Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Microsoft today released updates to plug nearly 100 security holes in various versions of its Windows operating system and related software, including a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) that is actively being exploited. Another flaw fixed this month in Microsoft Exchange 2010 through 2019 may merit special attention.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 9, 2021

Top of the heap this month (apart from the ongoing, global Exchange Server mass-compromise ) is a patch for an Internet Explorer bug that is seeing active exploitation. “We strongly encourage all organizations that rely on Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-Based) to apply these patches as soon as possible.”

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The majority of the most dangerous or “critical” bugs deal with issues in Microsoft’s various Windows operating systems and its web browsers, Internet Explorer and Edge. So do yourself a favor and backup before installing any patches.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 8, 2021

“This can be hugely damaging in the event of ransomware attacks, where high privileges can enable the attackers to stop or destroy backups and other security tools,” Breen said. CVE-2021-31959 affects everything from Windows 7 through Windows 10 and Server versions 2008 , 2012 , 2016 and 2019.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 10, 2021

The software giant warned that attackers already are pouncing on one of the flaws, which ironically enough involves an easy-to-exploit bug in the software component responsible for patching Windows 10 PCs and Windows Server 2019 machines. So do yourself a favor and backup before installing any patches.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Both involve weaknesses in Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP, Windows’ built-in remote administration tool) running on Windows 7 through Windows 11 systems, and on Windows Server 2008-2019 systems. But please do not neglect to backup your important files — before patching if possible.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

2, 2019, this blog reported that the company — which had chosen not to pay the ransom and instead restore everything from backups — was still struggling to bring its systems back online. Disable RDP: Short for Remote Desktop Protocol, this feature of Windows allows a system to be remotely administered over the Internet.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

I met with Kim at BlackHat 2019 and had a wide ranging discussion with him. Kim: Yes, companies want assurance that they have an offline backup, yet they also want to be able to monitor what people are doing with those backups, as well. DataLocker supplies platform-independent devices that tie into a central management console.

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Webroot

MARCH 31, 2021

Are you taking the pledge this World Backup Day? Now in its tenth year, World Backup Day remains one of our favorite reminders of the risks of not backing up the data we hold dear. Numbers are great, and necessary for showing the scope of the problem, but I wanted to see how data loss—and backups—affect real people.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

” Microsoft says the flaw affects Windows 10 and Windows 11 , as well as Server 2019 and Server 2022. As usual, the SANS Internet Storm Center has a per-patch breakdown by severity and impact. So do yourself a favor and backup before installing any patches. “Test and deploy this patch quickly.”

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

NEROWOLFE A search on the ICQ number 669316 at Intel 471 shows that in April 2011, a user by the name NeroWolfe joined the Russian cybercrime forum Zloy using the email address d.horoshev@gmail.com , and from an Internet address in Voronezh, RU. ” Putinkrab’s final post came on August 23, 2019. Image: Ke-la.com.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

GandCrab dissolved in July 2019, and is thought to have become “ REvil ,” one of the most ruthless and rapacious Russian ransomware groups of all time. “Experience in backup, increase privileges, mikicatz, network. Semen-7907 registered at Tunngle from the Internet address 31.192.175[.]63

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 29, 2019

I had the chance at RSA 2019 to visit with Semperis CEO Mickey Bresman. Maersk’s 150 or so domain controllers were programmed to sync their data with one another, so that, in theory, any of them could function as a backup for all the others. Semperis’s solution Semperis’s solution today fully automates the AD recovery process.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 8, 2019

I had the chance at RSA 2019 to visit with Shauna Park, channel manager at DataLocker, to discuss what’s new in the encrypted portable drive space. These drives still serve a purpose, such as transporting data from one computer to another, accessing presentations outside of the office, or as an additional backup solution.

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Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The idea was that it’d be some massive blast that would take out the country’s power grid, or disable the entire internet, along with what they used to call e-commerce. SafetyDetectives reports the average cost of a ransomware-caused downtime incident has risen from $46,800 in 2018, to $141,000 in 2019, to $283,800 in 2020.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

In mid-November 2019, Wisconsin-based Virtual Care Provider Inc. who picked up his cell phone and said shut it off from the Internet.” Commercial phone, Internet and power services. VCPI) was hit by the Ryuk ransomware strain. “We were doing the right things, just not fast enough. Prescription management services.

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Webroot

AUGUST 27, 2021

Already in 2020, according to the report: 2,4000 governmental agencies, healthcare facilities and schools had been hit with ransomware $350 million had been paid out ransomware actors, a 311% increase over 2019 It was taking 287 days on average for a business to fully recover from a ransomware attack.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 20, 2019

In this article, we’ll take a look at the biggest ransomware attacks of 2019 and the severe impact they have had. Ransomware Trends in 2019 According to Malwarebytes, a sharp increase in ransomware activity was observed in 2019. Notable Ransomware Attacks in 2019 1.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2020

Between December 2019 and until February 2020, the experts observed a number of attacks between 70,000 and 40,000 on a daily basis. Below the recommendations provided by ESET on how to configure remote access correctly: Disable internet-facing RDP. The situation changed from February, when the number reached 80,000.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

When creating a BCP, the following guiding questions can serve as a starting point: How would the organization function if critical systems such as computers, laptops, servers, email, and the Internet were unavailable? ISO 22301:2019 is a leading framework here.

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Hot for Security

MAY 10, 2021

The attack, which occurred on Friday evening, caused the city’s IT security teams to shut down many of Tula’s internal systems over the weekend “out of an abundance of caution” while they worked around the clock at the weekend in an attempt to restore operations from backups.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Keep in mind that locally synchronized files such as Microsoft’s OneDrive or Google Drive/Backup and Sync files will generally be encrypted as well. Ransomware via Brute Force Attacks Researchers at F-Secure have found that in 2019, brute force attacks became one of the most preferred means of spreading ransomware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

According to the experts, the SockDetour backdoor has been in the wild since at least July 2019. SockDetour serves as a backup fileless Windows backdoor in case the primary one is removed. based defense contractor’s internet-facing Windows server on July 27, 2021. based defense contractors.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 3, 2019

I had a chance at RSA 2019 to visit with company founder and CEO Balaji Parimi. In February, an intruder obtained high enough access to delete 18 years works of customers emails, along with of the all backup copies. Every file server is lost, every backup server is lost,” the company Tweeted at the time. Every VM is lost.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

This article describes several ways to backup Outlook account settings in great detail. How do I backup my Outlook rules? Overview of the Ways to Back up Outlook Account Settings The legend has it that early versions of Outlook contained special functionality that enabled you to backup your account settings. Neither do we.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 28, 2020

Remember December of 2019? In existence since around 2007, Evil Corp malware — also known as the Dridex gang — gradually became one of the largest malware and spam botnets on the internet. When a ransomware strain is associated with a name like Evil Corp, you know there's trouble. Evil Corp returns with WastedLocker ransomware.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Although technically OneDrive doesn’t fall under the umbrella of online backup software it can still be used to that end. In this article, you’ll learn how to backup files to OneDrive on a computer and mobile devices. How to backup computer to OneDrive OneDrive is a flexible tool. You still can backup your files.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

Perform regular data backup procedures and maintain up-to-date incident response and recovery procedures. Isolate Internet-facing services in a network Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to reduce the exposure of the internal network [ D3-NI ]. Disable external management capabilities and set up an out-of-band management network [ D3-NI ].

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2019

The list of flaws includes OS Command Injection, Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type, Cross-site Request Forgery, Small Space of Random Values, Cross-site Scripting, Exposure of Backup file to Unauthorized Control Sphere, Improper Authentication, and Use of Hard-coded Credentials. “Prima Systems FlexAir, Versions 2.3.38

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2024

Phobos operation uses a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, it has been active since May 2019. They dropped hidden payloads or used internet protocol (IP) scanning tools, such as Angry IP Scanner, to search for vulnerable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports or by leveraging RDP on Microsoft Windows environments.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cloud storage is a cloud computing model that allows data storage on remote servers operated by a service provider, accessible via internet connections. Local storage prioritizes direct access, potential cost savings, and reduced reliance on the internet, yet lacks the scalability and security of the cloud.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Customers’ personal data should be protected by encryption when communicated between different devices over the internet. Backup personal data. Backups are an essential measure to ensure an organization can recover important business data in case of damage, loss or destruction. Log and monitor access to personal data.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2019

“In January 2019 the NCSC published an alert to highlight a large-scale global campaign to hijack Domain Name Systems (DNS).” In the first half of 2019, hackers have modified the DNS settings of over 180,000 Brazilian routers with even more complex attacks. .” ” reads the security advisory.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Ragnar Locker started its operations at the end of 2019, making it unusually long lived. Create a plan for patching vulnerabilities in internet-facing systems quickly; and disable or harden remote access like RDP and VPNs. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 5, 2022

With how vastly the internet has become embedded in our day-to-day lives, cyberattacks such as ransomware can cause costly disruptions. This is after ransomware attacks rose 500% from 2019 to 2020. In 2019, the city of Atlanta was the victim of a ransomware attack. Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) . City of Atlanta.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2021

With ransomware attacks reaching levels that have required government intervention , security and data backup vendors have responded with products designed to protect data from the crippling attacks. CVE-2019-1458. December 2019. Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection. Patchable From Qualys. CVE-2013-1493.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 8, 2021

Anne Neuberger , Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, urges anyone who believes their systems have been compromised in the Kaseya ransomware incident to immediately report it to the Internet Crime Complaint Center. . . Infiltrating the Supply Chain to Deliver Ransomware. . Kaseya Ltd.

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