data theft capabilities and the ability to fake ransomware attacks. [.].

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Dark Reading

MAY 16, 2023

Researchers infiltrate a ransomware operation and discover slick services behind Qilin's Rust-based malware variant.

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