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Cybersecurity agencies published a joint LockBit ransomware advisory

Security Affairs

The LockBit ransomware group successfully extorted roughly $91 million from approximately 1,700 U.S. According to a joint advisory published by cybersecurity agencies, the LockBit ransomware group has successfully extorted roughly $91 million in about 1,700 attacks against U.S. organizations since 2020. organizations since 2020.

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San Francisco 49ers NFL team discloses BlackByte ransomware attack

Security Affairs

A ransomware attack hit the corporate IT network of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team, The Record reported. The San Francisco 49ers NFL team has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, the news was reported by The Record. The experts spotted the BlackByte ransomware while investigating a recent malware incident. Pierluigi Paganini.

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JBS attack has likely a Russian origin

Security Affairs

White House spokeswoman speculates threat actors behind the JBS ransomware attack have a Russian origin. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Air Force One that the company notified the US government Sunday that it was the victim of a ransomware attack. Department of Agriculture. The risk is that the U.S.

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DoppelPaymer, a fork of BitPaymer Ransomware, appeared in the threat landscape

Security Affairs

Some of the crooks behind the Dridex Trojan have split from the gang and released a forked version of the BitPaymer ransomware dubbed DoppelPaymer. The group that is known for the distribution of the Dridex Trojan and the Locky ransomware , has released other pieces of malware including the tRat backdoor and the AndroMut downloader. .

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Operation Blacksmith: Lazarus exploits Log4j flaws to deploy DLang malware

Security Affairs

In March, the threat actors hit a South American agricultural organization. ” reads the analysis published by Talos. Additionally, Andariel has been involved in ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations in certain instances.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2020 ­– 7 billion records breached

IT Governance

The Maine Information and Analysis Center breached in ‘Blue Leaks’ hack (unknown). Ransomware. UK electric firm Elexon hit by ransomware (unknown). Bernards Township, NJ, resuming operations after ransomware attack (unknown). International IT firm Excis targeted by ransomware (unknown). Data breaches.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 12 – 18 February 2024

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang adds 2.7 TB of ASA Electronics data to its leak site The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang is attempting to extort a ransom from ASA Electronics for 2.7