Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2019

UK intelligence agency GCHQ released emulators for World War II cipher machines (Enigma, Typex and The Bombe) that can be executed in the encryption app CyberChef. In 1939, just before Germany was invading Poland, the British government received an Enigma machine from Polish code breakers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

The attacker also obtained free encryption certificates for escrow.com from Let’s Encrypt. We have taken steps across our technology, processes and employee education, to help prevent these types of attacks in the future.” 49 (that domain is hobbled here because it is currently flagged as hosting a phishing site).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2023

In 2022, ransomware attacks targeted 105 state or municipal governments or agencies in the US, reads a report published by Emsisoft. Below are the attacks reported by Emsisoft: 105 local governments. ” The ransomware attack against local governments resulted in data theft in at least 27 of the 105 incidents (26 percent). .

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Rebecca Krauthamer , Co-founder and CPO, QuSecure Krauthamer As new standards for quantum-resilient cryptography come into effect, many government agencies will move toward quantum-readiness. Cryptographic inventories need finalizing and quantum safe encryption needs to be adopted for sensitive communications and data.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

Government agencies revealed that Akira ransomware has breached over 250 entities worldwide and received over $42 million in ransom payments. The Akira ransomware operators implement a double extortion model by exfiltrating victims’ data before encrypting it. It was this first time that the operators adopted this tactic.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

China-linked APT group Cycldek is behind an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. China-linked APT group LuckyMouse (aka Cycldek, Goblin Panda , Hellsing, APT 27, and Conimes) is targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam with spear-phishing.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Related: What local government can do to repel ransomware Ransomware came into existence in 1989 as a primitive program dubbed the AIDS Trojan that was spreading via 5.25-inch Although most people think of ransomware as a dodgy application that encrypts data and holds it for ransom, the concept is much more heterogeneous than that.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2023

All enterprises need to have more observability and control over how encryption is managed across their systems, and ensuring that all applications leverage the best possible cryptography is a key aspect of improving cybersecurity posture,” said Nadia Carlsten, Vice President of Product at SandboxAQ. A broad range of U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The experts exploited the vulnerability to reconstruct encryption keys and developed a decryptor that allows victims of the Rhysida ransomware to recover their encrypted data for free. Rhysida ransomware employed a secure random number generator to generate the encryption key and subsequently encrypt the data.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

Educate employees. The solution is data encryption, which uses mathematical algorithms to scramble data, replacing plaintext with ciphertext. The trouble is that most encryption methods aren’t universal. intelligence community and other government organizations. intelligence community and other government organizations.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2024

In particular, ransomware, which encrypts users’ data and demands a cryptocurrency ransom for their release or to avoid a dataleak, is becoming increasingly prevalent, causing financial and operational damage to individuals and businesses worldwide. Education improves awareness” is his slogan.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2020

and foreign government organizations. and foreign government organizations. and foreign government organizations, education entities, private companies, and health agencies by unidentified cyber actors.” The FBI has issued a security alert about Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. ” reads the alert.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2024

The group targeted multiple industries, including media and communications, telecoms, technology, healthcare, and education and government entities. The new variant of the StealthVector, while similar to the 2021 version, uses AES encryption instead of the customized ChaCha20. ” reads the report published by Trend Micro.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2024

.” Dark Angels is thought to be a Russia-based cybercrime syndicate whose distinguishing characteristic is stealing truly staggering amounts of data from major companies across multiple sectors, including healthcare, finance, government and education. And those types of breaches tend to make headlines quickly.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Part three of a four-part series In 2024, global pressure on companies to implement advanced data protection measures intensified, with new standards in encryption and software transparency raising the bar. state privacy laws, the EUs governance of ethical AI deployment, and updated regulations in India and Japan.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Experts observed a 400% increase in the number of attacks, compared with October, that hit government organizations. PYSA ransomware operators focus on large or high-value finance, government and healthcare organisations. locked to the filename of the encrypted files. locked to the filename of the encrypted files.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2024

The first campaign, “LegalQloud,” is impersonating Microsoft to target government workers and investment bankers in North America. LegalQloud targets governments and investment banks in North America and impersonates the names of >500 legal firms and steals credentials,” Menlo Security writes.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

See the Top Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Tools. Other industry standards too can have the force of “pseudo-law” – notably, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which federal regulators often apply to financial-services firms and government contractors. But those aren’t the only laws or regulations that affect IT security teams.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The group is very sophisticated and used zero-day exploits and complex malware to conduct targeted attacks against governments and organizations in almost every industry, including financial, energy, telecommunications, and education, aerospace. The targets were all located in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 23, 2022

The continued high ranking of cloud as a target demonstrates a lack of maturity in cloud data security with limited use of encryption, perceived or experienced multi-cloud complexity and the rapid growth of enterprise data. 17% of respondents said that more than 50% of their sensitive cloud data is encrypted. 2021 Report. 2022 Report.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2020

Cyber criminals who specialize in plundering local governments and school districts are in their heyday. Last September, a ransomware purveyor succeeded in encrypting access to the computer systems of 22 small South Texas towns, demanding ransoms for a decryption key. Intensifying attacks Texas is by no means alone.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education Platform. ObliqueRAT, a new malware employed in attacks on government targets in Southeast Asia. Kr00k Wi-Fi Encryption flaw affects more than a billion devices. The best news of the week with Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2023

The principle behind the initiative is simple, ransomware actors initially gain access to the target organization, then they take some time before stealing or encrypting data. The time-lapse between initial access to a network and the encryption of the systems can last from hours to days. ” concludes the announcement.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The malicious software encrypts victims’ systems and forces them to pay money in return for the safe return of the data. Ransomware is a type of cyber attack in which criminal hackers plant malicious code on the victim’s systems, which cripples services and encrypts files. Then came the rise in ransomware.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

Microsoft spotted a new destructive malware operation targeting government, non-profit, and IT entities in Ukraine. Microsoft spotted a destructive attack that targeted government, non-profit, and IT entities in Ukraine with a wiper disguised as ransomware. Virtually all ransomware encrypts the contents of files on the filesystem.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Experts believe Yahoo was using outdated, easy-to-crack encryption, which led to the attack. The attack is a good reminder of how critical strong encryption is in protecting your website users. government agencies. Many government agencies and Fortune 500 companies use SolarWinds, which contributed to the severity of the attack.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report. ” concludes the report. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The campaign primarily targeted government entities, human rights groups, and educational institutions in Central Asia, East Asia, and Europe. XOR encryption) and persists via scheduled tasks with mshta.exe. CHERRYSPY, a Python backdoor, enables encrypted data exfiltration using RSA and AES. HATVIBE uses obfuscation (e.g.,

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Ptitsyn reportedly sold the ransomware on darknet forums under aliases like “derxan” and “zimmermanx,” enabling other criminals to encrypt data and demand ransom. Evgenii Ptitsyn and others allegedly ran an international hacking scheme since November 2020, deploying Phobos ransomware to extort victims.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

RYUK encrypts, or renders inaccessible, the data stored on computer servers and workstations. In order to potentially unlock the encrypted data, the operator must then make a payment to acquire a decryption key from the attacker to access its data. The Ryuk ransomware infected other cities in the past.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

The landscape of cybersecurity laws and regulations today is set to undergo significant changes, impacting businesses, government entities, and individuals alike. This includes administrative, physical, and technical safeguards like encryption and access controls. What are Federal Cybersecurity Regulations?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

The Bandook was spotted last time in 2015 and 2017 campaigns, dubbed “ Operation Manul ” and “ Dark Caracal “, respectively attributed to Kazakh and the Lebanese governments. This circumstance suggests that the implant was developed by a third-party actor and used by multiple APT groups. ” reads the report published by Check Point.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2020

The bot is written in Golang and implements wormable capabilities, experts reported attacks against entities in government, education, and finance sectors. ” The botnet’s P2P communication is encrypted using AES for symmetric encryption and the Diffie-Hellman protocol for key exchange.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Experts noticed that the system still allows communications on port 502, which is used for Modbus protocol, that doesn’t require any authentication/encryption. This group also hit other American websites, including a governmental education website in Texas. An attacker could easily interact with the system via Modbus.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 20, 2023

Stakeholders have yet to reach a consensus or standardization of encryption techniques to achieve a desired level of data security. Confidentiality and government access. Blockchain permits anyone, including governments, to see transactions in a more transparent and unprecedented way.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. The Royal ransomware can either fully or partially encrypt a file depending on its size and the ‘-ep’ parameter.

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