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(Photo by Donat Sorokin\TASS via Getty Images) Be careful around pirated software. A student at an unnamed bio-molecular research institute in Europe accidentally opened the door for a ransomware attack on the organization after installing a piece of “cracked” software, according to security firm Sophos.  The research institute has been conducting COVID-19 research and has close partnerships with local universities, enabling students to connect to the facility’s internal network via a re...

minute read Share this article: The student opted for “free” software packed with a keylogger that grabbed credentials later used by “Totoro” to get into a biomolecular institute.  A European biomolecular research institute involved in COVID-19 research lost a week’s worth of research data, all thanks to a Ryuk ransomware attack traced back to a student trying to save money by buying unlicensed software. Security researchers at Sophos described the attack in a report pub...

Posted: May 05, 2021 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 5 Residents in the neighbourhood said the siding on a new building on Lower Cove Loop in Saint John was industrial and an eyesore. (Graham Thomspon/CBC)

Saint John, NB, Canada / The Wave May 5, 2021 | 4:32 PM An artist rendering of what The Atlantic development on Lower Cove Loop would have looked like with metal siding. (Image submitted) A local developer’s plans to install metal siding on a new 29-unit apartment building in Saint John’s south end have been kiboshed. On Tuesday, planning advisory committee members rejected a variance for the building known as The Atlantic on Lower Cove Loop. Mike Cavanagh, who is constructing the multi-uni...

Harley-Davidson rolls out four new models of 2018 Softail motorcycles. Know more Harley-Davidson rolls out four new models of 2018 Softail motorcycles. Know more Harley-Davidson India Has Introduced Four New Version Of Bikes In The 2018 Lineup Of Its Softail Series Mototcycles. These Includes Street Bob, Fat Bob, Fat Boy And Heritage Classic. News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Assem Sharma | Updated on: 12 Oct 2017, 10:59:08 PM New Delhi : Harley-Davidson India h...

Sophos Links Mount Locker to Astro Locker Ransomware Phil Muncaster UK / EMEA News Reporter , Infosecurity Magazine Security experts have uncovered a series of close links between ransomware groups Mount Locker and Astro Locker Team, in a new report that will be of interest to incident responders. Sophos’ Managed Threat Response (MTR) team said it recently dealt with an attack that had all the TTPs of a Mount Locker operation. However, when it followed the link in the ransom note, the resea...

Research Details the Day-by-Day Unfolding of a Human-Operated Conti Attack Using Fileless Ransomware, Background on the Ransomware’s Behaviors, and Defender Advice   In a new three-part series of articles, Sophos researchers and incident responders unveil what really happens when attackers break into an organization’s network with the intention of stealing data and launching a Conti ransomware attack. Conti is a human-operated “double extortion” ransomware. The attackers steal data f...

Dilemma: What should I do if a practice staff member refuses the COVID-19 vaccine? Dr Peter Mackenzie and Ceylan Simsek from Medical Protection offer some guidance for GP partners on what to do if a member of their team has refused to have the COVID-19 vaccine. by Dr Peter Mackenzie and Ceylan Simsek (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images News) Sign in to continue Free email bulletins

Sophos researchers have in a three-part series of articles, unveiled what happens when attackers break into an organisation’s network with the intention of stealing data and launching a Conti ransomware attack. Conti ransomware, a human-operated “double extortion” attack allows for the theft of data from a targeted group(s) before encrypting it and then threaten to expose the stolen information on the “Conti News” site if the organisation doesn’t pay the ransom. Sophos’ 24/7 inc...

Ransomware attackers recently infiltrated an unnamed company in part by compromising the admin account of a deceased employee who had passed away three months earlier. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) A recent ransomware attack highlight the dangers of extraneous accounts sitting on your network – particularly those belonging to former employees. Standard cyber hygiene calls for the purging of employees’ credentials accounts from a corporate netwo...