Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) is now available for Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers. Google announced that Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) is now available for all Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers. ” continues the announcement.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The malware stole data and encrypted files to block remediation attempts. “The malware that exploited the vulnerability discovered by Guan was designed to steal information from infected computers and to encrypt files on them if a victim attempted to remediate the infection. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Quantum computing advances are making traditional encryption obsolete, and adversaries are stockpiling data for future decryption. FIPS-203 enables legal PQC deployment, prompting CISOs to overhaul encryption strategies. Without action, quantum-enabled breaches threaten critical data, national security, and global stability.

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Pen Test Partners

AUGUST 29, 2024

Secure networks : Avoid using untrusted public Wi-Fi to access social media accounts, instead, use mobile data. These systems store your passwords in a single encrypted vault. This avoids one of the easiest ways attackers get access to your account – you reusing passwords across multiple websites. Why do I need it?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

A new ransomware strain named Rorschach ransomware supports the fastest file-encrypting routine observed to date. The researchers conducted five separate encryption speed tests in a controlled environment (with 6 CPUs, 8192MB RAM, SSD, and 220000 files to be encrypted), limited to local drive encryption only.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

Chatting with Snowden on an encrypted IM connection, I joked that the NSA cafeteria menu probably has code names for menu items. You read so much classified information about the world’s geopolitical events that you start seeing the world differently. Transferring files electronically is what encryption is for. Probably not.

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SecureList

APRIL 15, 2024

They generated a custom version of the ransomware, which used the aforementioned account credential to spread across the network and perform malicious activities, such as killing Windows Defender and erasing Windows Event Logs in order to encrypt the data and cover its tracks. In this article, we revisit the LockBit 3.0

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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. Using hard-to-crack unique passwords to protect sensitive data and accounts, as well as enabling multi-factor authentication. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Security firm Sumo Logic disclosed a security breach after discovering the compromise of its AWS account compromised last week. The company disclosed a security breach after discovering that its AWS account was compromised last week. The activity identified used a compromised credential to access a Sumo Logic AWS account.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2024

A threat actor is offering for sale customer data allegedly stolen from the Australia-based live events and ticketing company TEG. The company operates across multiple countries and sells over 30 million tickets annually for more than 30,000 events, including live sports, concerts, theatre, festivals, and exhibitions.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

.’ This firewall even goes as far as to block the latest versions of the encryption service TLS (v1.3) Internationally, there is no doubt that this predominantly serves to facilitate the detection and blocking of topics sensitive to the Chinese Communist Party, such as the events of June 4, 1989, in Tiananmen Square.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In November 2019, ransomware operators have started adopting a new double-extortion strategy first used by the Maze gang that sees threat actors also stealing unencrypted files before encrypting infected systems. Then the attackers threaten to release the stolen files if a ransom is not paid. 9, on Facebook. 9, on Facebook.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 2, 2022

Windows still leads overall due to its commanding market share, accounting for 41.4 Companies should not neglect such post-exploitation tactics, as ransomware groups not only encrypt the victim’s files these days but also use exfiltrated data as a means of extortion. million malware samples in the first half of 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 8, 2022

The average internet user has somewhere around 100 accounts, according to NordPass research, meaning they have to track 100 different passwords or risk using the same one over and over. Users can share password files securely with encrypted transmissions. Event logs 24/7 support Security audit and compliance. Key Features.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Encryption Under DORA, encryption plays a key role in securing financial and personal data, particularly during the transmission and storage of data in ICT systems. Recommendation: apply encryption according to risk profile of the data and in line with company policy.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

There are simple steps consumers can take today, for free, to lower their overall risk of a cyber attack, including using multi-factor authentication for their accounts and using strong passwords. Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist Byron V.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 18, 2025

Accountability Fraudsters want to get you off the apps as quickly as possible, ultimately aiming for encrypted messaging services. The Online Safety Act has ushered in some good changes to hold organisations accountable for user safety. The makers of these apps have a responsibility of engagement with safety measures, too.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Messaging services use classical public key cryptography, such as RSA, Elliptic Curve signatures, and Diffie-Hellman key exchange, to establish secure end-to-end encrypted connections between devices. However, researchers believe that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could compromise of end-to-end encrypted communications.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2024

Visma confirmed they were affected by the Kaseya cyber attack that allowed the REvil ransomware to encrypt their customers’ systems. Kroll researchers reported that the ransomware strain outstands for the use of encryption to protect the ransomware binary. The Cactus ransomware relies on multiple legitimate tools (e.g.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Kroll researchers reported that the ransomware strain outstands for the use of encryption to protect the ransomware binary. The ransomware identifies user accounts by viewing successful logins in Windows Event Viewer, it also uses a modified variant of the open-source PSnmap Tool.

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SecureList

MAY 4, 2022

In February 2022 we observed the technique of putting the shellcode into Windows event logs for the first time “in the wild” during the malicious campaign. Such attention to the event logs in the campaign isn’t limited to storing shellcodes. Keep shellcode in event logs. SilentBreak. Cobalt Strike.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

[link] pic.twitter.com/z91nfnGYAQ — Dominic Alvieri (@AlvieriD) February 19, 2024 The Cactus ransomware operation has been active since March 2023, Kroll researchers reported that the ransomware strain is notable for the use of encryption to protect the ransomware binary.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The attacker gained initial access to two employee accounts by carrying out social engineering attacks on the organization’s help desk twice. Within six hours, the attacker began encrypting the organization’s systems. This concealed their attack until the environment was encrypted and backups were sabotaged.

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SecureList

JUNE 17, 2021

The ransomware is coded in Python and compiled to an executable using PyInstaller; it supports two encryption modes: one generated dynamically and one using a hardcoded key. Code analysis revealed an amateurish development cycle and a possibility to recover files encrypted with Black Kingdom with the help of the hardcoded key.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 11, 2022

As of now, news is out that the file encrypting malware attack only affected the systems related to administration and management and did not affect the customer-base. Present, the IT staff are busy in analyzing the cyber event and assured that they have a disaster recovery plan in place to mitigate risks associated with the attack.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 28, 2020

27, a popular fraud bazaar known as Joker’s Stash began selling card data from “a new huge nationwide breach” that purportedly includes more than 30 million card accounts issued by thousands of financial institutions across 40+ U.S. On the evening of Monday, Jan.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 13, 2025

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation, officially known as 23 NYCRR Part 500, is a forward-thinking framework designed to protect consumers sensitive data while holding businesses accountable for their cybersecurity practices. Encryption Sensitive data must be encrypted, whether in transit or at rest.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Encryption and data backup. Data encryption is a protection strategy that renders data useless even when an intruder accesses it. Encrypting all your company’s sensitive data and private information ensures that it’s protected from data breaches. They protect your electronic devices and accounts from hackers.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 27, 2022

update, Apple introduced “Advanced Data Protection,” which finally introduced end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for most items backed up or stored in iCloud. Enabling end-to-end encryption (Advanced Data Protection for iCloud). encrypted email providers. Enabling end-to-end encryption (Advanced Data Protection for iCloud).

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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2024

The number represents a significant portion of the world's online user base, raising concerns about the security of countless online accounts across various platforms. For individual users, the exposure of passwords means an increased risk of account takeovers, identity theft, and fraud.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Owowa is specifically designed to inspect HTTP requests and responses by hooking the PreSendRequestContent event. We determined that Owowa is specifically targeting OWA applications of Exchange servers because its code is purposely ignoring requests from OWA-specific monitoring of account names that start with the HealthMailbox string.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

So, to avoid such troubles from file encrypting malware, the following are the steps to follow to protect backups from being corrupted with encryption- Update- It is a known fact that back-up systems are the first to receive OS updates and so admins should subscribe to automatic updates for backup software.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2023

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. So, we started to look for any repeating events in the timeline that happened around the same time. The encryption algorithm used is based on public-key cryptography.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

“On September 30, 2023, OVT became aware of a security incident that resulted in the encryption of certain OVT systems by an unauthorized third party. The ransomware identifies user accounts by viewing successful logins in Windows Event Viewer, it also uses a modified variant of the open-source PSnmap Tool.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Veeam’s Premium Edition offers Modern Data Protection and Recovery capabilities against many cyber attacks, including those emerging out of file encrypting malware. It also offers a zero trust environment with password-less service accounts and multi-factor authentication to fortify the defense line against cyber-attacks.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2019

A great many iNSYNQ’s customers are accountants, and when the company took its network offline on July 16 in response to the ransomware outbreak, some of those customers took to social media to complain that iNSYNQ was stonewalling them. “For these infections hackers take sometimes days, weeks, or even months to encrypt your data.”

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SecureList

MARCH 13, 2025

This confirms the trend of hacktivists exploiting trusted relationships (T1199 Trusted Relationship and T1078 Valid Accounts). They use these accounts to connect to the server via RDP to transfer and execute tools interactively. In one incident, they exploited the Microsoft Exchange server vulnerability CVE-2021-26855 (ProxyLogon).

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