IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

July 2, 2023
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Free Akira ransomware decryptor helps recover your files – Bleeping Computer

Cybersecurity firm Avast has released a free decryptor for the Akira ransomware that can help victims recover their data without paying the crooks …

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The Week in Ransomware – June 30th 2023 – Mistaken Identity – Bleeping Computer

A case of mistaken identity and further MOVEit Transfer data breaches continue dominated the ransomware news cycle this week.

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BlackCat ransomware pushes Cobalt Strike via WinSCP search ads – Bleeping Computer

The BlackCat ransomware group (aka ALPHV) is running malvertizing campaigns to lure people into fake pages that mimic the official website of the …

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Dallas ransomware attack prompts new threat detection system | SC Media

Significant disruption resulting from a Royal ransomware attack almost two months ago has prompted the Dallas City Council to approve a $3.9 …

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Half of EDR Tools, Organizations Vulnerable to Clop Ransomware: Research

The Clop ransomware gang's exploitation of a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit managed file transfer (MFT) system has hit dozens of major …

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Hacking Gang BlackCat Says It Stole Data Trove from UK Hospital Group – Bloomberg.com

ALPHV is known to deploy ransomware, a kind of malicious software that encrypts a victim's computers and renders them inoperable. It then demands …

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Malvertising Used as Entry Vector for BlackCat Actors Also Leverage SpyBoy Terminator

Investigating one of the C&C domains used by the threat actor behind this infection also led to the discovery of a possible related Cl0p ransomware …

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Lebanon School District investigating ransomware attack earlier this month – YouTube

The Lebanon School District is investigating a ransomware attack.Subscribe to WMUR on YouTube now for more: bit.ly/1lOjX9CGet more …

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Cyber security watchdog CERT-In issues guidelines for protection of govt data from … – Times of India

With recurring incidents of cyber-attacks and ransomware on important installations and government offices, the IT Ministry on Friday issued …

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Increasing attacks on manufacturers using data encryption – Report – Businessday NG

The State of Ransomware in Manufacturing and Production 2023 noted that 68 percent is the highest reported encryption rate for the sector…

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