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Much-attacked Baltimore uses ‘mind-bogglingly’ bad data storage

October 18, 2019 0 Comments backups, baltimore, data loss, data storage, Government security, Ransomware, robbinhood, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:44:01 +0000

IT workers have been storing files on their computers’ hard drives. One councilman’s alleged response: “That can’t be right? That’s real?”<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/idJHYqiJ_xU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Pitney Bowes and Groupe M6 join ransomware’s victim list

October 16, 2019 0 Comments alphabroder, gandcrab, groupe m6, pitney bowes, Ransomware, security threats, Sodinokibi

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:25:50 +0000

Two more large organisations find themselves struggling after a ransomware attack…<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/FnL73iuw19c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Cómo defenderse del ransomware Ryuk

October 15, 2019 0 Comments actualidad, Ransomware

Credit to Author: Sophos Iberia| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 13:36:40 +0000

En las últimas semanas, SophosLabs ha visto un aumento significativo del ransomware Ryuk. Esta amenaza particularmente desagradable se propaga a través de un ataque sofisticado de múltiples etapas, paralizando a las organizaciones y dejándolas como rehenes de rescates devastadores. Para entender cómo detener a Ryuk, es útil saber cómo se desarrollan los ataques. Los ciberdelincuentes […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/PLbqaLHGiac” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Update now! Windows users targeted by iTunes Software Updater zero-day

October 15, 2019 0 Comments Apple, apple software updater, bitpaymer, iOS, itunes, OS X, Ransomware, security threats, vulnerability, Windows

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:06:07 +0000

The flaw is a rare ‘unquoted path class’ described as “so thoroughly documented that you would expect programmers to be well aware…” But that’s not the case.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/PLucYEnVB5k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Europol: Ransomware remains top threat in IOCTA report

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Awareness, BEC, business email compromise, child sexual exploitation, cse, DDoS, europol, fraud, internet organized crime threat assessment, iocta, phishing, Ransomware, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0000

The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, just released its annual Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report. We highlight their key findings and remind readers how to better protect themselves.

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Awareness

Tags: bec Business Email Compromise child sexual exploitation cse ddos europol fraud internet organized crime threat assessment iocta phishing ransomware spear phishing

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Securing the managed service provider (MSP)

October 11, 2019 0 Comments advanced persistent threats, APT, apt attacks, apts, Business, enterprise security, managed service providers, msp, msp security, msps, Ransomware, ransomware attacks, Security, Sodinokibi, sodinokibi ransomware, third-party services

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 18:04:49 +0000

Managed service providers (MSPs) have become the target of attacks, as lack of aggressive security posturing has left them—and the high-value data of their clients—vulnerable. Learn how MSPs can secure against a rising tide of threats.

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Business

Tags: advanced persistent threats APT APT attacks APTs enterprise security managed service providers MSP MSP security MSPs ransomware ransomware attacks security Sodinokibi sodinokibi ransomware third-party services

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Cyber insurance: here to stay, whether we like it or not

October 10, 2019 0 Comments backups, claims, cyber insurance, Cybersecurity policy, cybersecurity training, first party, insurance, malware, Ransomware, ransomware insurance, third party, threat actors, threats

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 15:00:00 +0000

We take a look at the many reasons people and businesses make use of cyber insurance, and ask if it’s as bad as (some) make it out to be.

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Tags: backups claims cyber insurance cybersecurity policy cybersecurity training first party insurance malware ransomware ransomware insurance third party threat actors threats

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A week in security (September 30 – October 6)

October 7, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, Adwind RAT, APT, cobalt, consumer behavior study, daas, disinformation-as-a-service, domestic violence awareness month, ghostcat-3pc, google alert, Hyas, insikt group, magecart group 4, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, national cyber security centre, national cybersecurity awareness month, ncsam, ncsc, odt, opendocument text, Ransomware, robocall, scams in ads, security orchestration, security research labs, simjacking, sms-based attacks, srlabs, Stalkerware, the media trust, vpn vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:43:53 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of September 30 – October 6, including National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Magecart, and more.

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Tags: Adwind RAT APT Cobalt consumer behavior study DaaS disinformation-as-a-service domestic violence awareness month GhostCat-3PC Google Alert HYAS Insikt Group Magecart Group 4 Microsoft Office microsoft word National Cyber Security Centre national cybersecurity awareness month NCSAM NCSC ODT OpenDocument Text ransomware robocall scams in ads security orchestration Security Research Labs simjacking SMS-based attacks SRLabs stalkerware The Media Trust VPN vulnerabilities

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WannaCry mutiert vom aggressiven Infekt zum fragwürdigen Impfstoff

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Ransomware, security news, security tips, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 08:01:10 +0000

Die Beute bleibt die gleiche. Aber das Jagdverhalten ändert sich. Der neueste Report von Sophos „WannaCry Aftershock“ gibt einen Überblick über die WannaCry Schadsoftware, die es mit einer weltweiten Angriffswelle am 12. Mai 2017 zu einiger Bekanntheit geschafft hat. Die Analysen der Sophos-Forscher zeigen, dass WannaCry weiterhin aktiv ist, mit Millionen versuchten Neuinfizierungen jeden Monat. […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/dY6xpHhxr5E” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Rolling back Ryuk Ransomware

October 4, 2019 0 Comments Corporate, Ransomware, Ransomwares, Ryuk ransomware

Credit to Author: Sally Adam| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 16:05:36 +0000

To understand how to stop Ryuk ransomware we look at how the attacks unfold.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/ZjaJQGFRg2A” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>