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LockFile Ransomware uses a new intermittent encryption technique

Security Affairs

Recently emerged LockFile ransomware family LockFile leverages a novel technique called intermittent encryption to speed up encryption. Sophos researchers discovered that the group is now leveraging a new technique called “intermittent encryption” to speed up the encryption process.

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8Base ransomware operators use a new variant of the Phobos ransomware

Security Affairs

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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Experts warn of a spike in May and June of 8Base ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

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.

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Vera to Power Canon Solutions America’s New Security Solutions and Services Strategy

Info Source

– Canon Solutions America’s Enterprise Services and Solutions group will leverage Vera’s advanced data protection and rights management platform for secure data capture, detailed auditing, and data privacy. MELVILLE, N.Y. and PALO ALTO, Calif., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A.,

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Proposed Amendments to NY Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations Impose New Obligations on Large Entities, Boards of Directors and CISOs

Hunton Privacy

Covered entities must undergo annual penetration testing by a qualified independent party, as well as regular vulnerability assessments, and material gaps found during testing must be documented and reporting to the senior governing body. The risk assessments required by Section 500.9