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Perimeter security appliances source of most ransomware hits

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Compromised or vulnerable perimeter security appliances and devices – especially virtual private networks (VPNs) – formed the initial access vector in over half of observed ransomware attacks during 2024, according to data released this week by cyber security insurance provider Coalition in its latest annual threat report, covering 2024. US-based Coalition, which began offering its…

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SuperBlack ransomware may have ties to LockBit

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An emergent ransomware gang that has been exploiting two vulnerabilities in Fortinet firewall appliances may have links to current or former members of the notorious LockBit operation, according to intelligence published this week by Forescout Research’s Vedere Labs unit. Forescout is attributing SuperBlack to a threat actor tracked as Mora_001, which exhibits a distinct operational…

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