CyberSecure Specialist

Customers of Vodafone Italia should remain vigilant moving forward, as they could possibly become targets of phishing campaigns, digital financial fraud, or other forms of identity theft. The partner company, FourB, cut off access to the compromised servers and has indicated they will take steps to improve their security posture moving forward. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vodafone-italy-discloses-data-breach-after-reseller-hacked/?&web_view=true

To protect against ransomware attacks, organizations should:• Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline.• Ensure copies of critical data are not accessible for modification or deletion from the system where the data resides.• Implement network segmentation.• Implement a recovery plan to maintain and retain multiple copies of sensitive or proprietary data and servers in a physically separate, segmented, secure location (i.e., hard drive, storage device, the cloud).• Install updates/patch operating…

It is highly recommended to avoid downloading executables from suspicious looking websites or running attachments received over email. These are the two of the most common methods of distributing malware, so avoiding these two actions can help prevent a user from being infected by most types of malware. It is also recommended to implement and maintain good security controls, such as an EDR, on all devices within an organization. Since Laplas appears to be distributed…