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Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 08:56:04 +0000

SophosLabs und Sophos Managed Threat Response haben einen Bericht über eine neue Ransomware veröffentlicht, die eine bisher noch nicht bekannte Angriffsmethode verwendet: Die sogenannte Snatch-Ransomware geht mit variierenden Techniken vor und veranlasst unter anderem einen Neustart übernommener Computer im abgesicherten Modus, um verhaltensorientierte Schutzmaßnahmen, die speziell nach Ransomware-Aktivitäten wie das Verschlüsseln von Dateien Ausschau halten, […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/Aq_T3Ms-CGU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

January 28, 2020 admin

Wissen ist Macht: Kompendium zum IT-Security-Topthema Ransomware

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:32:56 +0000

Sophos hat eine neue Ausgabe in seiner englischsprachigen Reihe der „Playbooks for Defenders“ veröffentlicht. Mit dem Titel „How Ransomware Attacks“ beschreiben die SophosLabs detailliert, wie unterschiedliche Ransomware-Varianten ihre Opfer angreifen und welche Vorsichtsmaßnahmen zum Schutz zu treffen sind. Das Kompendium richtet sich speziell an IT- sowie Security-Fachleute und ist eine Ergänzung zum jüngsten Sophos Threat […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/rFQH61gVOWc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

January 28, 2020 admin

Multiplikator für Malware: Wenn MSPs zum Instrument der Cyberkriminellen werden

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 13:35:57 +0000

Ransomware ist eine starke Waffe der Cyberkriminellen. Und es entwickelt sich ein neuer Trend – die Infizierung von Unternehmen über deren Managed Service Provider. Die jüngsten Opfer allein in den USA: Hunderte von Zahnarztpraxen und Kommunen. Chet Wisniewski, der Forensik und das Vorhersagen von cyberkriminellen Entwicklungen zu seinem Beruf gemacht hat, hatte die Probleme und […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/5Cm-K3yJorc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

January 27, 2020 admin

A week in security (January 20 – 26)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:17:14 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s most notable security stories and events, including tech support scams, deepfakes, and the latest ransomware attack in Florida.

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A week in security

Tags: Apple awis blog recap breach facebook phishing fake job listings Google hiring scam JhoneRAT Nest IOT PupyRAT ransomware rat remote access Trojan sextortion tech support scam THSuite Tinder weekly blog roundup

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MalwareBytes Security

January 24, 2020 admin

Tampa Bay Times hit with Ryuk ransomware attack

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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QuickHeal Security

January 24, 2020 admin

Ako Ransomware targeting businesses using RaaS

Credit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 11:00:51 +0000

Ako Ransomware targeting businesses using RaaS Quick Heal security researchers recently observed ransomware that uses RaaS (Ransomware as a Service) which is a subpart of MaaS (Malware as a Service). Before delving into the AKO ransomware or RaaS, one must understand what Malware as a Service means, as it is…

QuickHeal Security

January 22, 2020 admin

First Node.js-based Ransomware : Nodera

Credit to Author: Ravi Gidwani| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:12:25 +0000

Recently while threat hunting, Quick Heal Security Labs came across an unusual Node.js framework based Nodera ransomware. The use of Node.js framework is not seen commonly across malware families. Latest development by threat actors reveal a nasty and one-of-its-kind ransomware being created; one that uses Node.js framework, which enables it to infect Windows…

QuickHeal Security

January 15, 2020 admin

STOP (Djvu) Ransomware: Ransom For Your Shady Habits!

Credit to Author: Jayesh kulkarni| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 14:13:09 +0000

With almost 200 extensions, STOP (djvu) ransomware can be said to be 2019’s most active and widespread ransomware. Although this ransomware was active a year before, it started its campaign aggressively in early 2019. To evade detection, it has been continuously changing its extensions and payloads. For earlier infections, data…