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April 8, 2022 admin Business, cryptomalware, enterprise, ransomware, strategy

Credit to Author: Hugh Aver| Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:52:03 +0000

How to protect your company from ransomware: practical tips about building an anti-ransomware strategy .

Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

April 7, 2022 admin Ars Technica, ASUS, beserk bear, cyclops blink, Dan Goodin, dragonfly 2.0, FBI, federal security service, garantex, german federal criminal police office, gru, hydra market, main intelligence directorate, Ne'er-Do-Well News, NotPetya, ransomware, russian fsb, sandworm, trisis, triton, u.s. department of justice, u.s. department of treasury, voodoo bear, VPNFilter, watchguard, Web Fraud 2.0

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:03:45 +0000

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Germany moved to decapitate “Hydra,” a billion-dollar Russian darknet drug bazaar that also helped to launder the profits of multiple Russian ransomware groups.

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Globant suffers network breach due to LAPSUS$ compromise

April 1, 2022 admin cybercrime, globant, lapsus$, LG, microsoft, nvidia, Okta, ransomware, ransomware gang, Samsung, teen hackers

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 18:56:37 +0000

LAPSUS$ is a young group believed to be ran by teenagers. In their latest heist, they leaked data from Globant, a software firm.

The post Globant suffers network breach due to LAPSUS$ compromise appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Hive ransomware impacts California non-profit health organisation

April 1, 2022 admin data exfiltration, Health, hive, hive ransomware, medical, ransomware

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 18:33:43 +0000

We look at a developing story where Hive ransomware has heavily impacted a non-profit healthcare organisation.

The post Hive ransomware impacts California non-profit health organisation appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Security Sophos

Understanding data backups

March 30, 2022 admin backup, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, products & services, ransomware, world backup day

Credit to Author: stephenlawton| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:30:50 +0000

The emphasis on data backups should be data recovery

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A week in security (March 21 – 27)

March 28, 2022 admin a week in security, avoslocker, elden ring, esports, Facebook, hp printer vulnerability, lapsus$, microsoft exchange server, Okta, phishing, protestware, ransomware, rootkit, White House

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:17:58 +0000

The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days.

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Q&A with cyber insurance experts explaining coverages, claims and trends

March 25, 2022 admin cyber insurance, products & services, ransomware

Credit to Author: stephenlawton| Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:49:58 +0000

Topics include protecting OT networks, myths about claims and how to pick the right amount of insurance

Independent Krebs

Estonian Tied to 13 Ransomware Attacks Gets 66 Months in Prison

March 25, 2022 admin albanec, cashout, directconnection, maksim berezan, Ne'er-Do-Well News, ransomware, u.s. department of justice, unlimited cashout

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:10:34 +0000

An Estonian man was sentenced today to more than five years in a U.S. prison for his role in at least 13 ransomware attacks that caused losses of approximately $53 million. Prosecutors say the accused also enjoyed a lengthy career of “cashing out” access to hacked bank accounts worldwide.