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FBI Warns of Cyber Extortion Targeting Plastic Surgery Industry

Patel Maya1 year ago08 mins

Cybercriminals Targeting Plastic Surgery Offices: A Broader Problem in Healthcare Cybersecurity Rising Threat of Cyberattacks on Plastic Surgery Providers Cybercriminals have recently been focusing their efforts on stealing medical records from plastic surgery offices in order to extort doctors and patients. This alarming trend was addressed by the FBI in a public service announcement released…

The Rising Threat of Cyber Extortion Attacks: Navigating the Evolution Beyond Ransomware

Patel Maya1 year ago011 mins

Rise of Social Engineering in Cyber Attacks According to the National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) of the UK, cyber attackers are evolving their tactics and becoming less reliant on ransomware to extort money from their victims. In a speech at the 44CON conference in London, Paul Chichester, the operations director at NCSC, highlighted that while ransomware…

‘Cuba’ Ransomware Group: Mastering the Art of Cyber Extortion

Nguyen Michael1 year ago08 mins

Cuba Ransomware Group Targets US Critical Infrastructure Introduction In June, the Russian ransomware group known as Cuba attempted to carry out a cyberattack on a US critical infrastructure provider. Despite its use of multiple vulnerability exploits, malware programs, and evasion techniques, the attack was ultimately unsuccessful. Cuba is a financially motivated threat actor that has…

Decoding Ransomware: Unveiling the True Complexity of Cyber Extortion

Nguyen Michael1 year ago09 mins

S3 Ep140: So you think you know ransomware? Lack of Internet Security and Responsible Disclosure Last week, the Naked Security podcast discussed the recent developments in the world of cybersecurity, including the prison sentencing of two of the founders of Megaupload and the critical router bugs discovered in ASUS routers. However, one of the most…