Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

businesses, mainly in the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector, with ransomware operations. The Daixin Team group gains initial access to victims through virtual private network (VPN) servers. In one successful attack, the attackers likely exploited an unpatched vulnerability in the organization’s VPN server.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

Medical identity theft Medical identity theft happens when someone steals or uses your personal information like your name, Social Security number, or Medicare details, to get healthcare in your name. Beware before you share Phishing scams Avoid clicking on malicious links in emails and social media.

Consumer Protection 87

Consumer Protection Identity Theft Scams Social Engineering 87

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points.

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Ransomware Hacking Engineering Manufacturing 142

Google Security

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This is where a Virtual Private Network (VPN) comes in. A VPN helps protect your online activity from anyone who might try to access it by encrypting your network traffic to turn it into an unreadable format, and masking your original IP address. Typically, if you want a VPN on your phone, you need to get one from a third party.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2024

The BlackSuit ransomware has targeted various critical infrastructure sectors, including commercial facilities, healthcare, government, and manufacturing. The BlackSuit actors gain initial access to victim networks through several methods, including Phishing campaigns, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) (Used in about 13.3%

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Ransomware VPN Manufacturing Healthcare 131

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Phishing Attacks: Phishing is the top cyber attack, causing 90% of data breaches. Healthcare Spending: From 2020 to 2025, the healthcare sector plans to spend $125 billion on cyber security to tackle its vulnerability. Shockingly, 96% of these attacks come through email. Ransomware Attacks: In 2023, a whopping 72.7%

Social Engineering 141

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

Early this year the group announced that it will no longer attack organizations in the healthcare industry, companies involved in the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, and funeral service organizations. Enable strong spam filters to prevent phishing emails from reaching end users.

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Ransomware Healthcare Phishing Risk 142

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The company states that one of its employees was compromised on August 27, 2023, via a spear phishing attack. Several employees received targeted SMS messages posing as a member of IT who was reaching out to them due to an account issue that would prevent open enrollment which affects the employee’s healthcare coverage.

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SecureBlitz

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This article explores the rise in cyberattacks and their consequences, focusing on the healthcare industry, remote work-related vulnerabilities, and the proliferation of fake coronavirus-related websites.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have issued a joint advisory about DAIXIN Team, a fledgling ransomware and data exfiltration group that has been targeting US healthcare. Train users to report suspicious emails and phishing attempts.

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Ransomware Healthcare Phishing VPN 89

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Upon clicking on a link included in the spear-phishing messages the infection process started. According to a recently published CISA’s report , Iranian hackers from an unnamed APT group are employing several known web shells, in attacks on IT, government, healthcare, financial, and insurance organizations across the United States.

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Hacking VPN Identity Theft Accountability 143

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. The Daixin Team group gains initial access to victims through virtual private network (VPN) servers. The threat actors obtained the VPN credentials through phishing attacks.

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Ransomware VPN Cybercrime Accountability 80

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Use a VPN to Protect Online Communications. With this new mobility, organizations should make it a requirement for all employees to use a virtual private network (VPN) on their work devices, ensuring company assets and communications are secure. Top 3 online security tips for remote workers. Communicate Security Best Practices.

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VPN Scams Mobile Education 98

Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2023

Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4

Small Business 98

Small Business Password Management VPN Healthcare 98

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points.

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Ransomware Cyber Attacks Technology Manufacturing 140

SecureWorld News

JULY 16, 2020

Here's what NCSC says about the group: "The group uses a variety of tools and techniques to predominantly target governmental, diplomatic, think-tank, healthcare and energy targets for intelligence gain. The executable exploits a vulnerability identified within Sangfor SSL VPN devices. APT29 also goes by "the Dukes" or "Cozy Bear."

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Cyber threats VPN Hacking Phishing 97

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points.

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Ransomware Encryption VPN Manufacturing 130

Malwarebytes

MARCH 6, 2023

Have targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including manufacturing, communications, healthcare, and education. Royal ransomware leak site The Initial Access Brokers that cater to Royal are reported to gain initial access and source traffic by harvesting virtual private network (VPN) credentials from stealer logs.

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Ransomware Backups Internet Internet 92

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

History of Hive Ransomware Hive typically goes after nonprofits, retailers, energy providers, healthcare facilities, and others in similar spaces. Hive Ransomware Attack Methodology Initial Access Techniques: Using single-factor logins via RDP, VPN, and other remote network connection protocols, Hive actors can access the victim’s networks.

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Ransomware Encryption Healthcare Education 124

SecureList

JUNE 15, 2022

Request for access to corporate VPN. Phishing attacks on employees. I sell VPN accounts of USA companies, revenue is 1kkk$. Access type: VPN. Access type: VPN. Sale] VPN-RDP accounts for network access. Access type: VPN-RDP. Company is a private healthcare organization with its own laboratory.

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VPN Accountability Ransomware Encryption 130

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The authorities reported that from June 2021 through at least November 2022, threat actors employed the Hive ransomware in attacks aimed at a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure sectors, including Government Facilities, Communications, Critical Manufacturing, Information Technology, and especially Healthcare and Public Health (HPH).

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Ransomware VPN Manufacturing Healthcare 98

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Penetration tests include the use of vulnerability scanning tools and will generally be applied against external security devices and applications including, but not limited to, firewalls , web servers, web applications, gateways , and VPN servers. However, a huge number of attacks start through social media or through phishing.

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Penetration Testing Phishing Risk Social Engineering 124

Security Boulevard

JUNE 9, 2021

The entry point to the system was a Virtual Private Network (VPN) account. If you’re using a VPN and expose anything sensitive inside the VPN, you should implement strong authentication that includes at least two authentication factors (something you know, something you have, something you are). But that’s not enough either.

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Authentication Passwords VPN Technology 93

Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2019

Phishing scams can take many forms, and ransomware is one of the most dangerous. Addresses can easily lead to phone numbers, making people easy targets for phishing scams. For example, secure your home with alarms, and your internet connection with a top-rated VPN. While this makes sense, it also makes you easy to identify.

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Data breaches Internet Internet VPN 109

NopSec

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Do you feel confident that everyone in your organization could identify a phishing email that contained ransomware? In today’s post, we share information with the goal that it will help everyone in your organization protect themselves from phishing attacks.

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Phishing Social Engineering Engineering Healthcare 40

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Generally, ransomware gets into a network courtesy of phishing emails. Also read: Hackers Leak 87,000 Fortinet VPN Passwords. This level of protection is critical for government entities, healthcare organizations, and financial institutions, among others. How Ransomware Accesses a Network.

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Ransomware Software Network Security Malware 105

SecureWorld News

JUNE 3, 2024

Its client roster includes more than 7,000 organizations spanning healthcare, finance, retail, technology, and more. Credential phishing, keyloggers, and weak passwords make accounts vulnerable. and Impacted organizations should reset and rotate Snowflake credentials.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Authentication Accountability Passwords 105

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Hundreds of thousands of fake warnings of cyberattacks sent from a hacked FBI email server GravityRAT returns disguised as an end-to-end encrypted chat app Intel and AMD address high severity vulnerabilities in products and drivers New evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systems Retail giant Costco discloses data breach, payment card data exposed (..)

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Spyware Data breaches Ransomware Hacking 55

Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The methods used by cybercriminals in 2023 varied with cyberattacks, physical attacks, and system errors targeting everything from critical infrastructure to manufacturing to healthcare databases. Businesses faced constant threats with phishing scams , malware , and other tactics. But the numbers alone tell only part of the story.

Data breaches 90

Data breaches Identity Theft Cybercrime Social Engineering 90

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

Between malware , phishing attacks , zero-day threats, advanced persistent threats , reconnaissance and brute force attacks, hackers are looking for any and every avenue into a network. The downsides to CrowdStrike are that it doesn’t include content filtering or a VPN. However, the phishing feature requires a browser plug-in.

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Cybersecurity Antivirus Artificial Intelligence Firewall 105

Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Officially classified as cyber terrorism, we’ve now seen large-scale ransomware attacks on everything from government, to healthcare, to supply chains, education and financial institutions. The good news is that Gartner reports 90% of ransomware is preventable.

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Ransomware Education Authentication VPN 52

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2022

Between malware , phishing attacks , zero-day threats , advanced persistent threats , reconnaissance, and brute force attacks, hackers are looking for any and every avenue into a network. It offers excellent malware and antivirus protection, as well as phishing detection. However, the phishing feature requires a browser plug-in.

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Software Cybersecurity Firewall Antivirus 124

SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

On July 7, CISA issued an alert, “ North Korean State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Use Maui Ransomware To Target the Healthcare and Public Health Sector “, based on a Stairwell report about Maui ransomware. It provides victims with a VPN connection that can be used to browse these resources. The most remarkable findings.

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