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Change Healthcare Data Breach Impact Grows to 190 Million Individuals

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Change Healthcare Data Breach Impact Grows to 190 Million Individuals 2025-01-27 at 13:33 By Eduard Kovacs The impact of the Change Healthcare ransomware-caused data breach has increased from 100 million to 190 million individuals. The post Change Healthcare Data Breach Impact Grows to 190 Million Individuals appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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Cybersecurity books on ransomware you shouldn’t miss

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Cybersecurity books on ransomware you shouldn’t miss 2025-01-22 at 06:18 By Help Net Security This list of ransomware-focused cybersecurity books is tailored for professionals seeking practical insights and deeper knowledge. Covering technical strategies, real-world cases, and the evolving tactics of attackers, these books offer valuable perspectives to help strengthen defenses and refine incident response plans.

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Ransomware attackers are “vishing” organizations via Microsoft Teams

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Ransomware attackers are “vishing” organizations via Microsoft Teams 2025-01-21 at 14:10 By Zeljka Zorz The “email bombing + posing as tech support via Microsoft Teams” combination is proving fruitful for two threat actors looking to deliver ransomware to organizations, and they seem to be ramping up their efforts. “Sophos MDR has observed more than 15

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Attackers are encrypting AWS S3 data without using ransomware

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Attackers are encrypting AWS S3 data without using ransomware 2025-01-13 at 19:03 By Zeljka Zorz A ransomware gang dubbed Codefinger is encrypting data stored in target organizations’ AWS S3 buckets with AWS’s server-side encryption option with customer-provided keys (SSE-C), and asking for money to hand over the key they used. They do not exfiltrate the

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Alleged Blender, Sinbad cryptomixer operators arrested, indicted

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Alleged Blender, Sinbad cryptomixer operators arrested, indicted 2025-01-13 at 13:34 By Help Net Security Three Russian nationals have been indicted in the Northern District of Georgia for their alleged role as operators of cryptocurrency mixing (cryptomixer) services Blender.io and Sinbad.io. Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko and Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik were arrested on Dec. 1, 2024, roughly a

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Preventing the next ransomware attack with help from AI

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Preventing the next ransomware attack with help from AI 2025-01-10 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Darren Williams, CEO at BlackFog, talks about how employee training plays a crucial role in preventing ransomware attacks. He points out that human error is often the biggest security risk and explains how

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HexaLocker V2: Skuld Stealer Paving the Way prior to Encryption

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HexaLocker V2: Skuld Stealer Paving the Way prior to Encryption 2025-01-09 at 15:18 By rohansinhacyblecom Key Takeaways Executive Summary On August 9th, the HexaLocker ransomware group announced a new Windows-based ransomware on their Telegram channel. The post highlighted that the ransomware was developed in the Go programming language and claimed that their team included members

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Russia, Ukraine, China, and More: The Nations at the Center of the Cybercrime Epidemic 

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Russia, Ukraine, China, and More: The Nations at the Center of the Cybercrime Epidemic  2024-12-27 at 12:48 By Ashish Khaitan Overview Cyberattacks on a country’s critical infrastructure have become a growing malicious trend globally. The surge in cybercrime threats and its growing impact on national security, businesses, and individuals has led experts to closely examine

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US charges suspected LockBit ransomware developer

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US charges suspected LockBit ransomware developer 2024-12-23 at 16:37 By Zeljka Zorz The US Department of Justice has unsealed charges against Rostislav Panev, 51, a dual Russian and Israeli national, suspected of being a developer for the LockBit ransomware group. Panev was arrested in August 2024 and is currently in custody in Israel pending extradition.

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Top 10 Ransomware Trends Observed in 2024: A Look Ahead to 2025

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Top 10 Ransomware Trends Observed in 2024: A Look Ahead to 2025 2024-12-23 at 10:48 By daksh sharma Ransomware attacks have evolved into one of the most significant threats to global cybersecurity. These attacks have shifted from mere opportunistic schemes to advanced operations targeting businesses, critical infrastructure, and even governments. The year 2024 saw ransomware

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How companies can fight ransomware impersonations

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How companies can fight ransomware impersonations 2024-12-23 at 06:31 By Help Net Security As these threat actors become increasingly strategic and harder to detect, organizations must take all measures to protect their data, including cybersecurity training. In this Help Net Security video, Rodman Ramezanian, Global Cloud Threat Lead at Skyhigh Security, discusses how companies can

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Another NetWalker affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison

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Another NetWalker affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison 2024-12-20 at 13:07 By Zeljka Zorz A 30-year old Romanian man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for leveraging the Netwalker ransomware to extort money from victims, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday. Daniel Christian Hulea, of Jucu de Mijloc, Cluj, Romania, was

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Ransomware in 2024: New players, bigger payouts, and smarter tactics

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Ransomware in 2024: New players, bigger payouts, and smarter tactics 2024-12-19 at 06:03 By Help Net Security In 2024, ransomware remained the top cybersecurity threat to organizations worldwide. New groups filled the void left by law enforcement crackdowns, targeting businesses with record-breaking ransom demands and sophisticated tactics. In this article, you will find excerpts from

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Romania Urges Energy Sector of Proactive Scanning Amid LYNX Ransomware Threat

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Romania Urges Energy Sector of Proactive Scanning Amid LYNX Ransomware Threat 2024-12-13 at 12:48 By daksh sharma Overview The Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC) has issued a critical advisory urging all entities, especially those in the energy sector, to scan their IT and critical infrastructure for malicious binaries associated with the LYNX ransomware cybercrime

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Cleo patches zero-day exploited by ransomware gang

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Cleo patches zero-day exploited by ransomware gang 2024-12-12 at 18:34 By Zeljka Zorz Cleo has released a security patch to address the critical vulnerability that started getting exploited while still a zero-day to breach internet-facing Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom instances. Version 5.8.0.24 of the three products, which was pushed out on Wednesday, plugs the

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8Base hacked port operating company Luka Rijeka

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8Base hacked port operating company Luka Rijeka 2024-12-09 at 14:48 By Zeljka Zorz Luka Rijeka, a company that offers maritime transport, port, storage of goods and forwarding services in Rijeka, Croatia, has been hacked by the 8Base ransomware group. The group claimed the attack on their dark web data leak site and professed that they’ve

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A Technical Look at the New ‘Termite’ Ransomware that Hit Blue Yonder

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A Technical Look at the New ‘Termite’ Ransomware that Hit Blue Yonder 2024-12-06 at 20:48 By Paul Shread The ransomware attack that hit supply chain management platform Blue Yonder and its customers last month was the work of a new ransomware group called “Termite.” Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) researchers have examined a Termite

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US government, energy sector contractor hit by ransomware

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US government, energy sector contractor hit by ransomware 2024-12-03 at 12:15 By Zeljka Zorz ENGlobal, a Texas-based engineering and automation contractor for companies in the energy sector, has had its data encrypted by attackers. “On November 25, 2024, ENGlobal Corporation (the “Company”) became aware of a cybersecurity incident. The preliminary investigation has revealed that a

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AI-based tools designed for criminal activity are in high demand

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AI-based tools designed for criminal activity are in high demand 2024-11-29 at 06:03 By Help Net Security Multiple regional conflicts, such as Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict, have resulted in a surge in cyberattacks and hacktivist activities, according to Trellix. AI-driven ransomware boosts cybercrime tactics The research examines an increasingly complex

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German CERT Warns Zyxel Firewalls Exploited for Helldown Ransomware Deployment

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German CERT Warns Zyxel Firewalls Exploited for Helldown Ransomware Deployment 2024-11-28 at 16:08 By daksh sharma Overview Zyxel firewalls have come under scrutiny following a wave of attacks leveraging vulnerabilities to deploy Helldown ransomware. A critical directory traversal vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-11667, in the Zyxel ZLD firmware (versions 5.00–5.38) has been linked to these breaches.

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