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| A roundup of security news from May 13–19, including ransomware attacks on the upswing, website hacking, pseudo-VPNs, bloatware, and more.
Categories: Tags: Androidbloatwarebreachescrysis ransomwareDDos attackdharmahackinghealthcare cybersecuritymdsMeltdownmicrosoftransomwareserver vulnerabilitiesSpectretyposquattingvpnvulnerabilitieswhatsapp |
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| CrySIS, aka Dharma, is a ransomware family making waves over the last two months, often being used in targeted attacks through RDP access. What other tricks are up its sleeve?
Categories: Tags: Anti-Ransomwarecrysisdharmamalwareransomransomwarerdprdp access |
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| Black hat hackers are after patient healthcare data, and such breaches will only intensify. Which forms of malware are behind the attacks? We take a look at the advanced threats targeting a sector struggling to keep up.
Categories: Tags: 2019 data security incident response reportdecatur county general hospital breachEternalBluefiless malwarehealthcarehealthcare cybersecurityhealthcare malwarehealthcare securityHIPAARansom.WannaCryptransomwareriskwareriskware.mictrayriskware.tool.hckrootkit.fileless.mtgenspywarespyware.agentspyware.emotetspyware.trickbottrickbottrojan.bitcoinminertrojan.emotettrojan.fakemsTrojan.TrickBotTrojansWannaCryworm.pariteworm.qakbotworms |
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| The Labs team discovered that businesses are being targeted with 235 percent more threats than the previous year. Download the report and find out which threats are revving up, and which are dying out.
Categories: Tags: adwarebusiness threatscryptominingemotetmalwareransomwarethreatsTrojansTroldeshTroldesh ransomware |
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| When malware shuts down the computer systems of an industrial plant, it could threaten the physical security of those working in or living near it. Here’s how to protect your workforce and your business from targeted threats.
Categories: Tags: controllerslockergogamanufacturingphysical securityproductionransomware |
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| Water management is an essential part of our infrastructure. Loss of it can lead to service outages, diseases, and famine. So the cybersecurity should be top notch.
Categories: Tags: awwabyodcity of atlantacrashoverrideemotetinsider threatsransomwarescadastuxnetvital infrastructurewater managementwater plants |
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| A roundup of cybersecurity news from March 4–11, including a Chrome zero-day, Labs’ data privacy report, news from RSA, and more.
Categories: Tags: AppleBaby BoomerBaby Boomerschromedata privacy lawsdev-fuseGen ZedGoogle ChromeiPhonemachine learningMillennialMillennialsNational Security AgencyNSAransom.troldeshransomwareRSARSA ConferenceshadestudysurveillancesurveyTim AppleTim CookTroldeshTroldesh ransomwareultrasoundultrasound scanningUS data privacy lawsVerizonvulnerabilityweek in securityzero dayzombie email |
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| Troldesh is ransomware that relies heavily on user interaction. Nevertheless, a recent spike in detections shows it’s been successful against businesses in the first few months of 2019.
Categories: Tags: decryptordecryptorsransom.troldeshransomwareransomware remediationshadethreat spotlightTroldesh |
The post Spotlight on Troldesh ransomware, aka ‘Shade’ appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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| We discuss the challenges facing K–12 schools looking to protect students’ data, and which solutions they can adopt in order to build up defenses and increase cybersecurity awareness.
Categories: Tags: cybersecurity educationeducationK–12k–12 schoolsphishingphishing attacksprivate schoolspublic schoolsransomwareschools |
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| The 2019 State of Malware report is here. Learn what Malwarebytes Labs researchers discovered about the top global threats for businesses and consumers in 2018, and predictions for 2019.
Categories: Tags: 2019 State of Malware reportAIbyoscryptominersemotetinformation stealersIoTlabs reportransomwarestate of malware reporttrickbotTrojans |
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