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DeadBolt ransomware gang tricked into giving victims free decryption keys

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: Dutch

Tags: law enforcement

Tags: DeadBolt

Tags: ransomware

Tags: decryption keys

Tags: responders.nu

With the idea provided by an incident response company, Dutch police used a clever trick to get 150 DeadBolt ransomware decryption keys for free.

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Defenders beware: A case for post-ransomware investigations

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:00:00 +0000

The Microsoft Detection and Response Team (DART) details a recent ransomware incident in which the attacker used a collection of commodity tools and techniques, such as using living-off-the-land binaries, to launch their malicious code.

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MalwareBytesSecurity

A week in security (October 10 – 16)

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Tags: a week in security

Tags: week in security

Tags: AI Bill of Rights

Tags: Final Fantasy XIV

Tags: Lock and Code S03E21

Tags: Meta

Tags: WhatsApp

Tags: ransomware

Tags: tax scam

Tags: Chinese APT

Tags: Android

Tags: Chrome

Tags: iOS

Tags: managed detection response

Tags: MDR

Tags: disinformation

Tags: FBI

Tags: CISA

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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New “Prestige” ransomware impacts organizations in Ukraine and Poland

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 19:00:00 +0000

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has identified evidence of a novel ransomware campaign targeting organizations in the logistics and transportation industry in Ukraine and Poland utilizing a previously unidentified ransomware payload.

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