Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

What will cyber security look like now that those tools are all over the internet? These tools are even more sophisticated and are able to evade detection by using so-called zero-day exploits allowing attackers to bypass the defense of government organizations and businesses. NATO recognized cyberspace as a new domain of warfare.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2020

has executed a coordinated legal sneak attack in a bid to disrupt the malware-as-a-service botnet Trickbot , a global menace that has infected millions of computers and is used to spread ransomware. Microsoft Corp. ” Microsoft’s action comes just days after the U.S.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors Cisco fixes 3 high-severity DoS flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software Cybercrime Unpacking the MOVEit Breach: Statistics and Analysis Cl0p Ups The Ante With Massive MOVEit Transfer Supply-Chain Exploit FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown U.S.

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IT Governance

MARCH 8, 2022

The Ukrainian government and its military were targeted by DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks, while a pro-Ukrainian group attacked the Belarusian railway system with ransomware after discovering that it was being used by Russia to transport tanks and weapons. Beware of remote access takeover scams.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress plugin abused to backdoor websites CISA adds MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog At least 2 critical infrastructure orgs breached by North Korea-linked hackers behind 3CX attack American Bar Association (ABA) suffered a data breach,1.4

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

Cybersecurity US holds conference on military AI use with dozens of allies to determine ‘responsible’ use DFSA’s Cyber Risk Management Guidelines: A Blueprint for Cyber Resilience? Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2021

Most targeted sectors have been Government/Military (17% of all exploit attempts), followed by Manufacturing (14%), and then Banking (11%). The availability online of PoC exploit tool online pose a serious risk to organizations. The tool chains two of the ProxyLogon vulnerabilities recently addressed by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2021

Most targeted sectors have been Government/Military (17% of all exploit attempts), followed by Manufacturing (14%), and then Banking (11%). Security experts pointed out that the flaws are actively exploited to deliver web shells, and more recently ransomware such as the DearCry ransomware.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage. Experts pointed out that these victims do not appear to be evidently valuable targets for either economic, military, or political espionage. ” reads the advisory published by TrendMicro.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2019

SEC Xtractor – Experts released an open-source hardware analysis tool. A bug in the decryptor for the Ryuk ransomware could cause data loss. City of Pensacola hit by a cyberattack few days after military base shooting. Snatch Ransomware force systems to Windows Safe Mode to bypass security solutions.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2022

See the Best Penetration Testing Tools. Popular tools such as the Burp Suite , OWASP ZAP, Nikto, or BeEF are available as standalone apps and packages. For example, if you need to test for ransomware , it’s better to have it on a VM that can be compromised without affecting your personal files. Some Experience Required.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

Clop Ransomware operators plunder US universities Malware attack on Applus blocked vehicle inspections in some US states 2,5M+ users can check whether their data were exposed in Facebook data leak 33.4% A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers recently published lessons learned from the disruptive and costly ransomware attack in May 2021 on Ireland’s public health system. The unusually candid post-mortem found that nearly two months elapsed between the initial intrusion and the launching of the ransomware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage. “The second action we are announcing today is the disruption of a global botnet controlled by the Russian military intelligence agency — commonly known as the GRU.”

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2022

reported that hackers – some linked to Russian GRU military intelligence – breached computers at nearly two dozen U.S. liquified natural gas (LNG) companies and the FBI reported that Russia-connected Ragnar Locker ransomware had hit at least 52 critical infrastructure companies as of January. Most Common Critical Alerts.

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IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

Earlier this month, Norsk Hydro published its first quarterly report since it fell victim to a devastating ransomware attack in March. On 19 March 2019, Norsk Hydro’s systems were infected with the LockerGoga ransomware. This means there’s a chance that the network was compromised before the attackers planted the ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

military systems and launch nuclear missiles through mere whistling. Thus, many cyberattacks, such as ransomware , continue to occur. Some support for claims of overzealous prosecution can be found in court records. Instead of trying to address risks, it was easier to try to punish the person exposing them.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Perimeter security tools include: Firewalls: Filter traffic and monitor access based upon firewall rules and policies for the network, network segment, or assets protected by different types of firewalls. Cloud Security Cloud security provides focused security tools and techniques to protect cloud resources.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 30, 2022

So the threats that we look after are ones that you would see popular in the wild and against the customers that work large financial institutions, militaries, the US military, foreign militaries, NATO partners, how well do they defend and react against these threats? So the question is, what are the Russians up to?

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

military complex, who got frustrated by their inability to extract actionable intel from a deluge of threat feeds. Yet today as much as 73 percent of all the data stored or moving across the network of a typical enterprise goes untouched by any analytics tools. Threat actors couldn’t ask for a more ripe environment.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 | March 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing phishing emails, according to Matthew Tyson at CSO. "A Don't get caught in a phishing net!

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 10, 2021

Rather, the process that surrounds these programmers is what needs to improve, namely the tools and processes that they use in developing secure software. Organized crime is in it for the money, often through the use of ransomware where they extort the victim into paying for the decryption of their own data.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

AI and cyber security: what you need to know is designed to help managers, board members and senior executives (with a non-technical background) to understand some of the risks – and benefits – of using AI tools. The most profitable ransomware gangs were ALPHV/BlackCat, Clop, Play, LockBit, BlackBasta, Royal, Ransomhouse and Dark Angels.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

Say you’re an organization that’s been hit with ransomware. At what point do you need to bring in a ransomware negotiator? Mark Lance, the VP of DFIR and Threat intelligence for GuidePoint Security, provides The Hacker Mind with stories of ransomware cases he’s handled. The same is true with ransomware.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Several strong themes emerged from 2022’s crop of breaches, including the targeting or impersonating of employees to gain access to internal company tools; multiple intrusions at the same victim company; and less-than-forthcoming statements from victim firms about what actually transpired.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 9, 2021

Security experts are now trying to alert and assist these victims before malicious hackers launch what many refer to with a mix of dread and anticipation as “Stage 2,” when the bad guys revisit all these hacked servers and seed them with ransomware or else additional hacking tools for crawling even deeper into victim networks.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 21, 2020

Furthermore, 50% encountered ransomware and other malware; 29% reported incidents of data getting exposed; 25% had accounts compromised; and 17% dealt with incidents of crypto-jacking. LW: Shifting gears a bit, what’s going on with ransomware? And now we have that same pattern playing out, once more, with cloud migration.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2022

“Cyber war is not military versus military; all organizations, across public and private sectors, will have to defend themselves from attack,” he said. Also read: Best Incident Response Tools and Software. Ransomware in Focus. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Cyber Reporting Requirements and Penalties.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 26, 2021

The Biggest Ransomware Demand in History. The latest episode in the story is Acer Computer, who fell victim to a ransomware attack. While ransomware attacks have become a ubiquitous event these days, what makes this attack distinctive is the ransom demand itself. . REvil uses the Ransomware 2.0

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Small to Medium Business are, today, the target of APTs and ransomware. MUSIC} VAMOSI: In EP 49, I talked with Huntress, a managed service provider that discovered the ransomware affecting customers of Keysea. And because they were plugged into those clients, they were able to limit the spread of the ransomware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more. The chatbot utilizes OpenAI's advanced artificial intelligence tool, ChatGPT. APT28 is associated with Russia's military intelligence service, the GRU. Now they're more targeted, more cunning and more dangerous.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 19, 2023

. “No battle plan survives contact with the enemy,” wrote military theorist, Helmuth von Moltke, who believed in developing a series of options for battle instead of a single plan. Toolset Commercially available pen-testing tools. Today, cybersecurity teams continue to learn this lesson the hard way.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Over the past year, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has observed an evolution of the tools, techniques, and procedures employed by Iranian nation-state actors. The analysis focuses on six Iranian hacking groups that are increasingly utilizing ransomware to either fundraise or disrupt the computer networks of the targets.

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