Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 10, 2019

By nearly all accounts, the chief bugaboo this month is CVE-2019-1458 , a vulnerability in a core Windows component (Win32k) that is present in Windows 7 through 10 and Windows Server 2008-2019. A reliable backup means you’re probably not losing your mind when the odd buggy patch causes problems booting the system.

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Backups Software Malware Marketing 172

Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Just think about what happened at the last financial crisis in 2008, or more recently with the COVID 19 pandemic. It involves a proactive strategy to recover from cyber incidents such as data breaches or ransomware attacks. An effective cyber recovery plan must be dynamic, involving more than just tabletop exercises though.

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Cyber Risk CISO Cyber threats Risk 130

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

These attacks focus on financially-rewarding exploitation such as cryptojacking , botnet proliferation, business email compromise, or ransomware. For example, the Cuba ransomware gang exploited ProxyShell and ProxyLogon vulnerabilities in Windows exchange servers to plant backdoors into the exchange server and deliver additional malware.

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Firewall Malware Phishing Software 109

Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In Q3 2024, ransomware service provider “RansomHub” emerged as the most dominant ransomware group, taking the mantle from “LockBit” and “ALPHV.” Hacktivist gang “KillSec,” originally aligned with the “Anonymous” hacktivist collective, has recently shifted towards financially motivated ransomware activity.

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Ransomware Encryption Technology Malware 88

Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In Q3 2024, ransomware service provider “RansomHub” emerged as the most dominant ransomware group, taking the mantle from “LockBit” and “ALPHV.” Hacktivist gang “KillSec,” originally aligned with the “Anonymous” hacktivist collective, has recently shifted towards financially motivated ransomware activity.

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Ransomware Encryption Technology Malware 52

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware. In 2008, the Kraken botnet with 495,000 bots infected 10% of the Fortune 500 companies. Unlike ransomware, it might be a criminal operation that does not involve the collection of a ransom. Email is also usually how ransomware works. Since 2008, RAM scraping has been a boon for retailers. Ransomware.

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Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. Ransomware. Ransomware is one of the most virulent forms of malware on the modern Internet.

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Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 75

Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

Famously attributed to the SolarWinds and StellarParticle attack campaigns, this group has been operating since about 2008 and has targets ranging across most of the planet, including both the Democratic and Republican National Committees in the US. Offline backups. s NHS and has received an average of about $200,000 USD per victim.

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Social Engineering Backups Malware Ransomware 72