Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Just in case you thought that ransomware was a thing of the past or that the threat actors only went after big businesses, then think again: NoName ransomware gang deploying RansomHub malware in recent attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) The NoName ransomware gang has been targeting small and medium-sized businesses worldwide with its …
We finished last week with a ransomware story. let’s start this week with another: BlackCat ransomware hits Azure Storage with Sphynx encryptor (bleepingcomputer.com) This ransomware story has a twist, the prolific BlackCat ransomware gang are ow using stolen Microsoft credentials in custom software to execute their attacks. Your takeaway You …
The cyber security company Kaspersky has released a decryptor for data encrypted by Conti ransomware malware – although you will need to act fast if you intend to use it, as Conti are sure to release a patch to break the recovery tool. Kaspersky releases decryptor for ransomware based on …
Now your Linux servers will be encrypted with a new variant of the IceFire ransomware.. You do not have Linux, then the malware will switch to its Windows version. IceFire ransomware now encrypts both Linux and Windows systems (bleepingcomputer.com) Ransomware will always be adapting – you need to as well. …
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Fall back and use your ransomware resilient back-up to recover your encrypted information – and hope that your data classification and segregation has protected your most sensitive information from exfiltration and exposure in the public domain. Or you could hope that the Dutch police have recovered the ransomware decryption key …
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