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SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

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Security Ransomware Data breaches Manufacturing 323

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The second stage payload is a heavily obfuscated shellcode, the APT group used an encryption method different for each sample. DTrack retrieves the payload by reading it from an offset within the file or by reading it from a resource within the PE binary. ” continues the analysis.

Manufacturing 354

Manufacturing Education Encryption IT 354

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted. Improper encryption. Hackers or other malicious sources can intercept poorly encrypted communications on the web. The only way to tackle this challenge is to educate the users about these threats and their potential implications.

IoT 357

IoT Cybersecurity Passwords Manufacturing 357

Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

As of April 28, the site mentioned nine companies primarily from aviation, financial, education and manufacturing industries. As of April 28, the website offers to download data for free from 9 mainly US companies from the aviation, financial, education, manufacturing, and logistics companies which refused to pay the ransom.

Ransomware 332

Ransomware Education Manufacturing Healthcare 332

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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Ransomware Encryption Cybersecurity Communications 246

Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The ransomware was involved in attacks aimed at technology and healthcare, defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada. To each encrypted file, it appends a randomized nine-digit hexadecimal number as an extension. ” reads the joint advisory. “The

Ransomware 246

Ransomware Encryption Communications Manufacturing 246

Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2024

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. The NCA reached out to victims based in the UK providing support to help them recover encrypted data.

Energy and Utilities 343

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Encryption 343

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. Port of Seattle confirmed on Friday that the Rhysida ransomware group was behind the cyberattack. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

Ransomware 324

Ransomware Manufacturing Education Encryption 324

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The command-and-control beacons allowed Royal to prepare the City’s network resources for the May 03, 2023, ransomware encryption attack.” . “During the surveillance period, Royal performed several actions to inject command and control software and established command-and-control beacons. ” continues the report.

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Ransomware Encryption Systems administration Cybersecurity 336

Security Affairs

JUNE 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. In May, multiple cybersecurity experts spotted a new ransomware family called BlackSuit, including Palo Alto Unit42 experts.

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Ransomware Encryption File names Cybersecurity 246

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data. Today, additional criminal charges against Kondratyev were unsealed in the Northern District of California related to his deployment in 2020 of ransomware against a victim located in California.”

Energy and Utilities 334

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Manufacturing 334

Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. reads the alert.

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Ransomware IT Encryption Education 246

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

This is precisely what the consortium of software companies and device manufacturers, led Google, Amazon and Apple, set out to achieve when Matter was conceived four years ago. It’s important that as consumers are shopping for these smart home devices that they learn to recognize the Matter trademark so that they can make educated decisions.”

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Security Manufacturing Authentication Marketing 276

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data. Today, additional criminal charges against Kondratyev were unsealed in the Northern District of California related to his deployment in 2020 of ransomware against a victim located in California.”

Energy and Utilities 334

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Agriculture 334

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2024

It intercepts credentials by hooking into Versa’s “setUserPassword” method, encrypting and storing them on disk. In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors.

Energy and Utilities 327

Energy and Utilities Communications Authentication Access 327

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. Communication to and from the EdgeRouters involved encryption using a randomly generated 16-character AES key.

Energy and Utilities 333

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 333

KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2024

The second campaign, called “Eqoop,” can bypass multifactor authentication and is targeting entities in the logistics, finance, petroleum, manufacturing, higher education, and research sectors. LegalQloud targets investment banks as a second focus.” Menlo Security has detected nearly 50,000 attacks tied to this operation.

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Phishing Insurance Manufacturing Government 115

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

35 TB of data exfiltrated from Henry Schein, plus ALPHV/BlackCat re-encrypted the newly restored files As we first reported last month , the US healthcare solutions provider Henry Schein announced on 15 October that it had suffered a cyber attack that caused disruption to its manufacturing and distribution businesses.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2019

NIST has completed a study -- it was published last year, but I just saw it recently -- calculating the costs and benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard. And I certainly agree that the benefits of a standardized encryption algorithm that we all trust and use outweigh the cost by orders of magnitude.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. It intercepts credentials by hooking into Versa’s “setUserPassword” method, encrypting and storing them on disk.

e-Discovery 193

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Across the UK, the education sector was the most frequently targeted, with 24 incidents. The other most vulnerable sectors were business services (23), construction (22), manufacturing (19) and transport (18). Cyber criminals send bogus messages to their victims and ask them to download an attachment that contains malicious code.

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Ransomware Manufacturing Data breaches Business Services 136

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Industrial control systems (ICS) are the backbone of critical infrastructure, powering essential operations in the energy, manufacturing, water treatment, and transportation sectors. These systems are integral to the smooth operation of industries such as manufacturing, power generation, oil and gas, water management, and more.

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Security Encryption Cybersecurity Access 110

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. These keys are available to the attacker, and the encryption can only be decrypted using a private key. How Does Ransomware Work?

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Ransomware Encryption Cybersecurity Risk 98

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

If threat actors can steal or encrypt highly sensitive information, their victims may be more willing to pay a higher ransom. Professional services, health care, and education were the most popular targets for ransomware in 2020, with attacks against health care rising 75% in October alone according to Kroll. Valuable Data.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed. TB Paysign, Inc.

Data Privacy 78

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 78

Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Training materials and programs should be developed and delivered regularly, to educate employees on topics such as encryption, malware, data retention, and authentication. 2] Jailbreaking is the process of modifying a device to remove restrictions imposed by the manufacturer or operator. 4] SC 2000, c 5. [5]

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Privacy Cybersecurity Risk Digital transformation 126

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

EoP exploit for AMD driver (PDFWKRNL.sys) on HVCI-enabled Windows 11 The fix: To address this issue, thorough action is required: Driver Patching: Developers and manufacturers of affected drivers must deliver patches and upgrades as soon as possible to address the reported vulnerabilities.

Ransomware 113

Ransomware Authentication Cybersecurity Access 113

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2024

The Rise of Harvest Now, Decrypt Later Attacks A large, emerging concern are "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" (HNDL) attacks, where hackers intercept and store encrypted long-life data with the intention of decrypting it once quantum computers become capable of breaking current encryption standards.

Risk 87

Risk Encryption Blockchain Authentication 87

IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Incident details: The company found that data on its network had been encrypted without its knowledge. Breached organisation: D-Link Corporation, Taiwanese networking equipment manufacturer. Breached organisation: ClassPad.net, an educational web application operated by Casio Computer Co., Records breached: Unknown.

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 104

Hunton Privacy

JULY 11, 2017

To be counted as “key information infrastructure,” however, the infrastructure must still meet the criterion that severe endangerment of national security, the national economy and the people’s livelihood and the public interest would result if the infrastructure suffers destruction, loss of functionality or leakage of data.

Energy and Utilities 45

Energy and Utilities Security Cybersecurity Manufacturing 45

IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 3, 2024

First introduced by manufacturer Xilinx in 1985, FPGAs are highly valued for their versatility and processing power. Unlike traditional application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), FPGAs are designed to be configured (and reconfigured) “in the field” after the initial manufacturing process is complete.

Computer and Electronics 85

Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Communications IoT 85

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. User education is one of the most powerful tools for preventing malicious mobile apps. Other forms of ransomware threaten to publicize sensitive information within the encrypted data. Backdoors.

Phishing 105

Phishing Ransomware Passwords Access 105

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

The report goes on to note: In addition to the massive Equifax breach that exposed personal information of 143 million individuals, other noted breaches last year included the education platform Edmodo (77 million records hacked); Verizon (14 million subscribers possibly hacked); and America’s JobLink (nearly 5 million records compromised).

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Risk Security Digital transformation IoT 48

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Instead, apply defense in depth, provide employee cybersecurity training , and use threat intelligence platforms to provide general protection and educate both non-technical and security teams about the latest threats. The vendor surveys report that: Cisco: Analyzed that 35% of all attacks in 2023 were ransomware. . +30%

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Cybersecurity Ransomware Passwords Cloud 122

eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Areas such as financial services, technology, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and energy industries all needed systems with these two factors. The audit trail itself is visible to all participants yet allows encryption of individual transactions. How Blockchain Works.

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Blockchain IT Computer and Electronics Healthcare 46

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

And it gives them the ability to do so much younger in life than many others do and with much less formal education; I care much more about skills than degrees in tech people, but my doctor / lawyer / pilot better have a heap of formal qualifications from many years of study behind them! I regret that I had to learn French in high school.

Education 111

Education Marketing IT Insurance 111

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In the midst of all this, organisations across Europe reported delays as a result of alleged state-sponsored attacks – including Toyota’s Japanese plants and a kettle manufacturer in the Isle of Man. You can see more incidents from February in our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Source: Security Affairs.

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