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- Security Affairs
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- UK attacks, Ransomware, Attacks
SafePay ransomware has hit 600+ organizations since 2024, using stolen credentials, VPN access and double extortion to pressure victims into paying. CISA, the FBI, the US Secret Service, Germany’s Landeskriminalamt Rheinland-Pfalz, and two UK law enforcement agencies jointly published an advisory this week on SafePay, a ransomware group they describe as one of the most…
What defenders check after a story like this
- Backups kept offline or immutable – and a restore you have actually tested.
- Multi-factor authentication on every remote way in, with VPNs and firewalls patched first.
- Alerts for the warning signs: new admin accounts, security tools switched off, mass file changes, large uploads.
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Defender’s notebook
The attacker technique behind this story, in MITRE’s terms – and what to check in your own estate.
Data Encrypted for Impact
ImpactWhat a defender checks
- Isolate affected hosts from the network to stop the spread.
- Confirm backups are offline and restorable – then test a restore.
- Hunt for what came first: new admin accounts, disabled security tools, remote-access software.
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Valid Accounts
Stealth, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Initial AccessWhat a defender checks
- Review risky sign-ins: impossible travel, new devices, unusual locations.
- Reset credentials and revoke sessions for affected accounts.
- Put phishing-resistant MFA on admin accounts first.
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