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SamSam Ransomware operators earned more than US$5.9 Million since late 2015

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The security experts from Sophos have published a report on the multimillion-dollar black market business for crooks, they analyzed the SamSam ransomware case as a case study. Million since late 2015. Million since late 2015. significantly large amount compared to most ransomware families.”

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 258

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addresses two zero-days exploited in the wild Microsofts case study: Emotet took down an entire network in just 8 days New Coronavirus-themed campaign spread Lokibot worldwide. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. The best news of the week with Security Affairs.

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Zurich refuses to pay Mondelez for NotPetya damages because it’s ‘an act of war’

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The US food giant Mondelez is suing Zurich for $100 Million after the insurance company rejected its claim to restore normal operations following the massive NotPetya ransomware attack. The shipping giant Maersk declared that it had lost $300 million as a result of the massive ransomware attacks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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NHS is still assessing the cost of WannaCry one year later

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health and care “ One year later the massive WannaCry ransomware attack the NHS is still facing problems caused by the infections. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Currently, only 10 sites will “aim” to reach this goal next March. Pierluigi Paganini.