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Panelists Discuss Their “One Big Thing” for Incident Response Forum Ransomware 2021

Panelists Discuss Their “One Big Thing” for Incident Response Forum Ransomware 2021

By Securities Docket on January 11, 2021, 12:36 pm

Incident Response Forum Ransomware 2021 panelists offer their “One Big Thing” to take away from this year’s event.

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A Proposed 2021 Biden Ransomware Crackdown | LinkedIn

By Securities Docket on January 4, 2021, 11:12 am

But the situation is not as hopeless as it seems. Crucial to any successful ransomware scheme is collecting the ransom in pseudo-anonymous cryptocurrency, typically bitcoin. Stop the flow of bitcoin and ransomware attackers will have no means to anonymously, conveniently, expeditiously and securely collect their extortion demand. But how?The answer is simple. By using the effective and novel […]

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Ransomware gangs now even calling victims to meet demands: Report – Express Computer

By Securities Docket on December 7, 2020, 11:25 am

Some ransomware groups have now resorted to cold-calling victims to pressure them into paying ransom demands if they come to know that the targeted organisations were attempting restoration from backups, said a media report. Some of the ransamware gangs that have used this tactic include Conti and Ryuk, a spokesperson for New Zealand-headquartered cybersecurity firm […]

Posted in Data Breach, Industry, Top | Tagged Ransomware

Financial institutions a top target for COVID-era cyberattacks | PropertyCasualty360

By Securities Docket on October 12, 2020, 9:39 am

In July 2020, Kroll observed a 22% increase in attacks targeting the financial services sector based on its incident response case intakes. Business email compromise (BEC), fraud and ransomware were the top three threats impacting the industry, and Kroll has seen the number of incidents steadily rise amidst the COVID-19 crisis. From a network topography […]

Posted in Industry | Tagged BEC, Ransomware

Ransomware Payments can lead to Sanctions and Reporting Obligations for Financial Institutions | The Anticorruption Blog

By Securities Docket on October 7, 2020, 9:18 am

With cybercrime on the rise, two U.S. Treasury Department components, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), issued advisories on one of the most insidious forms of cyberattack – ransomware. via Ransomware Payments can lead to Sanctions and Reporting Obligations for Financial Institutions | The Anticorruption Blog.

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Ransomware Victims That Pay Up Could Incur Steep Fines from Uncle Sam — Krebs on Security

By Securities Docket on October 2, 2020, 8:56 am

Companies victimized by ransomware and firms that facilitate negotiations with ransomware extortionists could face steep fines from the U.S. federal government if the crooks who profit from the attack are already under economic sanctions, the Treasury Department warned today In its advisory (PDF), the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said “companies that facilitate […]

Posted in Industry, Top | Tagged Ransomware, Treasury

What’s it really like to negotiate with ransomware gangs? – The Red Tape Chronicles

By Securities Docket on September 23, 2020, 6:21 pm

It can sound strange, but during a recent lecture at Duke University, Ehuan said there were “good” cybercriminals — gangs that have a reputation for keeping those promises. After all, it’s their business. If they were to take the Bitcoin and run, security firms would stop making payments.  On the other hand, you can’t trust […]

Posted in Data Breach, Top | Tagged Ransomware

It’s never the data breach — it’s always the cover-up | ZDNet

By Securities Docket on August 31, 2020, 9:58 am

WHAT SHOULD CISOS TAKE AWAY FROM THE CHARGES? Here’s what senior security leaders should know and understand about these events: This is a warning to CSOs and CISOs: Remove all sense of impropriety in IR. Concealing a data breach is illegal. Every decision made during an incident might be used in litigation and will be […]

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University reports data breach with third-party provider – The DePaulia

By Securities Docket on August 24, 2020, 9:43 am

The Office of Advancement announced a data breach involving third-party service provider Blackbaud in a statement sent out to members of the DePaul community Thursday. The company suffered from a “ransomware attack” in which backup files containing personal information from various institutions across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom were obtained. According to […]

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Garmin is the latest big name taken out by ransomware

By Securities Docket on July 27, 2020, 9:54 am

Having a well-developed cybersecurity system is important for young companies, says John Reed Stark, a former SEC internet enforcement chief. “If your goal is to someday be bought or to someday to grow or go public,” he says, “you want to surround yourself with sophisticated people early on when it comes to your biggest problems. […]

Posted in Data Breach, Top | Tagged Ransomware

Data stolen in ransomware attack on French telco Orange – SiliconANGLE

By Securities Docket on July 26, 2020, 9:45 am

French telecommunications company Orange S.A. has been targeted by a ransomware attack with data stolen. First reported July 16 by Bleeping Computer, the ransomware attack targeted Orange’s Business Services division, which offers enterprise solutions such as remote support, virtual workstations, system security, cloud backups and cloud hosting. The ransomware attack came from the Nefilim ransomware group, […]

Posted in Data Breach, Top | Tagged France, Ransomware

Smartwatch maker Garmin hit by outages after ransomware attack | Technology | The Guardian

By Securities Docket on July 24, 2020, 11:49 am

Garmin has been forced to shut down its call centres, website and some other online services after a ransomware attack encrypted the smartwatch maker’s internal network and some production systems. The US company shut down services including the official Garmin website and all customer services, including phone lines, online chat and email. via Smartwatch maker […]

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Ransomware Gangs Don’t Need PR Help — Krebs on Security

By Securities Docket on July 2, 2020, 10:10 am

We’ve seen an ugly trend recently of tech news stories and cybersecurity firms trumpeting claims of ransomware attacks on companies large and small, apparently based on little more than the say-so of the ransomware gangs themselves. Such coverage is potentially quite harmful and plays deftly into the hands of organized crime. Often the rationale behind […]

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How hackers extorted $1.14m from University of California, San Francisco – BBC News

By Securities Docket on June 29, 2020, 7:08 am

A leading medical-research institution working on a cure for Covid-19 has admitted it paid hackers a $1.14m (£910,000) ransom after a covert negotiation witnessed by BBC News. The Netwalker criminal gang attacked University of California San Francisco (UCSF) on 1 June. via How hackers extorted $1.14m from University of California, San Francisco – BBC News.

Posted in Data Breach, Industry, Top | Tagged Ransomware

New cyber threat takes top spot as number one cause of loss | Insurance Business

By Securities Docket on June 12, 2020, 8:42 am

The key selling point for cyber insurance has evolved over recent years as cyberattacks have become more prominent. Several years ago, cyber insurance was important because of data breach concerns and protecting organizations’ liability if private data was exposed. Today, the focus is on the potentially huge losses stemming from cybercrime. In fact, over the […]

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