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Report: No ‘Eternal Blue’ Exploit Found in Baltimore City Ransomware

Krebs on Security

have been held hostage by a ransomware strain known as “ Robbinhood.” On May 25, The New York Times cited unnamed security experts briefed on the attack who blamed the ransomware’s spread on the Eternal Blue exploit, which was linked to the global WannaCry ransomware outbreak in May 2017.

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Ragnar Locker Ransomware targets Greece Gas Company

CyberSecurity Insiders

Ragnar Locker Ransomware gang has officially declared that they are responsible for the disruption of servers related to a Greece-based gas operator DESFA. And reports are in that Ragnar Locker Gang is demanding $12 million to free up data from encryption.

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Andariel evolves to target South Korea with ransomware

SecureList

Notably, in addition to the final backdoor, we discovered one victim getting infected with custom ransomware. XOR key and encrypted payload. XOR key and encrypted payload. Ransomware. Interestingly, one victim was discovered to have received ransomware after the third stage payload. Drive path to encrypt. #2.

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Feds Warn About Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attacks, Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure and a surge in exploited vulnerabilities are getting the attention of U.S. BlackByte Ransomware Attack Methods, IoCs. The FBI-Secret Service warning came just ahead of news that the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers had also been hit by BlackByte ransomware. The FBI and U.S.

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Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware

Security Affairs

Avast released a free decryptor for the Akira ransomware that can allow victims to recover their data without paying the ransom. Cybersecurity firm Avast released a free decryptor for the Akira ransomware that can allow victims to recover their data without paying the ransom. Files are encrypted by Chacha 2008 ( D.

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Patch Tuesday, December 2019 Edition

Krebs on Security

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.

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Law enforcement shutdown the VPN service VPNLab used by many cybercriminal gangs

Security Affairs

The VPN provider’s service, which aimed to offer shielded communications and internet access, were being used in support of serious criminal acts such as ransomware deployment and other cybercrime activities.” VPNLab was launched in 2008 and was offering online anonymity to criminal organizations. ” continues the EUROPOL.

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