1.3 million residents in the north-eastern state of Maine in the United States of America were hacked in May this year. Representing 94% of the state’s population, the victims had their data stolen in a ransomware attack by a gang of cybercriminals that exploited the state agencies of Maine with a vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer tool.
WithSecure’s new Co-Monitoring service makes industry-leading detection and response capabilities accessible to mid-market organizations. The recently launched service continues to power growth for partners that lack in-house resources to monitor their IT infrastructure around the clock. The Co-Monitoring is a continuous monitoring service in which WithSecure’s detection and response team investigate and provide remediation advice related to detections generated by WithSecure™ Elements Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR).
Ransomware has been a perennial security problem for many years, and that’s largely in thanks to the groups’ ability to reinvent themselves. According to new research from WithSecure™, the number of new multi-point extortion ransomware groups surged during the first three quarters of 2023. Ransomware – a type of malicious software (malware) that steals control of machines or data – has become a massive source of revenue for cyber criminals at the expense of people, organizations, and even governments all over the world.
Are you prepared for the Cyber Storm? Join the security consultant, Jack Fowler from Harris Federation and Stephen Robinson from the WithSecure intelligence team, as they delve into the critical topic of avoiding the cyber attack wave.
Dodgy emails are a common first entry point for many attackers. The same goes for files with unpleasant surprises hidden in them, and for URLs pointing to malicious content. If your employer uses any form of home-grown or hosted IT – from mail servers and file transfer platforms to webforms and applications you might make and distribute, then you’ll probably want to hear about our new tool: Atlant.
A recent study breaks down the most common links between different tactics and techniques observed in data breaches. Thanks to the increasing professionalization of cyber crime, predicting the actions of attackers based on profiling is becoming more challenging for cyber security practitioners. To help address the challenge, WithSecure™ has published a new study that demonstrates an alternative model of predicting how attacks unfold.
10 Major Cyber Security Trends In 2024 that everyone must prepare for
By the end of the coming year, the cost of cyber attacks on the global economy is predicted to top $10.5 trillion in a recent Forbes article.
New botnet malware exploits two zero-days to infect NVRs and routers
A new Mirai-based malware botnet named ‘InfectedSlurs’ has been exploiting two zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities to infect routers and video recorder (NVR) devices according to a recent Bleeping Computer article.
New malware campaign uses MSIX packages to infect Windows PCs
According to CSOnline a new cyberattack campaign has been found to be using MSIX — a Windows application packaging format — to infect Windows PCs and evade detection by dropping a stealthy malware loader into its victim’s PC.
New Malware threat targeting Android users
Android smartphone and tablet users are facing a new and concerning threat in the form of malware in an article by GizChina that does Chinese gadget reviews.
Be sure to consider some of the cyber threats out there and consider these tips for protecting yourself and your devices. Until our next mailer, you can check out all the great resources we have available on our website.
