Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2023

Cyber security researcher Luca Mella analyzed the Makop ransomware employed in a recent intrusion. Executive summary Insights from a recent intrusion authored by Makop ransomware operators show persistence capability through dedicated.NET tools. The “ARestore” tool is.NET executable built in 2020 and partially obfuscated.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of strategies tested recently seem especially devious. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that Venus ransomware attacks were targeting a number of U.S. “ Cl0p ” a.k.a.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Threat actors behind the QakBot malware are still active, since August they are carrying out a phishing campaign delivering Ransom Knight ransomware and Remcos RAT. led disruptions of a botnet infrastructure used by crooks to commit criminal activities, including ransomware attacks. ” reads the analysis published by Talos. .

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2023

VMware ESXi servers are privileged targets of ransomware groups and are often part of enterprises’ infrastructures. The Abyss Locker operation was launched early this year, like other ransomware groups, its operators implement a double-extortion model. vmdk), metadata (.vmsd), vmsd), and snapshots (.vmsn).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

“Proofpoint has discovered a potentially dangerous piece of functionality in Office 365 or Microsoft 365 that allows ransomware to encrypt files stored on SharePoint and OneDrive in a way that makes them unrecoverable without dedicated backups or a decryption key from the attacker.” ” reads the post published by Proofpoint.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Not only must it provide a way to restore data in a timely manner, it must do it securely – and increasingly, users are demanding that it also offers protection against the scourge of ransomware. ” His advice is to look for vendors that can adequately protect themselves and their catalog along with metadata from ransomware attacks.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2019

Shanghai Jiao Tong University data leak – 8.4TB in email metadata exposed. Ransomware paralyzed production for at least a week at ASCO factories. Microsoft warns of spam campaign exploiting CVE-2017-11882 flaw. Retro video game website Emuparadise suffered a data breach. WAGO Industrial Switches affected by multiple flaws.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The metadata stored on the file led the researchers to several WordPress database dumps, which contained multiple administrator usernames and email addresses, as well as the hashed password for the Microsoft Vancouver website. Original post @ [link]. What’s the danger of leaving DS_STORE files on web servers?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2022

The group is considered responsible for the massive WannaCry ransomware attack, a string of SWIFT attacks in 2016, and the Sony Pictures hack. The document’s metadata used in this campaign links them to several other documents used by Lazarus in the past.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

MetaData: Metadata refers to data about data. Example: Metadata can include information about the source, creation date, file format, or authorship of a document. Cyber-attacks can include malware infections, ransomware, rootkits, viruses, and worms. Examples: XML files, JSON files, and log files.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

“Seeing many websites left vulnerable was unexpected, as attacks against universities have historically been very common, starting from DDoS attacks launched by students trying to cancel classes to full-blown ransomware attacks,” Cybernews researchers said. Six universities were ranked in the Top 100 list, and 13 were in the Top 1000 list.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2023

To highlight ransomware precursors and how the attacks evade common cyber defenses, Lumu has also released an update to its 2023 Ransomware Flashcard.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

Ransomware has now emerged as one of the key reasons to have a DR plan and DR technology in place. Disaster Recovery and Ransomware. In the event of ransomware, the enterprise needs to have access to an uncorrupted copy of its data, so it can refuse to submit to cyber criminals’ demands.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2021

Two years after they raised $15 million in funding, they find themselves in the sweet spot of the cybersecurity market, thanks to high-profile cyber and ransomware attacks like Kaseya , Colonial Pipeline and SolarWinds. Secure file server stops attacks. “By focusing on the data, the problem becomes easier and more affordable to solve.”

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

Microsoft services are widely used in enterprises for cloud-based collaboration, and the Proofpoint research report revealed that cloud infrastructures are not immune to ransomware attacks. Many IT and security teams think that cloud drives should be more resilient to ransomware attacks, but that’s not the case.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 21, 2020

Furthermore, 50% encountered ransomware and other malware; 29% reported incidents of data getting exposed; 25% had accounts compromised; and 17% dealt with incidents of crypto-jacking. They can exploit cloud provider metadata services, for instance, to access temporary identity and access management ( IAM )credentials.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2021

Known locations results are based on social media profiles and metadata where, for example, there was an image posted that showed GPS location, or the profile mentions locations among its comments. Frigg provides the option of continuous monitoring on searched background reports. Last month, the U.S.

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IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

Ransomware. Pittsburgh-based Ellwood City Medical Center hit by ransomware (unknown). Edcouch, TX, government hit by ransomware attack (3,000). Ohio urologist pays hackers $75,000 after ransomware attack (unknown). Massachusetts-based software company discloses ransomware incident (unknown). Riviera Beach?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

ai researchers and patched by the metadata database project the same day. The problem: CVE-2023-39265 allows attackers to access the SQLite metadata database through the SQLAlchemy URI, allowing them to alter the settings without authorization. The flaws can expose systems to remote code execution, credential theft, and data breaches.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Email is typically the channel through which ransomware and malware are unleashed upon the enterprise. Provide IT and security teams with an easy way to manage quarantine queues, rejection queues, message tracking, and metadata to make informed decisions when investigating incidents. Blocks malware, ransomware, viruses, and phishing.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 21, 2021

A non-fungible token (NFT) is a digital certificate of ownership that contains metadata unique to the token. Also Read: Ransomware Protection in 2021 | How to Prevent Ransomware. As physical devices, hardware wallets store the private keys and metadata needed to access digital tokens. What is a non-fungible token (NFT)?

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Download the Gartner® Market Guide for Active Metadata Management 1. This blind spot became apparent in March of 2021 when CNA Financial was hit by a ransomware attack that caused widespread network disruption. Automated impact analysis In business, every decision contributes to the bottom line.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 7, 2023

According to an IBM report , cyberattacks like ransomware that used to take months to fully deploy can now take as little as four days. Enterprise clients worldwide continue to grapple with a threat landscape that is constantly evolving. Bad actors are moving faster than ever and are causing more lasting damage to data.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 26, 2022

The San Jose-based company solutions span attack surfaces for all major cloud services, data centers, and Microsoft 365, with specialized threat management for ransomware, supply chain attacks, data breaches, and account compromise. Extract and store metadata for investigations and future use. Gigamon ThreatINSIGHT Features.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 10, 2022

The average downtime cost businesses over $1 million per hour in 2021, which can quickly add up, considering the average downtime for ransomware attacks is 22 days. Visual process builder Compliance tools Metadata repository Customizable approval process Workflow automation Resiliency assessment. Key Features.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 13, 2022

Deep Session Inspection technology extracts metadata and monitors 300+ different attributes. Ransomware protection is offered with air-gap backups that are immutable and end-to-end encrypted. Investigates event details and custom query a comprehensive, cloud-based index of activity metadata without putting strain on employee devices.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

More on Illumio: How Zero Trust Security Can Protect Against Ransomware. Automatically import orchestration metadata to generate asset labels. For example, Illumio was named a Leader by Forrester Research in The Forrester Wave: Zero Trust eXtended (ZTX) Ecosystem Platform Providers, Q3 2020. Illumio’s Differentiators.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 17, 2023

That’s where VLAN tagging — the practice of adding metadata labels, known as VLAN IDs, to information packets on the network — can help. For an example of VLANs used for network security segmentation purposes, see Building a Ransomware Resilient Architecture. Is VLAN Tagging Necessary?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Additionally, they often provide an accurate account of technology asset lifecycle costs and risks as well as built-in cybersecurity features to combat ransomware and malware. Metadata and other sources can be used to track any operating systems and applications operating within the organization and using hardware assets.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

It is a top provider of historical threat data, offering both current and historical metadata on IP addresses, domains, and other IoCs. But other features, like contextualized historic metadata, specialized rulesets, and enriched log data are all helpful for better security response and mitigation strategies. Free trial available.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

To organize your data, choose a solution for unstructured volumes that also supports proper metadata or tagging procedures. The more aware your team is of popular attack methods and strains of ransomware , the more you can prepare. Store log files from security feeds, and collect behavioral data from any UEBA solutions over time.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

SolarWinds SEM also integrates with online threat feeds and can notify and respond to inbound/outbound traffic and authentication attempts with known bad IP addresses for threats such as ransomware, malware, spam, phishing, and more. These rules include direct change auditing (user permission, metadata, group memberships, etc.)

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

Metadata and other sources can be used to track any operating systems and applications operating within the organization and using hardware assets. by BMC Best for smaller teams that need help desk functionality Track-It! This includes remote assets and mobile devices belonging to the organization.

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Information Governance Perspectives

MARCH 20, 2020

Data breaches and ransomware have inundated infosec teams and exploiting poor data governance models is routine for hackers. It’s not just collecting the metadata, it’s understanding the relation of the attributes not simply from a database perspective but from an ethical one.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This part will also discuss managing CS risks such as ransomware, privacy, change management, and user adoption. IA overlaps many areas of design, such as navigation, user experience, user interface, security model, taxonomy, and metadata. Finally, Part 3 will look to the future, will present next steps, and will discuss key takeaways.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In a year where ransomware has raised the alert levels everywhere, the go-to answer from many is redundancy through offline, remote backups – but are they enough? As ransomware threats loom, we look at where backups fall short, and what to keep in mind to optimize network and data security. Where Backups Fall Short Against Ransomware.

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