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Are They Really Playing? Get to Know Play Ransomware

Jan 16, 2024 By Coral Tayar In Cyberint
Play is a recent entrant into the realm of ransomware, with its initial appearance being identified in June 2022. In this context, “Play” encompasses both the entity responsible for its development and distribution, as well as the name of the executable used for the ransomware. Following a pattern observed among numerous actors in this domain, Play has embraced the strategy of double extortion.
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Blink-and-Update: All About Rhadamanthys Stealer

Jan 16, 2024 By Coral Tayar In Cyberint
Rhadamanthys, an info stealer, written in C++, was first seen on August 22, 2022. This stealer, still gets updates and patched regularly. Version 0.5.0 shifted towards a more customizable framework allowing threat actors to counter security measures and exploit vulnerabilities by deploying targeted plugins, such as ‘Data Spy,’ which monitors RDP logins.
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Stories from the SOC: BlackCat on the prowl

Jan 11, 2024 By James Rodriguez In AT&T Cybersecurity

BlackCat is and has been one of the more prolific malware strains in recent years. Believed to be the successor of REvil, which has links to operators in Russia, it first was observed in the wild back in 2021, according to researchers. BlackCat is written in the Rust language, which offers better performance and efficiencies than other languages previously used. BlackCat is indiscriminate in how it targets its victims, which range from healthcare to entertainment industries.

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Ransomware & Extortionware in 2024: Stats & Trends

Jan 11, 2024 By Chrissy Kidd In Splunk
In the underground cybercrime circles of the Dark Web, ransomware attacks are a particularly lucrative enterprise. These attacks are on the rise. And they’re disrupting the stalwart IT industry. The average cost of a ransom attack in 2023 was $1.54 million, almost double the previous year’s average. And research we gathered for The CISO Report show that 83% of organizations hit by a ransomware attack paid their attackers. Curious which industry is most likely to pay the ransom? Retail.
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How Generative AI Will Accelerate Cybersecurity with Sherrod DeGrippo

Jan 10, 2024 By Rubrik In Rubrik
In this episode of Cyber Security Decoded, host Steve Stone, Head of Rubrik Zero Labs, is joined by Sherrod DeGrippo, Director of Threat Intelligence Strategy at Microsoft to discuss the cyber threat landscape. In this episode, you'll hear insights on: Rubrik Zero Labs' “The State of Data Security: The Journey to Secure an Uncertain Future" report provides a timely view into the increasingly commonplace problem of cyber risks and the challenge to secure data across an organization’s expanding surface area.
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Data Insights on AgentTesla and OriginLogger Victims

Jan 9, 2024 By André Tavares In BitSight
AgentTesla is a Windows malware written in.NET, designed to steal sensitive information from the victim's system. It’s considered commodity malware given its accessibility and relatively low cost. Commodity malware poses a significant threat as it enables less sophisticated cybercriminals to conduct various types of cyberattacks without requiring extensive technical knowledge. AgentTesla has been a persistent and widespread threat since its emergence in 2014.
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