Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

authorities have seized the darknet websites run by LockBit , a prolific and destructive ransomware group that has claimed more than 2,000 victims worldwide and extorted over $120 million in payments. This prompted several XSS members to start posting memes taunting the group about the security failure.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of strategies tested recently seem especially devious. Alex Holden is founder of Hold Security , a Milwaukee-based cybersecurity firm. “ TA505 “), and a newer ransom group known as Venus.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2024

A team of researchers released a suite of tools that could help victims to decrypt data encrypted with by the Black Basta ransomware. Independent security research and consulting team SRLabs discovered a vulnerability in Black Basta ransomware’s encryption algorithm and exploited it to create a free decryptor.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 14, 2019

On December 19, 2018, Ohio adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law. The Act is designed to “establish standards for data security and for the investigation and notification to the Superintendent of Insurance of a cybersecurity event.”.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Black Basta ransomware group added Southern Water to the list of victims on its Tor data leak site and threatened to leak the stolen data on February 29, 2024. At this time, it is unknown what ransom the group has demanded from the victim. At this time, it is unknown what ransom the group has demanded from the victim.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

On December 28, 2018, Michigan adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law in the form of Michigan H.B. The Act defines licensees as persons authorized, registered, or licensed under Michigan insurance laws or required to be so. 6491 (Act). MCL § 500.550.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 29, 2019

-based PerCSoft is a cloud management provider for Digital Dental Record (DDR), which operates an online data backup service called DDS Safe that archives medical records, charts, insurance documents and other personal information for various dental offices across the United States. PercSoft did not respond to requests for comment.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

However, even with the best planning, organizations can find a few users, machines, or systems that were overlooked or whose backup may be corrupted or encrypted. First, call the cyber insurance company that issued the organization’s cybersecurity policy. Insured companies often will not have options. Eliminate attacker access.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 7, 2019

based Complete Technology Solutions (CTS), was hacked, allowing a potent strain of ransomware known as “Sodinokibi” or “rEvil” to be installed on computers at more than 100 dentistry businesses that rely on the company for a range of services — including network security, data backup and voice-over-IP phone service.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City confirmed the security incident and is working to recover from the ransomware attack that impacted its services, including the police department. MILES/CBS NEWS TEXAS The Royal ransomware group is behind the attack and threatens to publish stolen data if the City will not meet its ransom demand. ” continues the report.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 19, 2021

This story isn’t about what organizations do in response to cybercriminals holding their data for hostage , which has become something of a best practice among most of the top ransomware crime groups today. We have backups, the data is there, but the application to actually do the restoration is encrypted.’

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On 14 September, Mulkay discovered that the compromised files contained personal information, including “name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license number or state ID, medical treatment information, and health insurance information”. Some patients also had their Social Security numbers exposed.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Experts warn that the recent attack on building automation giant Johnson Controls may have exposed data of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The company provides HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), solutions for building automation, fire and security systems, and components for energy management. “The

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Adam Levin

APRIL 10, 2019

A security analysis of 30 major banking and financial apps has shown major security holes and a lax approach to protecting user data. Other findings included improperly secured database commands (capable of allowing man-in-the-middle attacks), weak encryption, and the ability to reverse-engineer the app code into a readable format.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2021

based PrismHR handles everything from payroll processing and human resources to health insurance and tax forms for hundreds of “professional employer organizations” (PEOs) that serve more than two million employees. 28, and that it disabled access to its platform for all users in an effort to contain the security incident.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2019

Recent campaigns show t hreat actors behind the Dridex and Locky malware families , the TA505 group, have updated tactics and expanded its target list. Trend Micro revealed that the TA505 group that is behind the Dridex and Locky malware families continue to make small changes to its operations. ” continues the report.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

a property management company in Kentucky Incident details: The ransomware group Hunters International has added Homeland, Inc. According to databreaches.net , the group exfiltrated tenant information, service management information, financial data, business data, property data, employee data and sensitive business information.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

Service was then resumed in mid-May, and a group called Darkside was involved in the attack, according to the FBI. This demonstrates that there are still some businesses that have not learned the lessons of the Colonial Pipeline attack and listened to what security experts and the U.S. Cyber insurance coverage ramps up.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

We identified 102 security incidents throughout the month, which is the second largest figure so far this year – trailing only August (112). Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. Cyber attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2020

The hackers claim to have compromised the Banco BCR’s network in August 2019, and had the opportunity to exfiltrate its information before encrypting the files. Banco BCR has yet to disclose the security breach. Please vote Security Affairs for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS [link].

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

On 24 October 2022, the ICO issued a penalty notice (MPN) to Interserve Group Limited (Interserve), imposing a fine of £4.4m The ICO found that Interserve had failed to put appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to secure personal data (in contravention of Articles 5(1)(f) and 32 GDPR) for a period of ~20 months.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

US government agencies warned that the Daixin Team cybercrime group is actively targeting the U.S. CISA, the FBI, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that the Daixin Team cybercrime group is actively targeting U.S. If you use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), secure and monitor it. ” reads the alert.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2019

The Dark Overlord hacking group claims to have stolen a huge trove of documents from the British insurance company Hiscox, Hackers stole “hundreds of thousands of documents,” including tens of thousands files related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “What’s the takeaway? .”

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. The 9/11 attacks cost insurers and reinsurers $47 billion. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups. The pains of double extortion ransomware A security gap? These methods provide significant security risks for businesses of all sizes.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

FBI and DHS’s CISA have published a joint alert to warn of ransomware attacks conducted by the DarkSide group. The Darkside ransomware gang first emerged in the threat landscape in August 2020, in recent months the group was very active and targeted organizations worldwide. 3 ],[ 4 ]” reads the joint alert.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 6, 2018

For most enterprise IT security professionals, there are some common reasons that we need to protect a given data set. Data Security Protection Layers, Risks, and Controls. The controls used are typically full disk encryption (FDE), KMIP key management of encryption for arrays or SAN systems or encryption of a tape or a VM image.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

” Cyber Insurance No Longer Reliable. ” Crockett said unofficial numbers indicate that only about 10 percent of such cyber insurance claims are paid out. ” Crockett said unofficial numbers indicate that only about 10 percent of such cyber insurance claims are paid out. ” A Holistic Security Approach.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Apple T2 security chip in new MacBooks disconnects Microphone when lid is closed. Flaws in several self-encrypting SSDs allows attackers to decrypt data they contain. Group-IB and CryptoIns introduce the worlds first insurance against cyber threats for cryptocurrency exchanges.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

CNA Financial (March 2021) – CNA Financial, one of the largest insurance companies in the US, reportedly paid a $40 ransom to restore access to its files following a ransomware attack that took place in March. Because the tool was too slow, the company used its backups to restore the systems.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

. “Sources told Action News, the cybercriminals gained control of the network on Saturday encrypting files, including police reports, payroll, purchasing, and other databases. “Sources said the county is in the process of paying the $500,000 ransom as it’s insured for such attacks.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2020

The crew has published images of the data they claim to have stolen before encrypting the systems at the company. REvil/Sodinokibi Ransomware group just posted a threatening message to Seachange, a global, public supplier of video delivery software. – Seachange has over 50,000,000 subscribers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

As ransomware threats loom, we look at where backups fall short, and what to keep in mind to optimize network and data security. Read more: REvil Ransomware Group Resurfaces After Two Months Away. For ransomware attacks where network data gets encrypted , backups are the definitive method for restoring network infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a malware analysis report (MAR) that includes technical details about web shells employed by Iranian hackers. The post US CISA report shares details on web shells used by Iranian hackers appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

A criminal group called Maze has claimed responsibility.” The attack took place on March 14th, 2020, when the Maze Ransomware operators exfiltrated data from the HMR’s network and then encrypt their systems. . “On Saturday 14 March 2020, HMR was subjected to a targeted and sophisticated attack by cyber criminals.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” Attackers will inform the victim that their data is encrypted. IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!! Screenshot example.

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