Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

WordPress sites using the Ultimate Member plugin are under attack LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (..)

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 Ransomware. See the Top Rootkit Scanners.

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Backups Ransomware Malware Firewall 145

Webroot

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The ransomware attacks that make headlines and steer conversations among cybersecurity professionals usually involve major ransoms, huge corporations and notorious hacking groups. These were mainly hit with well-known variants, sometimes unleashed by state-backed hacking groups. Attach Surface vs. Cybersecurity Resources.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter newsletter) The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 414 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs. billion rubles.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2022

Unfaithful HackerOne employee steals bug reports to claim additional bounties Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2022 CISA orders federal agencies to patch CVE-2022-26925 by July 22 Tens of Jenkins plugins are affected by zero-day vulnerabilities Microsoft: Raspberry Robin worm already infected hundreds of networks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cybercrime Ransomware Data breaches Healthcare 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The 2018 Thales Data Threat Report (DTR) has great information on Big Data use and security. We surveyed more than 1,200 senior security executives from around the world, and virtually all (99%) report they plan to use Big Data this year. Improved monitoring and reporting tools (36% global, 34% U.S.). respondents.

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Big data Encryption Marketing Authentication 96

Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2025

The UK will neither confirm nor deny that its killing encryption The Verge This is not US-related, but certainly important enough to follow as it may have ramifications in the US in the form of setting precedent. Private messaging platform Signal has threatened to pull out of Sweden if these laws take effect.

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Surveillance Data breaches Firmware Encryption 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Consumerization of the Threat. If we were discussing hacking attempts even a decade ago, the types of hacks we saw focused on credit card data, identity theft and corporate espionage. For example, are they encrypting their data? Do they mask critical information to guard against insider threats?

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Identity Theft IoT Technology Encryption 89

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 5, 2018

According to the Thales eSecurity 2018 Global Data Threat Report, Healthcare Edition , 95% of U.S. respondents reported using these technologies with sensitive data. And “Electronic health records contain a trove of personal data, making them an ideal target of one-stop hacking for cyber thieves.”.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Sixty-four percent of the more than 1,200 senior security executives from around the world, whom we surveyed for the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report (DTR), believe artificial intelligence (AI) “increases data security by recognizing and alerting on attacks,” while 43% believe AI “results in increased threats due to use as a hacking tool.”.

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Artificial Intelligence Big data Government Technology 89

Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As the threat reports Webroot produces each year have shown — not to mention the increasing number of major hacks in the headlines — threats keep evolving, and their growth is often exponential. That means even before the pandemic, cyberattacks and resulting data loss were already becoming a case of “when,” not “if.”

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Backups Ransomware Encryption Malware 111

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). Anonymous breached the internal network of Belarusian railways Feb 7- Feb 27 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict Ukraine: Volunteer IT Army is going to hit tens of Russian targets from this list Chipmaker giant Nvidia hit by a ransomware attack Fileless SockDetour backdoor targets U.S.-based

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Ransomware Malware Encryption Phishing 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In our recently launched 2019 Data Threat Report-Global Edition , we found that 97% of enterprises are using sensitive data within digitally transformative technology but, only 30% are encrypting that data. His session , “Kubernetes Deployments: How Not to Get Hacked” will be held on Tuesday, March 5, from 10:20 – 11:00 a.m.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2021

The following statistics on data breaches and enterprise security provide important context to the importance of managing user access to corporate resources: The Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report found that in 61 percent of instances of data breaches, stolen credentials were involved. About the author: By Ronan Mahony.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Ransomware, as projected would continue to be a leading way for bad actors to leverage control and data to monetize hacking organizations. According to the SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, the global volume of ransomware is increasing by 98%. This area will continue to be an ongoing challenge for organizations in 2023. Ransomware.

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Phishing Mobile Ransomware Technology 134

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 3, 2024

Challenge 1: Data breaches and ID fraud A single hack or data breach can undo decades of trust building and have a catastrophic effect on the perception of a financial organisation. Encryption Data Security Michel de Jong | Regional Sales Manager, IAM More About This Author > Schema

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Digital transformation Data breaches Encryption Insurance 62

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

The Threat Level Is Rising. According to the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report : … Rates of successful breaches have reached an all-time high for both mid-sized and enterprise class organizations, with more than two-thirds (67%) of global organizations and nearly three fourths (71%) in the U.S. This hacking ring stole $3.4

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Risk Digital transformation IoT Identity Theft 48

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Recently, we used HYAS Insight, our leading advanced threat intelligence and investigation platform, to track four major malware “families.” StealC employs advanced evasion techniques to avoid detection by antivirus software, including encryption and anti-analysis methods. Want more threat intel on a weekly basis?

Malware 59

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 30, 2022

Recent high profile attacks show that the bad guys don’t hack into organizations, they simply log in. RDP gateways are accessed over HTTPS connections (port 443) protected through the TLS encryption protocol. How to Prevent and Protect Against Supply Chain Attacks. Wed, 03/30/2022 - 04:32. Apply MFA to access the RDP gateway.

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Authentication CISO VPN Threat Reports 54

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Ninety-five percent of cybersecurity breaches are due to human error (Symantec Internet Security Threat Report). Identity Governance (IGA) Challenges abound in the enterprise that are opening the door to greater compliance and security risk. Every organization is dealing with the proliferation of increased application.

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IoT VPN Architecture Risk 108

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The joint document doesnt name the hacking group. However, The Wall Street Journal identified it as Salt Typhoon when, citing anonymous sources, it reported in September that the group had breached several U.S. Adopt an access control list (ACL) strategy that denies access to the network by default, and log all denied traffic.

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Cybersecurity VPN Ransomware Software 64

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

While cybersecurity has its bad side (breaches, hacks, AI); it also has a good side (good practitioners and vendors fighting the good fight, AI). Death, taxes, and cybersecurity. While the latter is more of a good thing, all of these are realities and none of the three will go away in 2025.

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Cybersecurity Education Risk CISO 121

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

It was first publicly documented in 2014, in the aftermath of the Gamma Group hacking incident. The contents are disguised as GIF image files, but contain encrypted commands from the C2 server and command execution results. FinFly Web is, in essence, a suite of tools and packages that implement a web-based exploitation server.

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