Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2022

Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices provide emergency backup power for mission-critical systems. Two of the TLStorm vulnerabilities reside in the TLS implementation used by Cloud-connected Smart-UPS devices, while the third one is a design flaw in the firmware upgrade process of Smart-UPS devices.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The group, which has been active since 2022, made headlines in early 2024 when they reportedly received a staggering $75 million ransom payment from a Fortune 50 company. The group, which first appeared in 2022, maintained its position as one of the most active ransomware operations, consistently ranking among the top threat actors.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Since we published our first report , the attackers first modified their attack to attempt to use what we previously described as the backup channel. Between 2020 and 2022, attackers launched multiple campaigns to exploit zero-day vulnerabilities in publicly accessible network appliances, focusing on WAN-facing services.

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Notice Bored

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This is an interesting policy example to have been selected for inclusion in ISO/IEC 27002:2022 , spanning the divide between 'cybersecurity' and 'the business'. when I read the recommendation for a topic-specific policy on backup. when I read the recommendation for a topic-specific policy on backup. What's the purpose?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

The ransomware known as Qlocker exploits CVE-2021-28799 to attack QNAP NAS running certain versions of HBS 3 (Hybrid Backup Sync).” Then it also deletes snapshots to prevent restoring of data from the backups and drops a ransom note (named !!!READ_ME.txt) Up to date apps and firmware seem not to help either.”

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 28, 2022

The vulnerabilities most urgently in need of mitigation or a fix are: CVE-2022-0194 , CVE-2022-23121 , CVE-2022-23122 and CVE-2022-23125. On 22nd of March 2022 the Netatalk team at Sourceforge announced Netatalk 3.1.13 Western Digital removed Netatalk from its firmware, released on January 10, 2022.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2022

The advisory contains indicators of compromise (IOCs) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with ransomware variants identified through FBI investigations as recently as June 21, 2022. Maintain offline backups of data, and regularly maintain backup and restoration. hard drive, storage device, the cloud).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2022

The alert includes indicators of compromise (IoCs) associated with BlackCat/ALPHV, as of mid-February 2022. Regularly back up data, air gap, and password-protect backup copies offline. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates/patches are released. hard drive, storage device, the cloud).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2022

According to the advisory that was issued with the help of leading cybersecurity firms (Dragos, Mandiant, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, and Schneider Electric), nation-state hacking groups were able to hack multiple industrial systems using a new ICS-focused malware toolkit dubbed PIPEDREAM that was discovered in early 2022.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to the FBI, Play made around 300 victims between June 2022 and October 2023 among a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure in North America, South America, and Europe. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. Don’t get attacked twice.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

After issuing advisories about MedusaLocker and Zeppelin ransomware , this is the third CSA of 2022 which aims to provide technical information on ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors. Maintain offline backups of data, and regularly maintain backup and restoration. Ensure all backup data is encrypted, immutable (i.e.,

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Also read: Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2022. The agencies offered some sound cybersecurity advice for BlackByte that applies pretty generally: Conduct regular backups and store them as air-gapped, password-protected copies offline. Federal organizations will only have until February 24, 2022 to patch this vulnerability.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

See more: eSecurity Planet’s 2022 Cybersecurity Product Awards Use Multiple Firewall Layers Configuring different firewall types to enhance security is necessary while implementing multiple firewall layers. Prioritize testing updates in a controlled environment to confirm compatibility and backup configurations before deploying.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 20, 2022

In April 2022, the FBI observed a payment of approximately $120,000 in Bitcoin into one of the seized cryptocurrency accounts identified thanks to the cooperation of the Kansas hospital. In May 2022, the FBI seized the contents of two cryptocurrency accounts that had received funds from the Kansas and Colorado health care providers.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 10, 2022

pic.twitter.com/tFrKeZgKpL — Jen Easterly (@CISAJen) July 6, 2022. Thankfully, although Maui may be a little different from run-of-the-mill ransomware, the steps to protect against it are not: Maintain off-site, offline backups of data and test them regularly. Keep operating systems, applications, and firmware up to date.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 28, 2022

Earlier this week (25 January, 2022) news broke that a ransomware group was targeting QNAP Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. QNAP) pushed out an automatic, forced, update with firmware containing the latest security updates to protect against the attackers’ “DeadBolt” ransomware. Today QNAP® Systems, Inc.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2022

On April 19th of 2022, the FBI Cyber Division released a flash bulletin regarding the Blackcat ransomware-for-hire. The ransomware targets virtual machines and snapshots, looking to escape containers, encrypt any possible persistence, and wipe out backups that weren’t carefully archived. Blackcat Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

The Daixin Team is a ransomware and data extortion group that has been active since at least June 2022. Below are the mitigations provided in the alert: Install updates for operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. If you use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), secure and monitor it.

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Kali Linux

AUGUST 1, 2022

Disable services Before we can backup, we have to ensure that rpi-resizerootfs is disabled. This might sound like a lot, but it’s rather straightforward even if there are a fair few steps. The /boot/cmdline.txt file on a RPi device is used to pass the kernel command line options. 12 usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/libcryptsetup.so.12.7.0

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SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

The attackers were able to bypass this hardware-based security protection using another hardware feature of Apple-designed SoCs (System on a Chip): they did this by writing the data, destination address and data hash to unknown hardware registers of the chip that are not used by the firmware.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Based on information from trusted third parties, TrickBot's infrastructure is still active in July 2022. For the top malware strains, the advisory provides six mitigations: Update software, including operating systems, applications, and firmware, on IT network assets. physically disconnected) backups of data. Enforce MFA.

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Google Security

AUGUST 12, 2024

You can also read more about PQC and Google's role in the standardization process in this 2022 post from Cloud CISO Phil Venables. Google began testing PQC in Chrome in 2016 and has been using PQC to protect internal communications since 2022. What is PQC? How can organizations prepare for PQC migrations? and QUIC on desktop.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 14, 2025

In 2022, there were around 60 active ransomware groups, but by 2024, this had ballooned to almost 100. Implement and regularly review immutable backups to protect critical data from tampering or deletion. Test these backups frequently and store them offline or on a separate network to ensure quick recovery during a ransomware attack.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

In 2022, Chinese researchers detected a decade-old backdoor introduced into the Linux operating system by an APT group associated with the U.S. Hopefully, the organization has regular and comprehensive backups in place that have not been irreversibly corrupted by the APT attacker. See the Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

At the very least]: A full system backup has been performed prior to the application of the update A full data backup has been performed prior to the application of the update. For firmware updates to critical systems (routers, servers, etc.), It is acknowledged that firmware, IT appliances (routers, etc.),

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

According to the 2022 State of EdTech Leadership Report , only one in five school districts (21 percent) have a dedicated cybersecurity professional on staff. Technicians are often dwarfed by the number of students, teachers, and devices under their charge, with IT to student ratios of 1:100+ or even 1:1,000+.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

For this reason, software and firmware providers often release updates and patches to thwart hackers’ attempts. Backups and a rigid backup strategy are another essential part of the network security puzzle, as they ensure lost data is recoverable when all else fails. Read more : Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

However, also consider deploying specialized tools or tools with expanded capabilities, such as: Basic input output system (BIOS) security: Operates outside of the operating system to guard the firmware and other basic software connecting the operating system to a PC. 54% on-prem infrastructure. 50% cloud targets.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2022

Although LockBit remained the most widely-deployed ransomware in May 2022, it was, typically, Conti that sucked all of the air out of the room. Ransomware attacks in May 2022. Known ransomware attacks by group, May 2022. Known ransomware attacks by country, May 2022. Known ransomware attacks by industry, May 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Take a Look at Top Threat Intelligence Platforms for 2022. Firmware Rootkit. A firmware rootkit uses device or platform firmware to create a persistent malware image in the router, network card, hard drive or the basic input/output system (BIOS). Read Best Enterprise Network Security Tools & Solutions for 2022.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

The updates are done through firmware, firmware updates that we get from the vendor. Their security researchers know that maybe they have firmware or maybe they found a program or something somewhere. In the case of RSAC 2021, it was a cookie factory, which will return again in 2022. Now how did they gain persistence?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8 billion malware attacks worldwide in the first half of 2022 alone.

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

This is our latest installment, focusing on activities that we observed during Q2 2022. In late 2021, we encountered a malicious DXE driver incorporated into several UEFI firmware images that were flagged by our firmware scanner (integrated into Kaspersky products at the start of 2019). The most remarkable findings.

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