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Ransomware Bites 400 Veterinary Hospitals

November 19, 2019 admin data breaches, greg hartmann, laura koester, national veterinary associates, nva ransomware, ransomware, robert hill, ryuk

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 14:43:18 +0000

National Veterinary Associates (NVA), a California company that owns more than 700 animal care facilities around the globe, is still working to recover from a ransomware attack late last month that affected more than half of those properties, separating many veterinary practices from their patient records, payment systems and practice management software. NVA says it expects to have all facilities fully back up and running normally within the next week.

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Ransomware continues assault against cities and businesses

August 23, 2019 admin attack, backup, Critical Infrastructure, emotet, Florida, local government organisation, locked out, Louisiana, ransom, ransomware, robinhood, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, samsam ransomware, Texas, trickbot

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:00:50 +0000

We take a look at the current chaos faced by local governments across the US, as ransomware continues to snap at its cities’ heels.

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Ransomware

Tags: attack backup critical infrastructure emotet Florida local government organisation locked out louisiana ransom ransomware robinhood ryuk Ryuk ransomware samsam ransomware texas trickbot

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Trojans, ransomware dominate 2018–2019 education threat landscape

August 14, 2019 admin cyberthreats, education cybersecurity, emotet, ransomware, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, trickbot, trojans

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Trojans such as Emotet and TrickBot were the top threat for the education sector in the 2018–2019 school year. What threats will the new school year bring?

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Trojans

Tags: cyberthreats education cybersecurity emotet ransomware ryuk Ryuk ransomware trickbot Trojans

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Labs quarterly report finds ransomware’s gone rampant against businesses

August 8, 2019 admin Cerber, CTNT, gandcrab, Locky, Phobos, ransomware, ransomware report, rapid, reports, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, Sodinokibi, Troldesh, Troldesh ransomware

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:00:00 +0000

This quarter, we noticed one threat dominating the landscape so much it deserved its own hard look. Ransomware is back in a big way, targeting businesses with brute force.

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Reports

Tags: cerber CTNT gandcrab Locky Phobos ransomware ransomware report rapid ryuk Ryuk ransomware Sodinokibi Troldesh Troldesh ransomware

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A week in security (July 1 – 7)

July 8, 2019 admin a week in security, bitcoin, bitcoin generators, cash generators, China, Equifax, Germany, godlua, ironpython, openpgp, permissions, ryuk, smart home, stalkerware

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:08:33 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from July 1-7, including stalkerware, Bitcoin generators, app permissions, Chinese spyware, some giant leaks, and a new malware attack method.

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A week in security

Tags: bitcoin bitcoin generators cash generators china Equifax germany godlua ironpython openpgp permissions ryuk smart home stalkerware

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Radiohead’s ransom response shows novel approach for ransomware victims

June 25, 2019 admin Amazon, baltimore, bella thorne, Blackmail, City of Baltimore, coveware, Extinction Rebellion, extortion, Hail to the Thief, jeff bezos, Jonny Greenwood, Kara Swisher, National Enquirer, OK Computer, Radiohead, ransom, ransomware, robbinhood, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, Thom Yorke

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 17:20:30 +0000

Last week, British rock bank Radiohead thwarted an attempted digital ransom, in which unnamed hackers stole roughly 18 hours of unreleased music dating back to the band’s recording of its studio album OK, Computer, revealing some less-than-ok computer security (sorry).

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Ransomware

Tags: amazon baltimore bella thorne blackmail City of Baltimore coveware Extinction Rebellion extortion Hail to the Thief Jeff Bezos Jonny Greenwood Kara Swisher National Enquirer OK Computer Radiohead ransom ransomware robbinhood ryuk Ryuk ransomware Thom Yorke

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A week in security (January 7 – 13)

January 14, 2019 admin 2fa, Android, Ars Technica, Bloomberg, Data Security, Deletion, Facebook, Hacker One, hackers, Help Net Security, Naked Security, PA Daily post, Password reuse, passwords, pentest, ransom, ransomware, rogue apps, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, Security world, Trend Micro, USA Today, Vietnam, Vietnam News, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:45:37 +0000

A roundup of last week’s security news from January 7 to 13, including breaches, takedowns, bug fixes, and social media issues.

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Tags: 2fa Android Ars Technica Bloomberg data security Deletion facebook Hacker One hackers Help Net Security Naked Security PA Daily post Password reuse passwords pentest ransom ransomware rogue apps ryuk Ryuk ransomware Trend Micro USA Today Vietnam Vietnam News

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Ryuk ransomware attacks businesses over the holidays

January 8, 2019 admin attribution, BitPaymer ransomware, christmas, cybercrime, data resolution, dataresolution.net, emotet, exploit, Hermes, Holiday, Lazarus, malicious office documents, malspam, malware, malwarebytes anti-exploit, malwarebytes anti-ransomware, NORTH KOREA, Onslow water and sewer authority, OWASA, protection, ransom, ransomware, ryuk, stats, Tips, tribune publishing, trickbot

Credit to Author: Adam Kujawa| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:49:45 +0000

Over the holiday, a little-known ransomware family called Ryuk caused serious damage to numerous organizations. The attacks leave a lot of questions unanswered. What do we know so far?

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Tags: attribution BitPaymer ransomware Christmas data resolution dataresolution.net emotet exploit Hermes holiday Lazarus malicious office documents malspam malwarebytes anti-exploit malwarebytes anti-ransomware North Korea Onslow water and sewer authority OWASA protection ransom ransomware ryuk stats tips tribune publishing trickbot