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22 May 2023 — 2 min read
Acronis
22 May 2023 — 2 min read
Supercharge your MSP business with M365 protection: Join our exclusive webinar
As one of the world’s most popular productivity suites, Microsoft 365 is a prime target for cybercriminals — and its baked-in security features are often not sufficient to protect business-critical data. Learn how you can differentiate your MSP business with M365-specific protection services.
12 May 2023 — 2 min read
Acronis
12 May 2023 — 2 min read
Protect your Microsoft and Google data against ransomware and other modern cyberthreats: A must-see webinar
Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace are some of the world’s most popular productivity suites — which makes them prime targets for cybercriminals. And despite being major players in the tech industry, neither company offers sufficient security for business-critical data. If you’re fully relying on their protection, you’re one cyberattack away from disaster.
07 March 2023 — 2 min read
Acronis
07 March 2023 — 2 min read
Take your MSP business to the next level with Microsoft 365 protection
Don’t miss our upcoming webinar, “M365: Business-boosting protection packages for MSPs," where we’ll highlight the importance of having a comprehensive backup and data protection solution for your clients’ workloads in order to minimize downtime and data loss.
06 February 2023 — 3 min read
Acronis
06 February 2023 — 3 min read
Acronis’ Alex Ruslyakov named a 2023 CRN Channel Chief
We’re thrilled to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has once again recognized our own Alex Ruslyakov as one of its 2023 “Channel Chiefs.” This honor reflects the incredible growth and momentum of Acronis’ partner program and Ruslyakov’s impressive leadership in driving the team forward.
19 December 2022 — 4 min read
Acronis
19 December 2022 — 4 min read
Acronis Cyberthreats Report Year-end 2022: Data under attack
Today we published the Acronis Cyberthreats Report: Year-end 2022, highlighting our findings from the back half of the year. In this free resource, you’ll find high-level trends in attack patterns, an overview of significant software vulnerabilities and detailed insights into the most dominant cybercrime gangs and their tactics — not to mention plenty of recommendations for staying safe in the year ahead.
10 October 2022 — 2 min read
Acronis
10 October 2022 — 2 min read
Data stolen from organization serving U.S. defense in multi-payload attack
A custom CovalentStealer malware, the Impacket framework, the HyperBro remote access trojan (RAT), and over a dozen China Chopper webshell samples were used by attackers to steal sensitive data from a U.S. organization in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) sector.
10 October 2022 — 2 min read
Acronis
10 October 2022 — 2 min read
Phishing campaign uses fake government job offers as lure
Researchers discovered a new phishing campaign targeting U.S. and New Zealand job seekers. Victims receive emails supposedly presenting them with a lucrative job offer, but which actually contain malicious files.
10 October 2022 — 2 min read
Acronis
10 October 2022 — 2 min read
CommonSpirit Health IT systems disrupted, ransomware suspected
CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest nonprofit hospitals in the US, has seemingly been hit by a cyberattack. The organization faced a disruption of its IT systems that led to some delays in patient care.
30 September 2022 — 2 min read
Acronis
30 September 2022 — 2 min read
Lazarus APT dangles job offers as lure
The Lazarus APT group is using job offers as a lure to infect people in their latest campaign. The threat actors are sending out messages that proport to contain a job offer from the Crypto.com financial exchange company.
30 September 2022 — 2 min read
Acronis
30 September 2022 — 2 min read
Telecom giant Optus discloses data breach
Optus, a subsidiary of Singtel with over 10.5 million subscribers and Australia's second-largest mobile operator, has disclosed a security breach. Attackers claim to have obtained the data of 11 million customers, and have demanded $1 million in ransom. A small sample of the stolen data was initially published online.
30 September 2022 — 2 min read
Acronis
30 September 2022 — 2 min read
Newly discovered APT Metador targets ISPs, telecoms
A previously unknown threat actor named "Metador" has been breaching telecommunication companies, internet services providers (ISPs), and universities across multiple countries in the Middle East and Africa for about two years.
26 September 2022 — 2 min read
Acronis
26 September 2022 — 2 min read
Hive ransomware gang claims several new major victims
The infamous Hive ransomware gang has been busy lately. Just in the last week, they've claimed responsibility for four new victims.
26 September 2022 — 2 min read
Acronis
26 September 2022 — 2 min read
Phishing campaign abuses LinkedIn Smart Links
An ongoing phishing campaign is abusing a feature from LinkedIn called Smart Links in order to bypass some security filters.
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