Microsoft details techniques of Mac ransomware

GlobalDefenseBot 6 January

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Microsoft warns of different ransomware families (KeRanger, FileCoder, MacRansom, and EvilQuest) targeting Apple macOS systems. Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence team warns of four different ransomware families (KeRanger, FileCoder, MacRansom, and EvilQuest) that impact Apple macOS systems. The initial vector in attacks involving Mac ransomware typically relies on user-assisted methods, such as downloading and running fake […]

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Many of 13 New Mac Malware Families Discovered in 2022 Linked to China

CySecBot 6 January

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More than a dozen new Mac malware families were discovered in 2022, including information stealers, cryptocurrency miners, loaders, and backdoors, and many of them have been linked to China.
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Rackspace: Play Ransomware gang used a previously unknown exploit to access its Hosted Exchange email environment

GlobalDefenseBot 6 January

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Cloud services provider Rackspace confirmed that the recent data breach was the result of the Play Ransomware gang’s attack. Cloud services provider Rackspace announced this week that the recent data breach was the result of an attack conducted by the Play ransomware group. The ransomware attack took place on December 2, 2022, threat actors exploited a […]

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User Documents Overwritten With Malicious Code in Recent Dridex Attacks on macOS

CySecBot 6 January

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The cybercriminals behind the Dridex banking trojan have adopted a new tactic in recent attacks targeting macOS devices, overwriting the victim’s document files to deliver their malicious code, Trend Micro reports.
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Ransomware Hit 200 US Gov, Education and Healthcare Organizations in 2022

CySecBot 6 January

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More than 200 government, education, and healthcare organizations in the United States fell victim to ransomware in 2022, data gathered by cybersecurity firm Emsisoft shows.
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Bitdefender released a free decryptor for the MegaCortex ransomware

GlobalDefenseBot 6 January

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Antivirus firm Bitdefender released a decryptor for the MegaCortex ransomware allowing its victims to restore their data for free. Antivirus firm Bitdefender released a decryptor for the MegaCortex ransomware, which can allow victims of the group to restore their data for free. The MegaCortex ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in May 2019 when […]

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Security Outlook 2023: Cyber Warfare Expands Threats

CySecBot 5 January

13 minutes

After a year that saw massive ransomware attacks and open cyber warfare, the biggest question in cybersecurity for 2023 will likely be how much of those attack techniques get commoditized and weaponized. “In 2022, governments fought wars online, businesses were affected by multiple ransomware gangs, and regular users’ data was constantly on hackers’ radars,” said […]

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Serious Security: How to improve cryptography, resist supply chain attacks, and handle data breaches

CySecBot 4 January

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Lessons for us all: improve cryptography, fight cybercrime, own your supply chain… and don’t steal my data and then pretend you’re sorry.

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New shc Linux Malware used to deploy CoinMiner

GlobalDefenseBot 4 January

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Researchers discovered a new Linux malware developed with the shell script compiler (shc) that was used to deliver a cryptocurrency miner. The ASEC analysis team recently discovered that a Linux malware developed with shell script compiler (shc) that threat actors used to install a CoinMiner. The experts believe attackers initially compromised targeted devices through a […]

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US. rail and locomotive company Wabtec hit with Lockbit ransomware

GlobalDefenseBot 4 January

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US. rail and locomotive company Wabtec Corporation disclosed a data breach after it was hit with Lockbit ransomware attack. Wabtec Corporation is an American company formed by the merger of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company (WABCO) and MotivePower Industries Corporation in 1999. It manufactures products for locomotives, freight cars and passenger transit vehicles, and builds new locomotives up to 6,000 horsepower. The company employs […]

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