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Ransomware is causing healthcare costs to explode

2 October 2023

The healthcare industry is surprising: contrary to the global trend, this sector is seeing a decline in ransomware. However, at a very high (restoration) price. And: backups are a game changer. The study The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2023 shows interesting facts. Sophos publishes its latest ransomware report for the healthcare sector. The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2023 also reflects the general development in cybercrime: the attacks are highly complex and targeted, data encryption is almost always the goal and, as a result, there is an explosion in costs when restoring the virus to operability. Contrary to the global trend, the…

Forensics of real cyber attacks reveals attackers' tactics

September 26, 2023

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Detailed investigation of the cases taken over by the Sophos Incident Response Team shows that attackers spend less and less time in the infiltrated network before launching their attack. This is the analysis of the Sophos Active Adversary Report for Tech Leaders 2023. They also need less than a day to access the Active Directory. The majority of ransomware attacks take place outside of business hours. Sophos today releases its Active Adversary Report for Tech Leaders 2023. The report provides a detailed look at attacker behavior and tools in the first half of 2023. On…

APT: Cooperation of Hive, Royal and Black Basta Ransomware

August 14, 2023

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In its Clustering Attacker Behavior Reveals Hidden Patterns report, Sophos publishes new insights into connections between the most prominent ransomware groups of the past year: Hive, Black Basta and Royal. Recent attacks suggest that the three ransomware groups share playbooks or partners. As of January 2023, Sophos X-Ops had investigated four different ransomware attacks over a three-month period, one originating from Hive, two from Royal and one from Black Basta. Clear similarities between the attacks were found. Although Royal is considered a very closed group with no visible partners from underground forums...

Ransomware: retail costs are exploding

August 14, 2023

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Cybercrime is one of the biggest risks for companies in all industries. Nevertheless, attack rates and the resulting damage to companies vary depending on the industry sector. In its global study, State of Ransomware, cybersecurity company Sophos clarified how the cyber threat of ransomware in retail has evolved. The rate of ransomware attacks in retail has dropped from 77% in 2022 to 69% in 2023. This is an encouraging drop. But the fact that over two-thirds of retail businesses were still infected by ransomware in the last year…

Manipulated ads around AI including malware

August 12, 2023

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Cyber criminals these days are trend-savvy scammers! They cleverly use the hype about artificial intelligence for their own purposes: they place banking Trojans and info stealers in manipulated ads about AI. Sophos forensic experts took a closer look at this malvertising case. Sophos X-Ops has seen a resurgence in the use of malvertising in various malware campaigns since the beginning of this year, both in its telemetry and in the increased surfacing of the topic on underground forums. Malvertising, the term for a method of injecting malicious code into digital advertisements, is not a new topic, nor is it a new TTP for attackers. malvertising…

MDR: Managed Detection and Response for MS Defender

July 25, 2023

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Companies that use Microsoft Security now have the option of using Managed Detection and Response (MDR). Sophos MDR for Microsoft Defender is an additional, important layer of security in Microsoft environments. Sophos has launched its Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution for Microsoft Defender. The fully managed service provides the industry's most robust threat response capabilities for organizations using Microsoft Security. Sophos MDR for Microsoft Defender adds a critical layer of protection to the Microsoft security suite of endpoint, SIEM, identity, cloud and other solutions, providing XNUMX/XNUMX protection against data breaches, ransomware and other active-adversary cyber attacks.

Industry: Cyber attacks are becoming more frequent and expensive

July 21, 2023

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Sophos presents the results of the latest State of Ransomware Report for the manufacturing industry. There is no relief in sight: Attacks are becoming more frequent and more sophisticated, while ransom demands have risen to an average of $1,2 million and recovery from an attack is taking longer and longer. Cybercrime is one of the biggest business-damaging risks facing organizations across all industries. But there are definitely differences between the various market segments. In a global study, the cyber security company Sophos has determined how the threat posed by cyber gangsters is currently affecting the manufacturing industry. Disturbing stagnation The supposed…

100 malicious drivers signed by Microsoft detected

July 15, 2023

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Sophos experts have discovered 100 malicious drivers signed by Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher (WHCP). Most are so-called "EDR killers" specifically designed to attack and terminate various EDR/AV software on victims' systems. Sophos X-Ops has detected 133 malicious drivers signed with legitimate digital certificates; 100 of them were signed by the Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher (WHCP). Drivers signed by WHCP are fundamentally trusted by every Windows system, allowing attackers to install them without raising an alarm and then carry out malicious activities virtually unhindered….

Everyone wants 5G - but only 50 percent rely on security

June 28, 2023

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Companies need 5G technology for their work processes and many are already using it. But Sophos wanted to know more and asked the companies: for around three quarters it is clear: 5G needs special security measures. But only 50 percent use them. 87,4 percent of all companies surveyed state their need for 5G in order to connect and network the Internet of Things (IoT) and Operation Technology (OT) in operation. When looking at smaller companies with up to 500 employees, this value even increases to 91 percent. This and other findings in the field of 5G security found…

Cyber insurance: The quality of defense determines the premium

June 26, 2023

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Insurance against cybercrime is now standard protection for companies. But the insurance conditions depend on your own defense quality. The Sophos report on cyber insurance shows that those who have insurance are more likely to pay criminals ransom. In the new report "The Critical Role of Frontline Cyber Defenses in Cyber Insurance Adoption", Sophos has examined the connections between defense quality, insurability and insurance conditions for companies. 95 percent of organizations that purchased a cyber insurance policy in the last year say the quality of their organization's cyber defenses directly impacts their insurance terms. For 60 percent, the quality influences…

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Ransomware is causing healthcare costs to explode

Forensics of real cyber attacks reveals attackers' tactics

APT: Cooperation of Hive, Royal and Black Basta Ransomware

Ransomware: retail costs are exploding

Manipulated ads around AI including malware

MDR: Managed Detection and Response for MS Defender

Industry: Cyber attacks are becoming more frequent and expensive

100 malicious drivers signed by Microsoft detected

Everyone wants 5G - but only 50 percent rely on security

Cyber insurance: The quality of defense determines the premium

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