Rompetrol operators of Romania’s largest oil refinery and Fill&Go petrol stations has suffered a serious cyber attack which has also hit their websites. Hive ransomware gang targets Romanian oil firm in its latest cyberattack – The Record by Recorded Future Ransomware recovery without paying – Smart Thinking Solutions
Ransomware gang hits targets in the US
The Ragnar Locker cyber criminals is reported by the FBI to have hit over 50 critical infrastructure organizations across the US. Sectors hit include finance, Government agencies, manufacturing production and ICT and tech companies. Ragnar Locker ransomware hits critical infrastructure • The Register
There is no “one sentence solution” for defending yourself or your organisation against cyber attacks via email
The reason a “single sentence solution” is no defence is that the cyber criminals have exploited the natural human tendency to trust.
Patch Tuesday
Patch Tuesday was yesterday – and I am patching away as should you be. Microsoft March 2022 Patch Tuesday – SANS Internet Storm Centre Microsoft patches 71 security vulnerabilities, 3 critical • The Register Watch out for those patches for Exchange Server if you have one. I thought I had …
Here is a story from someone who is happy to see spam email!
Infostealer in a Batch File – SANS Internet Storm Centre The catch is that Xme is a researcher at SANS Internet Storm. Am I the only one to be happy when I see my catch-all mailboxes full of junk? Xme – ISC Handler In this example of a phishing email they …
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