Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

This article makes LockBit sound like a legitimate organization: The DDoS attack last weekend that put a temporary stop to leaking Entrust data was seen as an opportunity to explore the triple extortion tactic to apply more pressure on victims to pay a ransom.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The US FBI has published a flash alert warning private organizations of the evolution of the HelloKitty ransomware (aka FiveHands). Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sent out a flash alert warning private industry of a new feature of the HelloKitty ransomware gang (aka FiveHands). ” reads the flash alert.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2021

The REvil ransomware operators are using DDoS attacks and voice calls to journalists and victim’s business partners to force victims to pay the ransom. Malware #Ransomware #REvil REvil Ransomware launched a service for contact to news media, companies for the best pressure at no cost, and DDoS (L3, L7) as a paid service.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2022

Having spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, threats such as malware, ransomware, and DDoS attacks continue to accelerate. A10’s security research team recorded a significant spike in the number of potential DDoS weapons available for exploitation in 2021 and early 2022. Related: Apple tools abuse widespread. Key findings follow.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2022

Cyble researchers discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) named Borat capable of conducting DDoS and ransomware attacks. Unlike other RATs, the Borat RAT provides Ransomware and DDOS services to attackers expanding their capabilities. DDOS – This module is used to perform a DDOS attack.

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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sent out a flash alert warning private industry partners that the HelloKitty ransomware gang (aka FiveHands) has added distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to their arsenal of extortion tactics. [.].

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks cause problems for organizations of all sizes. To fight DDoS attacks, organizations and teams need to implement the three standard phases for any IT threat: preparation, reaction, and recovery. To skip ahead, click on the links: What is a DDoS Attack? Types of DDoS Attacks.

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Daniel Miessler

OCTOBER 4, 2020

I’ve been writing a lot on ransomware recently , and wanted to comment on an interesting new development in attackers’ toolchests. This is the original ransomware tactic. They threaten to DDoS your company so customers can’t use your service. It’s a denial of service against your data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Over 300,000!

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

These botnets, networks of compromised devices, can perform attacks without the user realizing it, overwhelming networks, spreading spam, and even launching DDoS attacks. Like vampires, malware strains can operate quietly, leeching data or encrypting files without warning, making ransomware and spyware infections incredibly haunting.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks seek to cripple a corporate resource such as applications, web sites, servers, and routers, which can quickly lead to steep losses for victims. However, DDoS attackers sometimes even target the specific computers (or routers) of unwary people – often to harass video gamers, for example.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Akamai announced it has mitigated the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on a U.S. Cybersecurity firm Akamai successfully identified and prevented a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeting an unnamed, leading American financial institution. financial company. gigabits per second.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2022

Microsoft in November fended off a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in its Azure cloud that officials said was the largest ever recorded, the latest in a wave of record attacks that washed over the IT industry in the second half of 2021. Also read: How to Stop DDoS Attacks: 6 Tips for Fighting DDoS Attacks.

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Attackers will vow to publicly release the stolen data, try to delete any backups and even deploy DDoS attacks to convince victims to give in to the ransom demands, says Sophos.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Experts warn of a surge in the DDoS attacks against education institutions and the academic industry across the world. The DDoS attacks are causing severe issues to the targeted education institutions such as temporarily takedown of the network and online classes. were victims of ransomware attacks this year. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 14, 2022

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks can cripple an organization, a network, or even an entire country, and they show no sign of slowing down. DDoS attacks may only make up a small percentage of security threats, but their consequences can be devastating. According to Imperva Research Labs, DDoS attacks tend to come in waves.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

Ransomware has taken center stage in the cybercrime ecosystem, causing over $1 billion in losses last year around the world and earning criminals hundreds of millions of dollars in profits. At the same time, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, which have also traditionally been used to extort businesses, returned in force.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 30, 2023

UK National Crime Agency nips it in the bud: Aims to scare straight naughty DDoS kiddies. The post Brits Slap Wrists of DDoS Kids, via NCA’s Fake Booter Sites appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 15, 2020

All the organizations that contacted security provider Radware after receiving an extortion letter were hit by Distributed Denial of Service attacks.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 5, 2021

Some of the top ransomware gangs are deploying a new pressure tactic to push more victim organizations into paying an extortion demand: Emailing the victim’s customers and partners directly, warning that their data will be leaked to the dark web unless they can convince the victim firm to pay up. “Good day!

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 3, 2022

But DDoS attacks are often executed to make a statement, harm a competitor, or in some cases, shut down operations while installing malware or ransomware. The number of DDoS attacks is on the rise lately; thus, companies must […]. The post What is a DDoS Attack? The post What is a DDoS Attack?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2023

StormWall , a premier cybersecurity firm specializing in the defense of websites, networks, and online services from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, has published an in-depth report on the DDoS landscape during the first quarter of 2023. of DDoS attacks targeting the application layer (L7), 11.7% in Q1 2022 to 6.4%

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Security Boulevard

MAY 21, 2021

Just a week after announcing it would no longer cover ransomware payments in France, global insurance company AXA has been hit with a targeted ransomware attack. The post Avaddon Targets Insurer AXA with Ransomware | Avast appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) DDoS attacks have surged dramatically over the last few years, and will likely continue to pose a threat considering both how easy they are to execute, and how fast botnets (vast networks of compromised devices) are scaling. To stay ahead, organizations must turn to artificial intelligence.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2020

Palo Alto said IoT systems infected by Mukashi then report back to a control server, which can be used to disseminate new instructions — such as downloading additional software or launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Image: Palo Alto Networks. Zyxel issued a patch for the flaw on Feb.

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Lohrman on Security

AUGUST 14, 2022

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released tools this past week to help protect the upcoming midterm elections against ransomware, phishing and DDoS attacks.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 12, 2023

The Swiss government has disclosed that a recent ransomware attack on an IT supplier might have impacted its data, while today, it warns that it is now targeted in DDoS attacks. [.]

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 6, 2021

The REvil ransomware operation announced this week that they are using DDoS attacks and voice calls to journalists and victim's business partners to generate ransom payments. [.].

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Security Boulevard

JULY 25, 2022

Having spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, threats such as malware, ransomware, and DDoS attacks continue to accelerate. The post GUEST ESSAY: How amplified DDoS attacks on Ukraine leverage Apple’s Remote Desktop protocol appeared first on Security Boulevard. Related: Apple tools abuse widespread.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A threat actor has leaked the source code for the first version of the HelloKitty ransomware on a Russian-speaking cybercrime forum. kapuchin0 claims that the leaked code is the first breach of the HelloKitty ransomware. kapuchin0 claims that the leaked code is the first breach of the HelloKitty ransomware.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

At the end of January, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned that the KillNet group is actively targeting the US healthcare sector with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) says it helped dozens of hospitals respond to these DDoS incidents.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 21, 2021

A new ransomware variant is in the wild and is threatening to harass employees and business partners if a ransom payment is denied. Technically, like all other ransomware gangs, the Yanluowang malware infects a database and drops ransom note.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 18, 2020

biz which explain in intricate detail flaws found in high-profile malware tools whose authors have used his service in the past, including; the Black Energy DDoS bot administration panel; malware loading panels tied to the Smoke and Andromeda bot loaders; the RMS and Spyadmin trojans; and a popular loan scan script. RANSOMWARE DREAMS.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2021

The FBI and Australian Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warn of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign targeting organizations worldwide. “The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware an ongoing ransomware campaign utilising the Avaddon Ransomware malware. ” reads the alert published by ACSC.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2021

Avaddon ransomware gang has breached the France-based financial consultancy firm Acer Finance. Avaddon ransomware gang made the headlines again, the cybercrime gang has breached the France-based financial consultancy firm Acer Finance. Acer Finance operates as an investment management company. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

Ukrainian police arrested members of a ransomware gang that targeted at least 50 companies in the U.S. Ukrainian police arrested members of a ransomware affiliate group that is responsible for attacking at least 50 companies in the U.S. The gang was distributing the LockerGoga and MegaCortex ransomware families. and Europe.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2021

The Darkside ransomware gang is enhancing its extortion tactics to interfere with the valuation of stocks of companies that are listed on NASDAQ or other stock markets. The Darkside ransomware operators are stepping up their extortion tactics targeting companies that are listed on NASDAQ or other stock markets with a new technique.

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