Tag: Emsisoft
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Most dual ransomware attacks occur within 48 hours
Since July 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has noticed a new trend: dual ransomware attacks on the same victim, occurring …
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Cl0p’s MOVEit attack tally surpasses 2,000 victim organizations
The number of victim organizations hit by Cl0p via vulnerable MOVEit installations has surpassed 2,000, and the number of affected …
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Has the MOVEit hack paid off for Cl0p?
The number of known Cl0p victims resulting from its Memorial Day attack on vulnerable internet-facing MOVEit Transfer installations has …
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Hackers Fake Emsisoft Certificate to Hide Attack
A security vendor has warned network security teams to be on high alert when reviewing code-signing certificates, after spotting an attempt …
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New Ransom Payment Schemes Target Executives, Telemedicine
Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of strategies …
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Ransomware gang publishes stolen victim data on the public Internet
The Alphv (aka BlackCat) ransomware group is trying out a new tactic to push companies to pay for their post-breach silence: a clearnet …
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The Life Cycle of a Breached Database
Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. But the reality is that in most cases …
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Don’t Wanna Pay Ransom Gangs? Test Your Backups.
Browse the comments on virtually any story about a ransomware attack and you will almost surely encounter the view that the victim …
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Ransom Gangs Emailing Victim Customers for Leverage
Some of the top ransomware gangs are deploying a new pressure tactic to push more victim organizations into paying an extortion demand: …
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Emsisoft Suffers System Breach
The founder of New Zealand cybersecurity company Emsisoft has issued an apology over a configuration error that led to a system data …
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Ransomware Group Turns to Facebook Ads
It’s bad enough that many ransomware gangs now have blogs where they publish data stolen from companies that refuse to make an extortion …
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Why Paying to Delete Stolen Data is Bonkers
Companies hit by ransomware often face a dual threat: Even if they avoid paying the ransom and can restore things from scratch, about half …
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