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A history of ransomware: How did it get this far?

September 7, 2023 admin bulletproof hosting, code, cryptocurrency, encryption, fast internet, government protection, history, lockbit, news, pentester tools, raas, ransomware

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: history

Tags: ransomware

Tags: bulletproof hosting

Tags: cryptocurrency

Tags: encryption

Tags: fast internet

Tags: government protection

Tags: RaaS

Tags: LockBit

Tags: pentester tools

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We tell you about the origin of ransomware and what factors contributed to making it the most feared type of malware.

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Social Security Numbers leaked in ransomware attack on Ohio History Connection

August 30, 2023 admin lockbit, news, ohio history connection, phishing, ransomware, SSN

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: Ohio History Connection

Tags: ransomware

Tags: LockBit

Tags: SSN

Tags: phishing

Ohio History Connection acknowledged that in a ransomware attack the attackers may have had access to 7,600 SSNs.

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LockBit ransomware advisory from CISA provides interesting insights

June 15, 2023 admin cisa, lockbit, news, raas, ransomware, stats

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: CISA

Tags: LockBit

Tags: stats

Tags: RaaS

A joint advisory published by CISA, the FBI and many others shows some interesting stats that align with data found by Malwarebytes.

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A week in security (April 24 -30)

May 1, 2023 admin APC, black basta, chatgpt, cl0p, Clickjacking, fileless, flipper zero, guloader, lockbit, Magecart, news, papercut, pupy rat, VMware

Categories: News

Tags: Lockbit

Tags: cl0p

Tags: papercut

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The most interesting security related news of the week from April 24 till April 30

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LockBit and Cl0p ransomware gangs actively exploiting Papercut vulnerabilities

May 1, 2023 admin cl0p, lockbit, news, papercut, ransomware

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: PaperCut

Tags: Cl0p

Tags: LockBit

Vulnerabilities in PaperCut printing management are being used in ransomware attacks.

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Everything Everywhere All At Once: The 2023 Active Adversary Report for Business Leaders

April 25, 2023 admin active adversary playbook, CoinMiner, conti, data breach, exfiltration, extortion, Featured, Incident Response, loader, lockbit, ransomware, sophos x-ops, threat research, web shells

Credit to Author: Angela Gunn| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000

A deep dive into over 150 incident-response cases reveals both attackers and defenders picking up the pace

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LockBit ransomware on Mac: Should we worry?

April 18, 2023 admin azim khodjibaev, BleepingComputer, first mac ransomware, lockbit, macos ransomware, mark stockley, news, patrick wardle, ransomware

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: LockBit

Tags: ransomware

Tags: Patrick Wardle

Tags: macOS ransomware

Tags: first Mac ransomware

Tags: Azim Khodjibaev

Tags: BleepingComputer

Tags: Mark Stockley

With plans to offer more ransomware, LockBit has just created a variant for macOS. But, as experts have pointed out, it’s hardly ready for anything.

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A week in security (March 13 – 19)

March 20, 2023 admin ai chatbot, becky holmes, clop, Facebook, investment fraud, lock and code s04e06, lockbit, microsoft, microsoft onenote, microsoft zero-day, news, ransomware, rubrik, stalker 2, WhatsApp

Categories: News

Tags: Becky Holmes

Tags: Lock and Code S04E06

Tags: ransomware

Tags: WhatsApp

Tags: AI chatbot

Tags: investment fraud

Tags: Clop

Tags: Microsoft zero-day

Tags: Microsoft

Tags: STALKER 2

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Microsoft OneNote

Tags: LockBit

Tags: Rubrik

The most interesting security related news from the week of March 13 to 19.

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