Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The Hive ransomware operators have developed a new variant of their malware that can encrypt Linux and FreeBSD. ESET researchers discovered a new Hive ransomware variant that was specifically developed to encrypt Linux and FreeBSD. 1/6 pic.twitter.com/dBw0E5pj6r — ESET research (@ESETresearch) October 29, 2021.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 22, 2022

So You Think You Are Protected With Cloud Native Encryption? According to industry surveys, like the IBM 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report, a very high percentage of data breaches occur because attackers are abusing system privileges. Understanding encryption in Amazon EBS. Fri, 04/22/2022 - 09:54. Use AWS managed key.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Profile of participants and applications We collected the data from a sample of the application security assessment projects our team completed in 2021–2023. Mitigation: do not store files containing sensitive data, such as passwords or backups, in web application publish directories.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” Offline Backups.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Ransomware Protection: A Modern Approach to Backup Solutions. Fri, 10/01/2021 - 11:02. Sep 28, 2021. Traditional backup solutions are living in the dark ages. For many years, backup solutions have been the go-to protection against ransomware. Restoring from backups can often be slow.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Mitigating Ransomware Attacks – Decoupling Encryption Keys From Encrypted Data. Once the hackers gain an inside entry in an organisation’s IT systems, they deploy a file-encrypting malware known as ransomware. Some ransomware selectively seeks out sensitive data and will only encrypt those files. Wed, 11/25/2020 - 05:55.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. Other features include applying secure socket layer (SSL) or transport layer security (TLS) and AES-256 encryption. Also Read: Best Encryption Software & Tools for 2021. EnterpriseDB.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As employees around the world continue to work from home, 2021 is shaping up to be another year of record highs in terms of malicious online activity. Once the criminals have domain credentials, they can disable security and/or tamper with backups. How IT will Prevail in 2021. What is the cyber-demic? Classify your data.

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SecureList

JUNE 1, 2023

Since it is impossible to inspect modern iOS devices from the inside, we created offline backups of the devices in question, inspected them using the Mobile Verification Toolkit’s mvt-ios and discovered traces of compromise. Install MVT Once the backup is ready, it has to be processed by the Mobile Verification Toolkit.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Encrypt "non-public" data both at rest and in motion or use effective alternative compensating controls for information at rest if approved by the CISO in writing. The feasibility of encryption and effectiveness of the compensating controls shall be reviewed by the CISO at least annually.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Encrypt "non-public" data both at rest and in motion or use effective alternative compensating controls for information at rest if approved by the CISO in writing. The feasibility of encryption and effectiveness of the compensating controls shall be reviewed by the CISO at least annually.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

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Spinone

JANUARY 31, 2021

The article was updated in February 2021. What makes the best backup tool for your O365 data? This list will also help you navigate the array of native and third-party backup tools for O365 data, which is not easy. In the end, we show why our backup solution meets all the requirements and gives you even more for less money.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

As we’ve seen with major attacks like Kaseya and Colonial Pipeline, cybercriminals have continued to innovate, developing new tools and tactics to encrypt and exfiltrate data. On average, 80 percent of organizations are using up to 10 separate cybersecurity solutions, primarily anti-virus and anti-spam on devices and on-premise backup tools.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Microsoft February 2021 Patch Tuesday addresses 56 vulnerabilities, including a flaw that is known to be actively exploited in the wild. The CVE-2021-1732 zero-day is an elevation of privilege issues that resides in the Windows Win32k component. ” reads a blog post published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2021

In all the attacks the ransomware encrypting files on the infected systems and in one of the security incidents threat actors compromised a system used to control the SCADA industrial equipment. In July 2021, cyber actors used remote access to introduce ZuCaNo ransomware onto a Maine-based WWS facility’s wastewater SCADA computer.

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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. Tripwire’s tips for all organizations on avoiding ransomware attacks include: Making secure offsite backups. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible. ” .

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. These keys are available to the attacker, and the encryption can only be decrypted using a private key. How Does Ransomware Work?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2022

Some variants of the ransomware append the English name of the target company to the filenames of the encrypted files. “The SFile ransomware uses the Mbed TLS library, RSA-2048 and AES-256 algorithms for file encryption. SFile ransomware (aka Escal), has been active since 2020 , it was observed targeting only Windows systems.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2024

The script was also used for data exfiltration, the stolen data are sent to two different servers so the ransomware actors have a backup of the information. TargetCompany has been active since June 2021 , once encrypted a file it adds.mallox,exploit,architek, or.brg extension to the filenames of encrypted files.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

To ensure that their ability to restore encrypted files would never be questioned, they cultivated an online presence, wrote press releases and generally made sure their name would be known to all potential victims. For a more detailed overview we chose two of the most noteworthy Big Game Hunting ransomware in 2021. Technical details.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 30, 2022

Ransomware Evolves: Encrypting Out, Bug Bounty In [July 2022]. Ransomware attacks have proven to be enormously profitable for criminal organizations with victims paying more than $600 million in 2021, according to Chainalysis. To put that in perspective, the total number of ransomware detections for all of 2021 was 1,313.”.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has released a free decryptor to allow LockerGoga ransomware victims to recover their encrypted files without paying a ransom. In order to decrypt the files, users have to provide the path containing pairs of clean-encrypted files. ” reads the announcement published by the security firm.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The attacks spotted by Cisco Talos were carried out by a Babuk ransomware affiliate tracked as Tortilla that has been active since at least July 2021. 229 @58_158_177_102 @sugimu_sec pic.twitter.com/LcuNw88fOo — TG Soft (@VirITeXplorer) October 14, 2021. The ransomware maybe born from the leaked #Babuk code.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Examining backups What we decided to do next was to use iTunes backups of the devices as a substitute for complete device images. We used the excellent tooling from libimobiledevice to acquire the backups, and inspected them by building a timeline of events with the Mobile Verification Toolkit. WIFI OUT: 0.0 - WWAN IN: 76281896.0,

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

We look at three RSAC 2021 sessions and some of the most daunting vulnerabilities presented by the SANS Institute, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Varonis Systems. Also Read: And the Winner of the 2021 RSA Innovation Contest is… SANS: Five dangerous new attack techniques and vulnerabilities.

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Webroot

APRIL 21, 2021

According to the 2021 Webroot BrightCloud® Threat Report, each of these threat types saw significant fluctuations as people all over the world shifted to working, studying, and doing everything else online. More businesses are adopting robust backup and disaster recovery plans to remain resilient in the face of downtime, planned or unplanned.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The Forrester Wave for ICS Security Solutions released earlier this month for Q4 2021 placed Cisco atop the ICS/OT security industry. Read more: Top Application Security Vendors for 2021. TLS, encryption, Auth0) Are there embedded or built-in IoT security requirements to address exposure? Cisco Features. What Are IoT Devices?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

The threat actors behind the attacks were exploiting an improper authorization vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-28799 , that could allow them to log in to a NAS device. “A A ransomware campaign targeting QNAP NAS began the week of April 19th, 2021. The malicious code appends.encrypt extension to filenames of encrypted files.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

. “On the final wizard page, you can opt-in whether you want to backup encrypted files. These backups may help if anything goes wrong during the decryption process. TargetCompany has been active since June 2021 , once encrypted a file it adds.mallox,exploit,architek, or.brg extension to the filenames of encrypted files.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

BlackMatter then remotely encrypts the hosts and shared drives as they are found,” reads the statement. Instead of encrypting backup data, BlackMatter instead wipes it clean in some cases. BlackMatter actors use a separate encryption binary for Linux-based machines and routinely encrypt ESXI virtual machines.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

In 2021, we believe that it will take the #3 spot, overtaking user/employee errors. In 2021, we will not just be dealing with a growth in ransomware attacks, but also increased ransomware variants, extortion methods, and sophistication. Here, we listed the top 6 trends in ransomware to watch out for in 2021. #1:

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 Also read: Best Antivirus Software of 2022. Ransomware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2022

Healthcare providers are opting to pay a ransom in the event of ransomware attacks, instead of recovering it from data backups. The reason is as it is easy and guarantees 100% encrypted data return- Of course, as per their perspective!

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

and Australia have published a joint advisory warning of an increased globalised threat of ransomware worldwide in 2021. “Ransomware tactics and techniques continued to evolve in 2021, which demonstrates ransomware threat actors’ growing technological sophistication and an increased ransomware threat to organizations globally.”

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

BlackByte ransomware is a relatively new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) tool, that has been around since July 2021. It is used by affiliates who breach organizations, steal valuable information, and then use ransomware to encrypt the organizations’ files—rendering them unusable. A timely FBI advisory.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Point-in-time backup and recovery of contacts, email, calendars and files. Lets organizations encrypt messages and leverage the cloud to spool email if mail servers become unavailable. Integrated data loss prevention and email encryption. The post Top Secure Email Gateway Solutions for 2021 appeared first on eSecurityPlanet.

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