The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2018

Related: Why cryptojacking is more insidious than ransomware. On the face, the damage caused by cryptojacking may appear to be mostly limited to consumers and website publishers who are getting their computing resources diverted to mining fresh units of Monero, Ethereum and Bytecoin on behalf of leeching attackers.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Fortunately, vendor surveys identify five key cybersecurity threats to watch for in 2024: compromised credentials, attacks on infrastructure, organized and advanced adversaries, ransomware, and uncontrolled devices. 583% increase in Kerberoasting [password hash cracking] attacks. 23% use identical passwords or follow a similar pattern.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Ransomware. Ransomware. Costa Rica’s Junta De Proteccion Social hit by ransomware (unknown) Former students and staff at Savannah College of Art and Design affected by security incident (unknown) Ransomware attack takes down L.A. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. Cyber attacks.

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Data breaches Ransomware Education Phishing 142

IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events. that the crooks were only able to mine a paltry $24 – which Coinhive refused to pay out anyway. Users were encouraged to change their passwords.

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