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HardBit ransomware gang adjusts their demands so the insurance company would cover the ransom cost

Security Affairs

For those who have cyber insurance against ransomware attacks. Insurance companies require you to keep your insurance information secret, this is to never pay the maximum amount specified in the contract or to pay nothing at all, disrupting negotiations. Very important! reads the ransom note.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 362 by Pierluigi Paganini

Security Affairs

T-Mobile confirms Lapsus$ had access its systems Are you using Java 15/16/17 or 18 in production? Patch them now!

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How to Decrypt Ransomware Files – And What to Do When That Fails

eSecurity Planet

First, call the cyber insurance company that issued the organization’s cybersecurity policy. Most insurance companies require specific incident response vendors, procedures, and reporting that must be met to meet the standards to be insured. The First Calls After an Attack. For-pay ransomware recovery tool.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 460 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

-Iran Crisis Russia-Aligned TAG-70 Targets European Government and Military Mail Servers in New Espionage Campaign U.S.

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A week in security (July 4 – July 10)

Malwarebytes

TikTok is “unacceptable security risk” and should be removed from app stores, says FCC Google to delete location data of trips to abortion clinics IconBurst software supply chain attack offers malicious versions of NPM packages Discord Shame channel goes phishing Verified Twitter accounts phished via hate speech warnings Apple Lockdown (..)

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 444 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Kinsing threat actors probed the Looney Tunables flaws in recent attacks ZDI discloses four zero-day flaws in Microsoft Exchange Okta customer support system breach impacted 134 customers Multiple WhatsApp mods spotted containing the CanesSpy Spyware Russian FSB arrested Russian hackers who supported Ukrainian cyber operations MuddyWater has been spotted (..)