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How Groove Gang is Shaking up the Ransomware-as-a-Service Market to Empower Affiliates

McAfee

These cybercriminals are happy to put aside previous Ransomware-as-a-Service hierarchies to focus on the ill-gotten gains to be made from controlling victim’s networks, rather than the previous approach which prioritized control of the ransomware itself. Introduction. Jabber group for unhappy threat actors. Paying respects….

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Information Stealing Malware on the Rise, Uptycs Study Shows

SecureWorld News

According to the new Uptycs whitepaper, Detecting the Silent Threat: 'Stealers are Organization Killers' (gated link), a variety of new info stealers have emerged this year, preying on Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. Some highlights include: Stealers are primarily sold on cybercrime forums.

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Thomson Reuters collected and leaked at least 3TB of sensitive data

Security Affairs

A simple human error can lead to devastating attacks, from data exfiltration to ransomware,” Sasnauskas said. Invoices infected with malware could cause huge losses for the clients if they were attacked by ransomware gangs,” Vareikis explained. Media giant with $6.35 Why did it happen? Exposed in the past?

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Hundreds of thousands of routers exposed to Eternal Silence campaign via UPnP?

Security Affairs

In early 2013, researchers at Rapid7 published an interesting whitepaper entitled “Security Flaws in Universal Plug and Play” that evaluated the global exposure of UPnP-enabled network devices. In December 2018, the company provided an update to its initial analysis revealing a disconcerting scenario, UPnProxy was still up and running.

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Top 5 Industries Most Vulnerable to Data Breaches in 2023

Security Boulevard

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. Rapid technological advancements and potential security gaps due to the growing sophistication of cybercrimes.