eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

In the recent case of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack , the Department of Justice and FBI were able to recover a majority of the crypto-payment made to the DarkSide ransomware group. Since blockchain’s arrival, cryptocurrency has framed the technology as permissionless, or a public blockchain. Permissionless Blockchain.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Energy and utility companies have been some of the most high-profile cyber attacks in recent memory, such as the May 2021 Colonial Pipeline attack or the Delta-owned Monroe Energy attack in November 2021. Given how lucrative and necessary both sectors are to daily life, they make prime targets for ransomware.

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SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

405,684 malicious installation packages were detected, of which: 55,614 packages were related to mobile banking Trojans; 3,821 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans. dropped to tenth place from sixth with 1.82%; this verdict covers fraudulent apps purporting to help with investing in gas utilities and mostly targeting Russian users.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Supply-chain will become more of a sweet spot for targeted ransomware and state-sponsored espionage campaigns. Businesses will still be mostly concerned with ransomware. The economic downturn (caused by energy prices, inflation, sanctions, etc.) Malware attacks like ransomware will happen to businesses more frequently.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The incident occurred in the third and fourth week of March, as part of a small wave of attacks involving both DroxiDat and Cobalt Strike beacons around the world; and we believe this incident may have been the initial stage of a ransomware attack. Leaked Lockbit 3 builder Lockbit is one of the most prevalent ransomware strains.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This is particularly notable in the case of Lazarus APT, specifically its attacks against cryptocurrency investors in May. In general, we’ve observed hacktivists in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict become more skilled and more focused on attacking large organizations such as government, manufacturing and energy entities.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The malware posed as ransomware, demanding money from the victims for “decrypting” their data. APT targeting turns toward satellite technologies, producers and operators The only known case of an attack utilizing satellite technologies that happened in recent years was the KA-SAT network hack of 2022.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Is it a ransomware attack? Australian ACSC warns of Conti ransomware attacks against local orgs A zero-day exploit for Log4j Java library could have a tsunami impact on IT giants 1.6 Australian ACSC warns of Conti ransomware attacks against local orgs A zero-day exploit for Log4j Java library could have a tsunami impact on IT giants 1.6

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These sites referenced public figures and humanitarian groups, offering to accept cash in cryptocurrency, something that should have raised a red flag in itself. By getting the user’s secret phrase, cybercriminals could get access to their cryptocurrency balance. Payout notices could arrive by mail, email, or as a text message.

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