Tag: ransom

  • Hacker News: Akira ransomware can be cracked with sixteen RTX 4090 GPUs in around ten hours

    Source URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/akira-ransomware-cracked-with-rtx-4090-new-exploit-to-brute-force-encryption-attack Source: Hacker News Title: Akira ransomware can be cracked with sixteen RTX 4090 GPUs in around ten hours Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The discovery of a GPU-based brute-force method to decrypt files affected by the Akira ransomware attack represents a significant breakthrough in cybersecurity. This method enables…

  • CSA: How Can You Defend Against APTs?

    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2025/03/17/top-threat-11-apt-anxiety-battling-the-silent-threats Source: CSA Title: How Can You Defend Against APTs? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) in the context of cloud security, highlighting their sophisticated nature and significant impacts on businesses. It outlines various mitigation strategies essential for organizations facing these threats. Detailed Description:…

  • The Register: FCC stands up Council on National Security to fight China in ways that CISA used to

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/16/infosec_news_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: FCC stands up Council on National Security to fight China in ways that CISA used to Feedly Summary: PLUS: Alleged Garantex admin arrested in India; Google deletes more North Korean malware Infosec In Brief United States Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr has unveiled plans to form a…

  • The Register: New kids on the ransomware block channel Lockbit to raid Fortinet firewalls

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/14/ransomware_gang_lockbit_ties/ Source: The Register Title: New kids on the ransomware block channel Lockbit to raid Fortinet firewalls Feedly Summary: It’s March already and you haven’t patched? Researchers are tracking a newly discovered ransomware group with suspected links to LockBit after a series of intrusions were reported starting in January.… AI Summary and Description:…

  • Alerts: CISA and Partners Release Cybersecurity Advisory on Medusa Ransomware

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/03/12/cisa-and-partners-release-cybersecurity-advisory-medusa-ransomware Source: Alerts Title: CISA and Partners Release Cybersecurity Advisory on Medusa Ransomware Feedly Summary: Today, CISA—in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC)—released joint Cybersecurity Advisory, #StopRansomware: Medusa Ransomware. This advisory provides tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), indicators of compromise (IOCs), and detection…

  • CSA: How Can Healthcare Improve Cybersecurity? Lessons from 2024

    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/from-ransomware-to-regulation-lessons-from-the-worst-year-of-healthcare-cyber-breaches Source: CSA Title: How Can Healthcare Improve Cybersecurity? Lessons from 2024 Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the heightened cybersecurity challenges faced by the healthcare sector in 2024, emphasizing the increasing frequency and severity of cyberattacks, particularly ransomware, which poses serious threats to patient safety and healthcare…