Response Comment: Hackers Post Hackney Council’s ‘Stolen Documents’

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Writer , Information Security Buzz | Jan 11, 2021 01:38 am PST
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Tim Sadler
Tim Sadler , CEO
January 11, 2021 9:42 am

<p>Although it\’s unclear how this particular group delivers its ransomware payload, it\’s likely that phishing has played a role. Figures from last year show that distributing ransomware attacks via email is quickly coming \"back into fashion\", while our own research found that <a href=\"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_3mZ8lnx&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=4Md13W86ua7ez7eNU93XHnYag04EWEhi1WBBXQpnyzc&m=WBOLYFQsbUZWtLypDCOaiVIMvwmfTZPOkUyUFniqwJo&s=_KYDwREkOoBpEFl6nvb1gR3iCMFtnxuj-Mb-3WdQ88E&e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?uhttp-3A__bit.ly_3mZ8lnxdDwMFaQceuGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMMr4Md13W86ua7ez7eNU93XHnYag04EWEhi1WBBXQpnyzcmWBOLYFQsbUZWtLypDCOaiVIMvwmfTZPOkUyUFniqwJos_KYDwREkOoBpEFl6nvb1gR3iCMFtnxuj-Mb-3WdQ88Ee&source=gmail&ust=1610444056414000&usg=AFQjCNH2uLabpBP4_GQJGpCuIWTTHuNroQ\">a third of IT leaders</a> have experienced a rise in ransomware delivered by phishing messages since companies started working fully remotely last year.</p> <p> </p> <p>As hackers continually look for ways to hack humans in order to hack organisations, businesses must find ways to secure their people, especially as they continue working remotely. Educating people will help but advanced attacks like this require advanced security solutions. Often, hackers will build trust with their targets over time, and across multiple emails, <em>before </em>sending the tell-tale malicious payload link or attachment. Solutions need to be in place to automatically detect this threat, and alert employees, at the very start of the email chain to avoid valuable data being stolen and extorted.</p>

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