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16 January 2025  — 3 min read
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16 January 2025  — 3 min read
Acronis: The leader in EDR detection on Windows
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud with Advanced Security + XDR was evaluated by SE Labs for its protection against targeted attacks from two advanced threat groups.
23 October 2020  — 5 min read
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23 October 2020  — 5 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of October 19, 2020
Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats.
17 October 2020  — 4 min read
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17 October 2020  — 4 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of October 12, 2020
Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats.
12 October 2020  — 8 min read
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12 October 2020  — 8 min read
New WastedLocker ransomware targets U.S.-based organizations
WastedLocker ransomware was supposedly used by the Evil Corp group, which is known to have delivered Dridex banking malware to attack at least 31 U.S.-based corporations since May 2020. Here we provide an in-depth analysis of WastedLocker, which employs numerous defensive evasion techniques such as digital signing, DLL side-loading, auto-elevation and alternate data streams .
09 October 2020  — 4 min read
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09 October 2020  — 4 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of October 5, 2020
Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats.
02 October 2020  — 4 min read
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02 October 2020  — 4 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of September 28, 2020
Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats. Part of this work includes video updates to inform you of modern hazards in the digital landscape — such as newly-emerging malware threats and successful attacks against government facilities. Here’s a look at some of the most recent breaking news and analyses:
02 October 2020  — 8 min read
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02 October 2020  — 8 min read
Evasive Maze ransomware encrypts and steals terabytes of private data in targeted attacks
Maze ransomware has been seen executing targeted attacks since at least May 2019 and was supposedly responsible for the attack on Canon on July 30, 2020, resulting in the outage of the image canon cloud storage service. Moreover, the Maze ransomware operator claimed they stole 10 TB of private data as part of the attack on Canon.
01 October 2020  — 3 min read
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01 October 2020  — 3 min read
How are you celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month?
It’s no exaggeration to say that digital disruption has reshaped and reinvented nearly every major industry over the last couple of decades. From finance to healthcare, from manufacturing to transportation — the modern world is more dependent than ever on data. Naturally, safeguarding that data — and the organizations that rely on it — is absolutely vital. Now in its 17th year, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an initiative led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, intended to raise awareness about cyberthreats and the strategies we can take to protect our systems and sensitive data. October 2020 also marks the ninth year of European Cybersecurity Month — the European Union’s annual campaign dedicated to promoting cybersecurity and sharing best practices around the topic of staying protected online.
26 September 2020  — 4 min read
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26 September 2020  — 4 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of September 21, 2020
Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats.
20 September 2020  — 8 min read
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20 September 2020  — 8 min read
Nefilim ransomware uses Citrix vulnerability to compromise victims’ machines
The Nefilim ransomware group, known to be active since February 2020, adopts the Nemty ransomware code written in the Delphi programming language. It uses a Citrix vulnerability/RDP to access corporate networks. Nefilim started its own data leak site called ‘Corporate Leaks,’ where the operators publish exfiltrated data from compromised organizations if they refuse to pay.
19 September 2020  — 4 min read
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19 September 2020  — 4 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of September 14, 2020
Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats.
16 September 2020  — 9 min read
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16 September 2020  — 9 min read
SunCrypt adopts attacking techniques from NetWalker and Maze ransomware
The SunCrypt ransomware family was first spotted in October 2019, but it was not very active at that time. The group behind it was independent in the beginning, but they recently joined the so-called Maze cartel – combining forces to rob individuals and companies around the world. This cartel included Maze and LockBit when it first started, but later welcomed Ragnar Locker and now SunCrypt.
09 September 2020  — 6 min read
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09 September 2020  — 6 min read
Acronis Cyber Readiness Report: Pandemic reveals cybersecurity gaps, need for new solutions
The newly released Acronis Cyber Readiness Report reveals that organizations continue to struggle to protect their data and infrastructure against the new challenges of the remote work landscape. It also underscores how new solutions are required 92% of surveyed companies reported they had to adopt new technologies to enable remote work, including workplace collaboration tools, privacy solutions, and endpoint cybersecurity.