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Clustering attacker behavior reveals hidden patterns

August 8, 2023 0 Comments black basta, featured, hive, mdr, Ransomware, royal, sophos x-ops, tac, threat activity cluster, threat research

Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:00:11 +0000

A collection of very specific behaviors, observed by Sophos X-Ops incident response analysts in the lead-up to four separate ransomware attacks in the first quarter of 2023, indicates an unexpected connection between the attacks. In the parlance of the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) team, the peculiarly similar details constitute a threat activity cluster that […]

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The State of Ransomware in State and Local Government 2023

August 1, 2023 0 Comments products & services, Ransomware, solutions

Credit to Author: Doug Aamoth| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:00:17 +0000

New insights into how ransomware impacts this sector, including the frequency, root causes of attacks, and data recovery costs.

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SEC demands four-day disclosure limit for cybersecurity breaches

July 31, 2023 0 Comments data breach, data loss, Opinion, Ransomware, regulation, sec

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:57:27 +0000

When is a ransomware attack a reportable matter? And how long have you got to decide?

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Ransomware groups claim responsibility for double-attack on Yamaha

July 26, 2023 0 Comments akira, attack, audio, blackbyte, blackmail, Business, Canada, compromised, data, extortion, group, music, Ransomware, yamaha

Categories: Business

Tags: ransomware

Tags: blackbyte

Tags: Akira

Tags: group

Tags: compromised

Tags: data

Tags: blackmail

Tags: extortion

Tags: attack

Tags: Yamaha

Tags: Canada

Tags: music

Tags: audio

We take a look at claims that Yamaha has been compromised by two unrelated ransomware groups.

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Tampa General Hospital half thwarts ransomware attack, but still loses patient data

July 25, 2023 0 Comments data breach, general hospital, news, Ransomware, RDP, snatch, tampa

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: Tampa

Tags: General Hospital

Tags: Snatch

Tags: ransomware

Tags: RDP

Tags: data breach

The Tampa General Hospital has promised to reach out to the individuals whose information has been stolen by the Snatch ransomware group.

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Estée Lauder targeted by Cl0p and BlackCat ransomware groups

July 21, 2023 0 Comments attack, blackcat, blackmail, breach, Business, cl0p, compromise, estée lauder, Ransomware, threat

Categories: Business

Tags: Estée Lauder

Tags: Cl0p

Tags: BlackCat

Tags: ransomware

Tags: compromise

Tags: attack

Tags: breach

Tags: blackmail

Tags: threat

We take a look at reports of cosmetics firm Estée Lauder being attacked by the Cl0p and BlackCat ransomware groups.

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The State of Ransomware in Education 2023

July 20, 2023 0 Comments education, products & services, Ransomware, solutions

Credit to Author: Doug Aamoth| Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:00:09 +0000

The realities of ransomware attacks facing education providers in 2023, including the frequency, root causes of attacks, and data recovery costs.

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Sophos Discovers Ransomware Abusing “Sophos” Name

July 18, 2023 0 Comments brand abuse, brandjacking, featured, raas, Ransomware, sophos, threat research

Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 21:20:01 +0000

Attackers will sometimes use the name of security companies in their malware. While performing a regular search on VirusTotal looking for interesting malware and new ransomware variants using our threat hunting rules this week, a Sophos X-Ops analyst discovered a novel ransomware executable that appears to use “Sophos” in the UI of the panel alerting […]

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Ransomware making big money through “big game hunting”

July 14, 2023 0 Comments big game hunting, Business, Crypto, cryptocurrency, digital, extortion, gang, group, payment, Ransomware

Categories: Business

Tags: business

Tags: ransomware

Tags: crypto

Tags: cryptocurrency

Tags: digital

Tags: payment

Tags: extortion

Tags: gang

Tags: group

Tags: big game hunting

We take a look at reports that claim ransomware is making big money in 2023.

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The State of Ransomware in Financial Services 2023

July 13, 2023 0 Comments finance, products & services, Ransomware, solutions

Credit to Author: Doug Aamoth| Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:00:29 +0000

New insights into how ransomware impacts the financial services sector, including the frequency, root causes of attacks, and data recovery costs.