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Ransomware Realities: Additional Risks During the Crisis
After a ransomware attack, restoring data and minimizing business disruption is crucial. It's also vital to address post-incident factors to ensure full recovery and prevent further security issues. Discover key strategies to mitigate threats.
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The Role of Space Systems in the U.S. Cybersecurity Strategy
The rising frequency and sophistication of cyber threats from state and non-state actors presents significant risk to U.S. national security and commerce.
Read moreObservations on New Trigona Ransomware
Arete research reveals new information about the emerging threat of Trigona ransomware.
Read moreFinancial Services Sector Ransomware Highlights
In this report, we will dive deeper into the financial services sector, which represents 4.7% of all events in our observation period—from May 2019 through May 2022.
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Avaddon Ransomware Hits AXA
Avaddon ransomware allegedly attacked European insurance provider AXA shortly after the company announced that it will stop paying ransoms for its clients. Our analysis provides an in-depth look at Avaddon’s tactics and recommended mitigations.
Read moreColonial Pipeline Breached by Darkside Ransomware Group
On Saturday May 8, US Colonial Pipeline announced that they were victim of a ransomware attack that affected their network on Friday May 7. US Colonial Pipeline is said to be the largest fuel pipeline in the United States and the main source of…
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Healthcare Company Takes Proactive Measures to Improve Security Maturity
A CIO saw a cyber incident as an opportunity to measure and get a baseline of the company's cyber hygiene and devise a plan for hardening infrastructure and reaching a higher level of security maturity.
Read moreCodecov Bash Uploader Supply Chain Attack
By Arete Cyber Threat Intelligence Team EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On April 15, Codecov announced a compromise to its Bash Uploader (a software application used in some of its products), whereby a threat actor was able to send sensitive information from…
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Black Kingdom Returns to Exploit Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Unpatched Microsoft Exchange Servers
Black Kingdom ransomware recently resurfaced to target a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange servers.
Read moreDon’t Drink from That! Gootloader Watering Hole Leads to REvil Attack
REvil, more commonly referred to as Sodinokibi, is one of the most prolific ransomware threat groups currently active in the cyber extortion space. In the past year alone, Arete has responded to countless incidents where REvil has facilitated…
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Darkside Ransomware: Caviar Taste on Your Big-Game Budget
Explore Darkside ransomware, an operation utilizing sophisticated tactics to target high-revenue organizations. Arete's threat intelligence data reveals high ransom demands, extensive business downtime, and universal data exfiltration.
Read moreGood Europol Hunting: How Do You Like Them Apples, Emotet?
On January 27, 2021, Europol announced that it had led a coordinated takedown of the Emotet infrastructure in collaboration with law enforcement authorities in the Netherlands, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Lithuania,…
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