Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses how the profits of ransomware group, Zepplin, have been smashed by security researchers, the risks of trading cryptocurrencies, and vendor Extrahop's newly appointed, high-profile president.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Organisations that suffer security incidents are sometimes said to be victims of “cyber extortion”, but it’s often unclear what exactly that phrase means. Most of us understand what cyber attacks and online scams are, and many people are familiar with ransomware, which is a type of cyber attack in which people are blackmailed into handing over money.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Hospital Resorts to Manual Workarounds; Birth, Death Certificates to be Created Manually India’s premier healthcare institute is reeling from the after-effects of a ransomware attack, the hospital said in a statement. All patient care services, the admission, discharge and transfer of patients will be conducted manually until the server is restored, in accordance with AIIMS’ Standard Operating Procedures.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

RansomExx ransomware is the last ransomware in order of time to have a version totally written in the Rust programming language. The operators of the RansomExx ransomware (aka Defray777 and Ransom X) have developed a new variant of their malware, tracked as RansomExx2, that was ported into the Rust programming language. The move follows the decision of other ransomware gangs, like Hive , Blackcat , and Luna , of rewriting their ransomware into Rust programming language.

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Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Malicious Apps can Exfiltrate Information from Signal, Viber, and Telegram A hacking-for-hire group dubbed "Bahamut" is distributing malicious apps through a fake SecureVPN website that enables Android apps to be downloaded from Google Play. Research found that hackers use malicious versions of SoftVPN, SecureVPN, and OpenVPN software.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Group Hitting Large Victims, Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center Warns Cybersecurity experts warn that large healthcare and public sector organizations are continuing to get hit by "big-game hunting" attackers wielding Lorenz ransomware. Among the group's known victims are Wolfe Eye Clinic in Iowa and Salud Family Health of Colorado.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The British government banned the installation of Chinese-linked security cameras at sensitive facilities due to security risks. Reuters reports that the British government ordered its departments to stop installing Chinese security cameras at sensitive buildings due to security risks. The Government has ordered departments to disconnect the camera from core networks and to consider removing them. “The decision comes after a review of “current and future possible security risks assoc

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Cryptography Errors Exploited by Researchers for Recovery Without Paying a Ransom As the U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving, let's give thanks for this cybercrime karma: For more than two years, law enforcement and security experts have been exploiting flaws in the crypto-locking malware to help victims decrypt their systems without paying a ransom.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Researchers warn of an ongoing aggressive Qakbot malware campaign that leads to Black Basta ransomware infections in the US. Experts at the Cybereason Global SOC (GSOC) team have observed a surge in Qakbot infections as part of an ongoing aggressive Qakbot malware campaign that leads to Black Basta ransomware infections in the US. In the last two weeks, the experts observed attacks against more than 10 different US-based customers.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2022

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