BlackSuit #ransomware extortion sites seized in #OperationCheckmate. While these headlines are always encouraging, it is a drop in the sea of malicious activities being dismantled by law enforcement agencies around the world. This means that organizations can't sit around and

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Getting a ransomware note, doesn't mean the attack has started. It begun 6 months ago with a minor alert that was cleaned by automation or was ignored in the midst of more important alerts that were triaged and handled by the security team. What are the questions that come into

This was no April fools joke: "65% of the 100 largest US hospitals and health systems have had a recent #databreach". Well, this is very alarming, a new study finds that leading U.S. healthcare institutions are failing to protect sensitive medical information, with most.

Thanks to worldwide outage by one of the leading #EDR vendors in the market, Microsoft is now testing a new capability to remotely fix boot crashes. What happened? When the EDR vendor updated one of their kernel based modules, it caused #BSOD and rendered millions of endpoints.

UK fines software provider £3.07 million for 2022 #ransomware breach. "The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a £3.07 million fine on Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd for a 2022 ransomware attack that exposed the sensitive personal data of 79,404 people,.

Pennsylvania education union #databreach hit 500,000 people. How long does it take to investigate a data breach? It seems that in this case it took from July 6th till February 18th, which is approximately 227 days to fully understand how the breach has occurred, recover from it.

Some good news to start off the week: New Akira #ransomware decryptor cracks encryptions keys using GPUs. "Security researcher Yohanes Nugroho has released a decryptor for the Linux variant of Akira ransomware, which utilizes GPU power to retrieve the decryption key and unlock.

Another novel way for threat actors to circumvent security measures: Ransomware gang encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR. 5 years ago, Ragnar ransomware used the same concept by creating a Windows XP based VM to encrypt shared network drives, but using an unsecure.

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Who doesn't like a good #BYOVD attack?.#Ransomware gangs exploit Paragon Partition Manager bug in BYOVD attacks. "You can check if the blocklist is enabled by going to Settings → Privacy & security → Windows Security → Device security → Core isolation → Microsoft Vulnerable.

This is the reason you have to invest in #cybersecurity solutions and professionals like you invest in insurance for your business:.Southern Water says #BlackBasta #ransomware attack cost £4.5M (~$5.7M) in expenses. Even if Sothern Water paid the alleged $1M to Black Basta to.

US #healthcare org pays $11M settlement over alleged #cybersecurity lapses. HNFS has failed to take the following measures:.🖨️ Scan for n-day vulnerabilities in its systems and apply fixes in a timely manner. 📃Consider the findings of auditing reports highlighting cybersecurity.

#CISA and #FBI: Ghost #ransomware breached orgs in 70 countries. It is mind-boggling to see the effect of one ransomware gang, wreaking havoc in 70 countries and its ability to continue in exploiting vulnerabilities that were already addressed. Here are few tips from the article.

#MissionBank Files Notice of #DataBreach with California Attorney General. Banks that get hit by #ransomware and data breaches can get a great deal of financial lost, by the bank and by its customers who can fall victim to threat actors as well. The bank notified all stake.

Let's get things straight, identifying the attack as it happens or shortly after is considered detection, if you stop it before anything happens, it's prevention. Plain and simple! 🛡️. When it comes to the security of your organization, don't settle for detection, prevent

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⚠️ Your Linux environment needs attention! ⚠️. New stealthy Pumakit Linux #rootkit #malware spotted in the wild. The malware is a multi-component set that includes a dropper, memory-resident executables, a kernel module rootkit, and a shared object (SO) userland rootkit. ☑️.

RT @DeceptiveBytes: Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, shame on you!. LA housing authority confirms #breach claimed by Cactus #ran….

RT @DeceptiveBytes: Not long ago, #Gartner published their research “Emerging Tech: Top Use Cases in Preemptive Cyber Defense”. What is the….