New Ryuk Ransomware Sample Targets Webservers | McAfee Blogs

New Ryuk Ransomware Sample Targets Webservers | McAfee Blogs

Executive Summary Ryuk is a ransomware that encrypts a victim’s files and requests payment in Bitcoin cryptocurrency to release the keys used for encryption. Ryuk is used exclusively in targeted ransomware attacks. Ryuk was first observed in August 2018 during a campaign that targeted several enterprises. Analysis of the initial versions of the ransomware revealed similarities and shared source code with the Hermes ransomware. Hermes ransomware is a commodity malware for sale on underground forums…

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Infrastructure shifts to cloud due to remote work expose enterprises to new security threats; Security teams absorb responsibility

Infrastructure shifts to cloud due to remote work expose enterprises to new security threats; Security teams absorb responsibility

Infrastructure shifts to cloud due to remote work expose enterprises to new security threats; Security teams absorb responsibility | 2021-07-06 | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit…

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REvil ransomware gang demands $70M for universal decryptor for Kaseya victims

REvil ransomware gang demands M for universal decryptor for Kaseya victims

REvil ransomware is demanding $70 million for decrypting all systems locked during the Kaseya supply-chain ransomware attack. REvil ransomware is asking $70 million worth of Bitcoin for decrypting all systems impacted in the Kaseya supply-chain ransomware attack. On Friday the REvil ransomware gang hit the Kaseya cloud-based MSP platform impacting MSPs and their customers. The REvil ransomware operators initially compromised the Kaseya VSA’s infrastructure, then pushed out malicious updates for VSA on-premise servers to deploy…

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REvil gang exploited a zero-day in the Kaseya supply chain attack

REvil gang exploited a zero-day in the Kaseya supply chain attack

Kaseya was addressing the zero-day vulnerability that REvil ransomware gang exploited to breach on-premise Kaseya VSA servers. A new supply chain attack made the headlines, on Friday the REvil ransomware gang hit the Kaseya cloud-based MSP platform impacting MSPs and their customers. The REvil ransomware operators initially compromised the Kaseya VSA’s infrastructure, then pushed out malicious updates for VSA on-premise servers to deploy ransomware on enterprise networks. The investigation is still ongoing, according to security…

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Cloud Operating Model – What’s the Point? – VMware Cloud Community

Cloud Operating Model – What’s the Point? – VMware Cloud Community

Something that’s come up recently in conversations with enterprises is the topic of building a cloud operating model. No, I don’t mean cloud architecture, nor do I mean cloud management per say, but a model to actually define and improve how you operate your clouds. But, why bother with a cloud operating model, what’s the point? But more importantly, where is the value for the business? Business Innovation – Driving Technology Complexity As we know,…

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Hacker’s Mom Puts End to 10-Month Cyber-bullying Campaign

Hacker’s Mom Puts End to 10-Month Cyber-bullying Campaign

A cyber-bullying campaign waged against a sixth grader from North Carolina for nearly a year appears to have been curtailed following its discovery by the abuser’s mom. For ten months, 12-year-old Wilson resident Jaylen White was on the receiving end of abuse so severe that he changed schools in a fruitless attempt to escape it and began having suicidal thoughts.  The cyber-bullying was reported by White and his mother, Sheleen White, to school officials at Wilson Prep…

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Mongolian Certification Authority MonPass Breached

Mongolian Certification Authority MonPass Breached

3rd Party Risk Management , Governance & Risk Management , Incident & Breach Response Avast: This Supply Chain Attack Used Cobalt Strike Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • July 6, 2021     This bitmap image file was used for a steganography attack on MonPass. (Source: Avast) Researchers at Avast discovered a compromised server belonging to MonPass, a certification authority in Mongolia, that may have been breached eight times. See Also: Live Panel | Zero Trusts Given-…

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Official Formula 1 App Hacked

Official Formula 1 App Hacked

Fans of Formula One International auto racing were sent strange messages over the holiday weekend after the sport’s official app was hacked. Forbes reports that the messages received by users of the F1 app over the July Fourth weekend are believed to be linked to a targeted cyber-attack.  A spokesperson for F1 stated that no customer data is believed to have been compromised during the incident. Two push notifications were sent out, the first of which, delivered at…

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Cybersecurity in 2021: 4 Trends to Watch in the Second Half

Cybersecurity in 2021: 4 Trends to Watch in the Second Half

Only a few weeks into 2021, a string of events ensured that cybersecurity would become one of the year’s hottest tech topics, with implications for everyone from individual IT workers and developers to security pros. In January, the federal government was still reeling from the cyberespionage campaign that targeted SolarWinds and the company’s Orion network monitoring platform. This supply chain attack targeted 100 private firms and nine federal agencies, and appears to have been the work of…

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