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Ouroboros: Following A New Trend In Ransomware League

February 18, 2020 admin encryption, malware, ransomware, RDP

Credit to Author: Manisha Prajapati| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:45:17 +0000

Ransomware authors keep exploring new ways to test their strengths against various malware evasion techniques. The ransomware known as “Ouroboros” is intensifying its footprint in the field by bringing more and more advancements in its behavior as it updates its version. This analysis provides the behaviour of version 6, few…

MalwareBytes Security

Explained: the strengths and weaknesses of the Zero Trust model

January 28, 2020 admin BYOD, cloud, Explained, framework, Identity Management, insider threats, IoT, lateral threat movement, mfa, perimeter, RDP, Security, security orchestration, strategy, Zero Trust, zero trust model, zero trust security model

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Zero Trust is an information security framework that insists its users “never trust, always verify.” Is this the best security model for organizations today? We examine its strengths and weaknesses.

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Tags: byod cloud framework identity management insider threats IoT lateral threat movement mfa perimeter rdp security security orchestration strategy zero trust zero trust model zero trust security model

Security Sophos

January 2020 Patch Tuesday delivers fixes for 50 bugs

January 14, 2020 admin chromium, Edge, elevation of privilege, Exploits, microsoft, Patch Tuesday, RDP, SophosLabs Uncut, Updates, Vulnerability, windows

Credit to Author: SophosLabs Offensive Security| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 18:15:18 +0000

This month’s big security news from Microsoft is the end of support for Windows 7, and a patch of a cryptographic library<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/wiyw9sHJyLE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Threat spotlight: Phobos ransomware lives up to its name

January 10, 2020 admin brute force, coveware, crysis, crysis ransomware, dharma, Dharma Ransomware, disorganised crime, mfa, Multi-Factor Authorization, Phobos, phobos nextgen, phobos notdharma, phobos ransomware, raas, ransomware, Ransomware as a Service, RDP, Remote Desktop Protocol, server message block, SMB, Sodinokibi, threat spotlight, virtual private networks, VPN

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 18:04:44 +0000

Phobos, which many believe was named after the Greek god of fear, isn’t as widespread as it was before nor is it more novel than your average ransomware. Yet, it remains a threat to consumers and businesses alike. We dive into Phobos ransomware and show users how to face their fears and protect against it.

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Tags: brute force coveware crysis crysis ransomware dharma Dharma ransomware disorganised crime mfa Multi-Factor Authorization Phobos Phobos NextGen Phobos NotDharma Phobos ransomware raas ransomware Ransomware as a Service rdp remote desktop protocol Server Message Block SMB Sodinokibi virtual private networks vpn

Security Sophos

MyKings botnet spreads headaches, cryptominers, and Forshare malware

December 18, 2019 admin cryptominers, darkcloud, forshare, ipc, monero, ms-sql, mykings, MySQL, RDP, smominru, SophosLabs Uncut, SSH, telnet, wmi

Credit to Author: Gabor Szappanos| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 14:16:38 +0000

All this trouble just for some Monero<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/Bs6eVtcm9SE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Threat spotlight: The curious case of Ryuk ransomware

December 12, 2019 admin AES, average ransom amount, bitpaymer, BitPaymer ransomware, cryptotech, death note, emotet, far eastern international bank, feib, gabriela nicolao, gandcrab, Hermes, hermes 2.1, luciano martins, pseudo-ransomware, ransom.ryuk, RDP, Remote Desktop Protocol, RSA, russian threat actors, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, shinigami’s revenge: the long tail of the ryuk ransomware, threat spotlight, tribune publishing, trickbot, wake-on-lan, wizard spider, wol

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:33:53 +0000

From comic book death god to ransomware baddie, Ryuk ransomware remains a mainstay when organizations find themselves in a crippling malware pinch. We look at Ryuk’s origins, attack methods, and how to protect against this ever-present threat.

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Tags: AES average ransom amount BitPaymer BitPaymer ransomware CryptoTech Death Note emotet Far Eastern International Bank FEIB Gabriela Nicolao gandcrab Hermes Hermes 2.1 Luciano Martins pseudo-ransomware Ransom.Ryuk rdp remote desktop protocol RSA Russian threat actors ryuk Ryuk ransomware Shinigami’s revenge: the long tail of the Ryuk ransomware tribune publishing trickbot Wake-on-LAN Wizard Spider WoL

Security Sophos

How the most damaging ransomware evades IT security

November 14, 2019 admin brute force, cryptoworm, EternalBlue, Privilege Escalation, raas, ransomware, RDP, SMB, SophosLabs Uncut

Credit to Author: Mark Loman| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:50:28 +0000

This article is a condensed version of our report How Ransomware Behaves: What defenders should know about the top families<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/-0DnxPzSZek” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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SophosLabs surveys the threat landscape for 2020 trends

November 5, 2019 admin 2020, Android malware, automated active attacks, Cloud Security, living-off-the-land, ransomware, RDP, report, sophos threat report, SophosLabs Uncut, threat

Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:50:31 +0000

SophosLabs this morning published its annual assessment on the state of internet and information security, and our outlook on what security threats are likely to affect the world in the coming year: the SophosLabs 2020 Threat Report, available for download now. This year, our report broadens the scope of our analysis to cover topics beyond […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/tFcwsfiM20g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>