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Threat spotlight: CrySIS, aka Dharma ransomware, causing a crisis for businesses

May 15, 2019 admin Anti-Ransomware, crysis, dharma, malware, ransom, ransomware, RDP, rdp access, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 16:02:13 +0000

CrySIS, aka Dharma, is a ransomware family making waves over the last two months, often being used in targeted attacks through RDP access. What other tricks are up its sleeve?

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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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Luas data ransom: the hacker who cried wolf?

January 11, 2019 admin bitcoin, cybercrime, data breach, hacked, hacking, haveibeenpwned, luas, ransom, ransomware

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 18:00:00 +0000

Irish tram firm Luas were recently compromised and told to pay 1 Bitcoin, or risk user data being fired into the void. The deadline for paying the ransom has now passed: So what happens next? And is anyone out there really at risk?

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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