Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The ransomware was involved in attacks aimed at technology and healthcare, defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada. Zeppelin actors request ransom payments in Bitcoin, they range from several thousand dollars to over a million dollars.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2022

The CSA mentions RDP exploitation , SonicWall firewall exploits, and phishing campaigns. Use anti-malware software , and keep all operating systems, software, and firmware up to date. Zeppelin, aka Buran, is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) written in Delphi and built upon the foundation of VegaLocker. Mitigation.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Healthcare and Public Health sector with ransomware. businesses, mainly in the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector, with ransomware operations. Below are the mitigations provided in the alert: Install updates for operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

So … the EDR missed an indicator of compromise, and while it may have compensated for it later, the firewall should have stopped inbound/outbound traffic but failed to do so.” The group has targeted pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Deny-lists (aka: blacklist) : Blocks specific websites or IP addresses by adding them to a list for firewalls to ignore; very difficult to manage at scale. Next generation (NGFW) or web and application firewalls (WAF) : Include DDoS protection within the large number of features and capabilities to protect network traffic.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2024

has charged a Chinese national for hacking thousands of Sophos firewall devices worldwide in 2020. has charged the Chinese national Guan Tianfeng (aka gbigmao and gxiaomao) for hacking thousands of Sophos firewall devices worldwide in 2020. It was designed to download payloads intended to exfiltrate XG Firewall-resident data.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

To protect your business’s network from internet threats, implement the following: A next-generation firewall (NGFW) : Installing a firewall between the public internet and your organization’s private network helps filter some initial malicious traffic. These devices are risky and require additional protective controls.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 11, 2023

Maybe big banks and healthcare systems can afford to do this because they can’t afford not to, but smaller companies and those with less critical IT needs often cannot financially afford to do this. They control the firmware, the signing, and the supply chain. They build their own network devices, NVMe SSDs and motherboards.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

a lack of firmware updates, important for security and performance. The FBI issued a warning in the United States about the Conti gang targeting at least 16 healthcare networks there. Achieving PCI DSS Compliant Firewalls within a Small Business. The routers found lacking in security updates included: Sky SR101 and SR102.

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Ransomware Passwords Scams Cyber Attacks 105