Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) are warning of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign targeting organizations worldwide in multiple industries, including government, finance, energy, manufacturing, and healthcare. ” reads the alert published by ACSC.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Researchers attribute the Raspberry Robin malware to the Russian cybercrime group known as Evil Corp group. IBM Security X-Force researchers discovered similarities between a component used in the Raspberry Robin malware and a Dridex malware loader, which was part of the malicious operations of the cybercrime gang Evil Corp.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Microsoft linked the recently discovered Raspberry Robin Windows malware to the notorious Evil Corp operation. On July 26, 2022, Microsoft researchers discovered that the FakeUpdates malware was being distributed via Raspberry Robin malware. The malware uses TOR exit nodes as a backup C2 infrastructure.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Ransomware attackers often spend weeks or months inside of a target’s network before attempting to deploy malware across the network that encrypts servers and desktop systems unless and until a ransom demand is met. In some cases, this allows the intruders to profit even if their malware somehow fails to do its job.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 9, 2021

European Enterprises mainly involved in manufacturing are being targeted by a new strain of Ransomware dubbed as Cring and confirmed sources say that the malware is being spread by exploitation of Fortinet VPN Vulnerability.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Japan -based camera and binocular manufacturer Olympus that is also into the manufacturing of medical devices has revealed in an official statement that its servers were targeted by BlackMatter Ransomware group that could have disrupted the computers systems in network operating in Middle East, Europe and Africa.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

The company is a globally recognised industrial explosives manufacturer, it provides complete blasting solutions, including packaged, bulk explosives and initiating systems to meet its customer needs across the globe. .” The BlackCat Ransomware gang added SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA to the list of victims published on its Tor leak site.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

The common wisdom goes that Linux malware is rare, and for the most part this is true. Thanks to its built-in security defenses, strict user privilege model, and transparent source code, Linux enjoys far fewer malware infections than other operating systems. Cloud Snooper. How it works. How it works. HiddenWasp. How it works.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2025

As of February 2025, Medusa developers and affiliates have impacted over 300 victims from a variety of critical infrastructure sectors with affected industries including medical, education, legal, insurance, technology, and manufacturing.” ” reads the joint advisory. Attackers use Mimikatz to steal credentials.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2022

“We found samples of the Raspberry Robin malware spreading in telecommunications and government office systems beginning September.” ” Raspberry Robin is a Windows worm discovered by cybersecurity researchers from Red Canary, the malware propagates through removable USB devices. .” exe, and rundll32.exe.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Malware, short for “malicious software,” is any unwanted software on your computer that, more often than not, is designed to inflict damage. Since the early days of computing, a wide range of malware types with varying functions have emerged. Best Practices to Defend Against Malware. Jump ahead: Adware. RAM scraper.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

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. Disable system recovery, backup and shadow copies and the Windows firewall. and Brazil. VMware researchers first noticed that Phobos ransomware uses the “.8base”

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2021

The audio equipment manufacturer Bose Corporation said it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. Bose first detected the malware/ransomware on Bose’s U.S. Performed detailed forensics analysis on impacted server to analyse the impact of the malware/ransomware.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2022

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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware). continues the analysis. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

For businesses, this means implementing a comprehensive incident response plan that includes secure, immutable backups and regular testing to ensure rapid recovery in the event of an attack. Malware Infections on the Rise For the first time in years, malware infection rates are rising among both businesses and consumers.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The FBI recently used a court order to remove malware from hundreds of routers across the US because it believed the attack was the work of an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group known as Volt Typhoon. Use endpoint security software that can prevent exploits and malware used to deliver ransomware. Create offsite, offline backups.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

Most of the victims are in the manufacturing, engineering and construction, and retail sectors. Some of the victims’ ransom payments were sent by both Conti and Black Basta groups to the gang behind the Qakbot malware. The average ransom payment was $1.2 61,9% of the victims are in the US, 15.8% in Germany, and 5.9%

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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 malicious code uses Windows Installer to reach out to QNAP-associated domains and download a malicious DLL.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 2, 2021

In the early days of ransomware things were fairly simple: malware would infect your company’s infrastructure, encrypting your valuable data with a secret key that was only known to your attackers. If you had shown the foresight of making secure backups in advance, you could get back up and running again.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

“In Australia, manufacturing and sales operations have been impacted; some processes have been paused, whilst other processes including steel despatches continue with some manual processes and workarounds.” Manufacturing and sales operations in Australia were deeply impacted. ” reads a post published by iTnews.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2022

Cybereason researchers are warning of a wave of attacks spreading the wormable Windows malware Raspberry Robin. 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.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2022

While anyone can fall victim to these threat actors, the FBI noted that this malware has been used to target a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure organizations, including defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, technology companies, and especially organizations in the healthcare and medical industries.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

But manufacturers of agricultural equipment have spent the last few years locked in an automation arms race, and the side effects of this race are starting to show. Rise in malware. The FBI notice includes the following recommendations: Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

To those new to QNAP, the company is into the manufacturing of network attacks storage devices and has been constantly facing issued regarding security for the past 2 years. So, such appliances can not only serve as simple file servers or backup nodes, but can also serve as computing servers for basic needs. S SSD support.

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

The factory specializes in manufacturing, consumer electronics, medical devices, and industrial operations. Based in Tijuana, Mexico, near the California border, the facility is an electronics manufacturing giant employing 5,000 people. The malware’s capacity to increase over a network may be limited. using the LockBit 2.0

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. ” reads the report published by the company.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

This type of malware attack is called a botnet attack. It’s powered by hundreds of bots carrying malware and infecting thousands of IoT devices simultaneously. Malware, phishing, and web. Nowadays, malware is an indispensable part of the internet (even if we do not like it). The Flaws in Manufacturing Process.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

1 company in the field of manufacturing and trading steel sheet in Vietnam and the leading exporter of steel sheet in Southeast Asia. During the ordinary monitoring of Deepweb and Darkweb , researchers at Cyble came across the leak disclosure post published by the Maze ransomware operators that claim the hack of the Hoa Sen Group.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

The malware allows operators to steal information from various browsers, it also supports ransomware capabilities. Threat actors used reputable LinkedIn pages to target victims, including the Philippines Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Company and multiple organizations in Brazil. ” reads the analysis published by Zscaler.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In October 2022, the malware was used in post-compromise activity attributed to another actor, DEV-0950 (which overlaps with FIN11 / TA505 cybercrime gang). In some cases, the attackers delivered the Truebot malware between the Raspberry Robin infection and the Cobalt Strike deployment. The final-stage malware was the Clop ransomware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

Most of the attacks have been reported in July, the organizations hit by the ransomware gang operate in professional services, construction, manufacturing, retail, and food industries. Ransomware operators also stole data from the victims and leaked it online when they refused to pay the ransom. in Australia since 2020.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2019

Malware infections could be devastating for production environments, a ransomware infection halts production operations for days at airplane parts manufacturer ASCO. ASCO , is of the world’s largest manufacturers of aerospace components. ASCO provides components to Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier Aerospace, and Lockheed Martin.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

Mamba ransomware is one of the first malware that encrypted hard drives rather than files that was detected in public attacks. The alert provides a list of mitigations to stay protected from ransomware families: Recommended Mitigations • Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Malware has been around for nearly 40 years, longer even than the World Wide Web, but ransomware is a different kind of threat, capable of crippling a company and damaging or destroying its critical data. As most malware comes via email and websites, don’t overlook the importance of gateways. Data backup.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 10, 2021

In this case, if a password is guessed successfully, the device is infected with malware that will carry out additional attacks on other devices. Golang is a statically-typed, compiled, general-purpose programming language that we see more often in the current malware landscape. This performs a regular, off-site backup.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Microsoft reports that in doing so, Octo Tempest progressively broadened the number of industries it targeted for extortion, including natural resources, gaming, hospitality, consumer products, retail, managed service providers, manufacturing, law, technology, and financial services. Create offsite, offline backups. Prevent intrusions.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Small farms, large producers, processors and manufacturers, and markets and restaurants are particularly exposed to ransomware attacks. The good news is in the latter attack the victims restored its backups. Install and regularly update anti-virus and anti-malware software on all hosts. Consider installing and using a VPN.

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