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LockFile Ransomware uses a new intermittent encryption technique

Security Affairs

Recently emerged LockFile ransomware family LockFile leverages a novel technique called intermittent encryption to speed up encryption. Sophos researchers discovered that the group is now leveraging a new technique called “intermittent encryption” to speed up the encryption process.

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Network Encryption Keeps Our Data in Motion Secure for Business Services

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Network Encryption Keeps Our Data in Motion Secure for Business Services madhav Tue, 07/25/2023 - 04:59 The demand for high-speed networks and fast data transfers is increasing due to cloud adoption, digital transformation, and hybrid work. These solutions encrypt data as it moves across networks for maximum security and performance.

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Ragnar Locker gang leaks data stolen from the Israel’s Mayanei Hayeshua hospital

Security Affairs

The message published by the gang on its leak site emphasizes that they didn’t encrypt data to avoid causing malfunctions to the hospital’s medical equipment. The cybercrime group claims to have stolen 1 TB of data from the hospital and threatens to leak it.

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EventBot, a new Android mobile targets financial institutions across Europe

Security Affairs

Security experts from Cybereason Nocturnus team discovered a new piece of Android malware dubbed EventBot that targets banks, financial services across Europe. Researchers from Cybereason Nocturnus team discovered a new piece of Android malware dubbed EventBot that targets banks, financial services across Europe.

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Cuba Ransomware received over $60M in Ransom payments as of August 2022

Security Affairs

Like other ransomware gangs, Cuba used ‘double extortion’ techniques which means that it exfiltrates data from the target systems before encrypting them and demanding a ransom payment, threatening to publicly release it if payment is not made. “FBI has identified a sharp increase in the both the number of compromised U.S.

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US GOV OFFERS A REWARD OF UP TO $15M FOR INFO ON LOCKBIT GANG MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

Security Affairs

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.”

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FBI obtained 7,000 LockBit decryption keys, victims should contact the feds to get support

Security Affairs

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.