Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The FBI responded by reverifying InfraGard members and by seizing the cybercrime forum where the data was being sold. In a post on the English language cybercrime forum BreachForums , USDoD leaked information on roughly 3,200 Airbus vendors, including names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. But on Sept. But on Sept.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Amazon and AWS systems remain secure, and we have not experienced a security event. We were notified about a security event at one of our property management vendors that impacted several of its customers including Amazon. Exposed data did not include Social Security numbers or financial information.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The FBI warns of ransomware attacks on businesses involved in “time-sensitive financial events” such as corporate mergers and acquisitions. Ransomware gangs target these companies because there is a high likelihood that they will pay the ransom to avoid the impact of the disclosure of sensitive data during these events.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Over the past 10 days, someone has been launching a series of coordinated attacks designed to disrupt Trickbot , an enormous collection of more than two million malware-infected Windows PCs that are constantly being harvested for financial data and are often used as the entry point for deploying ransomware within compromised organizations.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2024

Over the last few years, ransomware attacks have become one of the most prevalent and expensive forms of cybercrime. Today, this tactic has evolved, where ransomware operators in nearly every case first exfiltrate sensitive data and then threaten to publicly expose it if a ransom demand is not paid.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The report also discusses the criminal organizations behind cyberattacks and the influence of geopolitical events. The report follows the Internet Organized Crime Assessment (IOCTA), Europol’s assessment of the cybercrime landscape and how it has changed over the last 24 months. Prevent intrusions. Detect intrusions.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of strategies tested recently seem especially devious. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that Venus ransomware attacks were targeting a number of U.S. “ Cl0p ” a.k.a.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The Dutch government will not tolerate ransomware attacks that could threaten national security, it will use intelligence or military services to curb them. “For several years, the threat of ransomware attacks has been increasing around the world.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2024

Sophos researchers investigated a Qilin ransomware breach attack that led to the theft of credentials stored in Google Chrome browsers. Sophos researchers investigated a Qilin ransomware attack where operators stole credentials stored in Google Chrome browsers of a limited number of compromised endpoints. ” concludes the report.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2021

Since the initial lockdown, we have seen the rise of certain types of cybercrime, including scams and fraud campaigns that either bank on the global COVID-19 pandemic or take advantage of potential victims that adhere to work-from-home measures. Organized crime: Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS). Future cybercrimes in the UK and beyond.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The BlackMatter ransomware gang announced it is going to shut down its operation due to pressure from law enforcement. The BlackMatter ransomware group has announced it is shutting down its operation due to the pressure from local authorities. We wish you all success, we were glad to work.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Some affiliated with the Egregor RaaS , not the main ransomware gang, have been arrested as a result of a joint operation conducted by law enforcement in Ukraine and France. The Egregor ransomware gang has been active since September 2020, it began operating shortly after the Maze ransomware operators shut down their operations.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2020

Microsoft is warning dozens of hospitals of the risks of ransomware attacks due to insecure VPN devices and gateways exposed online. Recently Microsoft has published details about human-operated ransomware attacks that targeted organizations in various industries. SecurityAffairs – ransomware, hospitals ). Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Phishing scams, malware, ransomware and data breaches are just some of the examples of cyberthreats that can devastate business operations and the protection of consumer information. Here are five notable historical events that influenced cybersecurity assessment and transformed it into what it is today: The Battle of Midway (1942).

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Ransomware attacks netted cybercrime groups a total of $813.5 The number of ransomware events increased into H2, but on-chain payments declined, million in 2024, a decline from $1.25 billion in 2023. The total amount extorted during the first half of 2024 stood at $459.8

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

Microsoft is warning organizations to deploy protections against a new strain of PonyFinal ransomware that has been in the wild over the past two months. PonyFinal is Java-based ransomware that is manually distributed by threat actors. PonyFinal is Java-based ransomware that is manually distributed by threat actors.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

CISA adds Apple, Oracle Agile PLM bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog More than 2,000 Palo Alto Networks firewalls hacked exploiting recently patched zero-days Ransomhub ransomware gang claims the hack of Mexican government Legal Affairs Office US DoJ charges five alleged members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime gang Threat actor (..)

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2021

This week’s events are a very good, and rather alarming, illustration. A Latvian woman has been charged for their alleged role in a transnational cybercrime organisation. Ransomware would also be deployed, for that final splash of cash. As touched on above, the group hired experts in a variety of cybercrime fields.

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SecureList

MAY 8, 2024

Ransomware attacks continue to be one of the biggest contemporary cybersecurity threats, affecting organizations and individuals alike on a global scale. As we approach International Anti-Ransomware Day, we have analyzed the major ransomware events and trends. The third most active ransomware in 2023 was Cl0p.

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Cisco Security

JULY 22, 2021

Ransomware. Certainly not a new form of cybercrime, but one that has dominated mainstream headlines in recent months. fuel pipeline, and one of the world’s largest meat processing plants have put a giant spotlight on ransomware. But first, what is ransomware? Web security: Most ransomware attacks use DNS.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric suffered a data breach after a Cactus ransomware attack. The attack was carried out by the Cactus ransomware gang , which claims to have stolen terabytes of corporate data from the company. The Cactus ransomware relies on multiple legitimate tools (e.g.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The FBI and CISA warn of attacks carried out by the Rhysida ransomware group against organizations across multiple industry sectors. FBI and CISA published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn of Rhysida ransomware attacks against organizations across multiple industry sectors. ” reads the joint advisory.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

Additionally, there are also Russian cybercrime organizations that are not state-sponsored but are allowed to operate. Although there’s no one magic solution to eliminating cyberattacks and cybercrime risks, there are steps you can take to reduce the chances of becoming a victim. businesses called #ShieldsUp.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Researchers spotted a version of the open-source ransomware toolkit Cryptonite that doesn’t support decryption capabilities. Fortinet researchers discovered a sample of malware generated with the publicly available open-source ransomware toolkit Cryptonite that never offers the decryption window, turning it as a wiper.

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SecureList

MAY 11, 2023

Ransomware keeps making headlines. attempted ransomware attacks which was 20% more than in 2021 (61.7M). attempted ransomware attacks which was 20% more than in 2021 (61.7M). Although early 2023 saw a slight decline in the number of ransomware attacks, they were more sophisticated and better targeted.

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SecureList

MAY 11, 2022

Ahead of the Anti-Ransomware Day, we summarized the tendencies that characterize ransomware landscape in 2022. This year, ransomware is no less active than before: cybercriminals continue to threaten nationwide retailers and enterprises , old variants of malware return while the new ones develop.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2024

The Cactus ransomware group claims to have hacked Coop, one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden. The Cactus ransomware group claims to have hacked Coop and is threatening to disclose a huge amount of personal information, over 21 thousand directories. The Cactus ransomware relies on multiple legitimate tools (e.g.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

US CISA and the FBI issued a joint alert to warn critical infrastructure partners and public/private organizations of ransomware attacks during holidays. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI warn critical infrastructure partners of ransomware attacks during the holiday season. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureList

JUNE 15, 2023

Money is the root of all evil, including cybercrime. We have analyzed how MaaS is organized, which malware is most often distributed through this model, and how the MaaS market depends on external events. Ransomware ranks second in terms of activity on the dark web, showing an increase since 2021.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2021

Group-IB published a report titled “Ransomware Uncovered 2020-2021 ”. analyzes ransomware landscape in 2020 and TTPs of major threat actors. Group-IB , a global threat hunting and adversary-centric cyber intelligence company, has presented its new report “Ransomware Uncovered 2020-2021 ”. The gold rush of 2020.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As of the time I’m writing this, earlier this week a cybersecurity bombshell story just broke that, for once, is actually a positive turn of events. The post Locking Up Lockbit: The Fall of a Ransomware Cartel appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2024

hospitals, suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted its medical operations. A disruptive ransomware attack hit OneBlood and disrupted its medical operations. In July, the LockBit ransomware group breached another hospital in the United States, the victim is the Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Illinois.

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Webroot

APRIL 7, 2021

With investors currently bullish on Bitcoin, is its high value is driving cybercriminals to pursue crypto-generating forms of cybercrime like ransomware and illicit miners? At the same time, the average cost of a ransomware incident is also rising steeply. At time of writing, the value of one Bitcoin is north of $58 thousand.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

18, 2024, CyberNewsWire — SpyCloud , the leader in Cybercrime Analytics, today announced new cybersecurity research highlighting the growing and alarming threat of infostealers – a type of malware designed to exfiltrate digital identity data, login credentials, and session cookies from infected devices. Austin, TX, Sept.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

this month cracked down on the Egregor ransomware gang, shutting down its leak website, seizing computers and arresting individuals who are allegedly linked to ransomware attacks that netted $80 million in illicit profits from more than 150 victimized companies. Law enforcement officials from Ukraine, France and the U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The US Healthcare provider Ardent Health Services disclosed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack last week. The healthcare provider disclosed that it has suffered a ransomware attack on November 23. “The Ardent technology team immediately began working to understand the event, safeguard data, and regain functionality.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) warns of the high risk of a catastrophic ransomware attack on the UK government. The British government is accused of failing to mitigate the risk of ransomware attacks. Beckett recommends the UK government consider defense from ransomware attacks a top political priority. “in

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