Tag: ransomware
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MedusaLocker ransomware variant paired with ‘paid_memes’ toolkit
Tags: ransomwareFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/medusalocker-ransomware-variant-paired-with-paid_memes-toolkit
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Global Coalition Strengthens Fight Against Ransomware, White House Announces
The White House recently hosted the fourth gathering of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI), a coalition now boasting 68 members dedicated to combating the growing threat of ransomware. This... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/global-coalition-strengthens-fight-against-ransomware-white-house-announces/
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Defeating Ransomware: Lessons from the Frontlines with Logically’s Roger Newton
At Seceon’s 2024 Innovation and Certification Days, one of the standout sessions was a conversation between Tom Ertel, our SVP of Technical Sales at Seceon, Roger Newton Jr., the brain behind the SOC at Logically. Roger shared some real-world insights into how Logically, one of Seceon’s largest partners, battles ransomware and other cyber threats using…
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Russia Arrests 100 in Cryptex Crypto Exchange Crackdown
US-Sanctioned Crypto Exchange Founder Sergey Ivanov Included in Sweeping Arrests. Russia’s primary federal investigative agency announced a rare and sweeping investigation into the United States-sanctioned cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex and other platforms used to carry out illegal transactions and launder millions from ransomware groups. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russia-arrests-100-in-cryptex-crypto-exchange-crackdown-a-26460
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About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had their data stolen from debt collector
Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/10/04/comcast_fcbs_ransomware_theft/
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Medical Group Pays $240K Fine for 3 Ransomware Attacks
Nonprofit Group Hit 3 Times in 3 Weeks in 2018, Affecting PHI of 85,000 Patients. Federal regulators have hit a California physician services organization with a $240,000 HIPAA civil penalty following an investigation into three ransomware attacks that occurred within a three-week span in early 2018, compromising the sensitive information of 85,000 patients. First seen…
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Highline Public Schools confirms ransomware behind shutdown
On Thursday, K-12 school district Highline Public Schools confirmed that a ransomware attack forced it to shut down all schools in early September. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/highline-public-schools-confirms-ransomware-attack-was-behind-september-shut-down/
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About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had data stolen from debt collector
Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/10/04/comcast_fcbs_data_breach/
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Counter Ransomware Initiative pursues action plan delegation for 2025
Tags: ransomwareFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/counter-ransomware-initiative-pursues-action-plan-delegation-for-2025
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Updated MedusaLocker ransomware wreaks havoc
Tags: ransomwareFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/updated-medusalocker-ransomware-wreaks-havoc
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Counter Ransomware Initiative Pursues Action Plan Delegation for 2025
Tags: ransomwareFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/counter-ransomware-initiative-pursues-action-plan-delegation-for-2025
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Ransomware Hits Critical Infrastructure Hard, Costs Adding Up
First seen on packetstormsecurity.com Jump to article: packetstormsecurity.com/news/view/36432/Ransomware-Hits-Critical-Infrastructure-Hard-Costs-Adding-Up.html
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Criminals Are Testing Their Ransomware Campaigns in Africa
Tags: ransomwareThe booming economies of Africa, rich in natural resources and brimming with potential, are attracting not just investors but also cybercriminals. Here’s why. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/criminals-test-ransomware-africa
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New MedusaLocker Ransomware Variant Deployed by Threat Actor
Cisco Talos has observed the financially motivated threat actor targeting organizations globally with a MedusaLocker ransomware variant called “BabyLockerKZ” First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/medusalocker-ransomware-deployed/
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White House official says insurance companies must stop funding ransomware payments
First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyber-insurance-ransomware-payments-anne-neuberger-op-ed
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Prince Ransomware Hits UK and US via Royal Mail Phishing Scam
A new ransomware campaign targeting individuals and organizations in the UK and the US has been identified. The attack, known as the >>Prince Ransomware,
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CRI Releases Guidance on Avoiding Ransomware Payments
Tags: ransomwareThe Counter Ransomware Initiative has released new guidance discouraging organizations from making ransomware payments First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cri-releases-guidance-ransomware/
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Navigating the 2024 Cybersecurity Threat Landscape for MSPs: Key Insights from Seceon’s Innovation and Certification Days
In 2024, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals due to their central role in securing and managing client networks. The complexity of these threats is growing, with ransomware, nation-state actors, and supply chain vulnerabilities at the forefront. MSPs must understand the evolving threat landscape to protect their own systems and, by extension,…
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Der verschmähte Ransomware-Whistleblower
Die Stadtverwaltung von Columbus im US-Bundesstaat Ohio demonstriert eindrücklich, wie man nicht mit einem Ransomware-Angriff umgeht. First seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/de/a/der-verschmaehte-ransomware-whistleblower
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Prince ransomware spread via Royal Mail lures
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/prince-ransomware-spread-via-royal-mail-lures
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ENISA 2024: Ransomware and AI Are Posing New Cyberthreats
ENISA’s Ifigeneia Lella Shares Highlights of 2024 Threat Landscape Report. While the number of ransomware attacks stayed about the same in the past year, cybercriminals are using more effective tactics such as weaponizing breach disclosure deadlines to extract higher ransoms, according to ENISA’s 2024 Threat Landscape report. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/enisa-2024-ransomware-ai-are-posing-new-cyberthreats-a-26442
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What’s new from this year’s Counter Ransomware Initiative summit, and what’s next
Tags: ransomwareAction plans, different kinds of meetings and more have all been in the mix, top administration officials told CyberScoop. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/counter-ransomware-initiative-summit-whats-next/
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Two-thirds of healthcare organizations hit by ransomware in past year: survey
Nearly 40% of healthcare organizations reported it took more than a month to recover after an attack, according to the survey by cybersecurity firm Sophos. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/healthcare-ransomware-attacks-spike/728689/
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Weird Zimbra Vulnerability
Tags: attack, computer, email, espionage, exploit, hacker, infection, mail, ransomware, vulnerabilityHackers can execute commands on a remote computer by sending malformed emails to a Zimbra mail server. It’s critical, but difficult to exploit. In an email sent Wednesday afternoon, Proofpoint researcher Greg Lesnewich seemed to largely concur that the attacks weren’t likely to lead to mass infections that could install ransomware or espionage malware. The…
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Tick tock.. Operation Cronos arrests more LockBit ransomware gang suspects
International law enforcement continues to dismantle the LockBit ransomware gang’s infrastructure. First seen on tripwire.com Jump to article: www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/tick-tock-operation-cronos-arrests-more-lockbit-ransomware-gang-suspects
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As ransomware attacks surge, UK privacy regulator investigating fewer incidents than ever
First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-ico-ransomware-investigations-data
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Threat actor believed to be spreading new MedusaLocker variant since 2022
Cisco Talos has discovered a financially motivated threat actor, active since 2022, recently observed delivering a MedusaLocker ransomware variant. Intelligence collected by Talos on tools regularly employed by the threat actor allows us to see an estimate of the amount and countries of origin of this group’s First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/threat-actor-believed-to-be-spreading-new-medusalocker-variant-since-2022/
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UK and Singapore to collaborate on supporting ransomware victims
At the fourth Counter Ransomware Initiative Summit in the US, both the UK and Singapore have committed to working on new guidance designed to better support victims and undermine cyber criminal business models First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366612698/UK-and-Singapore-to-collaborate-on-supporting-ransomware-victims
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LockBit Ransomware and Evil Corp Members Arrested and Sanctioned in Joint Global Effort
A new wave of international law enforcement actions has led to four arrests and the takedown of nine servers linked to the LockBit (aka Bitwise Spider) ransomware operation, marking the latest salvo against what was once a prolific financially motivated group.This includes the arrest of a suspected LockBit developer in France while on holiday outside…