Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

In this blog, and in and accompanying interview with our colleague Daniel Hjort from Nexus Group, we discuss the challenges that industry faces to ensure safe deployment and management of IoT technologies. Typically, when they are manufactured, IoT devices receive their initial identity in the form of a “digital birth certificate.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The FBI and CISA warn of attacks carried out by the Rhysida ransomware group against organizations across multiple industry sectors. The report is part of the ongoing #StopRansomware effort that disseminates advisories about tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with ransomware groups.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure. In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The threat actor has been active since July 2022, it was observed targeting organizations in the education, healthcare, IT, and manufacturing sectors. The group employed various ransomware payloads in its attacks, including BlackCat , Quantum Locker , Zeppelin , and Rhysida. ” Microsoft wrote on X.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2023

China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA, aka Volt Typhoon, was spotted observing a novel tradecraft to gain initial access to target networks. CrowdStrike researchers observed the China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA, aka Volt Typhoon , using a novel tradecraft to gain initial access to target networks. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed responsibility for the recent cyberattack on the British Library that has caused a major IT outage. The ransomware group claims to have stolen a substantial trove of ‘impressive data’ and is auctioning it for 20 BTC. The victims of the group are “targets of opportunity.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A stealthy APT group tracked as Gelsemium was observed targeting a Southeast Asian government between 2022 and 2023. Palo Alto Unit42 researchers an APT group tracked as Gelsemium targeting a Southeast Asian government. Gelsemium is a group focused on cyberespionage that has been active since at least 2014.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Lockbit ransomware group administrative staff has confirmed with us their websites have been seized. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

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Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

The group targeted the organization with phishing attacks aimed at spreading at least three new sophisticated malware strains. FireEye’s Mandiant unit observed two distinct waves of attacks carried out by the cybercrime group in December 2020. ” states the analysis published by FireEye.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Hancitor became another commodity malware which partnered with ransomware gangs to help them gain initial access to target networks – the increasing trend outlined by Group-IB researchers in the recent Ransomware Uncovered 2020/2021 report. In addition, the group leveraged some custom tools for network reconnaissance. exe: Figure 3.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

DTrack is a modular backdoor used by the Lazarus group since 2019 , it was employed in attacks against a wide variety of targets, from financial environments to a nuclear power plan. The second stage payload is a heavily obfuscated shellcode, the APT group used an encryption method different for each sample.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

21, 2023 — MxD, the Digital Manufacturing and Cybersecurity Institute, today hosted a roundtable discussion with the White House Office of the National Cyber Director. Each participating organization is committed to developing cyber skills and programs to train the workforce across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

. “The Department of State is announcing reward offers totaling up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of any individual participating in a LockBit ransomware variant attack and for information leading to the identification and/or location of any key leaders of the LockBit ransomware group.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Steelcase is a US-based furniture company that produces office furniture, architectural and technology products for office environments and the education, health care and retail industries. It is the largest office furniture manufacturer in the world. Steelcase has 13,000 employees and $3.7 billion in 2020.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2022

The IT giant has seized the domains used by the threat actors employed in its attacks aimed at organizations in tech, transportation, government, and education sectors located in the U.S., The APT group created fake social media profiles, often posing as recruiters, then used them to trick targets into providing personal information.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Lockbit ransomware group administrative staff has confirmed with us their websites have been seized. pic.twitter.com/SvpbeslrCd — vx-underground (@vxunderground) February 19, 2024 The operation led to the arrest of two members of the ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine and the seizure of hundreds of crypto wallets used by the group.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023. The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. The victims of the group are “targets of opportunity.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Port of Seattle confirmed on Friday that the Rhysida ransomware group was behind the cyberattack that hit the agency in August. 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.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure. In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The group managed to maintain access without being detected for as long as possible. The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2024

.” The operation led to the arrest of two members of the ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine and the seizure of hundreds of crypto wallets used by the group. The authorities also seized the dark web Tor leak site used by the group. It was the first time that the admin of the notorious group was identified by law enforcement.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group uses a double-extortion model, with most of the victims in the manufacturing and IT industries. The ransomware was originally written in Go language and was employed in attacks aimed at healthcare and education sectors in countries like Thailand and Indonesia. AGENDA.THIAFBB.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

MILES/CBS NEWS TEXAS The Royal ransomware group is behind the attack and threatens to publish stolen data if the City will not meet its ransom demand. Once obtained access to the City’s network, the group performed reconnaissance and information-gathering activities using legitimate third-party remote management tools.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The list was published with the intent of raising awareness of common hardware weaknesses through CWE and educating designers and programmers on how to address them as part of the product development lifecycle. . The list includes a total of 12 vulnerabilities entries that had a score from 1.03 to 1.42 (the highest possible score was 2.0).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2024

China-linked APT group Volt Typhoon exploited a zero-day flaw in Versa Director to upload a custom webshell in target networks. The company confirmed that at least one APT group actively exploited the flaw in the wild. The group also relies on customized versions of open-source tools for C2 communications and to stay under the radar.

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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. ” reads the joint report. reads the press release published by DoJ.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

One report showed ransomware attacks increased by 80 percent in 2022, with manufacturing being one of the most targeted industries. The Glenn County Office of Education in California suffered an attack limiting access to its own network. It’s best to stay away from paying out any funds in cryptocurrency or otherwise.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2023

China-linked APT group Flax Typhoon targeted dozens of organizations in Taiwan as part of a suspected espionage campaign. The group relies on tools built into the operating system, along with some legitimate software. The group primarily relies on living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The group managed to maintain access without being detected for as long as possible. The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2023

A China-linked APT group, tracked as Volt Typhoon, breached critical infrastructure organizations in the U.S. China-linked APT cyber espionage group Volt Typhoon infiltrated critical infrastructure organizations in the U.S. The group managed to maintain access without being detected for as long as possible.

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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

APRIL 5, 2023

A series of vulnerabilities in multiple smart devices manufactured by Nexx can be exploited to remotely open garage doors, and take control of alarms and plugs. “Nexx has not replied to any correspondence from myself, DHS (CISA and US-CERT) or VICE Media Group.” ” reads a post published by Sabetan.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

It manufactures self-service kiosks, point-of-sale terminals, automated teller machines, check processing systems, and barcode scanners. NCR is suffering an outage on its Aloha point of sale platform since Wednesday after it was hit by a ransomware attack conducted by the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware group.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

Prometheus is a new emerging ransomware group extorting enterprises in various verticals across the globe. On their updated logo, the group illustrated ties to another notorious underground ransomware group – REvil. Some actors design various landing pages in TOR to blur attribution acting as new groups.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2023

. “Although there is no evidence that the data concerned have been used for fraudulent purposes, out of extreme caution, we invite you to pay particular attention and to verify any contact attempt via e-mail, mail and/or text message that may appear to come from Hyundai Italia or by other entities of the Hyundai Group.

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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. Another option is that BlackSuit emerged from a splinter group within the original Royal ransomware gang.”

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