Tag: ransomware
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University of Phoenix Data Breach: 3.5M Individuals Affected
Full Scope of Clop Ransomware Group’s Oracle E-Business Suite Hits Still Emerging. The University of Phoenix is notifying 3.5 million individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach. The theft traces to the Clop ransomware group’s supply-chain campaign against users of Oracle E-Business Suite, in which it wield two zero-day vulnerabilities. First…
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University of Phoenix Data Breach: 3.5M Individuals Affected
Full Scope of Clop Ransomware Group’s Oracle E-Business Suite Hits Still Emerging. The University of Phoenix is notifying 3.5 million individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach. The theft traces to the Clop ransomware group’s supply-chain campaign against users of Oracle E-Business Suite, in which it wield two zero-day vulnerabilities. First…
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University of Phoenix Data Breach: 3.5M Individuals Affected
Full Scope of Clop Ransomware Group’s Oracle E-Business Suite Hits Still Emerging. The University of Phoenix is notifying 3.5 million individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach. The theft traces to the Clop ransomware group’s supply-chain campaign against users of Oracle E-Business Suite, in which it wield two zero-day vulnerabilities. First…
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CISA loses key employee behind early ransomware warnings
The future of a program that has helped prevent an estimated $9 billion in economic damages is now unclear. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-ransomware-warning-program-key-employee-left/808589/
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INTERPOL Dismantles Six Ransomware Operations, Detains 500+ Individuals
Law enforcement agencies across 19 countries have made a significant breakthrough in combating cybercrime, arresting 574 suspects and recovering approximately USD 3 million during a month-long coordinated operation across Africa. The crackdown underscores the escalating threat of ransomware, business email compromise (BEC), and digital extortion schemes plaguing the continent. Operation Sentinel, conducted from October 27…
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HardBit 4.0 Ransomware Abuses Unsecured RDP and SMB for Access Persistence
HardBit ransomware continues its evolution with the release of version 4.0, introducing sophisticated mechanisms to establish persistence through vulnerable network services. The latest variant leverages open Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Server Message Block (SMB) services as entry points, enabling threat actors to maintain long-term access to compromised networks while deploying advanced evasion techniques that…
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The 3% Rule: How To Silence 97% of Your Cloud Alerts and Be More Secure
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, business, cloud, cve, cvss, data, data-breach, flaw, iam, identity, infrastructure, least-privilege, malicious, metric, network, ransomware, risk, security-incident, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementPrioritizing what to fix first and why that really matters Key takeaways The 97% distraction: Discover why the vast majority of your “Critical” alerts are just theoretical noise, and how focusing strictly on the 3% of findings that represent real, exploitable risk can drastically improve your security posture. Identity is the accelerant: Breaches rarely happen…
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Clop Ransomware Group Linked to 3.5m University of Phoenix Breach
A University of Phoenix data breach affecting nearly 3.5 million individuals has been claimed by the Clop ransomware collective First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/university-phoenix-breach-clop/
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Ransomware-Hochsaison im Dezember: So nutzen Cyberkriminelle das Weihnachtsgeschäft aus
Tags: ransomwareFirst seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/ransomware-dezember-cyberkriminelle-1721303/
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Ransomware Hits Romanian Water Authority, 1000 Systems Knocked Offline
Romania’s national water authority, Romanian Waters, was hit by a major ransomware attack affecting 1,000 systems but dams remain safe. Learn how authorities are fighting back without paying the ransom. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/romanian-water-authority-ransomware-attack-systems-offline/
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Why outsourced cyber defenses create systemic risks
Tags: access, ai, attack, backdoor, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, corporate, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dora, exploit, finance, framework, GDPR, governance, government, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, law, malicious, monitoring, moveIT, msp, nis-2, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustRisk categories of outsourced IT & cybersecurity: When you outsource, responsibility shifts, but accountability never leaves you. The risks fall into clear categories. Operational risks The most basic risk is fragile continuity. In 2017, British Airways outsourced parts of its IT operations. A system outage grounded flights worldwide. The vendor contract delivered savings, but it…
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Ransomware Attack Hits Romanian Waters Authority, Compromising 1,000+ IT Systems
Romania’s critical water infrastructure faced a significant cyber threat when the National Administration >>Romanian Waters
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Top Ransomware Trends of 2025
Tags: ransomwareInfosecurity has selected some of the key ransomware statistics for 2025 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/top-ransomware-trends-of-2025/
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INTERPOL Arrests 574 in Africa; Ukrainian Ransomware Affiliate Pleads Guilty
A law enforcement operation coordinated by INTERPOL has led to the recovery of $3 million and the arrest of 574 suspects by authorities from 19 countries, amidst a continued crackdown on cybercrime networks in Africa.The coordinated effort, named Operation Sentinel, took place between October 27 and November 27, 2025, and mainly focused on business email…
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Interpol greift durch: Fast 600 Festnahmen bei AntiOperation
Interpol bestätigt mehrere Erfolge gegen Cybercrime-Aktivitäten. Teilweise konnten sogar mit Ransomware verschlüsselte Daten entschlüsselt werden. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/interpol-greift-durch-fast-600-festnahmen-bei-anti-cybercrime-operation-2512-203546.html
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Romanian Waters confirms cyberattack, critical water operations unaffected
Romania’s national water management authority, Romanian Waters, was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend. Romanian Waters (AdministraÈ›ia NaÈ›ională Apele Române), the country’s water management authority, suffered a ransomware attack over the weekend. According to the National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC), the incident affected around 1,000 computer systems across the central organization and 10…
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Interpol-led action decrypts 6 ransomware strains, arrests hundreds
An Interpol-coordinated initiative called Operation Sentinel led to the arrest of 574 individuals and the recovery of $3 million linked to business email compromise, extortion, and ransomware incidents. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/interpol-led-action-decrypts-6-ransomware-strains-arrests-hundreds/
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Ukrainian National Pleads Guilty in Nefilim Ransomware Conspiracy
Ukrainian man pleads guilty in United States to deploying Nefilim ransomware in global extortion scheme targeting companies across multiple countries. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/ukrainian-national-pleads-guilty-nefilim-ransomware/
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Nefilim ransomware hacker pleads guilty to computer fraud
A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to one charge stemming from attacks using Nefilim ransomware on companies in the U.S., Canada and Australia. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/nefilim-ransomware-hacker-fraud
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Ukrainian hacker pleads guilty to Nefilim Ransomware attacks in U.S.
Ukrainian Artem Stryzhak (35) pleaded guilty in the U.S. for Nefilim ransomware attacks; he was arrested in Spain in 2024, extradited in April 2025. A 35-year-old Ukrainian, Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak (35), pleaded guilty in the U.S. for Nefilim ransomware attacks. The Ukrainian citizen was arrested in Spain in 2024 and extradited to the US in…
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Romanian water authority hit by ransomware attack over weekend
Romanian Waters (AdministraÈ›ia NaÈ›ională Apele Române), the country’s water management authority, was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/romanian-water-authority-hit-by-ransomware-attack-over-weekend/
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Best of 2025: Inside the Minds of Cybercriminals: A Deep Dive into Black Basta’s Leaked Chats
The leaked internal chat communications of the Black Basta ransomware group offer an unprecedented view into how cybercriminals operate, plan attacks, and evade detection. The Veriti Research team analyzed these chat logs, revealing our favorite exploits, security measures they bypass, and the defenses they fear most. Veriti Research analyzed these chat communications, exposing: Targeted Exploits:..…
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University of Phoenix data breach impacts nearly 3.5 million individuals
The Clop ransomware gang has stolen the data of nearly 3.5 million University of Phoenix (UoPX) students, staff, and suppliers after breaching the university’s network in August. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/university-of-phoenix-data-breach-impacts-nearly-35-million-individuals/
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Think you can beat ransomware? RansomHouse just made it a lot harder
Tags: access, attack, backup, corporate, data, detection, encryption, endpoint, extortion, incident response, leak, monitoring, ransom, ransomware, strategy, updateRansomHouse attempts double extortion: Beyond the cryptographic update, RansomHouse leverages a double extortion model, which involves exfiltrating data and threatening public disclosure in addition to encrypting it, to add pressure on victims to pay.This layered pressure tactic, already a common feature of modern ransomware attacks, complicates incident response timelines and negotiating strategies for corporate security…
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Romanian national water agency hit by BitLocker ransomware attack
Workstations and servers at Romania’s water agency have been disrupted by a ransomware incident, but officials said critical infrastructure was still operating normally. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/romania-national-water-agency-ransomware-attack
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Around 1,000 systems compromised in ransomware attack on Romanian water agency
On-site staff keep key systems working while all but one region battles with encrypted PCs First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/12/22/around_1000_systems_compromised_in/
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Nefilim Ransomware Affiliate Pleads Guilty
A Ukrainian man has pleaded guilty to charges connecting him to Nefilim ransomware attacks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nefilim-ransomware-affiliate/
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Ukrainian hacker admits affiliate role in Nefilim ransomware gang
A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty on Friday to conducting Nefilim ransomware attacks that targeted high-revenue businesses across the United States and other countries. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukrainian-hacker-admits-affiliate-role-in-nefilim-ransomware-gang/
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Podcast: Die IT-Tops und -Flops 2025
Tags: ai, cio, jobs, malware, microsoft, nis-2, open-source, ransomware, software, vulnerability-managementDie Redaktion von Computerwoche, CIO und CSO sieht das IT-Jahr 2025 mit gemischten Gefühlen zu Ende gehen.Ein turbulentes Jahr 2025 neigt sich dem Ende zu. Es war geprägt von wirtschaftlicher Unsicherheit, geopolitischen Spannungen und dem ungebremsten Siegeszug der Künstlichen Intelligenz. Grund genug für die Redaktion von Computerwoche, CIO und CSO, in der letzten TechTalk-Podcast-Folge des…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 76
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter CyberVolk – A Deep Dive into the Hacktivists, Tools and Ransomware Fueling Pro-Russian Cyber Attacks Operation MoneyMount-ISO, Deploying Phantom Stealer via ISO-Mounted Executables Inside GhostPoster: How a PNG Icon Infected 50,000 Firefox Users […]…