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Ransomware – Stop’em Before They Wreak Havoc

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Ransomware – Stop’em Before They Wreak Havoc madhav Thu, 05/18/2023 - 06:03 Cybercriminals have been making a run on your data with ransomware attacks over the last decade in increasing frequency. What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a vicious type of malware that infects your laptop/desktop or server.

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A Closer Look at the Snatch Data Ransom Group

Krebs on Security

Earlier this week, KrebsOnSecurity revealed that the darknet website for the Snatch ransomware group was leaking data about its users and the crime gang’s internal operations. It continues: “Prior to deploying the ransomware, Snatch threat actors were observed spending up to three months on a victim’s system.

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VulnRecap 2/26/24 – VMWare, Apple, ScreenConnect Face Risks

eSecurity Planet

The fix: System administrators are encouraged to install the Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14 (CU14), which was issued in February 2024 and enabled NTLM credentials Relay Protection. Despite VMware’s three-year-old deprecation statement, unprotected systems remain at risk.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in February 2020 – 623 million records breached

IT Governance

Columbus County Schools gives update after systems wiped by cyber attack (5,673). The US Defence Information Systems Administration discloses 2019 cyber attack (unknown). ISS World shuts down its computer systems amid malware attack (unknown). Quebec teachers’ data stolen in password breach (360,000). Ransomware.

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How Did Authorities Identify the Alleged Lockbit Boss?

Krebs on Security

and Australia in sanctioning and charging a Russian man named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev as the leader of the infamous LockBit ransomware group. used the password 225948. 2011 said he was a system administrator and C++ coder. Last week, the United States joined the U.K. and admin@stairwell.ru The code is written in C.”

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – Sept. 11, 2023 – Android Update Fixes 33 Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

September 5, 2023 Atlas VPN Leaks Users’ IP Addresses Type of attack: Zero-Day Vulnerability, a new vulnerability that is often difficult to fix since no patch is available on the market yet. Users are also urged to carefully inspect the default setups and passwords, especially while installing software. of the Atlas VPN Linux client.

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Updates from the MaaS: new threats delivered through NullMixer

Security Affairs

In thirty days, the operation we monitored was capable to establish initial access to over 8 thousand endpoints and steal sensitive data that are now reaching the underground black markets. Most of the victims mount Windows 10 Professional and Enterprise operating systems, including several Datacenter versions of Windows Server.