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ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from Creos Luxembourg S.A.

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The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have breached the European gas pipeline Creos Luxembourg S.A. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have hacked the European gas pipeline Creos Luxembourg S.A. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group claims to have stolen more than 150 GB from the company, a total of 180.000 files.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

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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 Patch Tuesday fix Outlook zero-day actively exploited

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for March 2023 addressed 74 vulnerabilities, including a Windows zero-day exploited in ransomware attacks. “The attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted email which triggers automatically when it is retrieved and processed by the Outlook client.

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Microsoft Targets Critical Outlook Zero-Day Flaw

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Microsoft warned, “The attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted email which triggers automatically when it is retrieved and processed by the Outlook client. This could lead to exploitation BEFORE the email is viewed in the Preview Pane.”

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How to Prevent Data Breaches: Data Breach Prevention Tips

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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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6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use in 2023

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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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TA505 Cybercrime targets system integrator companies

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The analysis of a malicious email revealed a possible raising interest of the TA505 cybercrime gang in system integrator companies. During a normal monitoring activity, one of the detection tools hits a suspicious email coming from the validtree.com domain. By opening the word document the victim displays the following text (Image1).