Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Decrypting Encrypted files from Akira Ransomware (Linux/ESXI variant 2024) using a bunch of GPUs Jaguar Land Rover Breached by HELLCAT Ransomware Group Using Its Infostealer PlaybookThen a Second Hacker Strikes ClearFakes (..)

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 14, 2021

During a ransomware attack, it is critical to detect and respond early and quickly. By decreasing your mean time to detection in identifying the attacker’s behavior, your security team can quickly investigate and respond timely to prevent a ransomware incident. Endpoint ransomware protection.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

The REvil ransomware family has been in the news due to its involvement in high-profile incidents, such as the JBS cyberattack and the Kaseya supply chain attack. Yet this threat carries a much more storied history , with varying functionality from one campaign to the next. Creating a mutex. Deleting backups.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 17, 2025

Although there remains some ambiguity over whether ransomware was employed, the Play ransomware gang later claimed responsibility , alleging that sensitive data, such as payroll records, contracts, tax documents, and customer financial information, was exfiltrated.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 3, 2023

Intel, the world-renowned silicon chipmaker, has extended its partnership with Check Point Software technologies to boost its chipsets defense line against ransomware attacks. In the year 2021, security analysts tagged Ransomware at the trending malware topping the list in the Crypto-virology chart.

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Digital Shadows

MARCH 17, 2025

VPN Infrastructures Allure for Threat Actors PNs have become a fundamental part of network security for organizations worldwide, enabling secure remote access to systems, encrypting sensitive data during transmission, and protecting internal networks from unauthorized access.

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Anton on Security

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

But as we increasingly move towards more elaborate detection approaches like detection-as-code using languages like the Sigma language , or Python, it is becoming more difficult to deduce in detail how certain threat detections work. the cornerstone of all effective cyber threat detection systems is accurate detection.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This approach also helps to contain the spread of malware and ransomware, which, according to Microsoft’s Digital Defense Report, resulted in 93% of these attacks being successful due to them having access to so many privileged user accounts. Data Protection Windows 11 Enterprise introduced a new Personal Data Encryption feature.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 25, 2025

The CipherTrust Data Security Platform's protection features include discovery, classification, encryption, key management, and tokenization, integrating with numerous third-party tools to extend security into unstructured data and secrets management. The Thales approach spans three main areas: protection, monitoring, and compliance.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2022

A new ransomware gang dubbed Black Basta has reportedly partners with QBot malware to hacking corporate environments. The malware that started its operations as a banking Trojan is now being used by other ransomware gangs such as Egregor, DopplePaymer, MegaCortex and ProLock. Wonder how much it helps the victim…? .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The FBI recently published a warning stating that ransomware gang OnePercent Group has been attacking companies in the US since November 2020. Ransomware is then downloaded and the breach is underway. Ransomware is then downloaded and the breach is underway. How to spot their scam and protect yourself.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 25, 2025

The CipherTrust Data Security Platform's protection features include discovery, classification, encryption, key management, and tokenization, integrating with numerous third-party tools to extend security into unstructured data and secrets management. The Thales approach spans three main areas: protection, monitoring, and compliance.

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The Security Ledger

JANUARY 14, 2022

The post Spotlight: ShardSecure on Protecting Data At Rest Without Encryption appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Encryption tools for securing that data are widely available, but they come with costs both in management overhead and in speed of access. Click the icon below to listen. Spotlight: COVID Broke Security.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 16, 2024

From ransomware to sophisticated state-sponsored attacks, no organization is immune. Types of Recent Cyber Attacks Ransomware Attacks : Ransomware continues to be one of the most prevalent and damaging types of cyber attacks. These attacks often involve encrypting data and demanding a ransom for its decryption.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

AT&T Alien Labs™ is writing this report about recently created ransomware malware dubbed BlackCat which was used in a January 2022 campaign against two international oil companies headquartered in Germany, Oiltanking and Mabanaft. Key takeaways: The ransomware BlackCat is coded in Rust and was created in November 2021.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Microsoft's Threat Intelligence team has uncovered a new ransomware threat actor, Storm-050, targeting various critical sectors in the U.S., They stole credentials and used them to gain control of the network, eventually creating persistent backdoor access to the cloud environment and deploying ransomware to the on-premises.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 14, 2025

Key Findings The last quarter of 2024 proved to be a pivotal period for ransomware activity, marked by emerging threats and unexpected shifts among established groups. Ransomware Activity Hits All-Time High in December Ransomware attacks have been climbing steadily over the past few years, despite some temporary dips along the way.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Around the same time, we identified ransomware and wiper malware samples resembling those used in the first wave, though with a few interesting modifications that likely allowed evasion of security controls and better attack speeds. Wiper and ransomware, comparing wave 1 and wave 2. So, what’s new in this blogpost?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Researchers from threat hunting and intelligence firm Group-IB have detected a successful attack by a ransomware gang tracked as OldGremlin. Group-IB , a global threat hunting and intelligence company headquartered in Singapore, has detected a successful attack by a ransomware gang, codenamed OldGremlin.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 24, 2021

All detections are presented in a context-rich manner, which gives users the ability to drill into the specific security events that support the threat detections grouped eventually into alerts. This is where global threat alerts saves you time, investigating alerts and accelerating resolution.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

The Taiwan-based company was hit by REvil ransomware, said Vital Kremez, the Intelligence CEO of the PC Giant. In what is known to our Cybersecurity Insiders, Acer’s domain servers were targeted by the group spreading REvil file encrypting malware to hackers and the malware is said to have hit the company on or before March 14th, 2021.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. The report’s findings reveal that email remains the main method of delivering ransomware, banking Trojans, and backdoors. The revival of ransomware. Financial departments at high risk.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2022

Blackcat Ransomware. On April 19th of 2022, the FBI Cyber Division released a flash bulletin regarding the Blackcat ransomware-for-hire. This was met with mixed reactions - some found the ransomware to be of little concern , others made a case for tracking its progress. Malware Traits of Blackcat Ransomware.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Key Points Ransomware activity grew by 2.3% Meow” took fourth place in Q3 2024, shifting its tactics from data encryption to selling stolen data on cybercriminal forums and its own data-leak site. In the short term, we expect a gradual increase in ransomware incidents, peaking by Q4 2024. lower than in Q3 2023.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 2, 2022

Vectra AI: Threat detection and response vendor Vectra AI is offering a slate of free cybersecurity tools and services to organizations who believe they may be targeted by cyberattacks in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The firm stated that the ransomware contains implementation errors, making its encryption breakable and slow.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 12, 2023

Organizations must align their strategies with relevant regulations, considering data sovereignty, encryption standards, and user rights to data. SaaS Application Cyber Defense: Malware and ransomware attacks pose a significant threat to SaaS applications.

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Anton on Security

APRIL 28, 2021

Threats that you do need to detect, know how and think you detect, but you really don’t (oops…). Threats that you do need to detect, know how, and do detect?—?but a week later for ransomware). Still, I want to be mindful of this when I am thinking about my threat detection strategy.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

Intel has introduced its 13 th Generation Core processor line, which the company claims is the first to build threat detection into hardware. In combination with endpoint detection and response (EDR) platforms from Intel partners, the new vPro processors promise a 70% reduction in attack surface compared to four-year-old PCs.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: On the software side of things, some exciting breakthroughs are about to gain meaningful traction in leveraging machine learning and automation to shape new security platforms and frameworks that are much better suited to helping companies implement cyber hygiene, as well as execute effective, ongoing threat detection and incident response.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 27, 2025

Streamlined RaaS Operations: The ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) ecosystem has become more efficient, with affiliates adopting new, more specialized strategies like help-desk scams to accelerate and refine their attacks. Buyers of these credentials include ransomware affiliates, un-affiliated threat actors, and IABs.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The notorious LockBit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack on IMS, saying they encrypted more than 2,000 IMS systems. This breach shows the need for stronger third-party access governance, continuous monitoring, threat detection, and response."

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2025

Bitdefender: Best for endpoint security and ransomware protection 3 No current available value 4.7 IBM: Best for Advanced Encryption 13 $233.91 Rapid7: Best for Integrated Vulnerability and Threat Management 10 $1.84 IBM Best for advanced encryption Headquarters: Armonk, New York Founded: 1911 Annual Revenue: $61.9

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2022

Many people still don’t realize the dangers of phishing, malware, ransomware, unpatched software, and weak passwords. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a standard security protocol that encrypts the connection between a web browser and a server. Use data encryption. Data encryption is the key to keeping sensitive data private.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 7, 2022

The platform contains security enhancements including: Threat Detection Technology (TDT), a hardware-based way to detect ransomware in an efficient and timely manner. Anomalous behavior detection to identify living-off-the-land and supply chain attacks. Threat Detection Technology uses machine learning.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

Between high-profile ransomware attacks and mergers, it is a time of high stakes and great change for the industry. The solution includes cloud sandboxing technology, preventing zero-day threats, and full disk encryption capability for enhanced data protection. Get started today! Learn more about ESET PROTECT Advanced.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

The cybersecurity startup offers an extended detection and response (XDR) solution that tracks network traffic and automatically combines the information with machine-comprehended threat detection. Best Threat Detection Startups. It uses this data to show a complete narrative of an attack in real-time.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2022

Stories from the SOC is a blog series that describes recent real-world security incident investigations conducted and reported by the AT&T SOC analyst team for AT&T Managed Threat Detection and Response customers. Executive summary. However, 230,000 computers were globally affected by WannaCry as of 3/31/2021.

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