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Cybercriminals replace familiar tactics to exfiltrate sensitive data

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Jan

2024

Ransomware attacks are increasing again as cybercriminals’ motivation shifts to data exfiltration, according to Delinea. The familiar tactics of crippling a company and holding it hostage have been replaced by new strategies that use stealth to exfiltrate private and sensitive data. Cybercriminals then frequently threaten to sell it to the highest bidder on the darknet […]

Category Data loss Threats & Malware Written by Helpnetsecurity 0 Comments

FBI Warns of Rising Trend of Dual Ransomware Attacks Targeting U.S. Companies

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Sep

2023

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of a new trend of dual ransomware attacks targeting the same victims, at least since July 2023. “During these attacks, cyber threat actors deployed two different ransomware variants against victim companies from the following variants: AvosLocker, Diamond, Hive, Karakurt, LockBit, Quantum, and Royal,” the FBI said […]

Category Cyber warfare Cyber-crime Written by Thehackernews 0 Comments

How to better secure your fleet of mobile devices

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Mar

2023

Whether you are working to avoid federal agents or rising ransomware attacks, here are the best practices for improving the security posture of your corporate mobile fleet. While mobile devices are the symbol of business continuity, they are also the mark of easy prey for cybercriminals. In fact, 75% of companies experienced a “major” mobile-related […]

Category Cloud security Mobile Mobile security Security Written by Cio 0 Comments

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