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LockBit affiliate jailed for almost four years after guilty plea

Mar 14, 2024 By Graham Cluley In Tripwire
An affiliate of the LockBit ransomware gang has been sentenced to almost four years in jail after earlier pleading guilty to charges of cyber extortion and weapons charges. 34-year-old Mikhail Vasiliev, who has dual Russian and Canadian nationality, was arrested in 2022 as part of a multinational law enforcement investigation into LockBit that started in March 2020.
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Iron Mountain Data Centers' Proactive Approach to Modern Threats with Rubrik

Mar 14, 2024 By Rubrik In Rubrik
As a part of Iron Mountain Inc., a global leader in secure data and asset management trusted by 95% of the Fortune 1000, Iron Mountain Data Centers is uniquely positioned to protect, connect, and activate high-value customer data. Historically, Iron Mountain Data Centers took a defensive posture when it came to data security, focused on keeping bad actors out. Given the continually evolving nature of modern threats, the service provider had ambitious plans to elevate their cyber security platform, future-proofing their data security with Rubrik.
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LESLIELOADER - Undocumented Loader Observed

Mar 13, 2024 By Kroll In Kroll
Kroll observed the use of SPARKRAT in conjunction with a previously undocumented loader written in Golang. The loader assists in the initial infection and deployment of the malicious payload, enabling SPARKRAT to execute on a system. This process allows the payload to reach the target system undetected and unquarantined. The loader achieves its goal by decoding and decrypting a secondary payload binary, then injecting it into a notepad.exe instance.
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Rubrik

New York Department of Financial Services Rules Part 500: Are You Ready for Amendment 2?

Mar 13, 2024 By Alok Agrawal In Rubrik
Hackers move fast. The cybersecurity industry works hard to move as fast (or faster) than hackers. And regulators work to keep pace. In 2017, the New York Department of Financial Services enacted the sector’s most ambitious set of cybersecurity regulations: 23 NYCRR Part 500. These “Part 500” rules have been updated to reflect the evolving threat landscape, the most recent change (“Amendment 2”) implemented in December 2023 to address emerging cybersecurity needs.
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Rubrik

CASB vs DSPM with DDR

Mar 12, 2024 By Filip Verloy In Rubrik
In 2022 alone, there was a staggering 70% increase in malicious events across all public clouds. And cybercriminals are specifically targeting one of the most critical assets of any organization - its data. According to an 2023 IBM report, 82% of breaches involved data stored in the cloud. So this begs the question, which tools do defenders have at their disposal to address these mounting threats?
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GitHub "besieged" by malware repositories and repo confusion: Why you'll be ok

Mar 12, 2024 By Liran Tal In Snyk
As open source software development continues to evolve, so does its susceptibility to cybersecurity threats. One such instance is the recent discovery of malware repositories on GitHub. In this cybersecurity attack, threat actors managed to upload malicious code onto GitHub, a platform that hosts millions of code repositories and is used by developers worldwide.
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GuLoader Downloaded: A Look at the Latest Iteration

Mar 11, 2024 By Adi Bleih In Cyberint
GuLoader stands out as a prominent downloader founded on shellcode that has been used in many attacks aimed at spreading a diverse array of highly sought-after malware strains. For over three years, GuLoader has maintained its activity and is continuously evolving through ongoing development efforts. The latest iteration introduces novel anti-analysis techniques, making its analysis extremely difficult.
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