Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Minnesota-based farming supply cooperative Crystal Valley was hit by a ransomware attack, it is the second attack against the agriculture business in a few days. At this time, the family of ransomware thet infected the systems of the company was not disclosed. . Local cards do work. million ransom. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The FBI and CISA issued a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn organizations to remain vigilant against ransomware attacks during weekends or holidays. The FBI and CISA warn organizations to keep high their defenses against ransomware attacks during weekends or holidays. ” reads the advisory published by CISA.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

A ransomware attack hit the corporate IT network of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team, The Record reported. The San Francisco 49ers NFL team has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, the news was reported by The Record. The experts spotted the BlackByte ransomware while investigating a recent malware incident. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2023

Dole Food Company confirmed that threat actors behind the recent ransomware attack had access to employees’ data. In February, the company announced that it has suffered a ransomware attack that impacted its operations. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). reads a notice published by the company.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2023

The LockBit ransomware group successfully extorted roughly $91 million from approximately 1,700 U.S. According to a joint advisory published by cybersecurity agencies, the LockBit ransomware group has successfully extorted roughly $91 million in about 1,700 attacks against U.S. organizations since 2020. organizations since 2020.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Clop ransomware gang gained access to the email addresses of more than 632K US federal employees at the departments of Defense and Justice. Russian-speaking Clop ransomware group gained access to the email addresses of about 632,000 US federal employees at the departments of Defense and Justice. which is a service provider of OPM.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

CISA, FBI and NSA published a joint advisory warning of ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure organizations. and Australia have published a joint advisory warning of an increased globalised threat of ransomware worldwide in 2021. Cybersecurity agencies from the U.K., ” reads the joint advisory.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that the BlackByte ransomware gang has breached at least three organizations from US critical infrastructure sectors. Secret Service (USSS) to provide information on BlackByte ransomware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). ” reads the advisory. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The producers of fruit and vegetables Dole Food Company disclosed a ransomware attack that impacted its operations. The company announced that it has suffered a ransomware attack that impacted its operations. The company did not provide details about the attack, such as the ransomware family that infected its systems.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

DoJ charged a Russian national with conspiring to carry out LockBit ransomware attacks against U.S. The Justice Department announced charges against the Russian national Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov (20) for his role in numerous LockBit ransomware attacks against systems in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Africa.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2022

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Cronos’ led to the disruption of the LockBit ransomware operation. A joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos, conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries has disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation. on January 5, 2020.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2019

Some of the crooks behind the Dridex Trojan have split from the gang and released a forked version of the BitPaymer ransomware dubbed DoppelPaymer. The group that is known for the distribution of the Dridex Trojan and the Locky ransomware , has released other pieces of malware including the tRat backdoor and the AndroMut downloader. .

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2024

The FBI is informing victims of LockBit ransomware it has obtained over 7,000 LockBit decryption keys that could allow some of them to decrypt their data. The FBI is inviting victims of LockBit ransomware to come forward because it has obtained over 7,000 LockBit decryption keys that could allow them to recover their encrypted data for free.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. According to the press release published by the Department of State , the Lockbit ransomware operators carried out over 2,000 attacks against victims worldwide since January 2020.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

White House spokeswoman speculates threat actors behind the JBS ransomware attack have a Russian origin. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Air Force One that the company notified the US government Sunday that it was the victim of a ransomware attack. Department of Agriculture. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 10, 2021

about the spate of attacks in recent months targeting food processing plants, grain cooperatives and other agriculture sector targets. Related Stories Spotlight: Operationalizing MDR with Pondurance CISO Dustin Hutchison Spotlight: Operationalizing MDR with Pondurance CISO Dustin Hutchinson Spotlight: When Ransomware Comes Calling.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2019

Aebi Schmidt focuses on manufacturing agricultural, municipal and other special-purpose vehicles, including snow blowers, street cleaners, and other machinery used in airports. Aebi Schmidt did not share technical details of the cyber attack, but according to TechCrunch, the company was hit by a ransomware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2021

During an undercover interview, a CyberNews researcher tricked ransomware operators affiliated with Ragnar Locker into revealing their ransom payout structure, cash out schemes, and target acquisition strategies. Security researchers – us at CyberNews included – also routinely visit hacker forums for threat intelligence.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

The group has been linked to several major cyber attacks, including the 2014 Sony Pictures hack , several SWIFT banking attacks since 2016, and the 2017 WannaCry ransomware infection. One of the attacks hit agricultural water pumps in upper Galilee, while the other one hit water pumps in the central province of Mateh Yehuda.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Law enforcement provided additional details about the international Operation Cronos that led to the disruption of the Lockbit ransomware operation. Yesterday, a joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos , conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2019

Some court websites of a Georgia state were brought offline after their systems were infected by ransomware in a cyber attack. This incident follows other similar attacks on government systems, such as the one that hit the city of Atlanta and the Georgia Department of Agriculture. ” reported the Associated Press.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In March, the threat actors hit a South American agricultural organization. Lazarus APT is an umbrella for sub-groups, each of them has specific objectives in defense, politics, national security, and research and development. The experts observed the use of NineRAT at around September 2023 against a European manufacturing entity.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

At the time of this writing, the company did not disclose details about the attack, but the effects disclosed by the JBS led experts into believing that it was a ransomware attack. Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud confirmed the government was aware of the attack. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, hacking).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

“Trickbot attacked businesses and victims across the globe and infected millions of computers for theft and ransom, including networks of schools, banks, municipal governments, and companies in the health care, energy, and agriculture sectors,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Iowa grain cooperative took its systems offline in response to a security incident earlier this week.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure and a surge in exploited vulnerabilities are getting the attention of U.S. And the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 15 more vulnerabilities to its list of actively exploited vulnerabilities. BlackByte Ransomware Attack Methods, IoCs. The FBI and U.S.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 7, 2024

The FBI will host an event exploring agricultural cyber risks in Omaha, Nebraska amid growing concerns of cyber attacks on US agriculture as farms embrace precision agriculture. The post At Nebraska Event, FBI Calls Out Cyber Threats To Agriculture appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F.

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The Security Ledger

JUNE 24, 2021

agriculture could, in short order, lead to foot shortages and hunger in the U.S. First the Colonial Pipeline and then meat processor JBS were hobbled – temporarily – by criminal ransomware. Wood is Vice President of Hardware and Embedded Security Services at NCC Group. Forget about Colonial Pipeline and JBS.

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Threatpost

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

It's the second agricultural business to be seized this week and portends a bitter harvest with yet another nasty jab at critical infrastructure.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 17, 2021

The post Connecting The Dots: The Kremlin’s Links to Cyber Crime appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Related Stories Episode 217: What Fighting Pirates Teaches Us About Ransomware Episode 218: Denial of Sustenance Attacks -The Cyber Risk To Agriculture Episode 222: US Rep.

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IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

The first half of 2020 ended on a familiarly bad note, with 92 security incidents accounting for at least 7,021,195,399 breached records. Duluth student alerted school district about security breach (unknown). University of Missouri Health Care discloses 2019 security incident (unknown). Ransomware. hack (350,000).

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

We recorded 103 cyber security incidents in November, which accounted for 586,771,602 leaked records. Ransomware. Ransomware. The majority of those came from a credential-stuffing attack targeting Spotify and a data leak at the messaging app GO SMS Pro, which you can learn more about below. Cyber attacks. Data breaches.

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The Security Ledger

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Justine’s firm works with hospitals and healthcare organizations to understand their cyber risk and defend against attacks, including ransomware. Jim Langevin on Cyber Policy in an Age of Political Polarization Tapping into the Power of the Security Community Episode 232: Log4j Won’t Go Away (And What To Do About It.).

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), says the agency is all about helping companies and local government to keep hackers at bay. Related Stories Spotlight: When Ransomware Comes Calling Episode 227: What’s Fueling Cyber Attacks on Agriculture ?

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The security researcher Bob Diachenko of SecurityDiscovery first identified the exposed information in mid-September. The company’s description of the incident suggested ransomware. Data breached: over 300 million records. We’ve also found 9 organisations providing a significant update on a previously disclosed incident.

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