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Articles and Comments By Saumitra Das

Expert Commentary
IcedID Targets Msoft Exchange Hijacking Campaign
March 29 , 2022 by Saumitra Das
This attack shows how much effort attackers put in all the time to evade detection and why defense...
Expert Commentary
Experts Reaction On Mandiant Threat Reporting Research: 1 In 7 Ransomware Attacks Leak Critical OT Info
February 02 , 2022 by Saumitra Das
The IT/OT barrier is more a logical separation than an actual one. Attacks typically start on the IT...
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Red Cross Hack Leaks Data Of 515,000 Vulnerable People
January 21 , 2022 by Saumitra Das
It is critical for organizations to not just worry about their cyber hygiene but also third parties...
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Microsoft Discovers Destructive Malware Targeting Ukraine
January 19 , 2022 by Saumitra Das
The tactics used in this attack seem to focus on disruption rather than moneymaking. Wiping the MBR...
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Belarusian Intelligence Behind Ukrainian Government Website Cyber Attacks
January 17 , 2022 by Saumitra Das
It is interesting that this is happening on the heels of the ReEvil arrests as well as right when th...
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"Small Lapses" Lead To Ransomware Attacks, WordPress Hack
November 17 , 2021 by Saumitra Das
Many security attacks happen because of small lapses. However, requiring organizations to contact th...
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Epik Data Breach- Blue Hexagon Comments
September 17 , 2021 by Saumitra Das
The response from Epik does not make it clear if they know what happened. This has happened to a lot...
Expert Commentary
United Nations’ Computers Breached by Hackers
September 12 , 2021 by Saumitra Das
Initial access via credentials purchased from the dark web is now becoming standard modus operandi....
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BlackBerry Vulnerability, DeepBlueMagic Ransomware, HolesWarm Malware, CISA Ransomware Guidance- Experts Comments
August 20 , 2021 by Saumitra Das
“QNX is the operating system of choice for embedded systems and is very widely deployed where real...
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Experts Weigh In On Kaseya Ransomware Attack
July 08 , 2021 by Saumitra Das
This is another reminder that supply chain attacks remain an issue after the Solarwinds breach broug...
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Babuk Locker Ransomware Builder Leaked- Experts Insight
July 02 , 2021 by Saumitra Das
Even though the first obvious concern here is to focus on the source code being reused by other acto...
Expert Commentary
Dreamhost Leaks 814 Million Records
June 28 , 2021 by Saumitra Das
Misconfigurations continue to be a significant source of breaches both in the public cloud and priva...
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Experts Insight: Ransomware Attack On Steamship Authority Of Massachusetts Ferry Service
June 03 , 2021 by Saumitra Das
Ransomware is making a resurgence in 2021 again with big attacks like the one on the Colonial pipeli...
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Android Banking Trojan- Experts Insight
May 12 , 2021 by Saumitra Das
Teabot and Flubot both represent the shift in mobile malware from just being a sideline issue to be...
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Babuk Claims Yamabiko Cyberattack
May 11 , 2021 by Saumitra Das
Due to the deluge of new CVEs this year, attackers have now started attacking company infrastructure...
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Expert Insight On Buer Malware Rewritten in Rust
May 04 , 2021 by Saumitra Das
Rust-based malware has been gaining popularity over the last few years. It is becoming more common a...