The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Carignan Nicole Carignan , Vice President of Strategic Cyber AI, Darktrace If 2023 was the year of generative AI and 2024 the year of AI agents, 2025 will spotlight multi-agent systems, or agent swarms. These systems promise innovation but also introduce risks.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In 2023, ThreatDown discovered that, unlike other ransomware gangs that demanded up to $1 million or more from each victim , Phobos operators demanded an average of $1,719 from victims, with a median demand of just $300. Use always-on cybersecurity software that can prevent exploits and malware used to deliver ransomware.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A look back at the cybersecurity landscape in 2023 rings all-too familiar: cyber threats rapidly evolved and scaled up , just as they have, year-to-year, for the past 20 years. Eyal Benishti , CEO, IRONSCALES Benishti Generative AI (GenAI) reshaped cybersecurity in 2023. What should I be most concerned about – and focus on – in 2024?

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 22, 2025

As such, some tips and tricks that worked for websites in 2023 might be obsolete in 2025. If you are looking to improve your cybersecurity, consider these plugins to build a more robust defence: Wordfence: A comprehensive security solution with a firewall, malware scanner, and login security features like two-factor authentication.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

A new study conducted by Veeam Software claims that hackers have shifted their focus towards backup storage appliances, as they provide assurance that the victim will definitely pay the demanded ransom amount. Instead, it is better to invest in technologies that offer on-site and off-site backup appliances, as well as cloud resources.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

“They allegedly used the Phobos malware to encrypt information on the networks, blocking the companies from accessing the data unless a ransom was paid and a decryption key was provided by the gang. Source Nation Thailand The gang compromised at least 17 Swiss companies using the Phobos ransomware between April 2023 and October 2024.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In other news, both LockBit and the Akira ransomware gang, the latter of which has tallied 125 victims since we first began tracking them in April 2023, were confirmed last month to be exploiting a specific zero-day flaw ( CVE-2023-20269 ) in Cisco VPN appliances. Create offsite, offline backups. Detect intrusions.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

An updated version of the Android remote access trojan GravityRAT can steal WhatsApp backup files and can delete files ESET researchers discovered an updated version of Android GravityRAT spyware that steals WhatsApp backup files and can delete files. The malware is distributed as the messaging apps BingeChat and Chatico.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

The Finish National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC-FI) warns of increased Akira ransomware attacks targeting NAS and tape backup devices of organizations in the country. Threat actors are wiping NAS and backup devices. In addition, during Christmas, there was one incident caused by another ransomware malware family.”

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Before this sudden increase in attacks, we had been observing an average decrease of 20 attacks a month from the group since April 2023. From April 2023 to July 2023, their median number of attacks was actually slightly higher than this at 69 attacks a month, making the decline seem less substantial. Detect intrusions.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Formed around 2016 to defend Ukraine’s cyberspace against Russian interference, the UCA used a public exploit for CVE-2023-22515 to gain access to Trigona infrastructure. Use endpoint security software that can prevent exploits and malware used to deliver ransomware. Create offsite, offline backups. Prevent intrusions.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Analysis of samples exploiting CVE-2023-23397 vulnerability On March 14, Microsoft reported a critical Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability (CVE-2023-23397) in the Outlook client. This feature bypass vulnerability (CVE-2023-29324) was itself patched in May.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2024

The Ukrainian hacking group Blackjack used a destructive ICS malware dubbed Fuxnet in attacks against Russian infrastructure. Below is the timeline of the attack published on ruexfil.com: Initial access June 2023. Upon running on the target device, the malware initiates a new child process to lock out the device.

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Anton on Security

JANUARY 3, 2023

this data point is from 2020 , so treat this as a low boundary in 2023. This also reminds me that if you are owned, your cloud environment is probably also owned…] “Mandiant research indicates that threat actors are increasingly targeting backups to inhibit reconstitution after an attack. Now, go and read the report!

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

A report from 2023 revealed that 67% of energy and utility companies faced ransomware attacks, with many incidents exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities. Develop backup and recovery plans: Data recovery plans are essential to mitigate the impact of cyber incidents.

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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 Affairs

MARCH 23, 2025

Cisco Talos found UAT-5918, active since 2023, using web shells and open-source tools for persistence, info theft, and credential harvesting. Cisco Talos uncovered UAT-5918, an info-stealing threat actor active since 2023, using web shells and open-source tools for persistence and credential theft.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

The Finish National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC-FI) warns of increased Akira ransomware attacks targeting NAS and tape backup devices of organizations in the country. Threat actors are wiping NAS and backup devices. According to the NCSC-FI, six out of seven infections were caused by Akira family malware.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2023

On April 6, 2023, the FBI’s Denver office issued a warning about juice jacking in a tweet. “Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices. “Think twice before using public charging stations,” the FCC tweeted.

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

In this report, we have analyzed the key threats to small and medium-sized companies in 2022 and 2023, and provided advice on how to stay safe. We then ran these software names against Kaspersky Security Network (KSN)* telemetry to find out how much malware and unwanted software was distributed under the guise of these applications.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

China-linked APT group breached the Dutch Ministry of Defence last year and installed malware on compromised systems. “The Ministry of Defence (MOD) of the Netherlands was impacted in 2023 by an intrusion into one of its networks. COATHANGER is a stealthy malware that hooks system calls that could reveal its presence.

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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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Webroot

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The most common form of cyberattack is malware , a type of software that’s used to break into your computer system. Last year alone, there were more than 6 billion malware attacks detected worldwide. Some of the many forms of malware include: Ransomware : Prevents you from accessing your files, devices or network unless you pay money.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In 2023, the CL0P ransomware gang broke the scalability barrier and shook the security world with a series of short, automated campaigns, hitting hundreds of unsuspecting targets simultaneously with attacks based on zero-day exploits. There were about 4,500 known ransomware attacks in 2023, although the true figure is probably twice that.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In November there were 457 total ransomware victims, making it the most active month for ransomware gangs in 2023 so far besides May. The top stories of the month include ALPHV’s shutdown, an increased focus on the healthcare sector, and high-profile attacks on Toyota, Boeing, and more using a Citrix Bleed vulnerability (CVE-2023-4966).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Raspberry Robin is a Windows worm discovered by cybersecurity researchers from Red Canary, the malware propagates through removable USB devices. The malware uses TOR exit nodes as a backup C2 infrastructure. ” The vulnerability CVE-2023-36802 is a Type Confusion issue in Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 9, 2023

Known ransomware attacks by gang, May 2023 This isn't the first time this year a gang has overhauled LockBit and climbed to the top spot on our monthly charts. Let's jump right in with MalasLocker, who burst onto the scene last month with 171 total victims—beating out LockBit (76) by almost 100 known attacks. A new norm?

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 22, 2023

After receiving a report about the vulnerability in June, a new version of the software was published on August 2, 2023. The CVE patched in this update is CVE-2023-40477 (with a CVSS score of 7.8 Use endpoint security software that can prevent exploits and malware used to deliver ransomware. Create offsite, offline backups.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2023

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for January 2023 fixed 97 flaws and an actively exploited zero-day. One of the flaws addressed this month, tracked as CVE-2023-21674 (CVSS score 8.8), is listed as being in the wild at the time of release. Another issue fixed by Microsoft is the CVE-2023-21549 (CVSS Score 8.8)

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2023

Known ransomware attacks by gang, April 2023 Known ransomware attacks by country, April 2023 Known ransomware attacks by industry sector, April 2023 Cl0p ransomware, which gained prominence in March by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in GoAnywhere MFT, went comparatively silent with just four attacks in April.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

As of July 2023, the FBI observed ransomware operators exploiting vulnerabilities in vendor-controlled remote access to casino servers, and companies that were compromised through legitimate system management tools to elevate network permissions. . ” reported the PIN.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 10, 2023

July saw one of the highest number of ransomware attacks in 2023 at 441, second only to a record-breaking 556 attacks in May. Known ransomware attacks by gang, July 2023 The LockBit gang is experiencing a steady four-month decline in the number of attacks it has carried out. From March 2023 to July 2023, we recorded a total of 2,130.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

According to a September 20, 2023 joint advisory from the FBI and the U.S. “Experience in backup, increase privileges, mikicatz, network. Mr. Tretyakov suggested someone may have framed him, pointing to an August 2023 story at a Russian news outlet about the reported hack and leak of the user database from sysadmins[.]ru,

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The problem of malware, specifically its ever-shifting flavors, has been plaguing us for decades. They seek out ways to exploit organizations’ backup systems. Neither are backups stored with cloud services. The post 10 Cybersecurity Trends That Emerged in 2023 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Fox IT

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

During a recent incident response case, we found traces of an adversary leveraging ConnectWise R1Soft Server Backup Manager software (hereinafter: R1Soft server software). The adversary used it as an initial point of access and as a platform to control downstream systems connected via the R1Soft Backup Agent.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 13, 2023

Between April 2022 and March 2023, France was one of the most attacked countries by ransomware gangs. France is a prime target In the 12 months from April 2022 to March 2023, France was a globally significant target for ransomware, and the fifth most attacked country by known attacks.

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