Analysis of LooCipher, a New Ransomware Family Observed This Year

ARCHIVED STORY Analysis of LooCipher, a New Ransomware Family Observed This Year By ATR Operational Intelligence Team · December 05, 2019 Co-authored by Marc RiveroLopez. Initial Discovery This year seems to again be the year for ransomware. Notorious attacks were made using ransomware and new...

Nebraska Medicine Breached By Rogue Employee

Hospital network Nebraska Medicine has disclosed a data breach after a former employee accessed sensitive patient data – including medical records and Social Security numbers. The Nebraska Medicine network encompasses Nebraska’s largest hospital, Nebraska Medical Center, as well as other location...

You’re In Safe Hands with Trend Micro Home Network Security

A three-part series on using Home Network Security to protect your home Your home should be a haven that protects you. In the cyber age, however, your router, computers, and TVs, your game consoles and smart devices, are continuously connected to the internet and run the risk of being...

Four More Years… of Remediation

Last week, I read a blog from Brian Krebs about how a recent study showed that ransomware data breaches at hospitals are tied to an uptick in fatal heart attacks. Whenever I see an article with “fatal” and “cyber” in the title, I usually use it as a proof point for why we need less FUD in the...

Cybersecurity of connected healthcare 2020: Overview and predictions

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2019. Advanced threat predictions for 2020 5G technology predictions 2020 Corporate security prediction 2020 Cyberthreats to financial institutions 2020: Overview and predictions More than two years after the infamous Wannacry ransomware crippled medical facilities and...

A week in security (November 25 – December 1)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we discussed why the notion of "data as property" may potentially hurt more than help, homed in on sextortion scammers getting more creative, and explored the possible security risks Americans might face if the US changed to universal healthcare coverage. Other...

IT threat evolution Q3 2019. Statistics

These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to provide statistical data. Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network: Kaspersky solutions blocked 989,432,403 attacks launched from online resources in 203 countries across t...

Xiaomi Mi Box Display Corruption Exploit

The vulnerability allows rescaling and corrupting the Xiaomi Mi Box model: MIBOX3, build.id : MHC19 display without any privilege requirement, thus creating an opportunity for a non-privilege malicious app to disable the basic functionalities that the TV box is offering or can even be used for...

Xiaomi Mi Box Display Corruption

HI, I would like to report a security vulnerability in Xiaomi Mi Box model: MIBOX3, build.id : MHC19. The vulnerability allows rescaling and corrupting the display without any privilege requirement, thus creating an opportunity for a non-privilege malicious app to disable the basic functionalitie...

Managing the Human Security Factor in the Age of Ransomware

Security analysts have determined that cybercrime cost the global economy $1.5 trillion in 2018. Ransomware, in particular, is estimated to grow by as much as 350 percent over the next year. And while the ransom for a generic ransomware attack has now risen to nearly $13,000, with recent targeted...

NYPD Fingerprint Database Taken Offline to Thwart Ransomware

The New York Police Department’s database of fingerprints was knocked offline over the weekend thanks to a ransomware scare, according to reports. The malware was introduced to the network via a contractor who was installing a digital display, according to an article in the New York Post. To do t...

How to decrypt your data from Hakbit & Jigsaw ransomware for free

By Sudais Here's how you can decrypt data from Hakbit and Jigsaw ransomware for free. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to decrypt your data from Hakbit & Jigsaw ransomware for free...

A week in security (November 18 – 24)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at stalkerware’s legal enforcement problem, announced our cooperation with other security vendors and advocacy groups to launch Coalition Against Stalkerware, published our fall 2019 review of exploit kits, looked at how Deepfake on LinkedIn makes for...

110 Nursing Homes Cut Off from Health Records in Ransomware Attack

A ransomware outbreak has besieged a Wisconsin based IT company that provides cloud data hosting, security and access management to more than 100 nursing homes across the United States. The ongoing attack is preventing these care centers from accessing crucial patient medical records, and the IT...

Threat Roundup for November 15 to November 22

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Nov. 15 and Nov. 22. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics...

Cyborg ransomware posing as Windows update hits PCs

By Sudais Named Cyborg ransomware; the attackers try to lure users by sending emails prompting them to take immediate action with a two-line subject. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyborg ransomware posing as Windows update hits PCs...

Warning! Windows 10 Fake Update is Actually Ransomware

Microsoft never sends updates via email. Many folks don’t know that, which is why a new ransomware campaign masquerading as a Windows 10 update is so pernicious. You may have already gotten a fake notice saying “Install Latest Microsoft Update Now!” Or “Critical Microsoft Windows Update!”, with t...

Customer Guidance for the Dopplepaymer Ransomware

Microsoft has been investigating recent attacks by malicious actors using the Dopplepaymer ransomware. There is misleading information circulating about Microsoft Teams, along with references to RDP BlueKeep, as ways in which this malware spreads. Our security research teams have investigated and...

Ransomware: 30 Years and Still Going Strong

In the tech world, systems – and methods to break said systems – seem to evolve by the minute. Technological advancement grows exponentially each year, and the realm of cybersecurity is no exception. However, some entities have survived and even thrived over the decades, rather than falling...

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2019. Advanced threat predictions for 2020

Nothing is more difficult than making predictions. Rather than trying to gaze into a crystal ball, we will be making educated guesses based on what has happened during the last 12 months, to see where we can see trends that might be exploited in the near future. This is what we think might happen...