SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2023

CISA, and MS-ISAC—along with the cybersecurity authorities in six countries—have published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory entitled, " Understanding Ransomware Threat Actors: LockBit." According to the advisory summary: "In 2022, LockBit was the most deployed ransomware variant across the world and continues to be prolific in 2023.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2023

Satellite TV giant Dish Network has confirmed that the recent outage was caused by a ransomware attack, it also disclosed a data breach. Satellite TV giant Dish Network finally admitted that the recent outage was caused by a ransomware attack. ” reads the Form 8-K.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The internet has drawn comparisons to the Wild West, making ransomware the digital incarnation of a hold-up. The technology industry has met the dramatic rise in ransomware and other cyber attacks with an impressive set of tools to help companies mitigate the risks. Ransomware usually starts with a phishing email.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 10, 2021

The challenge now is to understand how hospitals and care centers expect to protect patient information and maintain network performance when threats like Ransomware are lurking. Ransomware is tough to defeat. A lack of investment in effective security technologies could be a precursor to disrupted systems for periods on end.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Taking a Proactive Approach to Mitigating Ransomware Part 1: You Can’t Neglect the Application Layer ltabo Wed, 12/06/2023 - 18:42 Ransomware continues to dominate cybersecurity news. Recovery costs for ransomware attacks have also continued to increase year-over-year, up 30% from 2022 to 2023.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 16, 2023

Clop, the Russia-based ransomware gang that executed the MOVEit-Zellis supply chain hack, has commenced making extortion demands of some big name U.S. Related: Supply-chain hack ultimatum The nefarious Clop gang initially compromised MOVEit, which provided them a beachhead to gain access to Zellis, a UK-based supplier of payroll services.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 18, 2022

Gartner refers to this nascent technology and emerging discipline as “cyber asset attack surface management,” or CAASM. And the role of the security team was straightforward: defend the network, protect IT. Internal and external network boundaries gave way to agile software development and everything-as-a-hosted-service.

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Webroot

AUGUST 27, 2021

When the Institute for Security & Technology’s Ransomware Task Force published its report on combatting ransomware this spring, the Colonial Pipeline, JBS meatpacking and Kaseya VSA attacks were still around the corner. ” -Ransomware Task Force, IST. While many of these would fall to law enforcement, U.S.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

NVA said it discovered the ransomware outbreak on the morning of Sunday, Oct. 27, and soon after hired two outside security firms to investigate and remediate the attack. “It was ransomware, but we’ve been referring to it as a malware incident,” said Laura Koester , NVA’s chief marketing officer.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Building off Malwarebytes’ initial recognition for removing every trace of viruses that others missed, ThreatDown powered by Malwarebytes combines award-winning technologies that cover all stages of an attack, with managed services for teams with limited resources. To say it’s been quite a journey to this point would be an understatement.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warns of an ongoing massive ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers. The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warns of an ongoing massive ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers worldwide, including Italian systems. ” reads the alert published by ACN.

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BH Consulting

MAY 15, 2024

Ransomware attacks were the top threat for most industries, accounting for 23 per cent of breaches in the report. Security Week highlighted an encouraging development that growing numbers of users are getting better at spotting phishing. The products and services we rely on should already be built with the principles outlined above.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Given the frequency of Ransomware attacks, all industries need to be increasingly vigilant. This includes many aspects of cybersecurity, such as user training, endpoint security, network security, vulnerability management, and detection and response to incidents. Ransomware. Data exfiltration.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 3, 2023

CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) has published the first results of its pre-ransomware notifications that were introduced at the start of 2023. The team proactively gathers, analyzes, and shares actionable cyber risk information. But how do pre-ransomware notifications work in real life?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

IT services provider Sopra Steria estimates that a recent ransomware attack will have a financial impact ranging between €40M and €50M. At the end of October, French IT outsourcer Sopra Steria has been hit by a ransomware attack. It provides a wide range of IT services, including software development and consulting.

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NetSpi Executives

JANUARY 8, 2024

In case you missed it, Chubb, one of the leading publicly traded property and casualty insurance companies, announced an innovative collaboration with NetSPI to strengthen client cyber-risk profiles via enhanced attack surface management and penetration testing solutions. What is proactive security?

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 15, 2021

While October is designated as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, focusing on keeping your company and customers safe should be a constant priority, especially with the growing number and sophistication of ransomware attacks worldwide. This is the classic attack scenario that comes to mind for most folks when you hear the word “ransomware.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2023

After becoming aware of the activity, the Company began taking steps to stop and remediate the activity, including taking certain systems offline,” the company said in an 8-K filing. The company also announced to have implemented workarounds for some offline operations to continue servicing its customers.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

” Purpose-built for resource constrained teams, Malwarebytes MDR provides IT staff with high-focus alert monitoring and prioritization with flexible options for remediating threats. They increase our security posture, meet cyber security insurance requirements, and make a great partner to augment my small IT team.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Being Used to Phish So Many of Us?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Malware has been around for nearly 40 years, longer even than the World Wide Web, but ransomware is a different kind of threat, capable of crippling a company and damaging or destroying its critical data. Ransomware Protection and Recovery Steps. Ransomware removal tools. Ransomware recovery services. Data backup.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

Access Management is Essential for Strengthening OT Security. We have reached the point where highly connected cyber-physical systems are the norm, and the lines between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) are blurred. Tue, 05/24/2022 - 06:11. The threat landscape. Attacks against the food sector.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

A cyberattack is any action taken by a cyber criminal in an attempt to illegally gain control of a computer, device, network, or system with malicious intent. Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4

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Joseph Steinberg

AUGUST 5, 2021

Understanding the difference between the two is also essential when seeking to obtain – and when acquiring – cyber-liability insurance. First-party cyber-liability risks refer to risks that directly endanger an organization. First-Party Risks And Coverage. Third-Party Risks And Coverage.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

The directive comes amid a surge in attacks targeting previously unknown vulnerabilities in widely used security and networking appliances. CISA’s mandate follows a slew of recent attacks wherein attackers exploited zero-day flaws in popular networking products to conduct ransomware and cyber espionage attacks on victim organizations.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

A large provider of IT services in the EU is the latest example that cyber risk is business risk. Sopra Steria IT company hit with Ryuk Ransomware. Like too many organizations around the globe, the IT company is remediating a Ryuk Ransomware attack. Ryuk ransomware recovery could cost $60 million.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2021

Last week cybercriminals deployed ransomware to 1,500 organizations that provide IT security and technical support to many other companies. Now it appears Kaseya’s customer service portal was left vulnerable until last week to a data-leaking security flaw that was first identified in the same software six years ago.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The cyber attack that hit the cleaning products manufacturer Clorox in August is still affecting the supply of the products to customers. After becoming aware of the activity, the Company began taking steps to stop and remediate the activity, including taking certain systems offline,” the company said in an 8-K filing.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 2, 2022

Meanwhile, organizations in the cybersecurity sector have begun taking action to provide help and support to those directly and subsequently impacted by cyber incidents relating to the Ukraine-Russia crisis. For immediate assistance in the current emergency, Vectra AI is offering several services on a complimentary basis.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Like years past, 2021 revealed more of the same for the cybersecurity industry—more breaches, bigger ransomware attacks, higher stakes. One respondent in a cybersecurity management role said, “security needs to be baked into the core of the business. Not just something to think about as an afterthought.”

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

One of the most alarming trends our ThreatDown Intelligence team has noticed lately is the increased exploitation of legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools by ransomware gangs in their attacks. Exploited by the ransomware gangs CACTUS, BianLian, ALPHV, Lockbit. Exploited by Royal, BianLian, ALPHV. Exploited by Royal.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Payroll software provider Apex Human Capital Management suffered a ransomware attack this week that severed payroll management services for hundreds of the company’s customers for nearly three days. ” Oxman said Apex hired two outside security firms, and by Feb. Roswell, Ga. Roswell, Ga. on Tuesday, Feb.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

By Tom Neclerio , Vice President of Professional Services at SilverSky. Both large and small healthcare providers continue to be a tantalizing target for repeated ransomware attacks due to limited security budgets that lead to an overall weakened cyber defense system. million patients.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Hospitals that have been hit by a data breach or ransomware attack can expect to see an increase in the death rate among heart patients in the following months or years because of cybersecurity remediation efforts, a new study posits. National Health Service (NHS) hospitals and eight percent of general practitioners.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Daniel Tobok, Appointed as Cyber Security Advisor for Film Maker That Brought The World Joker and House of Gucci, BRON Studios. It was both logical and powerful for our firm to be of service to the film, television and culture-creating industry leader like BRON” says CYPFER CEO Daniel Tobok. Contact CYPFER. 1 (416) 642-1170.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 3, 2023

Enterprise security teams are spending astonishing amounts of time and money remediating cybersecurity incidents. A successful email-based cyber-attack can take security staff an average of 86 hours to address, which can cost $6,452 per incident in time alone. Using a Managed Service. Cloud-Native Service.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A BlackCat ransomware attack hit UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum causing an outage impacting the Change Healthcare payment exchange platform. A ransomware attack hit the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum leading to an outage impacting the Change Healthcare payment exchange platform. ” reads the SEC filing.

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