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Orange Business Services hit by Nefilim ransomware operators

Security Affairs

Orange confirmed to BleepingComputer that the Orange Business Services division was victim of a ransomware attack on the night of Saturday, July 4th, 2020, into July 5th. A cryptovirus-type computer attack was detected by Orange teams during the night of Saturday 04 July to Sunday 05 July 2020. Pierluigi Paganini.

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TinyNuke banking malware targets French organizations

Security Affairs

The TinyNuke malware is back and now was used in attacks aimed at French users working in manufacturing, technology, construction, and business services. The attackers used invoice-themed lures targeting entities in manufacturing, industry, technology, finance, and other verticals. .

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UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S. orgs with 3 malware

Security Affairs

FireEye’s Mandiant unit observed two distinct waves of attacks carried out by the cybercrime group in December 2020. “For example, UNC2529 used a unique username, masquerading as an account executive for a small California-based electronics manufacturing company, which Mandiant identified through a simple Internet search.”

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Balikbayan Foxes group spoofs Philippine gov to spread RATs

Security Affairs

The group focuses on Shipping/Logistics, Manufacturing, Business Services, Pharmaceutical, and Energy entities, among others. The group has been active at least since August 2018, it conducted multiple campaigns per month through October 2020. ” reads the analysis published by the experts.

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UK Suffers Third Highest Rate of Ransomware Attacks in the World

IT Governance

According to its analysis , 260 organisations in the UK fell victim to ransomware between January 2020 and June 2022, a figure that’s only exceeded by Canada (276) and – in a distant lead – the US (2,379). The other most vulnerable sectors were business services (23), construction (22), manufacturing (19) and transport (18).