The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2022

It’s stunning that the ransomware plague persists. Related: ‘SASE’ blends connectivity and security. Verizon’s Data Breach Incident Report shows a 13 percent spike in 2021, a jump greater than the past years combined; Sophos’ State of Ransomware survey shows victims routinely paying $1 million ransoms.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2025

A software programmer developed a way to use brute force to break the encryption of the notorious Akira ransomware using GPU compute power and enabling some victims of the Linux-focused variant of the malware to regain their encrypted data without having to pay a ransom.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2025

Bloody hell: New York Blood Center Enterprises crippled by ransomware scrotes unknown. The post Ransomware Scum Out For Blood: NYBCe is Latest Victim appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2025

From ransomware attacks to data breaches, organizations face constant threats that can compromise their operations and reputation. A network security audit serves as a critical safeguard, enabling businesses to identify vulnerabilities, strengthen defenses, and ensure data protection. appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 24, 2022

Analyzing over 100 prominent ransomware incidents, Barracuda found the top targeted sectors to be education, municipalities, healthcare, infrastructure and financial. The post How ransomware attacks target specific industries appeared first on TechRepublic.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2022

National Security Agency (NSA) released comprehensive network security guidance on March 3, on the same day that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released its longest-ever list of exploited vulnerabilities. Read next: Best Network Monitoring Tools for 2022. The post U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

INE Security emphasizes the importance of regular training forall employees. Cybersecurity training for small businesses is critical, and SMBs should invest in training programs to help employees recognize threats such as phishing attacks, ransomware, and other malicious activities.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 13, 2025

A new ransomware group called FunkSec claimed 85 victims in December but its members appear to be lesser-skilled hackers using generative AI and inflated attack numbers to bolster their capabilities and reputation, according to Check Point researchers.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

These ransomware infections on VMware ESXi software are due to a vulnerability that has existed since 2021. Find out the most targeted countries and how to secure your organization. The post Massive ransomware operation targets VMware ESXi: How to protect from this security threat appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A survey of IT professionals by Hornetsecurity found that while the number of ransomware victims are paying the ransoms, more of the data is being lost. In addition, while ransomware protection is a top priority, many feared their organizations were unprepared for an attack.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

Black Basta ransomware gang implemented a new feature to encrypt VMware ESXi virtual machines (VMs) running on Linux servers. The Black Basta ransomware gang now supports encryption of VMware ESXi virtual machines (VMs) running on Linux servers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Black Basta ransomware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Many of these tools protect resources connected to networks, thus shutting down threats as early as possible.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The specter of ransomware is currently looming large. Recently, the well-known camera maker Olympus was allegedly hit by a ransomware attack which is still under investigation; other. Recently, the well-known camera maker Olympus was allegedly hit by a ransomware attack which is still under investigation; other.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2025

Giant education software provider PowerSchool reported that hackers using compromised credentials access a database and stole student and teacher data in an attack that the company said was not ransomware, though a ransom apparently was paid. Affected K-12 school districts are scrambling to alert parents and staffs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Researchers at Cyber Security Works, Ivanti, and Cyware identify new vulnerabilities, blindspots in popular network scanners, and emerging Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups in a joint ransomware report. By Aaron Sandeen, CEO and co-founder of Cyber Security Works. That is a lot to be on the lookout for!

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2022

There are approximately 250 known ransomware families, and these families are directly related to the rise of ransomware-as-a-service, according to Bitdefender.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 5, 2024

RansomHub, which has become among the most prolific ransomware groups over the past few months, likely got its start with the source code from the Knight malware and a boost from a one-time BlackCat affiliate. The post RansomHub Rides High on Knight Ransomware Source Code appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For any organization struck by ransomware , business leaders always ask “how do we decrypt the data ASAP, so we can get back in business?”. The good news is that ransomware files can be decrypted. What can be done to recover from ransomware attacks when backups are not available? How Does Ransomware Encryption Work?

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 10, 2021

The challenge now is to understand how hospitals and care centers expect to protect patient information and maintain network performance when threats like Ransomware are lurking. Ransomware is tough to defeat. Ransomware invades organizations in multiple ways and, so fighting it requires a multi-faceted strategy.

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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. The threat actors behind REvil attacks operate under a ransomware-as-a-service model. The threat actors behind REvil attacks operate under a ransomware-as-a-service model.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The ransomware space is becoming increasingly fragmented in the wake of law enforcement actions against BlackCat, LockBit, and others, spawning more threat groups and giving rise to prolific newcomers like RansomHub, according to a report by Searchlight Cyber.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Oakland is still reeling from last week’s ransomware attack. The post ‘Serious’ Ransomware Emergency in Oakland, Calif. Legacy FAIL appeared first on Security Boulevard. San Francisco’s poorer neighbor is asking for help.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The LockBit ransomware group is swinging back days after U.S. The post LockBit Ransomware Group Returns After Law Enforcement Operation appeared first on Security Boulevard. and UK law enforcement agencies announced they had disrupted the operations of the prolific cybercrime gang.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 23, 2024

The ransomware group that attacked a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group stole massive amounts of customers’ private health care data, the latest in a continuing string of information coming out about the data breach. The post UnitedHealth: Ransomware Attackers Stole Huge Amount of Data appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2020

There’s an old adage in information security: “Every company gets penetration tested, whether or not they pay someone for the pleasure.” ” Many organizations that do hire professionals to test their network security posture unfortunately tend to focus on fixing vulnerabilities hackers could use to break in.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The good news is that security teams can learn to anticipate these events and know exactly what to do to stop or prevent them. Why network security matters Before zooming in on specific attack methods, it's important to understand what network security is and why it's a top priority.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2024

A Chinese cyberespionage group and two more possibly from China and North Korea are using ransomware in their attacks to either add financial gains to their efforts or to cover their tracks by convincing victims and cybersecurity experts that the intrusions were something other than spy campaigns.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 25, 2024

The LockBit ransomware group is claiming that it hacked into systems at the U.S. The post LockBit Claims Ransomware Attack on U.S. Federal Reserve and stole 33TB of data that it will begin leaking as early as Tuesday if the institution doesn’t pay the unspecified ransom.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Organizations are increasingly at risk of ransomware attacks through their extensive supply chains, a threat that is complicated by visibility challenges as the attack surface expands, according to global Trend Micro survey of 2,958 IT decision makers.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 8, 2023

It’s not often that a zero-day vulnerability causes a network security vendor to urge customers to physically remove and decommission an entire line of affected hardware — as opposed to just applying software updates. “That’s not a ransomware actor, that’s a state actor. They don’t need it.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 4, 2025

CISA, the FBI, and NSA issued an advisory about the national security threat posed by "fast flux," a technique used by threat actors to evade detection of their C2 infrastructures that has been around for two decades but has seen a resurgence in use by ransomware gangs and nation-state bad actors.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 12, 2024

A long-running ransomware campaign that has been targeting Windows and Linux systems since 2019 is the latest example of how closely threat groups track public disclosures of vulnerabilities and proofs-of-concept (PoCs) and how quickly they move in to exploit them.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

To accelerate the ransomware encryption process and make it harder to detect, cybercriminal groups have begun using a new technique: intermittent encryption. Intermittent encryption allows the ransomware encryption malware to encrypt files partially or only encrypt parts of the files. Some are written on Go and can be customized.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 8, 2024

In the ever-evolving world of ransomware, it’s getting easier for threat groups to launch attacks – as evidence by the growing number of incidents – but more difficult to make a profit. The post Ransomware Attacks are Up, but Profits are Down: Chainalysis appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 8, 2024

The January ransomware attack on loanDepot has so far cost the mortgage lender $26.9 The post Ransomware Attack Costs loanDepot Almost $27 Million appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2022

The first signs of the ransomware attack at data storage vendor Spectra Logic were reports from a number of IT staffers about little things going wrong at the beginning of the day. Screens then started to display a ransom demand, which said files had been encrypted by the NetWalker ransomware virus. The ransom demand was $3.6

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