Data Breach Today

AUGUST 17, 2023

Fortinet SSL VPN Vulnerability Is Among Top Most Common Vulnerabilities The Play ransomware group is targeting security managed service providers to gain initial access and using up to a half-decade-old vulnerabilities in security appliances, warn security researchers with Adlumin.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Back Online: NGT Platform, Which Handles Daily Transactions Worth $100 Billion Financial giant EquiLend Holdings said it's brought back online multiple systems, including its NGT platform that handles securities lending transactions worth $2.4

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) disclosed today that it infiltrated the world’s second most prolific ransomware gang, a Russia-based criminal group known as ALPHV and BlackCat. BlackCat formed by recruiting operators from several competing or disbanded ransomware organizations — including REvil , BlackMatter and DarkSide.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

The digital imaging products manufacturer OmniVision disclosed a data breach after the 2023 ransomware attack. The company designs and develops digital imaging products for use in mobile phones, laptops, netbooks and webcams, security and surveillance cameras, entertainment, automotive and medical imaging systems.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Mandiant Report Says Threat Actors Deploy Ryuk, Leverage Initial Access Brokers A Russian-speaking threat actor group that deploys the Ryuk variant ransomware, leverages initial access brokers, and generally skips double-extortion attempts in favor of fast and higher payout ransoms has been predominately targeting the healthcare sector, warns security (..)

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Data Breach Today

JULY 26, 2021

Malwarebytes: Gang Seeking 'Pentesters' and 'Access Brokers' A recently discovered ransomware-as-a-service gang dubbed AvosLocker is recruiting affiliates and partners, including "pentesters" and "access brokers," on darknet forums, according to the security firm Malwarebytes.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The Conti ransomware affiliate program appears to have altered its business plan recently. But sometime over the past 48 hours, the cybercriminal syndicate updated its victim shaming blog to indicate that it is now selling access to many of the organizations it has hacked. A redacted screenshot of the Conti News victim shaming blog.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Rarely do cybercriminal gangs that deploy ransomware gain the initial access to the target themselves. More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 21, 2023

Secure remote access protects remote business communications that are otherwise susceptible to network and remote protocol exploits. Remote access plays an important role for businesses with remote workforces, geographically disparate branch offices, and limited technical resources.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Ransomware activity report: Threat actors are selling access to hundreds of organizations, with a cumulative requested price of around $4M. On average, there were around 190 access listings in each month of Q3, slightly higher than in Q2.” The average price for access was around $2800, while the median price was $1350.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Peter is an IT manager for a technology manufacturer that got hit with a Russian ransomware strain called “ Zeppelin ” in May 2020. There are multiple examples of ransomware groups doing just that after security researchers crowed about finding vulnerabilities in their ransomware code.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 18, 2023

Massive Profit Potential and Robust Initial Access Market Keep Fueling Ecosystem Ransomware syndicates continue to earn massive profits for criminals while disrupting victims' operations worldwide.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

Access Management is Essential for Strengthening OT Security. Attacking OT systems presents a major threat not only to business disruption, but also to national economy and security. Identity and access management can play an essential role into strengthening the security posture of critical infrastructure.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

However, healthcare data ranks at the top of the list for needing improvements in security and privacy protections. Healthcare data security and privacy is a problem that continues to grow. The vast majority of breaches are the result of poorly managed access controls. Dealing with policy-based access.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 19, 2022

Review of 2021 Ransomware Attacks Also Finds Average Ransom Demand Was $247,000 Attackers who successfully infect targets with ransomware primarily first gain access by exploiting poorly secured remote desktop protocol or VPN connections or by using malware-laden phishing emails, reports security firm Group-IB, based on more than 700 attacks it investigated (..)

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Related: IABs fuel ransomware surge. Initial access brokers (IABs) play an increasingly central role in this cyber underworld. They search for weak points and perform the challenging, technically demanding work of breaking past an organization’s security, then offer access to the victim to the highest bidder.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 29, 2021

Patch Management and Locking Down Remote Desktop Protocol Remain Essential Defenses Ransomware operations continue to thrive thanks to a vibrant cybercrime-as-a-service ecosystem designed to support all manner of online attacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2024

Threat actors are exploiting the CVE-2023-22518 flaw in Atlassian servers to deploy a Linux variant of Cerber (aka C3RB3R) ransomware. At the end of October 2023, Atlassian warned of a critical security flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-22518 (CVSS score 9.1), that affects all versions of Confluence Data Center and Server.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 14, 2021

The DarkSide ransomware affiliate program responsible for the six-day outage at Colonial Pipeline this week that led to fuel shortages and price spikes across the country is running for the hills. The DarkSide message includes passages apparently penned by a leader of the REvil ransomware-as-a-service platform.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2024

Electronic prescription provider MediSecure in Australia suffered a ransomware attack likely originate from a third-party vendor. MediSecure is a company that provides digital health solutions, particularly focusing on secure electronic prescription delivery services in Australia. ” reads the statement published by the company.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The ransomware group LockBit told officials with Fulton County, Ga. Security experts say LockBit was likely bluffing and probably lost most of the data when the gang’s servers were seized this month by U.S. That attack disrupted county phones, Internet access and even their court system. law enforcement. But on Feb.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2024

Threat actors behind the ransomware attacks that hit Stanford University in 2023 gained access to 27,000 people. Stanford University confirmed that threat actors behind the September 2023 ransomware attack had access to 27,000 people. Akira Ransomware posts Stanford University. 430 gb of internal data.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In a recent wave of attacks, AvosLocker ransomware is rebooting systems into Windows Safe Mode to disable endpoint security solutions. Sophos experts monitoring AvosLocker ransomware attacks, noticed that the malware is rebooting compromised systems into Windows Safe Mode to disable endpoint security solutions.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

Government agencies revealed that Akira ransomware has breached over 250 entities worldwide and received over $42 million in ransom payments. Like other ransomware gangs, the group has developed a Linux encryptor to target VMware ESXi servers. The attackers mostly used Cisco vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3259 and CVE-2023-20269.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

Black Basta ransomware affiliates have breached over 500 organizations between April 2022 and May 2024, FBI and CISA reported. The FBI, CISA, HHS, and MS-ISAC have issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) regarding the Black Basta ransomware activity as part of the StopRansomware initiative.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2024

These devices exist outside of direct corporate management and provide a ransomware gang with unchecked platforms for encrypting data. Ransomware remains just one of many different threats and as security teams eliminate key vectors of attack, adversaries will shift tactics. How does remote encryption work?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2024

BianLian ransomware group was spotted exploiting vulnerabilities in JetBrains TeamCity software in recent attacks. Researchers from GuidePoint Security noticed, while investigating a recent attack linked to the BianLian ransomware group, that the threat actors gained initial access to the target by exploiting flaws in a TeamCity server.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

It’s the news no organization wants to hear―you’ve been the victim of a ransomware attack, and now you’re wondering what to do next. Over 17 percent of all cyberattacks involve ransomware —a type of malware that keeps a victim’s data or device locked unless the victim pays the hacker a ransom.

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Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2024

FuckRansomware pic.twitter.com/uD09m7AukH — Jon DiMaggio (@Jon__DiMaggio) May 5, 2024 However, researchers at VX-underground have spoken with Lockbit ransomware group administrative staff regarding the return of the old domain and the gang claims law enforcement is lying. Lockbit ransomware group states law enforcement is lying.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2024

The City of Wichita disclosed a data breach after the ransomware attack that hit the Kansas’s city earlier this month. On May 5th, 2024, the City of Wichita, Kansas, was the victim of a ransomware attack and shut down its network to contain the threat. reads the initial security breach notification.

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Ransomlooker monitors ransomware groups’ extortion sites and delivers consolidated feeds of their claims worldwide. Cybernews presented Ransomlooker , a tool to monitor ransomware groups’ extortion sites and delivers consolidated feeds of their claims worldwide.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Black Basta ransomware gang claims the hack of the car maker Hyundai Motor Europe and the theft of three terabytes of their data. BleepingComputer reported that the Car maker Hyundai Motor Europe was breached by the Black Basta ransomware gang. The threat actors claim to have stolen three terabytes of data from the company.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2024

US CISA, the FBI, and MS-ISAC issued a joint CSA to warn of attacks involving Phobos ransomware variants observed as recently as February 2024 US CISA, the FBI, and MS-ISAC issued a joint cyber security advisory (CSA) to warn of attacks involving Phobos ransomware variants such as Backmydata , Devos, Eight, Elking, and Faust.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2024

The Singing River Health System revealed that the ransomware attack that hit the organization in August 2023 impacted 895,204 people. At the end of August 2023, the systems at three hospitals and other medical facilities operated by Singing River Health System (SRHS) were hit by a Rhysida ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-20269) in Cisco ASA and FTD is actively exploited in ransomware attacks, the company warns. “This vulnerability is due to improper separation of authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) between the remote access VPN feature and the HTTPS management and site-to-site VPN features.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

DEV-0950 group used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously infected with the Raspberry Robin worm. Microsoft has discovered recent activity that links the Raspberry Robin worm to human-operated ransomware attacks. . The final-stage malware was the Clop ransomware.

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