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Connecting the Bots – Hancitor fuels Cuba Ransomware Operations

Security Affairs

The Cuba Ransomware gang has partnered with the crooks behind the Hancitor malware in attacks aimed at corporate networks. Group-IB Threat Intelligence & Attribution team found that Hancitor is being actively used by the threat actors to deploy Cuba ransomware. Cuba ransomware has been active since at least January 2020.

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National Safety Council data leak: Credentials of NASA, Tesla, DoJ, Verizon, and 2K others leaked by workplace safety organization

Security Affairs

Leaked credentials could have been used for credential stuffing attacks, which try to log into companies’ internet-connected tools such as VPN portals, HR management platforms, or corporate emails. Cybernews reached out to the NSC, and it quickly fixed the issue.

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New financially motivated attacks in Western Europe traced to Russian-speaking threat actors

Security Affairs

At least two companies operating in pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors have been affected. The tools used in the attacks were traced to Silence and TA505 – Russian-speaking financially-motivated groups. Group-IB has immediately contacted the victims upon discovery. Slight modifications of Silence. ProxyBot and Silence.

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Interpol warns that crooks are increasingly targeting hospitals

Security Affairs

While the Coronavirus outbreak is threatening the world, the INTERPOL warns that crooks are increasingly targeting hospitals with ransomware. The INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organisation) is warning of ransomware attacks against hospitals despite the currently ongoing Coronavirus outbreak. reported BleepingComputer.

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Why You Need to Tune EDR to Secure Your Environment

eSecurity Planet

To avoid these false alerts, the vendor will supply a rather generic version of the EDR tool that will avoid such issues. Customization is not an overall solution to defeat attackers; however, it can create tripwires to trigger early alerts or block basic tools to make attacks more difficult. EDR Customization Objectives.

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China-linked hackers target government agencies by exploiting flaws in Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems, and MS Exchange

Security Affairs

Department of Justice indictment, MSS-affiliated actors have targeted various industries across the United States and other countries—including high-tech manufacturing; medical device, civil, and industrial engineering; business, educational, and gaming software; solar energy; pharmaceuticals; and defense—in a campaign that lasted over ten years.[

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Europe’s Largest Private Hospital Operator Fresenius Hit by Ransomware

Krebs on Security

Fresenius , Europe’s largest private hospital operator and a major provider of dialysis products and services that are in such high demand thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been hit in a ransomware cyber attack on its technology systems.