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PYSA ransomware gang is the most active group in November

Security Affairs

In March, the FBI issued an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks against education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. In March 2020, CERT France cyber-security agency warned about a new wave of ransomware attack that was targeting the networks of local government authorities.

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Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Security Affairs

“These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. Communication to and from the EdgeRouters involved encryption using a randomly generated 16-character AES key.

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Nodersok malware delivery campaign relies on advanced techniques

Security Affairs

About 3% of the infected systems belong to organizations in different sectors, including education, professional services, healthcare, finance, and retail. based payload, and a bunch of encrypted files. Most of the victims are located in the United States and Europe, they are predominantly consumers.

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Does your use of CCTV comply with the GDPR?

IT Governance

This will typically cover public authorities such as government departments, schools and other educational institutions, hospitals and the police. Many retailers sell signs like this, leaving the purpose blank so that you can fill it in with the appropriate message. This means keeping the footage in a secure location.

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Maastricht University finally paid a 30 bitcoin ransom to crooks

Security Affairs

It is unclear if the attackers have exfiltrated data from the systems before encrypting them. “Since the cyber attack on 23 December 2019, UM has been working hard: on the one hand, to repair the damage and, on the other hand, to make education and research p ossible again as soon as p ossible.”

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TA505 group updates tactics and expands the list of targets

Security Affairs

TA505 hacking group has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking sectors. TA505 also used in one attack an updated version of ServHelper that included the strings’ binary encrypted in Vigenère cipher. 36/p2, that is the same binary we found in the. ISO and.LNK files that install ServHelper. ” continues the report.

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GUEST ESSAY: Leveraging best practices and an open standard to protect corporate data

The Last Watchdog

Become familiar with the standards that affect your industry, such as GDPR, CCPA, SOX, HIPAA, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA). Educate employees.