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Microsoft shares new threat intelligence, security guidance during global crisis

April 8, 2020 admin coronavirus-themed threats, covid-19 themed attacks, cybersecurity, emotet, Incident Response, Microsoft security intelligence, phishing, Security Intelligence, Security Response, trickbot

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:00:02 +0000

Our threat intelligence shows that COVID-19 themed threats are retreads of existing attacks that have been slightly altered to tie to the pandemic. We’re seeing a changing of lures, not a surge in attacks. These attacks are settling into the normal ebb and flow of the threat environment.

The post Microsoft shares new threat intelligence, security guidance during global crisis appeared first on Microsoft Security .

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A week in security (March 16 – 22)

March 23, 2020 admin a week in security, apt36, awis, covid-19, emotet, fake news, money mule, monitorminor, phishing scam, romance scam, shadow iot, slack, stalkerware, trickbot, Week in security, weekly blog roundup, who, World Health Organization

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 16:44:58 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s most notable security stories and events, including COVID-19-themed threats, child identity theft, and securely working from home.

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A week in security

Tags: APT36 awis covid-19 emotet fake news money mule MonitorMinor phishing scam romance scam shadow IoT Slack stalkerware trickbot week in security weekly blog roundup WHO World Health Organization

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Human-operated ransomware attacks: A preventable disaster

March 18, 2020 admin cybersecurity, DoppelPaymer, dridex, Endpoint security, hands-on-keyboard, human-operated attacks, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft security intelligence, parinacota, ransomware, ryuk, Secure Score, Security deployment, Threat protection, trickbot, wadhrama

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 17:00:31 +0000

In human-operated ransomware attacks, adversaries exhibit extensive knowledge of systems administration and common network security misconfigurations, perform thorough reconnaissance, and adapt to what they discover in a compromised network.

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Nearly a quarter of malware now communicates using TLS

February 18, 2020 admin dridex, IcedID, malware, SophosLabs Uncut, SSL, ssl inspection, tls, trickbot

Credit to Author: Luca Nagy| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:30:07 +0000

Encryption is one of the strongest weapons malware authors can leverage: They can use it to obfuscate their code, to prevent users (in the case of ransomware) from being able to access their files, and for securing their malicious network communication. As websites and apps more widely adopt TLS (Transport Layer Security) and communicate over […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/XXvUtjG7XVU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Malwarebytes Labs releases 2020 State of Malware Report

February 11, 2020 admin 2020 state of malware report, Adware, Android, Android malware, Data Privacy, emotet, hacktools, iOS, Mac, MacOS, ransomware, reports, ryuk, Sodinokibi, State of Malware, state of malware report, trickbot, trojans, web threats, windows

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:01:00 +0000

The 2020 State of Malware Report reveals how cybercriminals upped the ante on businesses, Mac threats outpaced PCs, and ransomware continued its targeted, deadly assault with new families in 2019. Learn all this and more in the full report, linked in our blog.

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Reports

Tags: 2020 state of malware report adware Android android malware Data privacy emotet hacktools iOS mac macOS ransomware ryuk Sodinokibi State of Malware state of malware report trickbot Trojans web threats windows

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Tampa Bay Times hit with Ryuk ransomware attack

January 24, 2020 admin chicago tribune, CrowdStrike, dch health system, emotet, imperial county, imperial county california, lake city, lake city florida, Los Angeles Times, ProPublica, ransom, ransom.ryuk, ransomware, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, tampa bay times, tribune publishing, trickbot, Trojan.TrickBot, us coast guard

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:11:10 +0000

Florida newspaper The Tampa Bay Times suffered a Ryuk ransomware attack Thursday, making it the latest major victim of the notorious ransomware family that continues to rise in popularity.

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Ransomware

Tags: Chicago Tribune CrowdStrike DCH Health System emotet Imperial County Imperial County California Lake City Lake City Florida Los Angeles Times ProPublica ransom Ransom.Ryuk ransomware ryuk Ryuk ransomware Tampa Bay Times tribune publishing trickbot Trojan.TrickBot US Coast Guard

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A decade in cybersecurity fails: the top breaches, threats, and ‘whoopsies’ of the 2010s

December 19, 2019 admin ashley madison, Ashley Madison hack, awareness, badrabbit, cambridge analytica, cryptolocker, cryptolocker ransomware, Data Privacy, Edward Snowden, emotet, Exploits, Facebook, Hacktivism, Mat Honan, NotPetya, NSA, nsa spying, nsa surveillance, NSA tools, playstation breach, playstation hack, ransomware, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, security fails, Shadow Brokers, social media, Sony, sony pictures hack, SURVEILLANCE, target breach, target hack, trickbot, triple threat, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:03:33 +0000

As the 2010s come to a close, we take a snarky walk down memory lane, listing the craziest, most impactful, or simply just awful cybersecurity fails of the decade.

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Awareness

Tags: ashley madison ashley madison hack BadRabbit cambridge analytica cryptolocker cryptolocker ransomware Data privacy Edward Snowden emotet exploits facebook hacktivism mat honan NotPetya NSA nsa spying nsa surveillance NSA tools playstation breach playstation hack ransomware ryuk Ryuk ransomware security fails shadow brokers social media sony sony pictures hack surveillance target breach target hack trickbot triple threat WannaCry

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Threat spotlight: The curious case of Ryuk ransomware

December 12, 2019 admin AES, average ransom amount, bitpaymer, BitPaymer ransomware, cryptotech, death note, emotet, far eastern international bank, feib, gabriela nicolao, gandcrab, Hermes, hermes 2.1, luciano martins, pseudo-ransomware, ransom.ryuk, RDP, Remote Desktop Protocol, RSA, russian threat actors, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, shinigami’s revenge: the long tail of the ryuk ransomware, threat spotlight, tribune publishing, trickbot, wake-on-lan, wizard spider, wol

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:33:53 +0000

From comic book death god to ransomware baddie, Ryuk ransomware remains a mainstay when organizations find themselves in a crippling malware pinch. We look at Ryuk’s origins, attack methods, and how to protect against this ever-present threat.

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Threat spotlight

Tags: AES average ransom amount BitPaymer BitPaymer ransomware CryptoTech Death Note emotet Far Eastern International Bank FEIB Gabriela Nicolao gandcrab Hermes Hermes 2.1 Luciano Martins pseudo-ransomware Ransom.Ryuk rdp remote desktop protocol RSA Russian threat actors ryuk Ryuk ransomware Shinigami’s revenge: the long tail of the Ryuk ransomware tribune publishing trickbot Wake-on-LAN Wizard Spider WoL

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