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Win11 test: Endpoints against data stealer and ransomware
July 24, 2023
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| AV-TEST, endpoint security, PR News

In their "Advanced Threat Protection" series, the antivirus experts from AV-TEST examined 15 endpoint solutions for companies in 10 scenarios under Windows 11 to protect against current data stealer and ransomware techniques. Enterprise workstation protection solutions require the best protection against the latest attack techniques. The AV-TEST laboratory examined 15 protection products under Windows 11 to see whether they also recognized and defended against the new "Inline Execute Assembly" attack technique used by data stealers and ransomware. The Advanced Threat Protection test provides clear information about which products protect well against the latest threats - and which do not. Additionally…

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CISO Survey: Ransom as Primary Problem Solver
July 7, 2023
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B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

57 percent of German CISOs assume that their employers would pay a ransom to restore their systems and avoid disclosure of data if they were hit by a ransomware attack in the next 12 months. That's according to this year's Voice of the CISO report, recently released by leading cybersecurity and compliance firm Proofpoint. According to the report, many companies are willing to bear this risk alone. Only 44 percent of respondents indicated that they would use cyber insurance to cover the damage caused by attacks.

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LockBit: Huge chip manufacturer probably not a victim after all
July 4, 2023
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B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

LockBit claims to have hacked the Taiwanese company TSMC and now wants a ransom of 70 million dollars. The group is the third largest chip manufacturer in the world. TSMC replies that only a small supplier was caught. On the LockBit 3 leak page you can still see the leak that the Taiwanese company TSMC was hacked and data was stolen. The APT group demands a ransom of 70 million dollars for the data or wants to publish it on the Internet. The group is probably demanding the highest ransom that has ever been demanded. Not TSMC but a…

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Anti-ransomware: real-time detection against data encryption
June 30, 2023
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New detection, alerting, and air-gapped resiliency capabilities give users better protection against ransomware attacks in hybrid clouds. Zerto Announces Real-Time Detection Against Data Encryption and Launches New Cyber ​​Resilience Vault. Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, introduces a new method for real-time detection of encrypted data and an air gapped recovery vault. With real-time detection, organizations can identify early signs of data encryption, enabling early detection and mitigation of a potential ransomware attack. At the same time, Zerto is introducing the physical appliance "Zerto Cyber ​​Resilience Vault" for the first time, which further improves the protection of data...

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Cyber ​​insurance: The quality of defense determines the premium
June 26, 2023
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| PR News, Sophos

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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Darknet: Malware-as-a-Service starting at $100
June 23, 2023
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| Kaspersky, Stories
Darknet: Malware-as-a-Service starting at $100

The dark web is the dreaded online supermarket: cybercriminals rent out ransomware, infostealers, botnets, loaders and backdoors. In some cases, the providers receive a share of up to 40 percent of the victims' ransom. Offerings start at just $100 for Malware-as-a-Service. In the past seven years, ransomware has been spread most frequently via Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS), as current Kaspersky analyzes show. It accounts for 58 percent of the MaaS market. Cyber ​​criminals can “opt-in” to ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) for free. However, once they become affiliates with the program, they pay for the service after the attack takes place –…

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Backup storage: No.1 target for more ransom 
June 19, 2023
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Backup storage: No.1 target for more ransom

Veeam's 2023 Ransomware Trends Report shows that 93 percent of all cyber attacks target backup storage to force ransom payments. Cyber ​​insurance is becoming too expensive and 21 percent of organizations cannot recover their data after paying the ransom. Businesses of all sizes are increasingly falling victim to ransomware attacks and are inadequately protecting themselves against this growing cyber threat. According to new data from the 2023 Veeam® Ransomware Trends Report, one in seven organizations will have almost all their data (>80%) affected by a ransomware attack, indicating a significant protection gap. Veeam Software…

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PLAY Group: Swiss police IT service hacked and data stolen
June 7, 2023
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B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

If the information from the PLAY group is correct, then they claim to have captured 900 GB of data from Xplain, a Swiss IT and software service that supports many Swiss authorities such as the police, law enforcement agencies, customs and border administration, courts and parts of the Army provided with services and software. The first 7 GB are already available for free download on the Darknet. Switzerland is currently being hit by many high-profile attacks. After the attack on Media CH and the NZZ, the Swiss IT service and software provider Xplain has now been hit. As early as May 23.05.2023, XNUMX, the APT group PLAY wants to be successful…

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Ransomware Report: LockBit targets macOS
June 4, 2023
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Ransomware Report: LockBit targets macOS

LockBit, currently the most active ransomware group, expanded its activities to macOS devices in April. Furthermore, vulnerabilities in the PaperCut printer software are actively exploited. Vice Society and Play, who like to attack the education sector, have developed new methods. A brief overview of the detected threats in April. Precisely because the Mac ecosystem has traditionally been almost ransomware-free, LockBit's new macOS ransomware is a dangerous development in the threat landscape. The new actions show that LockBit continues to diversify its operations and is currently actively developing a malware for macOS….

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Lockbit steals 700 GB of data from MCNA with 9 million customers
June 2, 2023
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MCNA Dental, North America's largest dental insurer, had to notify all of its nearly 9 million customers that 700GB of data was lost. LockBit probably captured a lot of personal customer data. As an apology, MCNA Dental offers all customers a 12-month Identity Theft Protection and Credit Monitoring Service through IDX at no charge. According to company information, LockBit hacked into MCNA Dental's systems on February 26th. It was probably not until March 06th that the hackers were found in the network and countermeasures were initiated. By then, the APT group LockBit had already found everything and transported the data away….

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