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Ransomware As A Tool – LockerGoga

August 27, 2019 0 Comments Antivirus, Applications, Cyber crime, Email malware, malware, Microsoft Windows, Ransomware, Security, Threat Report

Credit to Author: Ghanshyam More| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 07:18:00 +0000

Ransomware authors keep experimenting with the development of payload in various dimensions. In the timeline of ransomware implementations, we have seen its evolution from a simple screen locker to multi-component model for file encryption, from novice approach to a sophisticated one. The Ransomware as a Tool has evolved in wild…

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A week in security (August 19 – 25)

August 26, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, AhMyth, APT, awis, Bitcoin sextortion, Bolik banking Trojan, crypomining, DEF CON 27, facebook, facebook hoax, Fortnite, Google, hong kong, Instagram hoax, Key Negotiation of Bluetooth, KNOB attack, Magecart, misinformation, NordVPN, Ransomware, recap, Security Service of Ukraine, Sodinokibi, spyware, Syrk ransomware, twitter, Valve Corporation, week in security, weekly blog roundup, youtube, Yuzhnoukrainsk

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:38:39 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of August 19–25, including Magecart attacks on poker software, a new Bluetooth vulnerability, continuing ransomware attacks on US cities, Bitcoin sextortion, and a look back at one researcher’s DEF CON experience.

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A week in security

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Ransomware continues assault against cities and businesses

August 23, 2019 0 Comments attack, backup, critical infrastructure, emotet, Florida, local government organisation, locked out, Louisiana, ransom, Ransomware, robinhood, ryuk, Ryuk ransomware, samsam ransomware, Texas, trickbot

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:00:50 +0000

We take a look at the current chaos faced by local governments across the US, as ransomware continues to snap at its cities’ heels.

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Ransomware

Tags: attack backup critical infrastructure emotet Florida local government organisation locked out louisiana ransom ransomware robinhood ryuk Ryuk ransomware samsam ransomware texas trickbot

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Firewall best practices to protect against ransomware

August 22, 2019 0 Comments Corporate, Ransomware, XG Firewall

Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 19:51:56 +0000

Ransomware has recently vaulted to the top of the news again, as devastating attacks continue to impact government, education and business operations in many jurisdictions, particularly in the United States. These attacks start in a number of ways – some start with a phishing email, others begin with hackers leveraging vulnerabilities in networking stacks to […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/ZdXUIXt04Eo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Everything is bigger in Texas, including ransomware attacks

August 21, 2019 0 Comments Corporate, Intercept X, Intercept X Advanced, Ransomware, Sophos Products, Texas

Credit to Author: Doug Aamoth| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:54:28 +0000

Bigger isn’t always better.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/I5Rz6ay9jvY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ransomware disrupts 22 Texas government departments

August 21, 2019 0 Comments Government security, local government, malware, Ransomware, security threats, Texas, Texas Department of Information Resources

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:44:59 +0000

On August 16, Texas local government became the latest victim of the expanding global racket that is ransomware.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/sXMvstdTRNU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Trojans, ransomware dominate 2018–2019 education threat landscape

August 14, 2019 0 Comments cyberthreats, education cybersecurity, emotet, Ransomware, ryuk, Ryuk ransomware, trickbot, Trojans

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Trojans such as Emotet and TrickBot were the top threat for the education sector in the 2018–2019 school year. What threats will the new school year bring?

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Trojans

Tags: cyberthreats education cybersecurity emotet ransomware ryuk Ryuk ransomware trickbot Trojans

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A week in security (August 5 – 11)

August 12, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, APT28, awis, backdoors, bitcoin, bmi, brain-machine interface, chrome incognito, CTNT report, dslr flaw, facebook, Fancy Bear, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services, IRIS, Mark Zuckerberg, messenger kids, phishing, protonmail, Ransomware, robocall, robocall scam, sextortion, smart homes, steam, Strontium, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:38:31 +0000

The latest cybersecurity news for the week of August 5–11. We touch on problematic backdoors, the grim possibility of the Internet of Thoughts, and smart home improvement. We also released a retrospective report on ransomware.

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Labs quarterly report finds ransomware’s gone rampant against businesses

August 8, 2019 0 Comments cerber, CTNT, gandcrab, Locky, Phobos, Ransomware, ransomware report, rapid, Reports, ryuk, Ryuk ransomware, Sodinokibi, Troldesh, Troldesh ransomware

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:00:00 +0000

This quarter, we noticed one threat dominating the landscape so much it deserved its own hard look. Ransomware is back in a big way, targeting businesses with brute force.

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Attackers ransom bookseller’s exposed MongoDB database

August 6, 2019 0 Comments Bob Diachenko, data loss, database breach, MongoDB, Ransomware, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:07:42 +0000

Another database has fallen to extortion hackers, this time containing 2.1 million records belonging to Mexican bookseller, Librería Porrúa.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/FcH0s9NIc4o” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>