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'Crack' Software Leads to Ryuk Ransomware Attack

SecureWorld News

The attack cost the institute a week's worth of vital research data due to the fact that backups were not fully up to date. They also had to rebuild all computers and server files from the ground up so the backups could be restored. It's great when Windows Defender does its job.

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Top 7 MFA Bypass Techniques and How to Defend Against Them

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Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a fundamental component of best practices for account security. Traditionally, this approach to authentication delivers a unique code to a user's email or phone, which is then inputted following the account password. SMS-based MFA MFA via SMS (i.e., However, MFA via SMS is not without its issues.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Gaining Persistence On Windows Boxes

ForAllSecure

From her talk at SecTor 2022 , Paula Januszkiewicz, CEO of Cqure , returns to The Hacker Mind and explains how a lot of little configuration errors in common Windows tools and services can open the door to persistence on a system for bad actors and what sysadmins can do to mitigate these. Stealth malware. Special coding tricks?

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The silent spreaders: How computer worms can sneak into your system undetected?

Dataconomy

It is a type of malware that can cause significant damage to computer systems and networks by replicating itself and spreading autonomously. A computer worm is a type of malware that replicates itself and spreads throughout a computer network without the need for a host program or user interaction. What is a computer worm?

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Alert: 'Imminent and Increasing Threat' as Wave of Ryuk Ransomware Hits Hospitals

SecureWorld News

We released an advisory with the @FBI & @HHSgov about this #ransomware threat that uses #Trickbot and #Ryuk malware. In order to move laterally throughout the network, the group relies on native tools, such as PowerShell, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), Windows Remote Management , and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

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The silent spreaders: How computer worms can sneak into your system undetected?

Dataconomy

It is a type of malware that can cause significant damage to computer systems and networks by replicating itself and spreading autonomously. A computer worm is a type of malware that replicates itself and spreads throughout a computer network without the need for a host program or user interaction. What is a computer worm?

System 28
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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Behavioral Biometrics

ForAllSecure

So we include other telemetry that seeks to authenticate that the entity logging in is who they say they are. Without a basic ability to authenticate these characters, there’d be no drama, no romance, no tragedy. So that’s why you need multi factor authentication. Think about it. And important.