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QakBot Big Game Hunting continues: the operators drop ProLock ransomware for Egregor

Security Affairs

First, the initial access is always gained via QakBot delivered through malicious Microsoft Excel documents impersonating DocuSign-encrypted spreadsheets. Egregor operators leverage the intimidation tactics, they threaten to release sensitive info on the leak site they operate instead of just encrypting compromised networks.

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Bring-Your-Own-Device Programs: A Balance Between Privacy and Cybersecurity

Data Protection Report

Employers could suffer significant harm in the event of a breach, especially where sensitive business information is stored on employees’ personal devices. Training materials and programs should be developed and delivered regularly, to educate employees on topics such as encryption, malware, data retention, and authentication.

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Ferrari Hits a Roadblock as Cyber Criminals Hold it to Ransom

IT Governance

The supercar manufacturer said that its systems were compromised and that customer data has been stolen. The crook’s demands have not been made public, and there is no indication that ransomware has been used to encrypt Ferrari’s systems – only that a ransom had been demanded.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in February 2023 – 29.5 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in March 2023 – 41.9 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

Reports suggest that the group is stealing the data rather than encrypting the organisations’ systems and holding them to ransom. The attacks have been attributed to the Clop ransomware gang, but coverage of their activity is not consistent with traditional ransomware attacks.

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IoT Unravelled Part 3: Security

Troy Hunt

There's no consistency across manufacturers or devices either in terms of defaulting to auto-updates or even where to find updates. Probably “no”, but in a perfect world they’d document local connections by other apps and not break that.

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Weekly podcast: 2018 end-of-year roundup

IT Governance

As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events. The year started with the revelation of Spectre and Meltdown – major security flaws affecting processors manufactured by Intel, ARM and AMD.