Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2022

Another gang, Night Sky ransomware operation, started exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability in the Log4j library to gain access to VMware Horizon systems. The Night Sky ransomware operation started exploiting the Log4Shell flaw (CVE-2021-44228) in the Log4j library to gain access to VMware Horizon systems.

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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

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Cyber security team at retail giant Walmart dissected a new ransomware family dubbed Sugar, which implements a ransomware-as-a-service model. The cyber threat team at retail giant Walmart has analyzed a new ransomware family dubbed Sugar, which is offered through a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2023

Microsoft warns of different ransomware families (KeRanger, FileCoder, MacRansom, and EvilQuest) targeting Apple macOS systems. Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence team warns of four different ransomware families ( KeRanger , FileCoder , MacRansom , and EvilQuest ) that impact Apple macOS systems.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2022

French virtual mobile telephone operator La Poste Mobile was hit by a ransomware attack that impacted administrative and management services. . The ransomware attack hit the virtual mobile telephone operator La Poste Mobile on July 4 and paralyzed administrative and management services. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The Conti ransomware gang is the first ransomware operation exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability to target VMware vCenter Servers. Conti ransomware gang is the first professional race that leverages Log4Shell exploit to compromise VMware vCenter Server installs. ” reads the analysis published by AdvIntel. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Hive ransomware gang, which claimed the responsibility for the Tata Power data breach, started leaking data. The company confirmed that the security breach impacted “some of its IT systems.”. “All Now the ransomware gang Hive started leaking the alleged stolen files on its Tor leak site. key files.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Microsoft warns that new Prestige ransomware is targeting transportation and logistics organizations in Ukraine and Poland. Microsoft reported that new Prestige ransomware is being used in attacks aimed at transportation and logistics organizations in Ukraine and Poland. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

PYSA and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs in the threat landscape in November 2021, researchers from NCC Group report. Security researchers from NCC Group reported an increase in ransomware attacks in November 2021 over the past month, and PYSA (aka Mespinoza) and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2022

Hive ransomware operators have improved their file-encrypting module by migrating to Rust language and adopting a more sophisticated encryption method. The operators of the Hive ransomware upgraded their malware by migrating the malware to the Rust language and implementing a more sophisticated encryption method, Microsoft researchers warn.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2022

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2022

The development team behind the Linux Mint distro has fixed a security flaw that could have allowed users to bypass the OS screensaver. ransomware attack. Global consulting giant Accenture has allegedly been hit by a ransomware attack carried out by LockBit 2.0 ransomware operators. COMB breach: 3.2B Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2023

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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. Also read: SANS Outlines Critical Infrastructure Security Steps as Russia, U.S. Trade Cyberthreats. RaaS and CaaS Continue to Grow.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

DEV-0950 group used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously infected with the Raspberry Robin worm. Microsoft has discovered recent activity that links the Raspberry Robin worm to human-operated ransomware attacks. . The final-stage malware was the Clop ransomware. exe to execute a malicious command.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2021

DarkRadiation is a new strain of ransomware implemented in Bash that targets Linux and Docker cloud containers and leverages Telegram for C2. Trend Micro researchers spotted a new strain of ransomware, dubbed DarkRadiation, which is writted in Bash script and target Linux distributions (Red Hat/CentOS and Debian) and Docker cloud containers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

CERT France is warning of a new wave of attacks using Pysa ransomware (Mespinoza) that is targeting local governments. CERT France cyber-security agency is warning about a new wave of ransomware attack that is targeting the networks of local government authorities. ” reads the issued by French CERT.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The attack, which likely was a ransomware attack, impacted the computer network of the TV channel and caused the cancellation of the evening edition of 24UR daily news show. Security Response Center SI-CERT is cooperating with Pro Plus in dealing with the incident, but other details cannot be revealed at this time.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. 15 Mysterious Prestige ransomware targets organizations in Ukraine and Poland Threat actors hacked hundreds of servers by exploiting Zimbra CVE-2022-41352 bug. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2022

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

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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

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2022

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Data Protection Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Exploited systems are at risk for ransomware, data exfiltration, cryptomining, and other malicious activities perpetrated by criminal organizations and nation-state actors. Confirm that your security operations center is monitoring external-facing systems for indicators of compromise.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2020

Recently organizations in healthcare, research, and government facilities have been hit by Coronavirus-themed attacks that deployed multiple malware families, including ransomware and information stealers (i.e. AgentTesla ). ” continues the analysis. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Coronavirus-themed attacks, hacking).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2022

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Security experts from Trend Micro have spotted a new strain of ransomware involved in attacks in July and August, the malicious code was posing as the Locky ransomware. “In late July and throughout August, we observed waves of spam email delivering the PyLocky ransomware. ” states the report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

“Proofpoint has discovered a potentially dangerous piece of functionality in Office 365 or Microsoft 365 that allows ransomware to encrypt files stored on SharePoint and OneDrive in a way that makes them unrecoverable without dedicated backups or a decryption key from the attacker.” ” reads the post published by Proofpoint.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Nation-state cyber threat groups and ransomware attackers are moving in to exploit a critical flaw found in the seemingly ubiquitous Apache Log4j open-source logging tool, as attacks spread just days after the vulnerability that could affect hundreds of millions of devices was made public late last week. 11 as a malicious.NET binary file.

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