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Operation Phobos Aetor: Police dismantled 8Base ransomware gang

Security Affairs

“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. Generation of target list of extensions and folders to encrypt. ” reported the website Nation Thailand.

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8Base ransomware operators use a new variant of the Phobos ransomware

Security Affairs

Phobos variants are usually distributed by the SmokeLoader , but in 8Base campaigns, it has the ransomware component embedded in its encrypted payloads. The group has been active since March 2022, it focused on small and medium-size businesses in multiple industries, including finance, manufacturing, business services, and IT.

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You can now implement and maintain encryption with minimal impact

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

You can now implement and maintain encryption with minimal impact. Technologies such as IoT, cloud, edge computing, and AI can drastically improve business service and operations. Encryption is best practice to ensure cybercriminals do not gain access to your business’s sensitive data. Initial encryption.

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Office 365 Backup. The Cost of Data Loss

Spinone

Microsoft’s Office 365 public cloud solution has become a major player in the public cloud space with many businesses either migrating to Office 365 from on-premises environments or other public cloud vendors. Let’s take a look at the topic – Office 365 Backup Why Important?

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Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign

Security Affairs

This may allow hackers to gain server privileges, delete or steal data, or even lead to an encryption extortion, critically endangering normal business services.” ” reads the post published by Zhu on September 11, 2022. The crontab entries allowed the attackers to execute a shell script hosted on a remote server.

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Ransomware Attacks on Schools: 'Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels' Stop Online Learning

SecureWorld News

"We talked about the possibility of waiting to the end of school, but our IT folks said, just like any other infection, the longer you let it go the worse it is going to get," said Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Larry Teixeira. It holds student demographics along with attendance.

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Cloud Security Checklist

Spinone

The cloud has certainly matured as a platform and solution for today’s business-critical applications. Organizations have chosen to run not only production virtual machines on top of cloud infrastructure but also business services such as email and file storage.

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