CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 27, 2021

Ragnarok Ransomware that was active since 2019 has made it official that it is going to shut its operations by this month’s end. Highly placed sources say that Ragnarok that also involved in double extortion tactics shut its doors because of the constant surveillance of the law enforcement agencies of west.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2024

The surveillance software was also used to spy on U.S. Surveillance software was misused by foreign actors in attacks aimed at dissidents and journalists around the world. Predator spyware is known for its extensive data-stealing and surveillance capabilities. government officials, journalists, and policy experts.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

German multinational defense contractor Hensoldt confirmed to that some of its systems were infected by Lorenz ransomware. Hensoldt, a multinational defense contractor, confirmed that some of its UK subsidiary’s systems were infected with Lorenz ransomware. Ransom demands have been quite high, between $500.000 and $700.000.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 13, 2022

A Ransomware attack on US Jail has reportedly locked down inmates in their respective cells as the access to their automated doors was knocked out completely since January 5th,2021. Information is out that surveillance cameras covering the activities of inmates were severely affected by the incident.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 22, 2021

From the past few days, a ransomware dubbed as Qlocker has been targeting the said NAS devices on a network and blocking their access to users. It is learnt that the massive file encrypting malware campaign started on April 19th,2021 when victims took help of the technology forums to know more about the ransomware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Pegasus is probably the most popular surveillance software on the market, it has been developed by the Israeli NSO Group. Many other surveillance firms develop spyware that are every day abused in dragnet surveillance and target journalists, dissidents, and opponents of totalitarian regimes. Anyway, it is not the only one.

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Dark Reading

JUNE 17, 2022

The QNAP network-connected devices, used to store video surveillance footage, are a juicy target for attackers, experts warn.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2022

The Vice Society group has claimed responsibility for the ransomware attack that hit the Italian city of Palermo forcing the IT admins to shut down its infrastructure. The Vice Society ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the recent cyber attack that hit the city of Palermo in the South of Italy.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2022

Taiwanese vendor QNAP warned customers of a new wave of DeadBolt ransomware attacks and urges them to install the latest updates. The company issued the alert in response to a new wave of DeadBolt ransomware attacks targeting NAS devices using QTS 4.3.6 recently detected a new attack by the DEADBOLT Ransomware. and QTS 4.4.1.

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Webroot

JULY 8, 2021

Cybersecurity analysts are charting both a rise in ransomware incidents and in amounts cybercriminals are demanding from businesses to restore their data. Our latest threat report found the average ransomware payment peaked in September 2020 at more than $230 thousand. Lost productivity. Impact on client operations.

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WIRED Threat Level

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Plus: An AI artist exposes surveillance of Instagram users, the US charges Iranians over a ransomware campaign, and more.

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The Hacker News

MARCH 19, 2021

A Swiss hacker who was involved in the intrusion of cloud-based surveillance firm Verkada and exposed camera footage from its customers was charged by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday

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WIRED Threat Level

DECEMBER 24, 2021

It was a year of ransomware, surveillance, data breaches, and yes, more ransomware.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

One reason for the enduring waves of ransomware is that unstructured data is easy for hackers to locate and simple for them to encrypt. Ransomware target. The bad guys’ first forays into using ransomware to infect unstructured data were so successful that they stepped up their efforts—and reaped big rewards, Sander says.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2021

Researchers from security firms Profero and Security Joes linked a series of ransomware attacks to the China-linked APT27 group. Security researchers from security firms Profero and Security Joes investigated a series of ransomware attacks against multiple organizations and linked them to China-linked APT groups. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Graham Cluley

JULY 21, 2021

Spy software known as Pegasus has been used to carry out surveillance on the smartphones of journalists, activists, and political leaders. And a ransomware-hit law firm demonstrates how not to keep its customers informed. Can a “Freedom Phone” be trusted?

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The Colombian National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance (INVIMA) was also attacked. Moreover, there was an attempt to breach systems at the Ministry of Health of Costa Rica, a country that was the victim of a large ransomware attack this year. To read this article in full, please click here

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In March 2020, KrebsOnSecurity alerted Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group that hackers had broken into its network and sold the access to a criminal group which specializes in deploying ransomware. Reached by phone today, Jansson said he quit the company in August, right around the time Gunnebo disclosed the thwarted ransomware attack.

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Hacker Combat

MAY 19, 2021

As many antivirus companies continue to work diligently to develop features that can safeguard your data, the question that arises among many android users is, does Avast free protect against ransomware in mobile devices? How Safe from Ransomware is your Mobile Device with Avast Free? The Anti-theft Module.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 22, 2023

cookie fine "Untraceable" surveillance firm sued for scraping Facebook and Instagram data Fighting technology's gender gap with TracketPacer: Lock and Code S04E02 Web skimmer found on website of Liquor Control Board of Ontario University suffers leaks, shutdowns at the hands of Vice Society Update now!

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

TikTok has denied reports that it was breached by a hacking group, after it claimed they have gained access to over 2 billion user records, the Los Angeles school district, the second-largest in the US, suffered a ransomware attack, and details on how one high school in Sydney Australia installed fingerprint scanners at the entrance […].

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Malwarebytes

JULY 2, 2023

Malwarebytes EDR and MDR removes all remnants of ransomware and prevents you from getting reinfected. Want to learn more about how we can help protect your business?

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Malwarebytes

JULY 12, 2021

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Racing against a real-life ransomware attack. 3 things the Kaseya attack can teach us about ransomware recovery. Malspam banks on Kaseya ransomware attack. Source: TechSpot) Ransomwhere has been launched as the open, crowdsourced ransomware payment tracker. Podcast with Ski Kacoroski.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors Cisco fixes 3 high-severity DoS flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software Cybercrime Unpacking the MOVEit Breach: Statistics and Analysis Cl0p Ups The Ante With Massive MOVEit Transfer Supply-Chain Exploit FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown U.S.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 9, 2023

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: How kids pay the price for ransomware attacks on education Solar monitoring systems exposed: Secure your devices Warning issued over vulnerability in cardiac device monitoring software Update Android now! Malwarebytes EDR and MDR removes all remnants of ransomware and prevents you from getting reinfected.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4

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Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Attack against the Metropolitan Police Department was disrupted before malware could be sent to additional systems.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Potential cybersecurity impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Cyber lures and threats in the context of the war in Ukraine CISA warns of cyberespionage by Iranian APT “MuddyWater” Google and Microsoft accused of feeding smaller search engines spam ads Cyclops Blink malware: US and UK authorities issue alert Yik Yak (..)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And gaining internal access of servers might allow cyber criminals to conduct long-term surveillance on their counterparts. Note 1- Unconfirmed sources said that the attack could be of ransomware genre and the extent of damage could be huge. However, UN isn’t ready to issue a statement on this issue publicly.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2023, the researchers attributed a combined total of 48 out of 58 zero-day vulnerabilities to commercial surveillance vendors (CSVs) and government espionage actors, while 10 zero-day flaws were attributed to financially motivated actors. The researchers also tracked at least four ransomware groups exploiting four zero-day vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5%

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Webroot

MARCH 12, 2021

Spanish labor agency suffers ransomware attack. Multiple systems were taken offline following a ransomware attack on the Spanish government labor agency SEPE , which has affected all 700 of their offices across the country. The Ryuk ransomware group are believed to be behind the attack.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2023

Now Abyss Locker also targets VMware ESXi servers Russian APT BlueBravo targets diplomatic entities with GraphicalProton backdoor CoinsPaid blames North Korea-linked APT Lazarus for theft of $37M worth of cryptocurrency Monitor Insider Threats but Build Trust First Zimbra fixed actively exploited zero-day CVE-2023-38750 in ZCS DepositFiles exposed (..)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Hospital authorities suggest that LockBit ransomware hackers were involved in the incident and the negotiations were being conducted to gain time to track down the criminals. Interestingly, the hospital authorities have disclosed that they will not pay any ransom to the cyber criminals and will instead recover data from a backup plan.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 3, 2022

The post Period Tracking Apps and Your Privacy, Vendor Impersonation Attacks, LockBit Ransomware Bug Bounty Program appeared first on The Shared Security Show. The post Period Tracking Apps and Your Privacy, Vendor Impersonation Attacks, LockBit Ransomware Bug Bounty Program appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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DoublePulsar

APRIL 20, 2023

So in this piece we shall dig into the details using open source intelligence, and prove Capita was penetrated by Black Basta ransomware group using Qakbot phishing to deliver hands on keyboard access for weeks — and question if the playbooks organisations are using to handle ransomware groups are fit for purpose in 2023.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

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