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2018-10-03 08:49:00 | (Déjà vu) Recipe Unlimited denies ransomware attack, despite alleged ransom note (lien direct) | Recipe Unlimited, which operates 19 franchise restaurant brands, must think that claiming to be a victim of a “malware outbreak” sounds better than saying it was a victim of a ransomware attack. Nevertheless, nine of its restaurant brands were impacted by the attack, and some have even closed as the bitcoin ransom demand total grows higher each day.Corporate said that after the attack (“malware outbreak”), which happened on Friday, Sept. 28, it tried to stop the spread of the ransomware by taking several of its systems offline and suspending internet access to affected locations. | Ransomware | ||
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2018-10-03 08:49:00 | (Déjà vu) Recipe Unlimited denies ransomware attack, despite alleged ransom note demanding bitcoin (lien direct) | Recipe Unlimited, which operates 19 franchise restaurant brands, must think that claiming to be a victim of a “malware outbreak” sounds better than saying it was a victim of a ransomware attack; nevertheless, nine of its restaurant brands were impacted by the attack and some have even closed down shop as the bitcoin ransom demand total grows higher each day.Corporate said that after the attack (“malware outbreak”), which happened on Friday, Sept. 28, it tried to stop the spread of the ransomware by taking “a number of our systems offline and suspended internet access to affected locations as a precaution.” | Ransomware | ||
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2018-09-23 08:33:00 | Brewery became victim of targeted ransomware attack via job vacancy ad (lien direct) | You may not need a cautionary tale about opening email attachments, but this story is a reminder that you don't have to be the biggest and most well-known company to become the victim of a targeted ransomware attack; just look what happened to a small Scottish brewery.Arran Brewery in Scotland advertised job vacancies on its site; yet after the company filled the most current vacancy for a credit control and finance assistant, resumes from around the world started pouring in.The brewery's managing director Gerald Michaluk told the BBC, “Out of the blue we started getting applicants for the post from all over the country and the world. I assumed one of my colleagues had advertised the post. However, this was not the case.” | Ransomware | ||
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2018-09-19 07:00:00 | BrandPost: Cybercriminals Shift Tactics to Keep a Low Profile (lien direct) | Over the past several years, cyberattacks have become more targeted and sophisticated. Cybercriminals have begun to augment their attacks with advanced technologies, such as machine learning and automation, to increase the speed and efficiency of attacks, as well as to expand the number of potential victims by being able to identify and target multiple vulnerabilities. They have also expanded pay-as-you-go “as a service” attack models to make it easier to proliferate attacks. Cybercriminals have also demonstrated their increased prowess at highly-disruptive public attacks, taking large numbers of organizations, and even segments of the Internet, offline on a regular basis. However, while tactics such as DDoS and ransomware can have a major impact on a network, their disruptive nature typically leads to fairly quick remediation efforts. | Ransomware Guideline | ||
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2018-08-29 07:45:00 | (Déjà vu) Cryptojacking attacks spiked in first half of 2018 (lien direct) | Cryptojacking attacks have skyrocketed, locking in cryptojacking attempts as having the biggest security impact in the first half of 2018. So far this year, there has been a 141 percent increase in cryptocurrency mining detections compared to the previous half year and 47 new cryptocurrency miner malware families detected.The good news, according to Trend Micro's 2018 midyear security roundup report (pdf), is that cyberthugs are relying less on ransomware since ransomware attacks are up only 3 percent from the second half of 2017. | Ransomware Malware | ||
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2018-08-29 07:45:00 | (Déjà vu) Cryptojacking attacks spiked in first half of 2018, report (lien direct) | Cryptojacking attacks have skyrocketed, locking in cryptojacking attempts as having the biggest security impact in the first half of 2018. So far this year, there has been a 141 percent increase in cryptocurrency mining detections compared to the previous half year and 47 new cryptocurrency miner malware families detected.The good news, according to Trend Micro's 2018 midyear security roundup report (pdf), is that cyberthugs are relying less on ransomware since ransomware attacks are up only 3 percent from the second half of 2017. | Ransomware Malware | ★★★★★ | |
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2018-08-14 09:08:00 | Security flaws in police body cameras open the devices to attack (lien direct) | Police body cameras are riddled with security vulnerabilities that could allow a hacker to remotely tweak or delete footage, track the cops wearing them, or weaponize the bodycam by installing malware such as ransomware that could be spread to other devices in a police station.Josh Mitchell, aka @bx_lr, a consultant at the security firm Nuix, pointed out a plethora of critical security issues with police body cameras during his presentation at Def Con. After analyzing bodycams by Vievu, Patrol Eyes, Fire Cam, Digital Ally, and CeeSc, Mitchell said some of the vulnerabilities that could be remotely exploited were appalling. | Ransomware Malware | ★★★★ | |
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2018-08-14 06:08:00 | IDG Contributor Network: The unintended consequences of GDPR (lien direct) | GDPR has done a world of good. It has enabled us to understand digital privacy, empowered the consumer about her rights and put a steep monetary value on non-compliance. In a nutshell, the entirety of it can be summarized into responsibilities – what data are you collecting (of me), where is this data being stored, who (in your organization) can access my data, how are you providing safeguards to protect my data, when will you notify me (and the authorities) if my data has been compromised – and customer's rights (access, modification, erasure, transfer of my data at any time).What is the common denominator in all of the above? Data underscores every aspect of the GDPR regulation. Nothing surprising yet the impact of this digital currency in our lives has been amplified thanks to GDPR and that has not been lost on the hackers. The case of a mental health facility that decided to pay the ransomware attackers instead of fighting them or relying on their own backup is not a unique case. | Ransomware | ★★★★ | |
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2018-08-09 13:16:00 | IDG Contributor Network: Here I am, hack me (lien direct) | Those of us in healthcare are reeling from the recent ransomware attack at LabCorp. The company, one of the largest medical testing companies in the world, confirmed that a known group of bad actors penetrated their network late on a Friday night via an exposed RDP port, and infected more than 30,000 systems with SamSam ransomware. LabCorp deserves some kudos, given reports that they had the attack contained in less than 50 minutes, which is quite amazing, if true. Kudos notwithstanding, however, why did they allow their network to be penetrated in the first place? | Ransomware Hack | ||
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2018-07-19 12:24:00 | Samsam infected thousands of LabCorp systems via brute force RDP (lien direct) | LabCorp, one of the largest clinical labs in the U.S., said the Samsam ransomware attack that forced their systems offline was contained quickly and didn't result in a data breach.However, in the brief time between detection and mitigation, the ransomware was able to encrypt thousands of systems and several hundred production servers.The wider public first learned about the LabCorp incident on Monday, when the company disclosed it via an 8-K filing with the SEC. Since then, as recovery efforts continue, the company said they're at about 90-percent operational capacity. | Ransomware | ||
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2018-07-10 08:24:00 | IDG Contributor Network: 10 ways to prevent, detect and recover from ransomware and zeroday threats (lien direct) | Ransomware is a kind of malware that typically encrypts data, blocking access to it until a fee is paid to the attacker. While the hype used to outweigh the actual risk, ransomware has evolved, spread and grown rapidly more sophisticated in response to our efforts to defend against it.There have been some high-profile ransomware attacks in the last few years, as part of a growing tide of threats. Ransomware volumes increased by 350% in 2017 alone, according to a recent NTT Security report. Security professionals tasked with safeguarding company data must have ransomware on their radars and it's crucial to take steps to mitigate the threat. | Ransomware Malware |
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