eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

Microsoft services are widely used in enterprises for cloud-based collaboration, and the Proofpoint research report revealed that cloud infrastructures are not immune to ransomware attacks. Many IT and security teams think that cloud drives should be more resilient to ransomware attacks, but that’s not the case.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Library branches remain open, Wi-Fi is still available and materials can still be borrowed. Records breached: According to the library’s 4 November update , there is “no evidence that the personal information of our staff or customers has been compromised”. However, public computers and printing services are unavailable.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Security experts from Trend Micro have spotted a new strain of ransomware involved in attacks in July and August, the malicious code was posing as the Locky ransomware. “In late July and throughout August, we observed waves of spam email delivering the PyLocky ransomware. Securi ty Affairs – pylocky ransomware, malware).

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 3, 2022

The typical attack scenario involves phishing via email attachments, such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents containing malicious macros infected with malware. Such documents are common in enterprises, and the Microsoft Office suite is widely used. Macros are meant to add functionality and handle some tasks automatically.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2024

Out of the eight in-the-wild zero-day issues targeting Chrome in 2023, none of the vulnerabilities impacted the Document Object Model (DOM) and there were use-after-free issues. In 2023, the researchers observed a surge in zero-day vulnerabilities in third-party components and libraries that can impact all products that use them.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Upon installing the malware, Emotet will download additional payloads on the machine, including ransomware, and use it to send spam emails. The infamous banking trojan is also used to deliver other malicious code, such as Trickbot and QBot trojan or ransomware such as Conti (TrickBot) or ProLock (QBot). since August.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

Ransomware. Ransomware. In other news… Google fights doxxing with updated personal info removal policy Mozilla finds mental health apps fail ‘spectacularly’ at user security, data policies Conti ransomware shuts down operation, rebrands into smaller units GoodWill Ransomware demands food for the poor to decrypt locked files.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang hacked the hotel chain Motel One FBI warns of dual ransomware attacks Progress Software fixed two critical severity flaws in WS_FTP Server Child abuse site taken down, organized child exploitation crime suspected – exclusive A still unpatched zero-day RCE impacts more than 3.5M

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Malware researchers at Yoroi -Cybaze ZLab have analyzed the fourth version of the infamous JSWorm Ransomware. The ransomware attacks have no end. As the popular GandCrab , which was carried on up to version 5 until its shutdown, also other ransomware are continuously supported with the purpose of creating revenues for cyber criminals.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Recent spam campaigns used messages with malicious Word documents, or links to them, pretending to be an invoice, shipping information, COVID-19 information , resumes, financial documents, or scanned documents. Emotet is a modular malware, its operators could develop new Dynamic Link Libraries to update its capabilities.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. IT Governance found 98 publicly disclosed security incidents in May 2023, accounting for 98,226,877 breached records. million) Apria Healthcare suffers security breach (1.8

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IT Governance

AUGUST 1, 2022

Ransomware. Ransomware. Mary’s, Canada, being held to ransom (unknown) Digital security giant Entrust breached by ransomware gang (unknown) Blue Shield of California and BS Promise Health Plan reveal that members impacted by incident involving OneTouchPoint (1,506). You can find the full list below, broken into categories.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2023

Gootkit has been known to use fileless techniques to deliver threats such as the SunCrypt , and REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware, Kronos trojans, and Cobalt Strike. In the past, Gootkit distributed malware masquerading as freeware installers and it used legal documents to trick users into downloading these files. file inside.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2021

Recent spam campaigns used messages with malicious Word documents, or links to them, pretending to be an invoice, shipping information, COVID-19 information , resumes, financial documents, or scanned documents. Emotet is a modular malware, its operators could develop new Dynamic Link Libraries to update its capabilities.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Recent spam campaigns used messages with malicious Word documents, or links to them, pretending to be an invoice, shipping information, COVID-19 information , resumes, financial documents, or scanned documents. Emotet is a modular malware, its operators could develop new Dynamic Link Libraries to update its capabilities.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Ransomware. Ransomware. The majority of those came from a credential-stuffing attack targeting Spotify and a data leak at the messaging app GO SMS Pro, which you can learn more about below. Here is our complete list of November’s cyber attacks and data breaches. As usual, incidents affecting UK organisations are in bold.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Recent spam campaigns used messages with malicious Word documents, or links to them, pretending to be an invoice, shipping information, COVID-19 information , resumes, financial documents, or scanned documents. Emotet is a modular malware, its operators could develop new Dynamic Link Libraries to update its capabilities.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Recent spam campaigns used messages with malicious Word documents, or links to them, pretending to be an invoice, shipping information, COVID-19 information , resumes, financial documents, or scanned documents. Emotet is a modular malware, its operators could develop new Dynamic Link Libraries to update its capabilities.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

Log4j, for instance, is a ubiquitous logging library. How a given open-source library works in a specific app can be a mystery because arbitrary parties contributed pieces of coding that may or may not have been documented,” he says.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

While not highly sensitive, the data could still be used by threat actors to stage attacks against US business owners who the threat actors might see as being more affluent and potentially vulnerable to phishing and ransomware attacks. Our teams have investigated a set of alleged LinkedIn data that has been posted for sale.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked Abdali Hospital, a multi-specialty hospital located in Jordan. The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have breached the Abdali Hospital in Jordan and added it to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

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Ransomware Manufacturing Education Libraries 120

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked King Edward VII’s Hospital in London. The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked King Edward VII’s Hospital in London and added it to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. King Edward VII’s Hospital in London has been breached by Rhysida Ransomware.

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Ransomware Manufacturing Education Libraries 110

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

This week, we discuss the Australian government’s loss of thousands of classified documents, DCMS Secretary of State Matt Hancock’s buggy new app and the growing trend of cybercriminals using cryptocurrency miners. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation , which now possesses the documents, dubbed them the Cabinet Files.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

There are also software dependency and libraries that have known vulnerabilities, which is where vulnerability management capabilities fit in. It helps organizations ensure the security and compliance of their cloud-based applications, protecting sensitive data, preventing unauthorized access, and defending against threats.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Ransomware Revenue Down As More Victims Refuse to Pay Energy giant Schneider Electric hit by Cactus ransomware attack Hundreds Of Network Operators’ Credentials Found Circulating In Dark Web Fla.

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Security Ransomware Passwords Data breaches 104

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs. 2023 cybersecurity issues will continue: Weak IT fundamentals, poor cybersecurity awareness, and ransomware will still cause problems and make headlines.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Even though there are infinite strains of malware, there are only a handful of vectors, some of which include surfing the Web, phishing emails, Trojan downloads and portable document formats (PDFs). The malware recently evolved into a more dangerous form thanks to variants which can inject users’ devices with ransomware like Enigma.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This part will also discuss managing CS risks such as ransomware, privacy, change management, and user adoption. This “anytime, anywhere” aspect is possible by merging traditional RIM practices of document and records lifecycle management and DT, but with a focus on how to “package” the content to deliver a product or service.

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IT Governance

JULY 31, 2019

Two Puerto Rico hospitals report ransomware attacks (520,000). Alabama-based school says its systems have been wiped out, but won’t confirm whether ransomware is to blame (unknown). Steel plant Blastech becomes second Mobile-based organisation to be hit by ransomware this month (unknown). Ransomware. J’Syracuse?

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Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Government 111

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

For the second month in a row, ransomware has dominated our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Of the 128 publicly disclosed incidents that we discovered in May, more than 40% of them were ransomware attacks. Ransomware. Ransomware. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

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Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 124

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2021

Additionally, QakBot is able to move laterally on the internal environment for stealing sensitive data, making internal persistence, or even for deploying other final payloads like ransomware. In recent reports , it could be used to drop other malware such as ProLock and Egregor ransomware. Dribbling AVs with XLM macros.

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IT Governance

MAY 24, 2024

For example, not so long ago, LockBit [an infamous ransomware gang] got taken down. And various other ransomware groups, including Ragnar Locker and Black Basta , suffered the same fate. We had a client that had been compromised with ransomware. Sometimes, the memory also stores ransomware decryption keys.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

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. This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 7, 2021

enabling them to engage in disruptive ransomware attacks and phishing campaigns,” reads a Treasury assessment from April 2021. “It uses GOST encryption, and [the antivirus products] may be thinking that those properties look like ransomware.” Some of the malware detection rules triggered by the FSB’s software.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware. Unlike ransomware, it might be a criminal operation that does not involve the collection of a ransom. This exposed data includes everything from emails and documents typed to passwords entered for authentication purposes. Email is also usually how ransomware works. Ransomware. Jump ahead: Adware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2021

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

If hackers find the name of one of the private repositories, they can register public repositories with the same name and upload their version of what is supposed to be an internal library. The ransomware group asked for the equivalent of $70 million in bitcoins to provide a decryptor and allow companies to recover their files.

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