Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Key Points In October 2024, ReliaQuest responded to an intrusion affecting a manufacturing sector customer. The attacker gained initial access to two employee accounts by carrying out social engineering attacks on the organization’s help desk twice. We identified “Scattered Spider” to be behind the incident. What Happened?

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Sodinokibi spreaders are known for a special social engineering move—they threaten to double the required payment if the ransom is not paid within several days. Making things worse, Sodin may infect on-site backups as well. Sodinokibi damaged the German automotive parts manufacturer. PerCSoft attack , August 2019.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

APTs will contain a cyberattack component, but APTs also commonly include confidence schemes, social engineering , physical access to facilities , bribes, extortion, and other methods to gain system access. Manufactured BackDoor Vulnerabilities. See the Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection. Lessons Learned.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 23, 2021

A manufacturer of rubber parts in Korea. . A luxury gas fireplace manufacturer in New Zealand . A manufacturer of mechanical-electrical alternators in Italy . A furniture manufacturer and design company in Switzerland . lafand wbadmin to delete any backups . An insurance company in Puerto Rico. . JINYANG .

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The US, manufacturing sector, and professional, scientific, and technical services (PSTS) sector are primary targets amidst an overall increase in ransomware attacks. This underscores the importance of having additional compensating controls and educating employees on the risks associated with phishing and other social engineering attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2022

More than 1,500 organizations worldwide spanning Financial Services, Defense, Manufacturing, Energy, Aerospace, and Transportation Systems trust OPSWAT to secure their files and devices; ensure compliance with industry and government-driven policies and regulations, and protect their reputation, finances,?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Operating technology (OT), also known as the industrial internet of things (IIoT), uses smart pumps, conveyor belts, motors, and manufacturing equipment — and the operations teams that install the devices may not always inform the network security team about them.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The gang infamously uses complex tactics and techniques to penetrate victim networks, such as exploitation of software vulnerabilities and social engineering. Industry affiliation does not seem to be a factor: victims have included retailers, financial and logistical services, government agencies, manufacturers, and others.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. Ransomware attackers get into a network in many ways: Social engineering. Protect your backup systems.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. I’m not exaggerating: A s ecure cloud backup solution can save hours, days, months and years of your team’s work.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The US, manufacturing sector, and professional, scientific, and technical services (PSTS) sector are primary targets amidst an overall increase in ransomware attacks. This underscores the importance of having additional compensating controls and educating employees on the risks associated with phishing and other social engineering attacks.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The rise of AI-driven phishing and social engineering, increased targeting of critical infrastructure, and the emergence of more sophisticated fileless malware are all trends that have shaped the cybersecurity battlefield this year. By August 2024, RansomHub had breached at least 210 victims across various critical U.S. PATCH OR DIE!

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 19, 2024

Cybercriminals often encrypt live data and demand ransom for access, corrupting backups and turning off security software. No Regular Data Backups Not having regular, secure backups of critical data is a major oversight. The manufacturing sector is another favourite target.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

The supply chain, already stretched to a breaking point, suffered additional misfortunes across multiple industries, from agriculture and manufacturing to technology and utilities. However, in a clear bid for the supply chain jugular, threat actors also zeroed in on manufacturing, technology, utilities (including oil), and agriculture.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. Phishing and Social Engineering. Because phishing relies on social engineering — tricking users into doing something — employee training is one of the best defenses against these attacks. Backdoors.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

I should also say that this when it does happen and again it's extremely, extremely rare when it does happen, It almost always involves some kind of social engineering. Vamosi: There's also Pegasus, a type of surveillance software created by NSO in Israeli security company. There are legitimate apps for that.

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