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Microsoft recently warned its over 100,000 followers about the emergence of a new human-operated Java-based ransomware that has been involved in targeted attacks in the US, India and Iran. PonyFinal, the name of this malware, is an example of...
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E-commerce platforms have always been a favourite target for hackers. The recent months have brought into attention a new campaign by malicious hackers to penetrate insecure servers of e-commerce platforms, steal their databases and then demand Bitcoin to return...
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New targeted ransomware called SNAKE or EKANS was found in early January. Malware is written in the Go language and it is heavily obfuscated and goes after ICS environments. Snake Ransomware seems to be distributed via a focused and...
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Maze is a recently highlighted ransomware among the ever-growing list of ransomware families. The ransomware is active from the past one year, although it came into limelight due to its new approach of publishing sensitive data of infected customers...
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From late 2019, MAZE Ransomware started becoming infamous for its Encryption, data stealing and the subsequent selling of the stolen data. Few other reasons behind its popularity are also its unique targets and the ransom demands. From its inception...
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The threat is real! The WHO has recently announced that the Coronavirus catastrophe has reached a a pandemic level. Amidst the global chaos, enterprises are in helter-skelter as well, thinking of the best possible ways to retain business continuity...
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Over 30,000 customers across the globe rely on Seqrite’s cutting-edge Anti-Ransomware capabilities to protect businesses from being taken as hostages by hackers. Quick Heal, the parent company of enterprise cybersecurity brand Seqrite, had predicted ransomware to be the menace...
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Thanks to increasing cyberthreats, the role of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in an organization is only expanding. More and more CISOs are now part of senior leadership teams, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer. There is...
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Efficient cybersecurity is built on the foundation of good habits practised by internal customers. Enterprises may think a great deal about implementing effective cybersecurity practices and have plenty of meetings, but it’s actually not that complicated. An effective framework...
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Ransomware authors keep experimenting with the development of payload in various dimensions. In the timeline of ransomware implementations, we have seen its evolution from a simple screen locker to multi-component model for file encryption, from novice approach to a...