Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2020

Ransomware encrypts from virtual machines to evade antivirus. Ragnar Locker deploys Windows XP virtual machines to encrypt victim’s files, the trick allows to evaded detection from security software. Mounting all the shared drives to encrypt. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 16, 2021

First debuting in early 2019, CLOP is one of several ransomware groups that hack into organizations, launch ransomware that encrypts files and servers, and then demand an extortion payment in return for a digital key needed to unlock access. ? /.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The Mylobot malware includes more than 1,000 hard-coded and encrypted domain names, any one of which can be registered and used as control networks for the infected hosts. The account didn’t resume posting on the forum until April 2014. 5, 2014 , but historic DNS records show BHproxies[.]com million from private investors.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Researchers developed a decryptor for the ransomware after they have discovered a bug in the encryption process implemented by the threat. This decryptor can recover for free files encrypted by the current version of the ThunderX ransomware that appends the .tx_locked tx_locked extension to the filename of the decrypted files.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The COMpfun malware was initially documented by G-DATA in 2014. This time, if we're right that Turla is the actor behind this new wave of attacks, then with Reductor it has implemented a very interesting way to mark a host's encrypted TLS traffic by patching the browser without parsing network packets.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Although most people think of ransomware as a dodgy application that encrypts data and holds it for ransom, the concept is much more heterogeneous than that. File encryption 2013 – 2015. It emerged in September 2013 and paved the way for hundreds of file-encrypting menaces that have splashed onto the scene ever since.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2020

Nefilim will encrypt a file using AES-128 encryption, then the AES encryption key is encrypted using an RSA-2048 public key that is embedded in the ransomware executable. The encrypted AES key will be included in the contents of each encrypted file. Nefilim appends the. txt on the infected system.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Cicada 3301 is the name given to three sets of puzzles posted under the name “3301” online between 2012 and 2014. A second round of puzzles began one year later on January 4, 2013, and then a third round following the confirmation of a fresh clue posted on Twitter on January 4, 2014. ” reported Truesec.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Tyler Technologies has finally decided to paid a ransom to obtain a decryption key and recover files encrypted in a recent ransomware attack. According to BleepingComputer, which cited a source informed on the event, Tyler Technologies paid a ransom of an unspecified amount to receive the decryption key and recover encrypted files.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2020

The ransomware, tracked by Intezer as “ QNAPCrypt ” and “ eCh0raix ” by Anomali, is written in the Go programming language and uses AES encryption to encrypt files. encrypt extension to filenames of encrypted files. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2020

Good news for the victims of the ThiefQuest (EvilQuest) ransomware, they can recover their encrypted files for free. The victims of the ThiefQuest (EvilQuest) ransomware victims can recover their encrypted files without needing to pay the ransom due to the availability of a free decryptor. macOS ransomware #decryptor ( #EvilQuest )! |

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2020

The attacker could exploit the Kr00k issue even when it is not connected to the victim’s wireless network, the vulnerability works against vulnerable devices using WPA2-Personal or WPA2-Enterprise protocols, with AES-CCMP encryption. Experts found a similar issue affecting MediaTek Wi-Fi chips that don’t use encryption at all.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The malicious code executes a small program, just before starting the encryption process, to disable security tools running on the infected systems that could detect its operations. These are encrypted under the suffix. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

million ransom to decrypt its files after being encrypted by the infamous Sodinokibi ransomware. “As part of this attack, the operators behind the Sodinokibi ransomware told BleepingComputer that they had encrypted the company’s entire network, deleted backup files, and copied more than 5GB of personal data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2020

The REvil ransomware gang (aka Sodinokibi) claims to have stolen info from the systems at the company before encrypting them. “Absolutely all servers and working computers of the company are hacked and encrypted. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

A new ransomware gang named Mount Locker has started its operations stealing victims’ data before encrypting. According to the popular malware researchers Michael Gillespie , the Mount Locker uses ChaCha20 to encrypt the files and an embedded RSA-2048 public key to encrypt the encryption key.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This is the second critical vulnerability ever addressed by the OpenSSL Project after the critical Heartbleed vulnerability (CVE-2014-0160) in 2014. SecurityAffairs – hacking, encryption ). The highest severity issue fixed in this release is CRITICAL:” The critical vulnerability only impacts versions 3.0

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The department received an email from the threat actors that notifies it that they had encrypted its servers and demanded the payment of a ransom to release them. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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The Hacker News

MAY 20, 2022

The trojan, so named for carrying out denial-of-service attacks on Linux systems and its use of XOR-based encryption for communications with its command-and-control (C2) server, is known to have been active since at least 2014. XorDdos' modular

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The Maze ransomware operators now use a virtual machine to encrypt a computer, a tactic previously adopted by the Ragnar Locker malware. The Maze ransomware operators have adopted a new tactic to evade detection, their malware now encrypts a computer from within a virtual machine. ” reads the analysis published by Sophos. .

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Ransomware operators leverage a custom antivirus killing p ackage that is delivered to workstations to disable security solution before starting encryption. Attackers execute the RobbinHood ransomware and attempt to encrypt the files on the infected host. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

. “A Denial-of-Service vulnerability was found in SIMATIC PCS 7, SIMATIC WinCC and SIMATIC NET PC software when encrypted communication is enabled.” are not affected as encrypted communication is not an option).” are not affected as encrypted communication is not an option).” or SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.1

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2025

The APT group has been launching cyber-espionage campaigns against Ukraine since at least 2014. This DLL acts as a loader, decrypting and executing the final Remcos payload from encrypted files within the ZIP. The threat actor is using troop-related lures to deploy the Remcos RAT via PowerShell downloader.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

First spotted in mid-August 2022 , Venus is known for hacking into victims’ publicly-exposed Remote Desktop services to encrypt Windows devices. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that Venus ransomware attacks were targeting a number of U.S. healthcare organizations.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

” In July 2019, the UK’s data privacy regulator announced that the giant hotel chain Marriott International faces a £99 million ($123 million) fines under GDPR over 2014 data breach. According to the company, hackers accessed to the Starwood’s guest reservation system since 2014 and copied and encrypted the information.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The botnet uses the WSS (WebSocket over TLS) protocol for C2 communication to circumvent the typical Mirai traffic detection and provide secure encrypted communication for command and control. “Two zero days, 12 remote access functions for the router, encrypted traffic protocol, and infrastructure IP that that moves around. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

To avoid detection of malicious functionalities, the authors encrypted all suspicious-looking strings with the Corrected Block TEA (XXTEA) cipher and then running Base64 encoding. “Interestingly, the password from the configuration file is stored encrypted. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The good news is that according to the Agency, data was encrypted, it also added that Google and Adobe were not able to see the CP R numbers. “ The Danish Agency for Development and Simplification attempted to downplay the incident and confirmed that CPR numbers have been encrypted. ” states the Government Agency.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2020

The name PXJ ransomware comes from the file extension that it appends to encrypted files. Then the malware starts encrypting the victims’ files, it is able to target photos and images, databases, documents, videos, and other files. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

The malicious code adds the “ fuckunicornhtrhrtjrjy” extensions to names of encrypted files. The good news for the victims is that CERT-AgID discovered that the password for encrypting the files is sent in clear text to the attacker, this means that it can be retrieved from the network traffic. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2020

In malspam attacks, attackers could encrypt the Excel file by setting up a password, then when the victims receive the email, hackers trick them into opening the attachment using a password included in the content of the message. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2020

million to cybercriminals to recover data encrypted during a ransomware attack that took place on June 1. While we stopped the attack as it was occurring, the actors launched malware that encrypted a limited number of servers within the School of Medicine, making them temporarily inaccessible,” reads a statement published by the UCSF.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

In 2013 and 2014, I wrote extensively about new revelations regarding NSA surveillance based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden. And given that the UK police would raid its offices in July 2014, it had legitimate cause to be worried. Transferring files electronically is what encryption is for. Probably not.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2020

Nemty ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in August 2019, the name of the malware comes after the extension it adds to the encrypted file names. The ransomware deletes shadow copies of encrypted files to make in impossible any recovery procedure. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2020

The researcher states that this is because the ransomware tries to resolve the “mds.honda.com” domain, and failing to do so, will terminate the ransomware without encrypting any files.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” states BleepingComputer. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2020

BleepingComputer researchers confirmed that Garmin has received the decryption key to recover their files encrypted with the WastedLocker Ransomware. BleepingComputer first revealed that Garmin has received the decryption key to recover the files encrypted with the WastedLocker Ransomware in the recent attack. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The name AgeLocker comes from the use of the Actually Good Encryption ( AGE ) algorithm to encrypt files, experts warn that encrypted files can’t be recovered without paying the ransom to the ransomware operators. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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