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BlackCat (aka ALPHV) Ransomware is Increasing Stakes up to $2,5M in Demands

Security Affairs

BlackCat (aka ALPHV) Ransomware gang introduced an advanced search by stolen victim’s passwords, and confidential documents. They introduced an advanced search by stolen victim’s passwords, and confidential documents leaked in the TOR network. The notorious cybercriminal syndicate BlackCat competes with Conti and Lockbit 3.0.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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Microsoft Targets Critical Outlook Zero-Day Flaw

eSecurity Planet

.” Considering the ease of exploitation, Microsoft also recommends the following mitigations in addition to downloading the latest updates: Add users to the Protected Users Security Group, which prevents the use of NTLM as an authentication mechanism. Consider using it for high value accounts such as Domain Admins when possible.

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How to Prevent Data Breaches: Data Breach Prevention Tips

eSecurity Planet

And breaches will occur – because bad guys make a living by figuring out ways to circumvent security best practices. Prioritize Data Protection The downfall of many security strategies is that they become too general and too thinly spread. But it requires different levels of security.

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A flaw in Microsoft OAuth authentication could lead Azure account takeover

Security Affairs

A vulnerability in the Microsoft OAuth implementation exposes Azure cloud accounts to takeover. Experts from Cyberark discovered the following three vulnerable Microsoft applications that trust these unregistered domains Portfolios , O365 Secure Score , Microsoft Service Trust. You can see more API calls documented here.”

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6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use in 2023

eSecurity Planet

Here are our picks for the top threat intelligence feeds that security teams should consider adding to their defensive arsenal: AlienVault Open Threat Exchange: Best for community-driven threat feeds FBI InfraGard: Best for critical infrastructure security abuse.ch

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Report: No ‘Eternal Blue’ Exploit Found in Baltimore City Ransomware

Krebs on Security

have been held hostage by a ransomware strain known as “ Robbinhood.” National Security Agency (NSA) and leaked online in 2017. “We took a look at it and found a pretty vanilla ransomware binary,” Stewart said. For almost the past month, key computer systems serving the government of Baltimore, Md.