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Securonix Threat Research: Detecting WastedLocker Ransomware

Securonix Threat Research: Detecting WastedLocker Ransomware

The Securonix Threat Research Team is actively investigating the details of the critical targeted Wastedlocker ransomware attacks that has reportedly already exploited more than 31 companies, with 8 of the victims being Fortune 500 companies. Here are the key details regarding the impact of the high-profile WastedLocker ransomware attacks/EviICorp malicious cyber threat actor(s)(MTA) involved: The WastedLocker ransomware is a relatively new malicious payload used by the high-profile EvilCorp MTA, which previously used the Dridex trojan to deploy BitPaymer ransomware in attacks targeting government organisations and enterprises in Europe and the United States. This MTA currently focuses on targeted °big game hunting” (BGH) ransomware attacks with multiple industry victims in recent months, with Garmin as one of the latest high-profile victims attacked (officially confirmed by Garmin on July 27).  The most recent ransom amount demanded was $10 million, and appears to be based on the victim’s financial data. Based on the available details, the ransom was likely paid. To date, this MTA appears ...
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Hackers Exploit Covid-19 Vaccine Interest As Cover For Attacks

Hackers Exploit Covid-19 Vaccine Interest As Cover For Attacks

Phishing emails with subject lines related to vaccines now being used to trick recipients into downloading malicious Windows, Word and Excel files designed to steal a person’s credentials  Number of ...
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IoT BotnetsAnd Shifting Ransomware Are Raising The Stakes For Enterprises Worldwide

IoT BotnetsAnd Shifting Ransomware Are Raising The Stakes For Enterprises Worldwide

A new report from Nozomi Networks Labs finds cyber threats against Operational Technology (OT) and IoT infrastructure continued to grow in number and impact in the first half of 2020. OT-reliant ...
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Balbix Report Reveals the Major Concerns and Risks Hindering CISOs’ Ability to Strengthen Security Posture

Balbix Report Reveals the Major Concerns and Risks Hindering CISOs’ Ability to Strengthen Security Posture

9 out of 10 Security Professionals Cite Phishing and Ransomware as Top Risks, Yet Only Half Report Sufficient Visibility into Such Threats SAN JOSE, Calif. – July 21, 2020 – Balbix Inc., provider ...
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Infoblox Survey Finds That DNS Accelerates Threat Resolution But Is Under-used By Security Teams

Infoblox Survey Finds That DNS Accelerates Threat Resolution But Is Under-used By Security Teams

203 senior security and risk professionals reveal a missed opportunity to leverage DNS throughout the threat analysis and response cycle    Infoblox Inc., the leader in Secure Cloud-Managed Network Services, commissioned ...
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Data Protection Officers Foresee DSAR Trouble In Store From Britain’s Post-Covid Jobless

Data Protection Officers Foresee DSAR Trouble In Store From Britain’s Post-Covid Jobless

Study finds lockdown’s furloughed and laid off staff set to trigger spike in DSARs for HR Officers  Fall-out from lockdown is already causing difficulty meeting data compliance obligations for 75% ...
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Research Predicts Dramatic Increase In Volume And Value Of Fines For Data Breaches And Poor Data Deletion Practices

Research Predicts Dramatic Increase In Volume And Value Of Fines For Data Breaches And Poor Data Deletion Practices

Between now and 2025, 37% of people in work expect the number and value of fines faced by employers for data breaches to increase – with 6% anticipating a dramatic ...
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DNS Security is too Easily Taken for Granted

New Intelligence Reveals that Alina Point-of-Sale Malware is Still Lurking in DNS

CenturyLink’s Black Lotus Labs warns organizations of credit card theft DENVER, July 1, 2020 – Point-of-Sale (POS) malware is nothing new, and the Alina malware – which cybercriminals use to ...
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Businesses Incur Greater Losses Year-On-Year Due To Payment Fraud

Businesses Incur Greater Losses Year-On-Year Due To Payment Fraud

Bottomline 2020 Business Payments Barometer reveals:  Only 1 in 10 small businesses report recovering more than 50% of losses due to fraud Despite an increase in new payments initiatives and ...
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Teamviewer Malware Package

Research Reveals Dramatic Increase In People Encountering Online Scams Whilst Working From Home During The Coronavirus Crises

Some 26% of people claim they have seen an increase in the level of online scams and phishing attacks they face since they started working from home during the Coronavirus ...
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financial data

Data And Financial Loss Biggest Cyber Fear For Locked Down UK Householders

60% of people working from home due to COVID-19 believe they are more susceptible to cyber attack as they are online more  Amsterdam – UK householders confined to their home and ...
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What businesses can learn from the Holborn outage

Expert On Research: One Third Of Businesses Axe IT Staff Due To Covid-19 Cost Concerns

New global poll from Leonne International of over 1,000 business decision-makers reveals that over one third of companies have axed IT staff and half have cut IT Budgets due to ...
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(IoT) will Fail if Security has no Context

Financial Services Organisations Increasingly Prone To Authentication And DDoS Attacks

F5 Labs assesses three years of Security Incident Response Team data Financial services organisations have experienced a significant increase in the number of authentication and distributed denial of service (DDoS) ...
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NHS Contact Tracing App Can Be A Success If Linked To Testing, Study Finds

NHS Contact Tracing App Can Be A Success If Linked To Testing, Study Finds

Study recommends NHS in charge of app, with priority access to testing for those alerted and/or with symptoms It is possible to implement a privacy-respecting contact tracing app that can ...
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Ransomware Goes Mobile – New Android Ransomware Fabricates Notes From FBI

Ransomware Goes Mobile – New Android Ransomware Fabricates Notes From FBI

A new variant of Russian malware tricks mobile users into encrypting their files, then impersonates the FBI to force ransom payments, accusing the user of downloading illegal pornographic content Malware is downloaded and installed via social ...
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Security of your Android Devices

Ransomware Goes Mobile – New Android Ransomware Fabricates Notes From FBI

A new variant of Russian malware tricks mobile users into encrypting their files, then impersonates the FBI to force ransom payments, accusing the user of downloading illegal pornographic content Malware is downloaded and installed via social ...
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Imperva Releases Seventh Annual Bad Bot Report; Uncovers Nearly A Quarter Of Overall Website Traffic Driven By Bad Bots

Imperva Releases Seventh Annual Bad Bot Report; Uncovers Nearly A Quarter Of Overall Website Traffic Driven By Bad Bots

Financial services industry hit hardest by bad bots, making up almost half of overall website traffic; Russia origin of most blocked attacks Imperva, Inc., today released its annual report titled: ...
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Apple Is Most Imitated Brand For Phishing: Check Point Research’s Q1 2020 Brand Phishing Report

Apple Is Most Imitated Brand For Phishing: Check Point Research’s Q1 2020 Brand Phishing Report

Check Point’s researchers highlight Yahoo! as most imitated brand for email-based phishing, and Netflix as the most imitated for mobile-based phishing attempts  Check Point Research has published its new Brand ...
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UK And Netherlands Most At Risk In Europe When Mitigating Critical Vulnerabilities

UK And Netherlands Most At Risk In Europe When Mitigating Critical Vulnerabilities

New vulnerability research by Outpost24 has revealed interesting data trends in vulnerability management across different regions and sectors. When analysed, the number of high, medium and low-risk security vulnerabilities based ...
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Closing The Gender Gap In Cybersecurity Could Boost UK Economy By £12.6bn

Closing The Gender Gap In Cybersecurity Could Boost UK Economy By £12.6bn

New Tessian report reveals that perceptions around cybersecurity industry need to change to encourage more diversity Increasing the number of women working in cybersecurity could boost the UK economy by ...
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2020 Webroot Threat Report: Phishing Attempts Grew By 640% Last Year

2020 Webroot Threat Report: Phishing Attempts Grew By 640% Last Year

Webroot Also Observed a 125% Increase in Malware Targeting Windows 7®   OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX) (TSX: OTEX) today issued the 2020 Webroot Threat Report, highlighting not only the agility and innovation of cybercriminals who ...
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Data Love

52% Say Loneliness Around Valentine’s Day Makes Them Vulnerable To Catfishers, Research Reveals

ESET urges people to be vigilant when online dating, or risk falling for catfishers 41% of consumers believe that they face more cyber security risks when online dating around Valentine’s ...
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Security Professionals Anticipate Automation Will Reduce IT Security Headcount, But Not Replace Human Expertise

Security Professionals Anticipate Automation Will Reduce IT Security Headcount, But Not Replace Human Expertise

Today the Ponemon Institute, in partnership with DomainTools, announced the results of its annual "Staffing the IT Security Function in the Age of Automation" report. The survey of more than ...
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Zoom Updates Security As Eavesdrop Hack Discovered By Check Point Research

Zoom Updates Security As Eavesdrop Hack Discovered By Check Point Research

Hackers could eavesdrop on scores of Zoom Meetings by generating and verifying Zoom Meeting IDs; Zoom rolls out a series of security changes to fix flaws  Check Point Research identified ...
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Bitglass 2019 Financial Breach Report: More Than 60% Of All Leaked Records In Past Year Exposed By Financial Services Firms

Bitglass 2019 Financial Breach Report: More Than 60% Of All Leaked Records In Past Year Exposed By Financial Services Firms

Hacking and Malware Cause 75% of all Data Breaches in the Financial Services Industry  Bitglass, the Next-Gen Cloud Security company, today released its 2019 Financial Breach Report: The Financial Matrix. Each ...
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Malware Variety Grows By 13.7% In 2019 Due To Web Skimmers

Malware Variety Grows By 13.7% In 2019 Due To Web Skimmers

In 2019, the number of unique malicious objects detected by Kaspersky’s web antivirus solution rose by an eighth, compared to last year — reaching 24,610,126. This growth was mainly influenced ...
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