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WannaCry – and why it never went away

September 23, 2019 0 Comments malware, Naked Security Live, Ransomware, Video, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:28:04 +0000

WannaCry still hasn’t died out, more than two years after the original attack. We went live to find out why…<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/lIObnk1QnAM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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WannaCry – the worm that just won’t die

September 18, 2019 0 Comments epidemiology, EternalBlue, malware, Patching, Ransomware, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Naked Security writer| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 12:58:52 +0000

WannaCry never went away – it just became less obvious.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/EU2F9uItjyk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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The WannaCry hangover

September 18, 2019 0 Comments cxmal-wanna-a, kill switch, Ransomware, SophosLabs, SophosLabs Uncut, wana, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:01:25 +0000

More than two years on, modified WannaCry variants still cause headaches for IT admins and security analysts<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/CAKv8Qp7zuI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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S2 Ep8: Facebook leak, $5m ransoms, DNS angst – Naked Security Podcast

September 12, 2019 0 Comments facebook, firefox, https, Naked Security Podcast, Podcast, Ransomware

Credit to Author: Alice Duckett| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:53:06 +0000

The latest Naked Security Podcast is live – listen now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/TXt7zUSzyX4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Le Best Practice dei firewall per la protezione dai ransomware

September 11, 2019 0 Comments Firewall, Ransomware, Sophos Soluzioni

Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 06:56:02 +0000

Tre Best Practice del firewall per impedire agli attacchi ransomware di entrare e spostarsi lateralmente sulla rete<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/SsQbGFSz_VY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (September 2 – 8)

September 9, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, back to school, back to school cybersecurity, Capital One data breach, china, cyber insurance, deepfake, deepfake for voices, facebook, iphone compromise, Paige Thompson, Ransomware, remote workers, romance scam, scammers, Social engineering, spear phishing, targeted attacks, trickbot, Uyghur Muslims

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:01:30 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of September 2 – 8, including TrickBot’s new trick, a social engineering toolkit, and how to keep remote workers safe.

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A week in security

Tags: back to school back to school cybersecurity Capital One data breach china cyber insurance deepfake deepfake for voices facebook iphone compromise Paige Thompson ransomware remote workers romance scam scammers Social Engineering spear phishing targeted attacks trickbot Uyghur Muslims

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US city balks at paying $5.3 million ransomware demand

September 9, 2019 0 Comments Atlanta, bitcoin, Government security, New Bedford, Ransomware, ryuk, security threats, targeted ransomware

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:49:53 +0000

The attack quickly encrypted 158 workstations – and would have been worse had it struck later in the working day.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kps39ieejGA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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MegaCortex Returns…

August 27, 2019 0 Comments encryption, Ransomware

Credit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 07:27:12 +0000

MegaCortex, a ransomware which was first spotted in January this year, has become active again and has changed the way it previously attacked/targeted the corporate world. In order to simplify its execution and increase its scale of operation, it uses ‘Command Prompt’ instead of ‘PowerShell’ in current targeted campaign. Key…

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Ransomware As A Tool – LockerGoga

August 27, 2019 0 Comments Antivirus, Applications, Cyber crime, Email malware, malware, Microsoft Windows, Ransomware, Security, Threat Report

Credit to Author: Ghanshyam More| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 07:18:00 +0000

Ransomware authors keep experimenting with the development of payload in various dimensions. In the timeline of ransomware implementations, we have seen its evolution from a simple screen locker to multi-component model for file encryption, from novice approach to a sophisticated one. The Ransomware as a Tool has evolved in wild…

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A week in security (August 19 – 25)

August 26, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, AhMyth, APT, awis, Bitcoin sextortion, Bolik banking Trojan, crypomining, DEF CON 27, facebook, facebook hoax, Fortnite, Google, hong kong, Instagram hoax, Key Negotiation of Bluetooth, KNOB attack, Magecart, misinformation, NordVPN, Ransomware, recap, Security Service of Ukraine, Sodinokibi, spyware, Syrk ransomware, twitter, Valve Corporation, week in security, weekly blog roundup, youtube, Yuzhnoukrainsk

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:38:39 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of August 19–25, including Magecart attacks on poker software, a new Bluetooth vulnerability, continuing ransomware attacks on US cities, Bitcoin sextortion, and a look back at one researcher’s DEF CON experience.

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A week in security

Tags: AhMyth APT awis Bitcoin sextortion Bolik banking Trojan crypomining DEF CON 27 facebook facebook hoax fortnite Google hong kong Instagram hoax Key Negotiation of Bluetooth KNOB attack Magecart misinformation NordVPN ransomware recap Security Service of Ukraine Sodinokibi spyware Syrk ransomware twitter Valve Corporation week in security weekly blog roundup youtube Yuzhnoukrainsk

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