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RansomExx Ransomware upgrades to Rust programming language

Security Affairs

RansomExx operation has been active since 2018, the list of its victims includes government agencies, the computer manufacturer and distributor GIGABYTE , and the Italian luxury brand Zegna. ” reads the analysis published by IBM Security X-Force. ” concludes the report.

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Holy Ghost ransomware operation is linked to North Korea

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The list of victims includes manufacturing organizations, banks, schools, and event and meeting planning companies. The Holy Ghost ransomware appends the file extension.h0lyenc to filenames of encrypted files. The analysis of the attackers’ wallet transactions shows that they failed to extort ransom payments from their victims.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 27 November – 3 December 2023

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. Welcome to this week’s round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. Data breached: over 300 million records. The company’s description of the incident suggested ransomware.

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China-linked APT41 group targets Hong Kong with Spyder Loader

Security Affairs

The attacks detailed by Cybereason targeted technology and manufacturing companies primarily located in East Asia, Western Europe, and North America. Symantec pointed out that the attacks against government organizations in Hong Kong remained undetected for a year in some cases. ” reads the analysis published by Symantec.

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New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware

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According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. ” reads the analysis published by TrendMicro. BlackSuit appends the . similarities in blocks, and 98.9%

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New TA2101 threat actor poses as government agencies to distribute malware

Security Affairs

A new threat actor tracked as TA2101 is conducting malware campaigns using email to impersonate government agencies in the United States, Germany, and Italy. ” reads the analysis published by ProofPoint. The post New TA2101 threat actor poses as government agencies to distribute malware appeared first on Security Affairs.

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FBI published a flash alert on Mamba Ransomware attacks

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert to warn that the Mamba ransomware is abusing the DiskCryptor open source tool to encrypt entire drives. Mamba ransomware is one of the first malware that encrypted hard drives rather than files that was detected in public attacks. ” reads the alert published by the FBI.