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| A roundup of cybersecurity news from December 23 – 29, including a retrospective look at trends in online privacy legislation in the US.
Categories: Tags: a week in securityGoogle Chromeonline privacyonline privacy lawonline privacy legislationpasswordsRoombaRyuk ransomwareToTokUS Coast Guardweek in security |
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| As the 2010s come to a close, we take a snarky walk down memory lane, listing the craziest, most impactful, or simply just awful cybersecurity fails of the decade.
Categories: Tags: ashley madisonashley madison hackBadRabbitcambridge analyticacryptolockercryptolocker ransomwareData privacyEdward Snowdenemotetexploitsfacebookhacktivismmat honanNotPetyaNSAnsa spyingnsa surveillanceNSA toolsplaystation breachplaystation hackransomwareryukRyuk ransomwaresecurity failsshadow brokerssocial mediasonysony pictures hacksurveillancetarget breachtarget hacktrickbottriple threatWannaCry |
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| A roundup of cybersecurity news from December 9 – 15, including smart doorbell concerns, a new credit card skimmer vulnerability, and a deep dive into Ryuk ransomware.
Categories: Tags: credit cardcredit card skimmerryukRyuk ransomwaresecurity operations centersecurity operations centerssmart doorbellsWomen in CyberSecurity |
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| From comic book death god to ransomware baddie, Ryuk ransomware remains a mainstay when organizations find themselves in a crippling malware pinch. We look at Ryuk’s origins, attack methods, and how to protect against this ever-present threat.
Categories: Tags: AESaverage ransom amountBitPaymerBitPaymer ransomwareCryptoTechDeath NoteemotetFar Eastern International BankFEIBGabriela NicolaogandcrabHermesHermes 2.1Luciano Martinspseudo-ransomwareRansom.Ryukrdpremote desktop protocolRSARussian threat actorsryukRyuk ransomwareShinigami’s revenge: the long tail of the Ryuk ransomwaretribune publishingtrickbotWake-on-LANWizard SpiderWoL |
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| After months of laying dormant, the notorious Emotet is back, with its botnet spewing spam globally.
Categories: Tags: botnetbotnetsdownloaderemotetinformation stealermalicious emailmalspamphishingRyuk ransomwarespamspear phishingtrickbot |
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| We take a look at the current chaos faced by local governments across the US, as ransomware continues to snap at its cities’ heels.
Categories: Tags: attackbackupcritical infrastructureemotetFloridalocal government organisationlocked outlouisianaransomransomwarerobinhoodryukRyuk ransomwaresamsam ransomwaretexastrickbot |
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| Trojans such as Emotet and TrickBot were the top threat for the education sector in the 2018–2019 school year. What threats will the new school year bring?
Categories: Tags: cyberthreatseducation cybersecurityemotetransomwareryukRyuk ransomwaretrickbotTrojans |
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| This quarter, we noticed one threat dominating the landscape so much it deserved its own hard look. Ransomware is back in a big way, targeting businesses with brute force.
Categories: Tags: cerberCTNTgandcrabLockyPhobosransomwareransomware reportrapidryukRyuk ransomwareSodinokibiTroldeshTroldesh ransomware |
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| Last week, British rock bank Radiohead thwarted an attempted digital ransom, in which unnamed hackers stole roughly 18 hours of unreleased music dating back to the band’s recording of its studio album OK, Computer, revealing some less-than-ok computer security (sorry).
Categories: Tags: amazonbaltimorebella thorneblackmailCity of BaltimorecovewareExtinction RebellionextortionHail to the ThiefJeff BezosJonny GreenwoodKara SwisherNational EnquirerOK ComputerRadioheadransomransomwarerobbinhoodryukRyuk ransomwareThom Yorke |
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| Emotet is often mentioned as one of the most annoying, effective, and costly present-day malware infections. We discuss the reasons why and the proper way to remove it.
Categories: Tags: banking TrojanbotnetemotetEternalBlueinformation stealerRyuk ransomwareSMB vulnerabilitiestrickbottrojan |
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