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A new strain of the HardBit ransomware has emerged in the wild. It contains a protection mechanism in an attempt to prevent analysis from security researchers.

Government agencies worldwide are entrusted with safeguarding sensitive data and facilitating seamless operations across various critical infrastructure sectors. However, this pivotal role puts them in threat actors’ sights – from cybercriminals to politically motivated entities to state-sponsored actors from other parts of the world.

According to the filing, the organization in question failed to devise controls to adequately detect, respond to, and disclose an attack that included data exfiltration and service disruption. Back in 2021, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

A new report focused on cyber espionage actors targeting government and critical infrastructure sectors highlights the strategic use of ransomware for distraction or misattribution. It was inevitable: a threat group using a secondary attack type to cover their tracks – whether those “tracks” are the groups true intent, who’s responsible – or to simply make some additional money after they’re done with the initial attack.

Malware is malicious software that can infect your device in many ways, like when you download a free game or movie. Some signs that your device is infected with malware include random pop-ups, freezing or slowing down, suddenly limited storage space and apps you don’t remember installing. Continue reading to learn the 10 most common signs that your device has a malware infection, how to remove malware from your device and how to protect your devices from becoming infected.

Phishing remains a top initial access vector for ransomware actors, according to researchers at Cisco Talos. The threat actors often use phishing to steal legitimate credentials so they can use employee accounts without raising suspicion.

SenseOn is delighted to have achieved over 98.7% detection rate in the Malware Protection Test and 0 false positive alerts in the Real-World Protection Test, reveals the latest AV-Comparatives Business Security Report. Such a high protection rate can help provide security professionals with reassurance and peace of mind in their endpoint protection capabilities, and help to reduce their organisation’s risk exposure, optimise their internal resources and enhance their incident response playbooks.

Enterprises today generate and store colossal volumes of data in Azure Blob Storage and Data Lake Gen 2, leveraging these services for cloud-native workloads, archives, and artificial intelligence (AI) training models. However, with the deluge of information comes the amplified risk of exposure to security blind spots and the potential compromise of sensitive, mission-critical data.

The Trustwave SpiderLabs Threat Intelligence team's ongoing study into how threat actors use Facebook for malicious activity has uncovered a new version of the SYS01 stealer. This stealer is designed to take over Facebook accounts, steal credential information from affected users' browsers, and then leverage legitimate accounts to further the spread of the malware.