IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The DoppelPaymer ransomware gang breached the university’s systems on 4 September , and later that day stole backup files. Staff and students can still access limited services, including email, office applications and video conference tools. Ransomware epidemic.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

A new piece of ransomware dubbed FuckUnicorn it targeting Italy by tricking victims into downloading a fake COVID-19 contact tracing app. Attackers attempt to take advantage of the interest on the contact tracing app Immuni that was chosen by the Italian government to trace the evolution of the pandemic in the country.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Crooks stole nearly $10 million from the wallet of one of the co-founders of the video game Axie Infinity and the related Ronin Network. Cybercriminals stole about $10 million from the wallet of Jeff “Jihoz” Zirlin, who is one of the co-founders of the video game Axie Infinity and the related Ronin Network. In April, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

This week, Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice has temporarily shut down its operation following a ransomware attack during judgment sessions. All judgment sessions, virtual and by video conference will be either suspended or canceled until the court network’s security will be restored, likely on November 9.

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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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

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

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

The government says Urban went by the aliases “ Sosa ” and “ King Bob ,” among others. In a video released by his abductors on Telegram, a bloodied, battered Foreshadow was made to say they would kill him unless the ransom was paid. ” FORESHADOWING On Sept.

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IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

Florence, AL, government hit by cyber attack (unknown). China launches cyber attacks on government websites and banks following India massacre (unknown). Australian government bombarded by cyber attacks (unknown). Brazilian federal police investigate data leak of government officials (unknown). Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Two days after Moscow opened a new cable car system hackers infected its computer systems with ransomware. Two days after Moscow cable car was opened, the servers of the Moscow Ropeway (MKD), the organization that operates the infrastructure was infected with the ransomware and attackers requested the payment in Bitcoin. .

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The majority of those records came from a cyber attack in which a hacker accessed Argentina’s government ID database, with every citizen of the country thought to be affected. However, there are plenty of other incidents to dig into, including a raft of ransomware attacks against the education sector. Ransomware. Ransomware.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Ransomware. Our Cyber Incident Response service provides the help you need to deal with the threat, as our experts guide you through the recovery process. Learn more.

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IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2023

The attacks have been attributed to the Clop ransomware gang, but coverage of their activity is not consistent with traditional ransomware attacks. Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The government alleges the men used malware-laced phishing emails and “supply chain” attacks to steal data from companies and their customers. backed media outlet that ran stories examining the Chinese government’s treatment of Uyghur people living in its Xinjian region.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 11, 2022

Towards this end it has begun sharing videos, whitepapers and reports designed to rally decision makers from all quarters to a common cause. Fixing data governance. All too many providers still have not gotten around to embracing robust data governance practices, for instance. The current U.S.

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IT Governance

MARCH 2, 2020

Puerto Rico government loses $2.6 Wake County, NC, learns that third party breached government employee info (1,900). Total Quality Logistics confirms cyber attack but says it wasn’t ransomware (unknown). Ransomware. Belvedere, IL, locked out of government systems after ransomware attack (25,181).

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 25, 2022

I mentioned at the start of this week's update that Charlotte and I jumped on a chopper with our parents to check out our wedding venue, here's the pics and I just added a video to the thread too: Well that was amazing; chopper ride to our wedding venue for lunch with our parents. Try it free!

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IT Governance

AUGUST 3, 2020

Iranian spies accidentally leaked videos of themselves (unknown). Western Australia government hacked, with COVID-19 communications intercepted (unknown). Ransomware. CNY Works jobseekers Social Security numbers exposed in suspected ransomware attack (56,000). Turkish doctor’s office hit by ransomware (10,000).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The list of targets includes software and video game companies, computer hardware makers, telecom providers, and social media organizations, but also governments, non-profit entities, universities , and think tanks, not to mention pro-democracy politicians and activists in Hong Kong. 35, and Tan Dailin (???), 35, Qian Chuan (??),

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IT Governance

APRIL 5, 2023

Ransomware spreads through a target’s systems, encrypting files as it goes. IT Governance Podcast 2023-7: Capita, ChatGPT and TikTok (yet again) 5th April 2023 How to Prevent Malware Attacks: 8 Tips for 2023 5th April 2023 List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in March 2023 – 41.9 A subset of this is social network spam.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

His news analysis columns, podcasts, and videos are crafted to foster a useful understanding of complex privacy and cybersecurity developments for company decision-makers and individual citizens — for the greater good. Erin: How has the ransomware threat evolved in recent years? Erin: So, let’s get started.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 23, 2020

In Part 1 of an S4x40 video on Cybersecurity Law and Governance , Lisa Sotto , Chair of Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity practice, speaks to cyber risk as one of the top risk issues for senior executives in the current digital landscape.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

The revenue comes through advertising, with YouTube inserting commercials in their videos. The message contains the subject line “Changes in YouTube rules and policies | Check the description”, and includes a video that has been shared with the user. YouTube has said its team are investigating the phishing campaign. “We’re

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The Russian Government blocked ProtonMail and ProtonVPN. Ransomware brought down services of popular TV search engine TVEyes. The city of Racine was offline following a ransomware attack. Toll Group shuts down some online systems after ransomware attack. Apollon Darknet market is allegedly pulling an exit scam.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

Mitnick often represented the company at conferences and discussed his experience in KnowBe4 training videos. Mitnik claimed that the government was less worried about the accuracy of the charges and more worried about making an example of Mitnik to discourage other hackers. government to track down offenders or impose punishments.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

Sadly, coronavirus phishing and ransomware hacks already are in high gear. Social engineering invariably is the first step in cyber attacks ranging from phishing and ransomware to business email compromise ( BEC ) scams and advanced persistent threat ( APT ) hacks. Leaders of the top hacking collectives are astute and disciplined.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 16, 2024

Video Podcast ] | [ MP3 ] | [ Transcript ] Cyber attacks on critical infrastructure have gone, in the past two decades from the hypothetical, to the actual, to the epidemic.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Ransomware will continue to increase. The complexity of ransomware is such that there have been decoders released by attackers that have bugs that prevent the decryption of the data. With better audio and video simulations, phishing will move on from email and text to things like Facebook videos.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

FBI flash alert warns of LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware attacks. NYT report states that ToTok app is a government spy tool. Actors behind Maze ransomware release files stolen from City of Pensacola. Ryuk Ransomware evolution avoid encrypting Linux folders. A Ryuk Ransomware attack took down a US maritime facility.

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IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

Ransomware. Pittsburgh-based Ellwood City Medical Center hit by ransomware (unknown). Edcouch, TX, government hit by ransomware attack (3,000). Ohio urologist pays hackers $75,000 after ransomware attack (unknown). Massachusetts-based software company discloses ransomware incident (unknown). Riviera Beach?

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

April saw a ransomware gang bucking the much-repeated advice given by cyber security researchers that criminal hackers target vulnerabilities rather than specific organisations. By comparison, a report published last year found that US firms pay $6 million on average in ransomware demands. We are coordinating with law enforcement.”.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

Grimes Teaches Ransomware Mitigation Cyber-criminals have become thoughtful about ransomware attacks; taking time to maximize your organization's potential damage and their payoff. Join Roger for this thought-provoking webinar to learn what you can do to prevent, detect, and mitigate ransomware. or UK government authority."

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

We reported 17 cyber attacks on schools and universities in August alone, with many of those attacks being ransomware. Newcastle University, for example, became one of the most high-profile victims earlier this month, after it was targeted by the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang. appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

The discovery Researchers found a publicly available environment file used by the beta deployment of the open-source video-calling app Jitsi Meet. While no serious spying activities were reported, government officials confirmed that there were attempts to do so.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

Croatia government agencies targeted with news SilentTrinity malware. Cyberattack shuts down La Porte County government systems. Flaw in Zoom video conferencing software lets sites take over webcam on Mac. A new NAS Ransomware targets QNAP Devices. Once again thank you!

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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. Brooklyn Hospital lost patient records after a ransomware infection. Amazons Ring Video Doorbell could open the door of your home to hackers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

“TAG observed a North Korean government-backed attacker group that previously targeted security researchers posing as recruiters at Samsung and sending fake job opportunities to employees at multiple South Korean information security companies that sell anti-malware solutions.” ” reads the Google Threat Horizons report.

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