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CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM Unveils Advanced Detection of Ransomware Targeting VMware ESXi Environments

CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, the definitive AI-native platform for detecting, investigating and hunting down threats, enables advanced detection of ransomware targeting VMware ESXi environments. CrowdStrike has observed numerous eCrime actors exploiting ESXi infrastructure to encrypt virtual machine volumes from the hypervisor to deploy ransomware in organizations. Access to ESXi infrastructure typically takes place as part of lateral movement.

Shamane Tan on rising up - Cyber Security Decoded

Inspirational words from Shamane Tan on Cyber Security Decoded…as you climb your personal ladder to success, you should be your biggest cheerleader! There won’t always be someone there to recommend you for promotions or point you in the right direction. People come and go, and opportunities arise and vanish. That’s why in order to grow, whether it’s in the #CyberSecurity industry, the broader #Technology industry, or elsewhere, you must always be proactive in seeking out new ways to grow personally and professionally!

DragonForce Ransomware - What You Need To Know

A relatively new strain of ransomware called DragonForce has making the headlines after a series of high-profile attacks. Like many other ransomware groups, DragonForce attempts to extort money from its victims in two ways - locking companies out of their computers and data through encryption, and exfiltrating data from compromised systems with the threat of releasing it to others via the dark web.

Nitrogen Campaign: A Threat Targeting Tech and Non-Profit Sectors in North America

Foresiet Security Intelligence has recently uncovered the Nitrogen campaign, which has set its sights on numerous organizations within the technology and non-profit sectors across North America. While Foresiet managed to intercept the infections before significant hands-on-keyboard activity took place, there are strong indications that threat actors are leveraging this infection chain to establish compromised environments for deploying ransomware.

Malvertising Campaigns Surged in 2023

Researchers at BlueVoyant observed a 50% increase in large-scale malvertising campaigns in 2023 compared to 2022. “Fraudulent search engine ads appear as benign advertisements, almost indistinguishable from legitimate ones,” the researchers write. “This makes ads a highly effective distribution mechanism since users often rely on the top search result rather than directly typing in a domain.

Accelerating Ransomware Recovery with Rubrik Threat Hunting for U.S. Government

At this point, it is clear: cyber attacks from nation-state adversaries persistently threaten local, state, and federal governments, as well as educational institutions. It is not a matter of if bad actors can penetrate existing security controls, as they are already doing so and will continue to do so. Whether it is due to one unpatched machine or one user clicking on a link in an email, we believe cyberattacks are inevitable.

Is SSRF A New Disease Targeting Doctors?

Our healthcare client faced a security threat through PDF generation on their platform. We discovered a flaw that allowed harmful code to be included in PDFs, enabling us to access internal server files and services as well as obtaining AWS credentials. Taking proactive steps is vital to protect healthcare systems from such vulnerabilities.