Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

The FBI has issued an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks on education institutions in the US and UK. The FBI has issued Tuesday an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks against education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. The malicious code appended the extension .

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The Raspberry Robin worm attacks aimed at telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered a Raspberry Robin worm campaign targeting telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Protection Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This is a critical vulnerability of very high significance to government and industry groups. Exploited systems are at risk for ransomware, data exfiltration, cryptomining, and other malicious activities perpetrated by criminal organizations and nation-state actors. See the CISA alert and NIST alert.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Ukrainian national faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in Zeus, IcedID malware schemes CISA: Cisco ASA/FTD bug CVE-2020-3259 exploited in ransomware attacks CISA adds Microsoft Exchange and Cisco ASA and FTD bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog US gov offers a reward of up to $10M for info on ALPHV/Blackcat gang leaders U.S.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Library branches remain open, Wi-Fi is still available and materials can still be borrowed. Records breached: According to the library’s 4 November update , there is “no evidence that the personal information of our staff or customers has been compromised”. However, public computers and printing services are unavailable.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang hacked the hotel chain Motel One FBI warns of dual ransomware attacks Progress Software fixed two critical severity flaws in WS_FTP Server Child abuse site taken down, organized child exploitation crime suspected – exclusive A still unpatched zero-day RCE impacts more than 3.5M

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In March 2018, the city of Atlanta fell victim to a ransomware attack that shut down its computer network. It’s easy to think of it as a problem the federal government must address or something that enterprises deal with, but cybersecurity has to be addressed closer to home, as well. City agencies were unable to collect payment.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

IT Governance found 98 publicly disclosed security incidents in May 2023, accounting for 98,226,877 breached records. You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. million) Apria Healthcare suffers security breach (1.8

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed responsibility for the recent cyberattack on the British Library that has caused a major IT outage. The Rhysida ransomware gang added the British Library to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. It is one of the largest libraries in the world.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

Ransomware. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Ransomware. You can find the full list below, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2023

Ransomware. Knox College president addresses ransomware incident (unknown). State network data breach has potential impact on some Rochester Public Library users (1,709). If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Ransomware. Cetrogar hit by ransomware (unknown). Learn more.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 1, 2022

Ransomware. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Ransomware. In other news… North Korea is targeting hospitals with ransomware, US agencies warn Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals Ransom payments fall as fewer victims choose to pay hackers.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2023

Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Ransomware. If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Ransomware. Isle of Wight schools hit by ransomware (unknown) Lazio region suspends vaccination reservations after ransomware attack (unknown) Coghlin Electrical Co. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2023

Multiple threat actors exploited a critical flaw in Progress Telerik to breach an unnamed US federal agency, said the US government. “Actors were then able to upload malicious dynamic-link library (DLL) files (some masqueraded as portable network graphics [PNG] files) to the C:WindowsTemp directory.”

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Ransomware. If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Ransomware. Keep an eye out for our end-of-year report in the next few weeks, where we’ll break down the findings of these lists – or subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to get the latest news sent straight to your inbox.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

Russia-linked APT29 targets diplomatic and government organizations Synology and QNAP warn of critical Netatalk flaws in some of their products Hackers stole +80M from DeFi platforms Rari Capital and Fei Protocol Apr 24 – Apr 30 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict.

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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. The pipeline allows carrying 2.5

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

After a year that saw massive ransomware attacks and open cyber warfare, the biggest question in cybersecurity for 2023 will likely be how much of those attack techniques get commoditized and weaponized. 2022 was notable for the spread of ransomware as a service (RaaS). Trade Cyberthreats. RaaS and CaaS Continue to Grow.

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IT Governance

MAY 30, 2019

Sunderland City Council launches investigation after library users’ personal data hacked (45). Ransomware. Connecticut school district thwarts ransomware attack (unknown). American Baptist Homes of the Midwest hit by ransomware (unknown). American Baptist Homes of the Midwest hit by ransomware (unknown).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Ransomware. Ransomware. The majority of those came from a credential-stuffing attack targeting Spotify and a data leak at the messaging app GO SMS Pro, which you can learn more about below. Here is our complete list of November’s cyber attacks and data breaches. As usual, incidents affecting UK organisations are in bold.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Upon installing the malware, Emotet will download additional payloads on the machine, including ransomware, and use it to send spam emails. The infamous banking trojan is also used to deliver other malicious code, such as Trickbot and QBot trojan or ransomware such as Conti (TrickBot) or ProLock (QBot). since August. since August.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The CISA agency is warning of a surge in Emotet attacks targeting multiple state and local governments in the US since August. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert to warn of a surge of Emotet attacks that have targeted multiple state and local governments in the U.S. since August.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2022

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Log4Shell is a remote code execution exploit that’s found in versions of log4j, the popular open-source Java logging library. The post ‘The Internet is on fire’: Why you need to be concerned about Log4Shell appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. What is Log4Shell? What’s more, it doesn’t take much skill to execute.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2020

The infamous banking trojan is also used to deliver other malicious code, such as Trickbot and QBot trojan or ransomware such as Conti (TrickBot) or ProLock (QBot). Emotet is a modular malware, its operators could develop new Dynamic Link Libraries to update its capabilities. since August. since August.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

Croatia government agencies targeted with news SilentTrinity malware. Backdoor mechanism found in Ruby strong_password library. Cyberattack shuts down La Porte County government systems. Prototype Pollution flaw discovered in all versions of Lodash Library. A new NAS Ransomware targets QNAP Devices.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Common types of malware include: Ransomware locks a victim’s data or device and threatens to keep it locked, or leak it publicly, unless the victim pays a ransom to the attacker. According to the IBM Security X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2023 , ransomware attacks represented 17 percent of all cyberattacks in 2022. .

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IT Governance

JANUARY 10, 2022

The cyber security landscape offered similarly familiar topics: there were huge data breaches at Facebook and LinkedIn, while the threat of ransomware reached catastrophic levels. However, it was the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline that brought mainstream attention to the real-life effects of ransomware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The malicious emails sent by the NVSC’s infected computers were received by the representatives of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, ministries, as well as researchers that were contacted by the national center during epidemiological diagnostics. since August. since August.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

A new piece of Ryuk Stealer targets government, military and finance sectors. A new piece of Snake Ransomware targets ICS processes. CVE-2020-7247 RCE flaw in OpenSMTPD library affects many BSD and Linux distros. US Govn contractor Electronic Warfare Associates infected with Ryuk ransomware. Cyber Threat Trends Dashboard.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Everis and Spains radio network Cadena SER hit by ransomware. Ransomware attack impacted government services in the territory of Nunavut, Canada. A flaw in the Libarchive library impacts major Linux distros. Brooklyn Hospital lost patient records after a ransomware infection.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

DHS CISA issued an emergency directive to tells government agencies to address the Zerologon vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472) by Monday. The Department of Homeland Security’s CISA issued an emergency directive to order government agencies to address the Zerologon vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472) by Monday.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The group is considered responsible for the massive WannaCry ransomware attack, a string of SWIFT attacks in 2016, and the Sony Pictures hack. Government assesses that HIDDEN COBRA actors will continue to use FASTCash tactics to target retail payment systems vulnerable to remote exploitation.” ” states the report.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked Abdali Hospital, a multi-specialty hospital located in Jordan. The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have breached the Abdali Hospital in Jordan and added it to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked the Chinese state-owned energy conglomerate China Energy Engineering Corporation. The Rhysida ransomware gang added the China Energy Engineering Corporation to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The Rhysida ransomware operators plan to sell the stolen data to a single buyer.

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