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RaaS proliferation: 14 new ransomware groups target organizations worldwide

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RaaS proliferation: 14 new ransomware groups target organizations worldwide 25/07/2023 at 06:00 By Help Net Security In the Q2 2023, GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team (GRIT) tracked 1,177 total publicly posted ransomware victims claimed by 41 different threat groups. The most impacted industries GRIT’s report shows a 38% increase in public ransomware victims compared to […]

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Nubeva’s Ransomware Key Interception and Decryption Technology Validated in Third-Party Lab

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Nubeva’s Ransomware Key Interception and Decryption Technology Validated in Third-Party Lab 24/07/2023 at 22:47 By Kevin Townsend 100% key capture rate and successful ransomware decryption shows progress in ransomware defense capabilities. The post Nubeva’s Ransomware Key Interception and Decryption Technology Validated in Third-Party Lab appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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MOVEit Hack Could Earn Cybercriminals $100M as Number of Confirmed Victims Grows

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MOVEit Hack Could Earn Cybercriminals $100M as Number of Confirmed Victims Grows 24/07/2023 at 17:02 By Eduard Kovacs Experts believe the Cl0p ransomware gang could earn as much as $100 million from the MOVEit hack, with the number of confirmed victims approaching 400. The post MOVEit Hack Could Earn Cybercriminals $100M as Number of Confirmed

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Average cost of a data breach reaches $4.45 million in 2023

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Average cost of a data breach reaches $4.45 million in 2023 24/07/2023 at 11:18 By Help Net Security IBM released its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, showing the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.45 million in 2023 – an all-time high for the report and a 15% increase over the

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Tampa General Hospital Says Patient Information Stolen in Ransomware Attack

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Tampa General Hospital Says Patient Information Stolen in Ransomware Attack 21/07/2023 at 14:32 By Ionut Arghire Tampa General Hospital has started informing patients that their personal information was stolen in a ransomware attack. The post Tampa General Hospital Says Patient Information Stolen in Ransomware Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Cosmetics Giant Estée Lauder Targeted by Two Ransomware Groups

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Cosmetics Giant Estée Lauder Targeted by Two Ransomware Groups 20/07/2023 at 21:18 By Eduard Kovacs Estée Lauder has confirmed suffering a data breach just as two ransomware groups claimed to have targeted the company, both allegedly stealing vast amounts of information. The post Cosmetics Giant Estée Lauder Targeted by Two Ransomware Groups appeared first on

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Kanti: A NIM-Based Ransomware Unleashed in the Wild

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Kanti: A NIM-Based Ransomware Unleashed in the Wild 20/07/2023 at 12:20 By cybleinc Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs analyzes Kanti, a new NIM-based ransomware targeting cryptocurrency users. The post Kanti: A NIM-Based Ransomware Unleashed in the Wild appeared first on Cyble. This article is an excerpt from Cyble View Original Source

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Exploring the macro shifts in enterprise security

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Exploring the macro shifts in enterprise security 20/07/2023 at 06:04 By Help Net Security The number of successful ransomware attacks and data breach attempts fell by 30% over the last year, the number of reported security incident types at organizations increased, according to the 2023 Cybersecurity Perspectives Survey by Scale. Security incident types In fact,

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Recycling Giant Tomra Takes Systems Offline Following Cyberattack

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Recycling Giant Tomra Takes Systems Offline Following Cyberattack 19/07/2023 at 18:36 By Ionut Arghire Norwegian recycling giant Tomra says internal systems have been taken offline to contain an extensive cyberattack. The post Recycling Giant Tomra Takes Systems Offline Following Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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Trends in ransomware-as-a-service and cryptocurrency to monitor

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Trends in ransomware-as-a-service and cryptocurrency to monitor 19/07/2023 at 08:02 By Help Net Security In January, law enforcement officials disrupted the operations of the Hive cybercriminal group, which profited off a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) business model. Hive is widely believed to be affiliated with the Conti ransomware group, joining a list of other groups associated with

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Microsoft Zero Day Vulnerability CVE-2023-36884 Being Actively Exploited

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Microsoft Zero Day Vulnerability CVE-2023-36884 Being Actively Exploited 12/07/2023 at 16:03 By cybleinc CRIL analyzes the impact of Zero-Day Exploit for CVE-2023-36884 in cyber espionage and ransomware operations. The post Microsoft Zero Day Vulnerability CVE-2023-36884 Being Actively Exploited appeared first on Cyble. This article is an excerpt from Cyble View Original Source

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Same code, different ransomware? Leaks kick-start myriad of new variants

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Same code, different ransomware? Leaks kick-start myriad of new variants 12/07/2023 at 14:54 By Help Net Security Threat landscape trends demonstrate the impressive flexibility of cybercriminals as they continually seek out fresh methods of attack, including exploiting vulnerabilities, gaining unauthorized access, compromising sensitive information, and defrauding individuals, according to the H1 2023 ESET Threat Report.

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Staying ahead of the “professionals”: The service-oriented ransomware crime industry

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Staying ahead of the “professionals”: The service-oriented ransomware crime industry 12/07/2023 at 07:35 By Help Net Security Ransomware has been a hugely profitable industry for criminal gangs for the last few years. The total amount of ransom paid since 2020 is estimated to be at least $2 billion, and this has both motivated and enabled

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Microsoft patches four exploited zero-days, but lags with fixes for a fifth (CVE-2023-36884)

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Microsoft patches four exploited zero-days, but lags with fixes for a fifth (CVE-2023-36884) 11/07/2023 at 22:31 By Zeljka Zorz For July 2023 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has delivered 130 patches; among them are four for vulnerabilites actively exploited by attackers, but no patch for CVE-2023-36884, an Office and Windows HTML RCE vulnerability exploited in targeted attacks

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Adobe Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws Haunt InDesign, ColdFusion

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Adobe Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws Haunt InDesign, ColdFusion 11/07/2023 at 20:33 By Ryan Naraine Software maker calls special attention to CVE-2023-29300, a deserialization of untrusted data bug with a CVSS severity score of 9.8/10. The post Adobe Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws Haunt InDesign, ColdFusion appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Critical Infrastructure Services Firm Ventia Takes Systems Offline Due to Cyberattack

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Critical Infrastructure Services Firm Ventia Takes Systems Offline Due to Cyberattack 10/07/2023 at 20:01 By Ionut Arghire Critical infrastructure services provider Ventia has taken some systems offline following a cyberattack. The post Critical Infrastructure Services Firm Ventia Takes Systems Offline Due to Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Law firms under cyberattack

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Law firms under cyberattack 10/07/2023 at 07:31 By Helga Labus In April 2023, Australian law firm HWL Ebsworth was hit by a cyberattack that possibly resulted in data of hundreds of its clients and dozens of government agencies being compromised. The attack was claimed by the Russian-linked ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware group “Earlier this month, the group

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Number of email-based phishing attacks surges 464%

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Number of email-based phishing attacks surges 464% 10/07/2023 at 06:45 By Help Net Security The evolving cyberattack landscape reveals the increasing utilization of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems, like ChatGPT, by cybercriminals for crafting malicious content and executing sophisticated attacks, according to Acronis. The biannual threat report highlights ransomware as the dominant risk to small

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New disturbing ransomware trend threatens organizations

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New disturbing ransomware trend threatens organizations 10/07/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Ransomware attacks increased by over 37% in 2023 compared to the previous year, with the average enterprise ransom payment exceeding $100,000, with a $5.3 million average demand, according to Zscaler. Since April 2022, ThreatLabz has identified thefts of several terabytes of data

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After Zero-Day Attacks, MOVEit Turns to Security Service Packs

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After Zero-Day Attacks, MOVEit Turns to Security Service Packs 07/07/2023 at 20:31 By Ryan Naraine Facing ransomware zero-days, Progress Software will release regular service packs to help customers mitigate critical security flaws. The post After Zero-Day Attacks, MOVEit Turns to Security Service Packs appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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