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Rising Ransomware, Supply Chain Disruptions & Geopolitical Issues Complicate Cybersecurity

February 20, 2024 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Cyber-physical systems security provider TXOne Networks recently published its 2023 annual report detailing a growing range of cybersecurity issues facing global industries. The Crisis of Convergence: OT/ICS Cybersecurity 2023, which is available for free download, “details diverse intensifying challenges, including growth in attacks via Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) models, exploitation of supply chain vulnerabilities and prevalence of state-sponsored hackers and […]

Nearly 900 Schools Impacted by National Student Clearinghouse Data Breach

September 26, 2023 TD Staff Leave a Comment

The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) revealed a recent data breach impacted 890 schools that use its services. A breach notification letter filed with the Office of the California Attorney General said the Cl0p ransomware gang gained access to its MOVEit managed file transfer (MFT) server on May 30 and stole files containing personally identifiable information (PII). Clearinghouse is a nonprofit that […]

Progress Software Urges Further Action to Prevent MOVEit Exploitation

June 16, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The MOVEit Transfer story continues to plague IT departments and security professionals as Progress Software has issued another advisory, urging organizations to apply yet another patch to address a privilege escalation flaw in its Transfer product. The company’s update comes amid reports of widespread exploitation, including several at several U.S. agencies that were breached as […]

Zerto Launches Zerto 10 for Enhanced Disaster Recovery, Ransomware Mitigation

May 18, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Disaster recovery and ransomware resilience firm Zerto is launching Zerto 10 for Microsoft Azure, a new disaster recovery solution designed to enhance disaster recovery and mobility for complete infrastructure flexibility. The company also unveiled new real-time encryption and detection features and a new air-gapped recovery vault to help mitigate a ransomware attack. According to the […]

BianLian Ransomware Group Skips Encryption and Goes Straight to Exfiltration

May 17, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity officials the, FBI, Microsoft and Sophos are warning organizations to limit their use of some legitimate tools as they are being leveraged by the BianLian group, a ransomware group that has targeted organizations with a data extortion model, bypassing the need to encrypt victims’ data. According to a joint advisory from CISA, its Australian […]

CrowdStrike: VMware ESXi in the RaaS Crosshairs

May 15, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cyberattacks are continuing to target VMware ESXi vSphere hypervisors, with cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike reporting today that ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) platforms are increasingly being leveraged to deploy Linux versions of ransomware tools. According to the cybersecurity giant, these tools are specifically designed to affect VMware’s ESXi vSphere hypervisor. The company’s research into these kind of attacks date […]

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Proofpoint Unveils New Innovations to Combat Increasingly Common Threats

April 24, 2023 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Ahead of the 2023 RSA Conference, Proofpoint, Inc., the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based cybersecurity and compliance company, unveiled a host of innovations across its Aegis Threat Protection, Identity Threat Defense and Sigma Information Protection platforms. The company’s latest solutions empower organizations to stop malicious email attacks, detect and prevent identity-based threats and defend sensitive data from theft, loss and insider […]

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Best Practices on How to Avoid Phishing Scams Ahead of Tax Day

April 10, 2023 Steven Spadaccini Leave a Comment

With April’s U.S. tax deadline, cybercriminals have sprung into action. For one, a devious Emotet malware phishing campaign has been launched, masquerading as official W-9 tax form emails sent from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A malicious group known as Tactical#Octopus is also on the prowl and looking to spread malware through fake file downloads […]

Microsoft, Fortra Take Action to Disrupt Ransomware Groups Targeting Healthcare

April 7, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In a move that represents a growing offensive against cybercriminals, Microsoft, cybersecurity firm Fortra and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center have taken action to disrupt ransomware groups that have been observed attacking healthcare organizations in more than 19 countries. According to Microsoft, the company’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), Fortra and Health Information Sharing and […]

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Businesses Beware: April is the Most Dangerous Month for Ransomware Attacks

April 6, 2023 TD Staff Leave a Comment

The month of April has been identified as the most dangerous period in terms of ransomware attacks, according to research by end-to-end file encryption provider NordLocker. Last year, the month of April saw 294 ransomware incidents, the most attacks per month in all of 2022. Most of these attacks were carried out against U.S. and […]

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