article thumbnail

A ransomware attack took 100 Romanian hospitals down

Security Affairs

Authorities in Romania reported that at least 100 hospitals went offline after a ransomware attack hit the Hipocrate platform. Authorities in Romania confirmed that a ransomware attack that targeted the Hipocrate Information System (HIS) has disrupted operations for at least 100 hospitals. The threat actors demand the payment of 3.5

article thumbnail

The FBI issued a flash alert for Hive ransomware operations

Security Affairs

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a flash alert related to the operations of the Hive ransomware gang. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a flaw alert on the Hive ransomware attacks that includes technical details and indicators of compromise associated with the operations of the gang.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

New Emotet botnet is rapidly growing, with +130K unique bots spread across 179 countries

Security Affairs

The FBI collected millions of email addresses used by Emotet operators in their malware campaigns as part of the cleanup operation. The infamous banking trojan was also used to deliver other malicious code, such as Trickbot and QBot trojans, or ransomware such as Conti , ProLock , Ryuk , and Egregor.

Cleanup 93
article thumbnail

How Cybersecurity Insurance Can Work To Help An Organization

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

It can, however, cover cleanup costs of an incident, and liability arising out of it. This is a direct result of the frequency of ransomware attacks, as well as the higher ransom demands of the cybercriminals. Initially, an insurer would only ask simple questions, such as if a company was encrypting data and what the recovery plan was.

article thumbnail

Penetration Testing Phases & Steps Explained

eSecurity Planet

For example, if the tester could encrypt or exfiltrate data or simulate zero-day attacks or ransomware hacks and to what extent. Metasploit is used due to its streamlined process capabilities for finding and executing publicly available exploits for vulnerabilities. What are the Next Steps After a Penetration Test?

Access 108
article thumbnail

Ransomware: An Enterprise Perspective

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In 2016, I provided predictions in an article entitled The (Immediate) Future of Ransomware. I indicated ransomware was going to grow and find other vectors for infection outside of simply malware links. Ransomware Is About Numbers. Instead of ransomware going away, ransomware has actually increased by 750% since 2016.

article thumbnail

Top 10 Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) in 2023

eSecurity Planet

A cloud workload protection platform (CWPP) shields cloud workloads from a range of threats like malware, ransomware, DDoS attacks, cloud misconfigurations, insider threats, and data breaches. Connects hosts to a secure command line interface for cleanup through its Integrated Live Response.

Cloud 96