Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2020

Threat actors targeted industrial suppliers in Japan and several European countries in sophisticated attacks, Kaspersky reported. Researchers from Kaspersky’s ICS CERT unit reported that threat actors targeted industrial suppliers in Japan and several European countries in sophisticated attacks. ” continues the analysis.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2024

Related: The role of ‘attribute based encryption’ There’s nothing intrinsically wrong with companies seeking to better understand their customers. Both regulations have profound implications for companies seeking to collect and apply aggregate statistical analysis to consumer data. That could be about to change.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2019

For many years, encryption has been viewed as a burden on businesses – expensive, complex and of questionable value. In recent years, we’ve seen a sharp rise in reporting and analysis of data breaches – arguably both a stimulant and a symptom of cyber-security taking its place on the board agenda. Enter encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 24, 2021

The increasing mobility of data, as it ping-pongs between clouds, data centers and the edge, has made it an easier target of cybercrime groups, which has put a premium on the encryption of that data in recent years. Since then, interest in fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) has increased, largely paralleling the rise of cloud computing.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

He’d been on the job less than six months, and because of the way his predecessor architected things, the company’s data backups also were encrypted by Zeppelin. “We’ve found someone who can crack the encryption.” Then came the unlikely call from an FBI agent. “Don’t pay,” the agent said.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group uses a double-extortion model, with most of the victims in the manufacturing and IT industries. ” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro. ” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro. ” continues the analysis. AGENDA.THIAFBB.” AGENDA.THIAFBB.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Black Basta ransomware gang claimed to have hacked the UK water utility Southern Water, a major player in the UK water industry. The company is a major player in the UK water industry, it employs over 6,000 people and has an annual turnover of over £1 billion. The position of the encrypted blocks is determined by the file size.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Phobos variants are usually distributed by the SmokeLoader , but in 8Base campaigns, it has the ransomware component embedded in its encrypted payloads. The group has been active since March 2022, it focused on small and medium-size businesses in multiple industries, including finance, manufacturing, business services, and IT.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Researchers discovered a new Python-based RAT dubbed PyXie that has been used in campaigns targeting a wide range of industries. Experts at BlackBerry Cylance have spotted a new Python-based remote access Trojan (RAT) that has been used in campaigns targeting a wide range of industries. ” reads the analysis published by Cylance.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Regarding vehicle operation, AI is currently applied in cybersecurity to analyze incoming security events and incidents, and on the analysis of telematics data to gain insights into driving experiences. OEMs also need to encrypt messages within a vehicle and all other communications that extend beyond it.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Yoroi security firm uncovered a targeted attack against one of the most important companies in the Italian Naval Industry leveraging MartyMcFly Malware. Today I’d like to share an interesting analysis of a Targeted Attack found and dissected by Yoroi (technical details are available here ). Stage1: Encrypted Content.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2024

The campaign targeted organizations in many sectors, including the high-tech, finance, legal services and manufacturing industries. “The JScript file then drops a Base64-encrypted file and a batch file. Upon downloading and opening the archive, a JScript file is dropped onto the system.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 26, 2020

Related: Why cybersecurity should reflect societal values An emerging approach, called Network Traffic Analysis , is gaining traction as, in effect, a catch-all network security framework positioned at the highest layer of the networking stack. Just ask Equifax or Capital One. Heavyweights Cisco and FireEye are playing in this space.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2022

Hertzbleed attack: Researchers discovered a new vulnerability in modern Intel and AMD chips that could allow attackers to steal encryption keys. “Second, Hertzbleed shows that, even when implemented correctly as constant time, cryptographic code can still leak via remote timing analysis. ” continues the post.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

If you or your business handles sensitive data, operates in regulated industries, or suffers from repeated cybersecurity threats, it’s time to evaluate the need for DLP strategies. Perform a review of industry-specific rules to verify compliance with your policy framework. Conduct content analysis to improve safety measures.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

Once inside the system, this malicious variant stealthily extracts sensitive information and proceeds to encrypt the compromised files.” ” reads the analysis published by Zscaler. ” continues the analysis. In the last stage of the attack, the stealer uses the ransomware modules to encrypt the user’s data.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Health care relies on it for intelligent symptom analysis and health information dissemination. Secure communication channels: Ensure all communication channels between the chatbot and users are secure and encrypted, safeguarding sensitive data from potential breaches. Using MFA can prevent 99.9% of cyber security attacks.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 26, 2023

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), an organization that standardizes technologies across the industry, first created TETRA in 1995. Looks like the encryption algorithm was intentionally weakened by intelligence agencies to facilitate easy eavesdropping. Details of the security analysis.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2022

The Kansas hospital opted to pay approximately a $100,000 ransom in Bitcoin to receive a decryptor e recover the encrypted files. North Korean nation-state actors used Maui ransomware to encrypt servers providing healthcare services, including electronic health records services, diagnostics services, imaging services, and intranet services.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2021

With a multi-layered approach to endpoint protection, the ESET PROTECT Advanced solution fits small to medium-sized businesses and offers advanced EPP capabilities, full disk encryption , and an automated sandbox for dynamic threat analysis. Full Disk Encryption. Read more: 19 Best Encryption Software & Tools of 2021.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2023

The group has been active since March 2022, it focused on small and medium-size businesses in multiple industries, including finance, manufacturing, business services, and IT. “8Base has an opportunistic pattern of compromise with recent victims spanning across varied industries.” and Brazil. and Brazil.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Breaking Encryption Encryption is a key security solution for both at-rest and in-transit data protection. Vulnerabilities in encryption techniques, on the other hand, or bad key management policies, might expose data to prospective intrusions. Attackers may try to exploit these flaws to decode and access sensitive data.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2023

In December 2019, the FBI issued a warning to the private industry of cyber attacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware. The decryptor also supports the “Scan Entire System” mode which allows users to search for all encrypted files. By checking the backup option, users will see both the encrypted and decrypted files.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This discipline – sitting at the intersection of computer science and data analysis – has become integral to mobile applications, voice assistants, fraudulent transaction detection, image recognition, autonomous driving, and even medical diagnostics. An encrypted model is basically useless without the correct decryption key.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This discipline – sitting at the intersection of computer science and data analysis – has become integral to mobile applications, voice assistants, fraudulent transaction detection, image recognition, autonomous driving, and even medical diagnostics. An encrypted model is basically useless without the correct decryption key.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This discipline – sitting at the intersection of computer science and data analysis – has become integral to mobile applications, voice assistants, fraudulent transaction detection, image recognition, autonomous driving, and even medical diagnostics. An encrypted model is basically useless without the correct decryption key.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

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.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 25, 2020

At RSA 2020, I was encouraged by strong evidence that the cybersecurity industry has now jumped fully on board the ML bandwagon. A few key takeaways: Trust factor This is an exciting time in the world of network security, with the growth of 5G pushing industries into a world where virtually anything can be connected.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Researchers spotted a new family of ransomware, named GwisinLocker, that encrypts Windows and Linux ESXi servers. Researchers warn of a new ransomware called GwisinLocker which is able to encrypt Windows and Linux ESXi servers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This advisory provides information on tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with the ransomware gang that were obtained from the analysis of a sample of BlackMatter ransomware as well from trusted third-party reporting. BlackMatter then remotely encrypts the hosts and shared drives as they are found.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2021

When infected with this ransomware, the extension of the encrypted file is changed to the victim’s name. ” reads the analysis published by S2W LAB on Medium. Lile other ransomware operations, BlackMatter also set up its leak sitewhere it will publish data exfiltrated from the victims before encrypting their system.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2024

The recent report, The State of API Security in 2024 , uncovers a stark reality: API-targeted attacks have surged in the past year, jeopardizing business digital assets and operations across industries. Look for solutions that leverage behavioral analysis and machine learning to pinpoint anomalous API activity that signals an attack.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2020

The Tycoon ransomware was used in highly targeted attacks, its operators recently targeted small to medium-sized companies and institutions in the education and software industries. ” reads the analysis published by BlackBerry. A separate encryption thread will be created for each item in the path list.”continues

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. The 2020 analysis found that customer data was by far the most-commonly compromised type of record with 80% of breached organizations saying that customer PII was affected. Tue, 12/22/2020 - 10:08. In the Dec.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

One such example is the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) – which places requirements on anyone collecting data online, regardless of industry, that might potentially involve minors. A] lot of companies [still] do the compliance auditing and analysis piece manually,” said Luria.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The second stage payload is a heavily obfuscated shellcode, the APT group used an encryption method different for each sample. ” continues the analysis. .” ” continues the analysis. DTrack retrieves the payload by reading it from an offset within the file or by reading it from a resource within the PE binary.

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