4.3 million WannaCry attempts stopped by Sophos-protected endpoints
In August 2019, 4.3 million wannacry infection attempts were stopped worldwide by Sophos-protected...
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A tale of two ransomed education sectors in 14 countries
Data from a survey of 600 schools around the world show differences in the way they responded to ransomware attacks/demands
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Respondents report lower 2023 ransomware attack numbers than in 2022
In one 14-country study, a 7% drop was noted.
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How cybercriminals targeted SMEs with more sophistication last year
In one cybersecurity firm’s 2023 metrics, tactics such as remote encryption, and password-locking malicious files to evade email scanners, were common
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Waves of new ransomware surface after 2022 LockBit codebase leak
A developer disgruntled by LockBit’s leaders had leaked a builder that allows all manner of malicious actors to generate ransomware variations.
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What do educational institutions do when hit by ransomware?
According to a small survey, the sector showed different trends between respondents in organizations of the lower and higher education levels …
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Data management and cybersecurity gap detected in manufacturing/production sector survey
Although more firms were backing up data to achieve resilience against ransomware attacks, other complications had cropped up …
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Cyber insurance terms reward the cyber diligent
Organizations thinking of stinting on cybersecurity efforts and paying for cyber coverage may want to read this survey summary…
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Beware of ChatGPT and imitation generative AI apps on official app stores
The fleeceware apps take advantage of app store policy loopholes and coercive tactics to overcharge users for limited AI functionality
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Guess how many new malware tools and tactics were launched in 2022
50? 500 or 5,000? One cybersecurity firm’s incident response data showed that unpatched vulnerabilities and LOLBins were most commonly exploited
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Crypto stealer malware attacks Chinese-speaking online gamblers in SEA
The campaign deserves mention because it employs a novel double DLL-side-loading technique for enhanced evasion capabilities
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ChatGPT, what have you done for defenders lately?
The world now knows how cybercriminals love the chatbot’s power to create chaos; but it is actually a double-edge sword …
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Adversaries are getting way smarter than official app stores
The CryptoRom scam ring has broken through the app stores’ security review processes, and more bypasses can be expected in future
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Is the manufacturing and production industry the weakest link?
One survey highlights the industry’s high level of IT/OT convergence but low level of matching cyber defense urgency
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General increase in ransomware attacks against state and local government sectors
This was one observation in a focused survey on such sectors across 31 countries.
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