Collaborate Disseminate
By Waqas
Bitdefender stated that all victims who got their files/data encrypted by the REvil ransomware might use the decryptor key to restore them.
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As law enforcement braces for the revival of the REvil ransomware gang, a cybersecurity firm on Thursday released a free decryption tool for early victims of the criminals. The decryptor, which Bitdefender developed in coordination with an unnamed law enforcement partner, will aid victims hit before July 13. The Romania-based company said it was still in the middle of an investigation with its partner, which agreed to release the decryptor before completing the joint inquiry to help as many victims as possible. Bitdefender has a long history of working with Europol to release tools that help victims of digital extortion sidestep the process of making a payment. “We believe new REvil attacks are imminent after the ransomware gang’s servers and supporting infrastructure recently came back online after a two month hiatus,” Bitdefender wrote in a blog post. According to another cybersecurity firm, Flashpoint, REvil is already fully back in business. […]
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By Deeba Ahmed
In its latest attack, FIN8 is infiltrating companies to carry out surveillance and obtain privilege escalation to deploy a payload of malware called Sardonic.
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NETGEAR announced more protective NETGEAR Armor capabilities with advanced security and threat detection for the smart connected home. The enhanced NETGEAR Armor built into most Orbi and Nighthawk routers provides a protective bubble for connected devi… Continue reading NETGEAR Armor offers enhanced security and threat detection for the smart connected home
Bitdefender unveiled the next evolution of Endpoint Detection and Response solutions – eXtended EDR (XEDR) with the addition of analytics and cross-endpoint security event correlation to Bitdefender Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and GravityZone… Continue reading Bitdefender launches XEDR solution to improve security efficacy against cyberattacks
Imagine standing in front of the CEO and company board of directors, asking them for a check for an obscene amount of money to pay off hackers that are holding critical data hostage and disrupting the company business.
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On May 12, US President Biden issued a landmark executive order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity that signals the need for governments and enterprises alike to boost their cyber defenses around the principles of zero trust in their fight agains… Continue reading Will New Executive Order on Cybersecurity Fast Track Zero Trust?
Securonix announced that product engineering heavy hitter Chris Brazdziunas will join its team as Executive Vice President, Head of Product Engineering. Augmenting the company’s powerhouse engineering and service team, Brazdziunas and additional new se… Continue reading Chris Brazdziunas joins Securonix as Executive VP, Head of Product Engineering
Chinese hackers with suspected ties to the People’s Liberation Army have been hacking into military and government organizations in Southeast Asia over the course of the last two years, according to Bitdefender research published Wednesday. The Chinese hackers, known as the Naikon group, have been conducting espionage against the organizations and stealing data from the victims since at least June of 2019, the researchers said in a blog post on the campaign. Bitdefender does not identify victims by name in its report. It’s just the latest evidence security researchers have gathered in the last several years that Naikon, which was first exposed in 2015, is still actively conducting espionage years later. Just last year Check Point revealed the suspected Chinese hackers were running a hacking campaign targeting government entities in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. Researchers have previously tied the Naikon hackers to China’s PLA, which is host to several […]
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Bitdefender released a report revealing top cybersecurity threats, frequency of threats and cybercrime trends of 2020. “Our 2020 findings depict consumers under constant assault from cybercriminals looking to capitalize on fear and societal uncer… Continue reading Cybersecurity threats and cybercrime trends of 2020