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| inputSmith explained to Cloquet School Board members Monday , Aug 13 , that the district had two options , not including paying the ransom demand : either try to recover the data , which may not be successful and could be a waste of time and money , or figure out how to recreate the data and rebuild the affected servers .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaying the ransom demandstartendargumentsrolevictimtextthe districtstartendroletimetextMonday , Aug 13startendschema |
| inputSuperintendent Michael Cary said the district determined that paying a ransom \outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaying a ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextschoolsstartendrolevictimtextthe communitystartendschema |
| inputEnigmail and GPG Tools have been patched for EFAIL .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertexthave been patchedstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextEFAILstartendrolevulnerable systemtextGPG Toolsstartendrolevulnerable systemtextEnigmailstartendschema |
| inputA group of researchers released a paper today that describes a new class of serious vulnerabilities in PGP ( including GPG ) , the most popular email encryption standard .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextdescribesstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextserious vulnerabilitiesstartendrolevulnerable systemtextPGPstartendrolevulnerable systemtextGPGstartendrolediscoverertextA group of researchersstartendschema |
| inputThere may be simpler mitigations available soon , as vendors and commentators develop narrower solutions , but this is the safest stance to take for now .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextavailablestartendargumentsrolepatchtextmitigationsstartendschema |
| inputThis week , Adobe released its monthly scheduled update bundle addressing vulnerabilities within its different products .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextreleasedstartendargumentsrolereleasertextAdobestartendrolepatchtextupdate bundlestartendschema |
| inputThe Adobe patch Tuesday November updates allegedly fixed numerous vulnerabilities leading to information disclosure .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextfixedstartendargumentsrolepatchtextupdatesstartendrolevulnerabilitytextnumerous vulnerabilitiesstartendroleissues addressedtextleading to information disclosurestartendschema |
| inputThese vulnerabilities existed in Adobe Acrobat \/ Reader , Flash Player , and Photoshop CC .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextexisted instartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextThese vulnerabilitiesstartendrolevulnerable systemtextAdobe Acrobat \/ Readerstartendrolevulnerable systemtextFlash Playerstartendrolevulnerable systemtextPhotoshop CCstartendschema |
| inputThe recently released Adobe Patch Tuesday November updates addressed three different vulnerabilities – all resulting in information disclosure .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextaddressedstartendargumentsroleissues addressedtextresulting in information disclosurestartendrolevulnerabilitytextthree different vulnerabilitiesstartendrolepatchtextupdatesstartendschema |
| inputThe first one existed in the Adobe Photoshop CC affecting versions 19.1.6 and prior for both Windows and MacOS .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextexisted instartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextThe first onestartendrolevulnerable systemtextthe Adobe Photoshop CCstartendschema |
| inputAs described in the security advisory , Adobe has fixed this important Out - of - bounds read vulnerability ( CVE -2018-15980 ) in the Photoshop CC versions 19.1.7 and 20.0 .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertexthas fixedstartendargumentsrolereleasertextAdobestartendrolevulnerabilitytextthis important Out - of - bounds read vulnerabilitystartendrolecommon vulnerabilities and exposurestextCVE -2018-15980startendrolevulnerable systemtextPhotoshop CCstartendrolepatch numbertextversions 19.1.7startendrolepatch numbertext20.0startendschema |
| inputThe second information disclosure flaw affected Adobe Reader and Acrobat for Windows .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextaffectedstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextThe second information disclosure flawstartendrolevulnerable systemtextAdobe Readerstartendrolevulnerable systemtextAcrobatstartendrolesupported platformtextWindowsstartendschema |
| inputThe vulnerability initially received the CVE number CVE -2018-4993 , when Check Point Research first reported the bug .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextreceived the CVEstartendargumentsrolecommon vulnerabilities and exposurestextCVE -2018-4993startendrolevulnerabilitytextThe vulnerabilitystartendschema |
| inputHowever , as recently disclosed by the EdgeSpot , Adobe only patched a single variant of this bug .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextrecently disclosedstartendargumentsrolediscoverertextthe EdgeSpotstartendschema |
| inputWhereas , the EdgeSpot team discovered other variants that hinted towards a failed patching of the bug instead of a new vulnerability .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextdiscoveredstartendargumentsrolediscoverertextthe EdgeSpot teamstartendschema |
| inputThe patched vulnerability has now received CVE number CVE -2018-15979 “ to reflect that the patch is available ” .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertexthas now received CVEstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextThe patched vulnerabilitystartendrolecommon vulnerabilities and exposurestextCVE -2018-15979startendschema |
| inputThe third vulnerability addressed this month is an out - of - bounds Read vulnerability ( CVE -2018-15978 ) in the Adobe Flash Player .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextaddressedstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextThe third vulnerabilitystartendroletimetextthis monthstartendrolevulnerabilitytextan out - of - bounds Read vulnerabilitystartendrolecommon vulnerabilities and exposurestextCVE -2018-15978startendrolevulnerable systemtextthe Adobe Flash Playerstartendschema |
| inputUnlike previous months , the Adobe Patch Tuesday November update bundle addressed fewer bugs .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextaddressedstartendargumentsrolepatchtextupdate bundlestartendrolevulnerabilitytextfewer bugsstartendschema |
| inputIn October , Adobe patched 86 different vulnerabilities including 47 critical ones .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextpatchedstartendargumentsrolereleasertextAdobestartendroletimetextOctoberstartendrolevulnerabilitytext86 different vulnerabilitiesstartendschema |
| inputWhereas , in September , they addressed 6 critical flaws .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextaddressedstartendargumentsrolereleasertexttheystartendrolevulnerabilitytext6 critical flawsstartendroletimetextSeptemberstartendschema |
| inputAdobe has fixed the bugs CVE -2018-15980 and CVE -2018-15978 in Adobe Photoshop CC versions 19.1.7 and 20.0 and Adobe Flash Player version 31.0.0.148 , respectively .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertexthas fixedstartendargumentsrolereleasertextAdobestartendrolevulnerabilitytextthe bugsstartendrolecommon vulnerabilities and exposurestextCVE -2018-15980startendrolecommon vulnerabilities and exposurestextCVE -2018-15978startendrolevulnerable systemtextAdobe Photoshop CCstartendrolevulnerable systemtextAdobe Flash Playerstartendrolevulnerable system versiontextversions 19.1.7startendrolevulnerable system versiontextversion 31.0.0.148startendrolevulnerable system versiontext20.0startendschema |
| inputWhereas , CVE -2018-15979 has received a patch in Adobe Acrobat DC and Reader DC version 2019.008.20081 , Acrobat 2017 and Acrobat Reader DC 2017 version 2017.011.30106 , and Acrobat DC and Acrobat Reader DC ( Classic 2015 ) version 2015.006.30457 .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertexthas receivedstartendargumentsrolecommon vulnerabilities and exposurestextCVE -2018-15979startendrolepatchtexta patchstartendrolevulnerable systemtextAdobe Acrobat DCstartendrolevulnerable systemtextReader DCstartendrolevulnerable systemtextAcrobat 2017startendrolevulnerable systemtextAcrobat Reader DC 2017startendrolevulnerable systemtextAcrobat DCstartendrolevulnerable systemtextAcrobat Reader DCstartendrolevulnerable system versiontextversion 2019.008.20081startendrolevulnerable system versiontextversion 2017.011.30106startendrolevulnerable system versiontextClassic 2015startendrolevulnerable system versiontextversion 2015.006.30457startendschema |
| inputFor protection against the three important vulnerabilities addressed in November updates , users should make sure to upgrade their software to the patched versions at the earliest convenience .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextaddressedstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextthe three important vulnerabilitiesstartendrolepatchtextupdatesstartendroletimetextNovemberstartendschema |
| inputOracle has released a critical patch update addressing more than 300 vulnerabilities across several of its products – including one flaw with a CVSS 3.0 score of 10 that could allow the takeover of the company ’s software package , Oracle GoldenGate .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertexthas releasedstartendargumentsrolereleasertextOraclestartendrolepatchtexta critical patch updatestartendschema |
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| input“ Due to the threat posed by a successful attack , Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply Critical Patch Update fixes as soon as possible , ” the company said in its Tuesday advisory .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextapplystartendargumentsrolereleasertextOraclestartendrolepatchtextfixesstartendschema |
| inputThe highest - severity flaw ( CVE -2018-2913 ) lies in the Monitoring Manager component of Oracle GoldenGate , which is the company ’s comprehensive software package that allows data to be replicated in heterogeneous data environments .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextlies instartendargumentsrolevulnerable systemtextOracle GoldenGatestartendrolecommon vulnerabilities and exposurestextCVE -2018-2913startendrolevulnerabilitytextThe highest - severity flawstartendrolecapabilitiestextallows data to be replicated in heterogeneous data environmentsstartendschema |
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| inputThe flaw impacts versions 12.1.2.1.0 , 12.2.0.2.0 , and 12.3.0.1.0 in Oracle GoldenGate .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextimpactsstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextThe flawstartendrolevulnerable systemtextOracle GoldenGatestartendrolevulnerable system versiontextversions 12.1.2.1.0startendrolevulnerable system versiontext12.2.0.2.0startendrolevulnerable system versiontext12.3.0.1.0startendschema |
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| inputTwo other flaws were also discovered in Oracle GoldenGate ( CVE -2018-2912 and CVE -2018-2914 ) , with ratings of 7.5 on the CVSS scale ; those vulnerabilities were n’t nearly as severe .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextwere also discoveredstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextTwo other flawsstartendrolevulnerable systemtextOracle GoldenGatestartendrolecommon vulnerabilities and exposurestextCVE -2018-2912startendrolecommon vulnerabilities and exposurestextCVE -2018-2914startendrolevulnerabilitytextthose vulnerabilitiesstartendschema |
| input“ All of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication , i.e. , may be exploited over a network without requiring user credentials . ”outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextexploitedstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextvulnerabilitiesstartendrolevulnerable systemtextnetworkstartendschema |
| inputThis was confirmed by Trustwave ’s security researcher Manuel Nader , and the VPN provider itself .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextwas confirmedstartendargumentsrolediscoverertextsecurity researcher Manuel Naderstartendrolevulnerable system ownertextthe VPN providerstartendrolediscoverertextTrustwavestartendschema |
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| {"input":"The second vulnerability is the one that remains open , and the company has decided to ‘ accept the risk ’ .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"accept the risk","start":89,"end":104},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"The second vulnerability","start":0,"end":24},{"role":"discoverer","text":"the company","start":60,"end":71}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"For now the community has raised concerns and is confusing it as a vulnerability , we have temporarily removed the feature and released a newer version 6.2.2 .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"released","start":127,"end":135},"arguments":[{"role":"releaser","text":"the community","start":8,"end":21},{"role":"releaser","text":"we","start":83,"end":85},{"role":"patch number","text":"a newer version 6.2.2","start":136,"end":157},{"role":"time","text":"now","start":4,"end":7}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"We remain in heavy collaboration with the InfoSec community and hence have such aggressive and streamlined processes in place to have released the new version 6.2.2 within a few hours only .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"have released","start":129,"end":142},"arguments":[{"role":"patch number","text":"the new version 6.2.2","start":143,"end":164},{"role":"releaser","text":"the InfoSec community","start":38,"end":59},{"role":"releaser","text":"We","start":0,"end":2}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Chinese researchers have found 14 security vulnerabilities affecting many models .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"affecting","start":59,"end":68},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"models","start":74,"end":80}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The ranges affected ( some as far back as 2012 ) are the BMW i Series , X Series , 3 Series , 5 Series and 7 Series , with a total of seven rated serious enough to be assigned CVE numbers .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"affected","start":11,"end":19},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"the BMW","start":53,"end":60},{"role":"time","text":"2012","start":42,"end":46},{"role":"vulnerable system version","text":"i Series","start":61,"end":69},{"role":"vulnerable system version","text":"X Series","start":72,"end":80},{"role":"vulnerable system version","text":"3 Series","start":83,"end":91},{"role":"vulnerable system version","text":"5 Series","start":94,"end":102},{"role":"vulnerable system version","text":"7 Series","start":107,"end":115}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Should owners worry that the flaws could be exploited , endangering drivers and vehicles ?","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"be exploited","start":41,"end":53},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"flaws","start":29,"end":34},{"role":"vulnerable system owner","text":"owners","start":7,"end":13},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"vehicles","start":80,"end":88}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Additional security enhancements for the affected infotainment systems are being developed and will be available as software updates for customers .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"are being developed","start":71,"end":90},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"infotainment systems","start":50,"end":70}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"In other words , some fixes have already been made , while others will be made between now and early 2019 , potentially requiring a trip to a service centre .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"have already been made","start":28,"end":50},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"fixes","start":22,"end":27}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Full marks to BMW for promptly responding to the research but the press release issued in its wake reads like PR spin .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"issued","start":80,"end":86},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"the press release","start":62,"end":79},{"role":"releaser","text":"BMW","start":14,"end":17}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"To most outsiders , this is a case of Chinese white hats finding vulnerabilities in BMW ’s in - car systems .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"finding","start":57,"end":64},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"Chinese white hats","start":38,"end":56},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"vulnerabilities","start":65,"end":80},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"BMW ’s in - car systems","start":84,"end":107}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"BMW has experienced this before too – three years ago it suffered an embarrassing security flaw in its car ConnectedDrive software door - locking systems .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"suffered","start":57,"end":65},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerable system owner","text":"BMW","start":0,"end":3},{"role":"vulnerable system owner","text":"it","start":54,"end":56},{"role":"time","text":"three years ago","start":38,"end":53},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"security flaw","start":82,"end":95},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"ConnectedDrive software","start":107,"end":130},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"door - locking systems","start":131,"end":153},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"car","start":103,"end":106}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Let ’s not feel too sorry for the car makers because it ’s the owners who face the biggest adjustment to their expectations – software flaws and patching are no longer just for computers .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"patching","start":145,"end":153},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"software flaws","start":126,"end":140},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"computers","start":177,"end":186}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"As part of Microsoft 's monthly Patch Tuesday updates , a critical flaw in Windows has been patched that is actively being exploited .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextbeing exploitedstartendargumentsschema |
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| inputIn addition to the VBScript flaw discovered and patched , Microsoft has also patched a privilege escalation vulnerability .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextdiscoveredstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextthe VBScript flawstartendschema |
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| inputWasaga Beach has paid part of the ransom to hackers who took over the town 's computer system earlier this month .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"paid","start":17,"end":21},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"computer system","start":78,"end":93},{"role":"attacker","text":"hackers","start":44,"end":51},{"role":"victim","text":"Wasaga Beach","start":0,"end":12},{"role":"time","text":"earlier this month","start":94,"end":112},{"role":"victim","text":"town","start":70,"end":74},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"took over","start":56,"end":65}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The computer ransomware attack started Sunday , April 29th .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransomware attack","start":13,"end":30},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"computer","start":4,"end":12},{"role":"time","text":"Sunday , April 29th","start":39,"end":58}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"CAO George Vadeboncoeur says some of the data has been retrieved , but he 's not saying how much money the town has had to pay the hackers .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertexthad to paystartendargumentsroleattackertextthe hackersstartendrolevictimtextthe townstartendschema |
| inputVadeboncoeur says town council will get a report on the ransom paid at a meeting once the situation is resolved .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextransom paidstartendargumentsschema |
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| {: This update is mandatory because of the new changes in the EU Digital privacy legislation that acts upon United States based companies , like Airbnb in order to protect European citizens and companies , \,:{:{:[{:{:,:244,:252},:[{:,:,:230,:243},{:,:,:256,:268}]}]}},:[]} |
| {: The irony wo n't be lost on anyone that cybercriminals are exploiting the arrival of new data protection regulations to steal people 's data , \,:{:{:[{:{:,:122,:127},:[{:,:,:91,:95},{:,:,:128,:134},{:,:,:42,:56}]}]}},:[]} |
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| inputWhile the phishing messages might look legitimate at first glance , it 's worth noting they do n't use the right domain - the fake messages come from ' @mail .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"come from","start":140,"end":149},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"the phishing messages","start":6,"end":27},{"role":"tool","text":"the fake messages","start":122,"end":139}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Redscan has warned that attackers are likely to use GDPR as bait for other phishing scams , with messages claiming to be from other well - known companies .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"phishing scams","start":75,"end":89},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"attackers","start":24,"end":33}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" As we get closer to the GDPR implementation deadline , I think we can expect to see a lot a lot more of these types of phishing scams over the next few weeks , that 's for sure , \,:{:{:[{:{:,:121,:135},:[{:,:,:145,:159}]}]}},:[]} |
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| inputAirbnb said those behind the attacks have n't accessed user details in order to send emails and that users who receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Airbnb should send it to their safety team .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"send","start":80,"end":84},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"emails","start":85,"end":91}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" These emails are a brazen attempt at using our trusted brand to try and steal user 's details , and have nothing to do with Airbnb .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextstealstartendargumentsrolecompromised datatextdetailsstartendrolevictimtextuserstartendschema |
| inputWe 'd encourage anyone who has received a suspicious looking email to report it to our Trust and Safety team on report.phishing@airbnb.com , who will fully investigate , \" an Airbnb spokesperson told ZDNet .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"has received","start":27,"end":39},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"a suspicious looking email","start":40,"end":66},{"role":"victim","text":"anyone","start":16,"end":22}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Microsoft has released a patch for a critical remote code execution flaw affecting a Windows service used for importing Docker container images .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"has released","start":10,"end":22},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"a patch","start":23,"end":30},{"role":"releaser","text":"Microsoft","start":0,"end":9}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The vulnerability , tracked as CVE - 201808115 , is due to the Windows Host Compute Service Shim ( hcsshim ) library not properly validating input from container images while importing them .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"tracked as","start":20,"end":30},"arguments":[{"role":"common vulnerabilities and exposures","text":"CVE - 201808115","start":31,"end":46},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"The vulnerability","start":0,"end":17}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the host operating system , \" Microsoft notes in its advisory .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"exploited","start":31,"end":40},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"vulnerability","start":45,"end":58},{"role":"capabilities","text":"execute arbitrary code","start":65,"end":87},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"host operating system","start":95,"end":116},{"role":"discoverer","text":"attacker","start":5,"end":13}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| {"input":"Anyone using Docker for Windows can resolve the issue today by installing version 0.6.10 of hcsshim .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"can resolve","start":32,"end":43},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the issue","start":44,"end":53},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Docker","start":13,"end":19},{"role":"time","text":"today","start":54,"end":59},{"role":"supported platform","text":"Windows","start":24,"end":31}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The patch is available from Microsoft 's security advisory or from Microsoft 's GitHub page .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"is available","start":10,"end":22},"arguments":[{"role":"releaser","text":"Microsoft","start":28,"end":37},{"role":"patch","text":"The patch","start":0,"end":9},{"role":"releaser","text":"Microsoft","start":28,"end":37}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Separately , Microsoft is reportedly working on a fix for a \" fatal flaw \" in its initial Windows 10 fix for the Meltdown CPU vulnerability .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"is reportedly working","start":23,"end":44},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the Meltdown CPU vulnerability","start":109,"end":139},{"role":"patch","text":"its initial Windows 10 fix","start":78,"end":104},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"a \" fatal flaw \"","start":58,"end":74},{"role":"patch","text":"a fix","start":48,"end":53},{"role":"releaser","text":"Microsoft","start":13,"end":22}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"It 's been patched in the new Windows 10 April 2018 Update , according to Alex Ionescu , chief architect at Crowdstrike , but has n't been backported to previous versions of Windows 10 .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"been patched","start":6,"end":18},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"It","start":0,"end":2}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"You should , because it was only a few months ago , when the CTS Labs security company revealed numerous vulnerabilities in AMD 's new Ryzen and EPYC processor lines .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextrevealedstartendargumentsrolediscoverertextthe CTS Labs security companystartendrolevulnerabilitytextnumerous vulnerabilitiesstartendrolevulnerable systemtextnew Ryzenstartendrolevulnerable systemtextEPYC processor linesstartendrolevulnerable system ownertextAMDstartendroletimetexta few months agostartendschema |
| inputAMD has been largely quiet about these vulnerabilities in the time since , but the company assured Tom 's Hardware that it has n't forgotten about CTS Labs ' report or neglected to address the flaws in its processors .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"address","start":181,"end":188},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the flaws","start":189,"end":198},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"its processors","start":202,"end":216},{"role":"releaser","text":"the company","start":79,"end":90}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"A quick recap : In March , CTS Labs released information on a collection of vulnerabilities in AMD 's latest chips that it dubbed \outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextreleased informationstartendargumentsrolediscoverertextCTS LabsstartendroletimetextMarchstartendrolevulnerabilitytexta collection of vulnerabilitiesstartendrolevulnerable systemtextchipsstartendrolevulnerable systemtextRyzenfallstartendrolevulnerable system ownertextAMDstartendschema |
| inputThese security flaws were said to be present in the most basic aspects of the Ryzen and EPYC processors , and after consulting with other researchers , CTS Labs decided to publish its findings without giving AMD the customary 90 - day notice between a vulnerability 's discovery and its public disclosure .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"be present in","start":34,"end":47},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"the Ryzen","start":74,"end":83},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"EPYC processors","start":88,"end":103},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"These security flaws","start":0,"end":20}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Earlier this week , CTS Labs emailed us to express concern about the lack of updates from AMD regarding these vulnerabilities .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"the lack of updates","start":65,"end":84},"arguments":[{"role":"releaser","text":"AMD","start":90,"end":93}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The company said it believed many of the vulnerabilities would take months to fix , with the Chimera issues requiring a hardware change that could n't be implemented in products that have already shipped .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextfixstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextthe vulnerabilitiesstartendschema |
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| {"input":"We reached out to AMD for comment and received the following in response : Within approximately 30 days of being notified by CTS Labs , AMD released patches to our ecosystem partners mitigating all of the CTS identified vulnerabilities on our EPYC ™ platform as well as patches mitigating Chimera across all AMD platforms .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"being notified","start":107,"end":121},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"CTS Labs","start":125,"end":133},{"role":"time","text":"approximately 30 days","start":82,"end":103}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"These patches are in final testing with our ecosystem partners in advance of being released publicly .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"being released publicly","start":77,"end":100},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"These patches","start":0,"end":13}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"We remain on track to begin releasing patches to our ecosystem partners for the other products identified in the report this month .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"begin releasing","start":22,"end":37},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"patches","start":38,"end":45},{"role":"releaser","text":"We","start":0,"end":2},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"the other products","start":76,"end":94},{"role":"time","text":"this month","start":120,"end":130}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"We expect these patches to be released publicly as our ecosystem partners complete their validation work .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"be released publicly","start":27,"end":47},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"these patches","start":10,"end":23},{"role":"releaser","text":"We","start":0,"end":2}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"That 's still vague -- we do n't know to what \" ecosystem partners \" these patches have been delivered nor when they should be expected to roll out -- but it does show that AMD has n't simply forgotten about CTS Labs ' report .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"have been delivered","start":83,"end":102},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"these patches","start":69,"end":82}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"We expect to hear more about these patches and how AMD plans to address them as the company and its partners get them ready to ship .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"plans to address","start":55,"end":71},"arguments":[{"role":"releaser","text":"AMD","start":51,"end":54},{"role":"patch","text":"these patches","start":29,"end":42}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Only patches for Windows 10 versions were affected , the researcher wrote today in a tweet .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"were affected","start":37,"end":50},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerable system version","text":"10 versions","start":25,"end":36},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Windows","start":17,"end":24},{"role":"time","text":"today","start":74,"end":79},{"role":"discoverer","text":"the researcher","start":53,"end":67}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Microsoft quietly fixed the issue on Windows 10 Redstone 4 ( v1803 ) , also known as the April 2018 Update , released on Monday .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"released","start":109,"end":117},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"Monday","start":121,"end":127}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" Welp , it turns out the Meltdown patches for Windows 10 had a fatal flaw : calling NtCallEnclave returned back to user space with the full kernel page table directory , completely undermining the mitigation , \" Ionescu wrote .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"turns out","start":12,"end":21},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"the Meltdown patches","start":22,"end":42},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Windows 10","start":47,"end":57},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"a fatal flaw","start":62,"end":74},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"NtCallEnclave","start":85,"end":98}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| input\ a Microsoft spokesperson told Bleeping Computer today in an email .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextprovidestartendargumentsrolepatchtextan updatestartendrolereleasertextWestartendschema |
| inputIt may be that if Microsoft does n't bundle these fixes in an out - of - band update , they will most likely arrive in Microsoft 's May 2018 Patch Tuesday , but this is only our speculation .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextarrivestartendargumentsrolepatchtexttheystartendrolepatchtextan out - of - band updatestartendrolepatchtextthese fixesstartendrolereleasertextMicrosoftstartendrolereleasertextMicrosoftstartendroletimetextMay 2018startendschema |
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| inputThe Redmond - based OS maker has had a hard time patching the two flaws , and the company recently issued additional security updates to fix the original Spectre mitigations , and also deliver Intel CPU microcode updates , as a favor to Intel .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextissuedstartendargumentsrolepatchtextsecurity updatesstartendrolereleasertextthe companystartendschema |
| inputDue to the far reaching implications , Security Researchers will typically submit serious 0 - day Windows exploits to Microsoft and give the company ample time to patch the vulnerabilities before they can be used to create malware and do harm .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextsubmitstartendargumentsrolediscoverertextSecurity Researchersstartendrolevulnerabilitytext0 - day Windows exploitsstartendrolevulnerable system ownertextMicrosoftstartendschema |
| inputA security researcher that goes by the Twitter handle SandboxEscaper , however , decided it would be a good idea to expose a 0 - day threat to the world on Twitter , without forewarning Microsoft , and even linked to proof on concept code on GitHub that has since been verified as functional .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextexposestartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytexta 0 - daystartendrolediscoverertextA security researcherstartendschema |
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| {"input":"Neither do I ever again want to submit to MSFT anyway ... ” The official post on the CERT \/ CC website explains , “ The Microsoft Windows task scheduler SchRpcSetSecurity API contains a vulnerability in the handling of ALPC , which can allow a local user to gain SYSTEM privileges .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"explains","start":103,"end":111},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"The official","start":60,"end":72}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"We have confirmed that the public exploit code works on 64 - bit Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 systems .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"have confirmed","start":3,"end":17},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"We","start":0,"end":2},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"64 - bit Windows 10","start":56,"end":75},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Windows Server 2016 systems","start":80,"end":107},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the public exploit code","start":23,"end":46}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"We have also confirmed compatibility with 32 - bit Windows 10 with minor modifications to the public exploit code .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"have also confirmed","start":3,"end":22},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"We","start":0,"end":2},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"32 - bit Windows 10","start":42,"end":61},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the public exploit code","start":90,"end":113}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"At this point , Microsoft does not have a patch at the ready , but according to reports a fix will be coming in the next batch of patch Tuesday updates .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"will be coming","start":94,"end":108},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"a fix","start":88,"end":93},{"role":"patch","text":"patch","start":42,"end":47},{"role":"patch","text":"a patch","start":40,"end":47},{"role":"releaser","text":"Microsoft","start":16,"end":25},{"role":"patch","text":"updates","start":144,"end":151}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Will Dormann of CERT \/ CC verified the original exploit code works on a fully patched Windows 10 x64 installation and later modified the code to work on 32 - bit systems as well .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"verified","start":26,"end":34},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"exploit code","start":48,"end":60},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Windows 10 x64 installation","start":86,"end":113},{"role":"discoverer","text":"CERT \/ CC","start":16,"end":25},{"role":"discoverer","text":"Will Dormann","start":0,"end":12},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"32 - bit systems","start":153,"end":169},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the code","start":133,"end":141}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"After scrambling to patch a critical vulnerability late last month , Drupal is at it again .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"patch","start":20,"end":25},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"a critical vulnerability","start":26,"end":50},{"role":"time","text":"late last month","start":51,"end":66},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Drupal","start":69,"end":75}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The open source content management project has issued an unscheduled security update to augment its previous patch for Drupalgeddon2 .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"has issued","start":43,"end":53},"arguments":[{"role":"releaser","text":"The open source content management project","start":0,"end":42},{"role":"patch","text":"an unscheduled security update","start":54,"end":84},{"role":"patch","text":"its previous patch","start":96,"end":114},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Drupalgeddon2","start":119,"end":132}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The latest Drupal core vulnerability , designated , SA - CORE -2018-004 and assigned CVE -2018-7602 , is related to the March SA - CORE -2018-002 flaw ( CVE -2018-7600 ) , according to the Drupal security team .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"designated","start":39,"end":49},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"The latest Drupal core vulnerability","start":0,"end":36},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"SA - CORE -2018-004","start":52,"end":71}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| {"input":"The vulnerability affects at least Drupal 7.x and Drupal 8.x .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"affects","start":18,"end":25},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"The vulnerability","start":0,"end":17},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Drupal","start":35,"end":41},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Drupal","start":35,"end":41},{"role":"vulnerable system version","text":"7.x","start":42,"end":45},{"role":"vulnerable system version","text":"8.x","start":57,"end":60}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"And a similar issue has been found in the Drupal Media module .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"has been found","start":20,"end":34},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"a similar issue","start":4,"end":19},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"the Drupal Media module","start":38,"end":61}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"In a blog post from earlier this month about the March patch , Dries Buytaert , founder of the Drupal project , observed that all software has security issues and critical security bugs are rare .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"observed","start":112,"end":120},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"Dries Buytaert","start":63,"end":77},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"all software","start":126,"end":138},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"security issues","start":143,"end":158},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"critical security bugs","start":163,"end":185},{"role":"discoverer","text":"the Drupal project","start":91,"end":109}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| inputAnd for those still on 8.4.x , there 's an upgrade to 8.4.8 , despite the fact that as an unsupported minor release , the 8.4.x line would not normally get security updates .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"get","start":152,"end":155},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"security updates","start":156,"end":172}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| inputPhishing is one of the most devious scams for filching your personal information , but experts say it is possible to avoid them if you know what you 're looking for .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"Phishing","start":0,"end":8},"arguments":[{"role":"purpose","text":"filching your personal information","start":46,"end":80}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"At its essence , phishing is the act of pretending to be someone or something you trust in order to trick you into entering sensitive data like your user name and password .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"trick","start":100,"end":105},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"you","start":78,"end":81},{"role":"purpose","text":"entering sensitive data","start":115,"end":138}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Some of the most common phishing scams are bogus emails purportedly from trustworthy institutions like the U.S.Internal Revenue Service or major banks .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"phishing scams","start":24,"end":38},"arguments":[{"role":"trusted entity","text":"major banks","start":139,"end":150},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"the U.S.Internal Revenue Service","start":103,"end":135},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"trustworthy institutions","start":73,"end":97},{"role":"tool","text":"bogus emails","start":43,"end":55}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The more sophisticated scams are crafted to look very much like a legitimate message from a site you do business with .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"crafted to look very much like","start":33,"end":63},"arguments":[{"role":"trusted entity","text":"a legitimate message","start":64,"end":84},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"a site","start":90,"end":96}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"“ Many popular phishing scams purport to be from shipping companies , e-commerce companies , social networking websites , financial institutions , tax - preparation companies and some of the world ’s most notable companies , ” said Norton by Symantec senior security response manager Satnam Narang via email .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"purport to be","start":30,"end":43},"arguments":[{"role":"trusted entity","text":"shipping companies","start":49,"end":67},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"e-commerce companies","start":70,"end":90},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"social networking websites","start":93,"end":119},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"financial institutions","start":122,"end":144},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"tax - preparation companies","start":147,"end":174},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"the world ’s most notable companies","start":187,"end":222}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"One of the worst cases on record was an aircraft parts CEO who was tricked into handing over more than $ 55 million – which shows that phishing scams can dupe even smart people .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"was tricked","start":63,"end":74},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"an aircraft parts CEO","start":37,"end":58},{"role":"purpose","text":"handing over more than $ 55 million","start":80,"end":115}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Fox News asked Symantec about the top phishing scams and how to avoid them .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"phishing scams","start":38,"end":52},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" Scare tactics are a common theme when it comes to phishing scams , \" said Narang .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"phishing scams","start":52,"end":66},"arguments":[{"role":"attack pattern","text":"Scare tactics","start":2,"end":15}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" Claiming a users ’ account has been or will be locked or disabled is a call to action to the user to entice them to provide their login credentials . \"","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"entice","start":103,"end":109},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"the user","start":91,"end":99},{"role":"victim","text":"them","start":110,"end":114},{"role":"purpose","text":"provide their login credentials","start":118,"end":149}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" This type of phishing scam is often associated with financial institutions , but we have also seen some claiming to be from a popular e-commerce website , \" said Narang .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"phishing scam","start":15,"end":28},"arguments":[{"role":"trusted entity","text":"financial institutions","start":54,"end":76}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" Because financial institutions do n’t send customer details in emails , the premise is that users will be more inclined to click on a link or open an attachment if it claims to be a secure or important message . \"","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"claims to be","start":169,"end":181},"arguments":[{"role":"trusted entity","text":"a secure or important message","start":182,"end":211},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"click on a link or open an attachment","start":125,"end":162},{"role":"victim","text":"users","start":94,"end":99}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Tax - themed phishing scams .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"Tax - themed phishing scams","start":0,"end":27},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" Each year , tax - themed phishing scams crop up before tax - time in the U.S. and other countries , \" Narang added .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"tax - themed phishing scams","start":14,"end":41},"arguments":[{"role":"place","text":"the U.S.","start":71,"end":79},{"role":"time","text":"Each year","start":2,"end":11}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Attachment - based phishing with a variety of themes .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"phishing","start":19,"end":27},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" Another trend we have observed in recent years is that scammers are using the lures mentioned above , but instead of providing a link to an external website , they are attaching an HTML page and asking users to open this ' secure page ' that requests login credentials and financial information , \" according to Narang .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"lures","start":80,"end":85},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"scammers","start":57,"end":65},{"role":"tool","text":"a link","start":129,"end":135},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"asking users to open this ' secure page '","start":197,"end":238},{"role":"purpose","text":"requests login credentials and financial information","start":244,"end":296},{"role":"time","text":"recent years","start":36,"end":48}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Ransomware , which encrypts data ( i.e. , makes it inaccessible to the user ) , tries to tap into the same fears that phishing does .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"phishing","start":118,"end":126},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The hope that the “ attacked person will panic , and pay the ransom , ” Jonathan Penn , Director of Strategy at Avast , told Fox News .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"pay the ransom","start":53,"end":67},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"person","start":29,"end":35}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The device manufacturer acquired St Jude Medical last year and has since been working to fix severe vulnerabilities found in its pacemakers .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"fix","start":89,"end":92},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"severe vulnerabilities","start":93,"end":115},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"its pacemakers","start":125,"end":139},{"role":"releaser","text":"The device manufacturer","start":0,"end":23}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Abbott released its second and final round of planned cybersecurity updates to its pacemakers , programmers and remote monitoring systems to fix severe cybersecurity flaws in the devices .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"released","start":7,"end":15},"arguments":[{"role":"releaser","text":"Abbott","start":0,"end":6},{"role":"patch","text":"planned cybersecurity updates","start":46,"end":75},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"its pacemakers","start":79,"end":93},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"remote monitoring systems","start":112,"end":137}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The patch will update the battery performance alert , allowing the device to monitor for abnormal battery behavior and automatically vibrate to tell the patient when something is wrong .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"will update","start":10,"end":21},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"The patch","start":0,"end":9}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The planned updates began last year , and the latest firmware update was approved by the Food and Drug Administration last week .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"was approved","start":69,"end":81},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"the latest firmware update","start":42,"end":68},{"role":"releaser","text":"the Food and Drug Administration","start":85,"end":117},{"role":"time","text":"last week","start":118,"end":127},{"role":"time","text":"last year","start":26,"end":35},{"role":"patch","text":"The planned updates","start":0,"end":19}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The update applies to about 350,000 of Abbott ’s implantable cardioverter defibrillators and implantable cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"applies to","start":11,"end":21},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"The update","start":0,"end":10},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"implantable cardioverter defibrillators","start":49,"end":88},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"implantable cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators","start":93,"end":153},{"role":"releaser","text":"Abbott","start":39,"end":45}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The flaws , made public in 2016 by Muddy Waters and security firm MedSec , could allow an unauthorized user to access the defibrillaors and modify the programming controls .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"made public","start":12,"end":23},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"2016","start":27,"end":31},{"role":"discoverer","text":"Muddy Waters","start":35,"end":47},{"role":"discoverer","text":"security firm MedSec","start":52,"end":72},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"The flaws","start":0,"end":9},{"role":"capabilities","text":"allow an unauthorized user to access the defibrillaors","start":81,"end":135},{"role":"capabilities","text":"modify the programming controls","start":140,"end":171}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Since acquiring St Jude , Abbott has been working to patch those vulnerabilities .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"patch","start":53,"end":58},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"those vulnerabilities","start":59,"end":80},{"role":"releaser","text":"Abbott","start":26,"end":32}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"A malicious website initially set up to extort visitors to pay a cryptocurrency ransom has changed its course .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"extort","start":40,"end":46},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"visitors","start":47,"end":55},{"role":"tool","text":"A malicious website","start":0,"end":19}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Instead of demanding payment via Bitcoin , Ethereum , Bitcoin Cash or Litecoin in exchange for not leaking your password on the internet , the site now hijacks your computer ’s processing power to mine cryptocurrency in the background .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"demanding payment","start":11,"end":28},"arguments":[{"role":"payment method","text":"Bitcoin","start":33,"end":40},{"role":"payment method","text":"Ethereum","start":43,"end":51},{"role":"payment method","text":"Bitcoin Cash","start":54,"end":66},{"role":"payment method","text":"Litecoin","start":70,"end":78},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"hijacks your computer ’s processing power","start":152,"end":193},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"leaking your password on the internet","start":99,"end":136}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Designed as a copy of the Have I Been Pwned attack , the site began by asking users to enter their emails to see if their password has been compromised .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"has been compromised","start":131,"end":151},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"their password","start":116,"end":130}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Unfortunately , if your password was breached , the site demanded a “ donation ” of $ 10 by cryptocurrency to not publish your password in plain text on the web .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"demanded","start":57,"end":65},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"the site","start":48,"end":56},{"role":"price","text":"$ 10","start":84,"end":88},{"role":"payment method","text":"cryptocurrency","start":92,"end":106}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Up to 1.4 billion passwords may have been breached , but it ’s unclear how accurate that figure is .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"may have been breached","start":28,"end":50},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"passwords","start":18,"end":27},{"role":"number of data","text":"1.4 billion","start":6,"end":17}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"However , because it may be easier — and safer — to change your password than pay the ransom , as The Next Web noted , the site shifted its focus from demanding ransomware payments to taking over your PC ’s processing power to mine for cryptocurrency in the background .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"demanding ransomware payments","start":151,"end":180},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"the site","start":119,"end":127},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"taking over your PC ’s processing power","start":184,"end":223}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"This is the latest ransomware in recent months that demand cryptocurrency as a form of payment .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"demand","start":52,"end":58},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"the latest ransomware","start":8,"end":29},{"role":"time","text":"recent months","start":33,"end":46},{"role":"payment method","text":"cryptocurrency as a form of payment","start":59,"end":94}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Prior to this incident , Thanatos encrypted files on a user ’s PC by hijacking it using a brute force method .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"this incident","start":9,"end":22},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"Thanatos","start":25,"end":33},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"encrypted files","start":34,"end":49},{"role":"victim","text":"PC","start":63,"end":65},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"hijacking it using a brute force method","start":69,"end":108},{"role":"victim","text":"user","start":55,"end":59}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"If you want to regain access to those files , you had to send payment via cryptocurrency to get a key to decrypt your files .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"had to send payment","start":50,"end":69},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"you","start":3,"end":6},{"role":"payment method","text":"cryptocurrency","start":74,"end":88}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"According to a recent Google report , extortionists made out with $ 25 million in just two years , and cryptocurrency was the preferred way to get paid .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"get paid","start":143,"end":151},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"extortionists","start":38,"end":51},{"role":"price","text":"$ 25 million","start":66,"end":78},{"role":"time","text":"two years","start":87,"end":96},{"role":"payment method","text":"cryptocurrency","start":103,"end":117}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Hackers are also changing the game when it comes to data theft .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"data theft","start":52,"end":62},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"Hackers","start":0,"end":7}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Rather than leaking the information to the dark markets , an IBM X-Force Intelligence Index report revealed that hackers prefer to hold files hostage in exchange for a ransom payment .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"a ransom payment","start":166,"end":182},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"hackers","start":113,"end":120},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"hold files hostage in exchange","start":131,"end":161}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Microsoft has published a patch for an Outlook vulnerability first reported in late 2016 , but the patch has been deemed incomplete and additional workarounds are needed , according to the security researcher who discovered it .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"first reported","start":61,"end":75},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"late 2016","start":79,"end":88}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Yesterday 's April 2018 Patch Tuesday updates train included a fix for CVE -2018-0950 , a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook discovered by Will Dormann , a vulnerability analyst at the CERT Coordination Center ( CERT \/ CC ) .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextdiscoveredstartendargumentsrolediscoverertextWill Dormannstartendrolevulnerable systemtextMicrosoft Outlookstartendrolevulnerabilitytexta vulnerabilitystartendrolecommon vulnerabilities and exposurestextCVE -2018-0950startendrolediscoverertextthe CERT Coordination Center ( CERT \/ CC )startendschema |
| inputAfter almost 18 months , the company finally issued a patch for the reported issue , but Dormann says the patch does not address the problem at the core of the issue .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextissuedstartendargumentsrolereleasertextthe companystartendrolepatchtexta patchstartendrolevulnerabilitytextthe reported issuestartendroletimetextAfter almost 18 monthsstartendschema |
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| inputThose computer problems were part of a high - profile “ ransomware ” cyberattack on the City of Atlanta that has lasted nearly two weeks and has yet to be fully resolved .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertext“ ransomware ” cyberattackstartendargumentsrolevictimtextthe City of Atlantastartendroletimetexttwo weeksstartendschema |
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| inputThat deadline came and went last week , yet several services remain offline , suggesting the city likely did not pay the ransom .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpay the ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextthe citystartendschema |
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| inputThe health care institution paid nearly $ 50,000 to retrieve patient data .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaidstartendargumentsrolepricetext$ 50,000startendrolevictimtextThe health care institutionstartendschema |
| input“ The SamSam ransomware used to attack Atlanta is interesting because it gets into a network and spreads to multiple computers before locking them up , ” says Jake Williams , founder of computer security firm Rendition Infosec .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextattackstartendargumentsroletooltextThe SamSam ransomwarestartendrolevictimtextAtlantastartendroleattack patterntextgets into a networkstartendroleattack patterntextspreads to multiple computersstartendroleattack patterntextlocking them upstartendschema |
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| inputThe attackers set up an online payment portal for the city but soon took the site offline after a local television station published a screen shot of the ransom note , which included a link to the bitcoin wallet meant to collect the ransom .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextset upstartendargumentsrolepayment methodtextan online payment portalstartendroleattackertextThe attackersstartendrolevictimtextthe citystartendroletooltextthe ransom notestartendschema |
| inputSeveral clues indicate Atlanta likely did not pay the attackers , Williams says .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaystartendargumentsrolevictimtextAtlantastartendroleattackertextthe attackersstartendschema |
| input“ If that ’s the case , the city ’s IT staff spent the past week rebuilding Atlanta ’s online systems using backed - up data that had not been hit by the ransomware , ” he says , adding that any data not backed up is likely “ lost for good . ”outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextbeen hitstartendargumentsroletooltextthe ransomwarestartendrolevictimtextAtlanta ’s online systemsstartendschema |
| input“ If the city had paid the ransom , I would have expected them to bring up systems more quickly than they have done , ” says Justin Cappos , a professor of computer science and engineering at New York University ’s Tandon School of Engineering .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertexthad paid the ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextthe citystartendschema |
| input“ Assuming the city did not pay the ransom , their ability to recover their systems at all shows that they at least did a good job backing up their data . ”outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpay the ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextthe citystartendschema |
| inputColorado officials said they never caved to the attacker ’s demands to pay bitcoin in order to recover encrypted computer files .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextdemands to pay bitcoinstartendargumentsrolevictimtexttheystartendrolevictimtextColorado officialsstartendroleattackertextthe attackerstartendschema |
| inputThe state did not share the value of bitcoin that attackers demanded .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextdemandedstartendargumentsroleattackertextattackersstartendrolevictimtextThe statestartendschema |
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| inputAsked whether Atlanta has paid the ransom , spokeswoman Anne Torres said : “ Unfortunately , we can not comment further on the ransom . ”outputjson_structuresransomtriggertexthas paid the ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextAtlantastartendschema |
| inputThe rise of ransomware attacks has caused some to wonder whether it ’s worth paying to avoid business outages — Hancock Health in Indiana paid $ 55,000 to get its files back .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextransomware attacksstartendargumentsschema |
| input“ If you pay the ransom , you ’re supporting the criminal , ” said Likarish , adding there ’s also no guarantee the attacker will return computer files intact .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpay the ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextyoustartendroleattackertextthe criminalstartendschema |
| inputIBM ’s latest X-Force Threat Intelligence Index report reveals that more than 2.9 billion records were leaked through publicly disclosed incidents in 2017 .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextwere leakedstartendargumentsrolenumber of datatext2.9 billionstartendrolecompromised datatextrecordsstartendroletimetext2017startendschema |
| inputWhile that sounds horribly bad , there ’s a bright side to this stormy disclosure : the number is 25 percent lower than the amount of records leaked in 2016 .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextrecords leakedstartendargumentsroletimetext2016startendschema |
| inputAccording to IBM , this shift to ransomware cost corporations more than $ 8 billion globally during 2017 , a number derived from downtime , ransom payments , and other impacts on day - to - day business .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextransom paymentsstartendargumentsroletimetext2017startendroledamage amounttext$ 8 billionstartendroletooltextransomwarestartendschema |
| inputThe global logistics and transportation industries alone lost “ millions of dollars ” in revenue during 2017 due to ransomware attacks .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextransomware attacksstartendargumentsroletimetext2017startendrolepricetextmillions of dollarsstartendrolevictimtexttransportation industriesstartendrolevictimtextThe global logisticsstartendschema |
| input“ With the potentially irreversible encryption lock of crypto - ransomware , victims without up - to - date backups often choose to pay the ransom their attackers demand , ” the report states .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextdemandstartendargumentsroleattackertextattackersstartendschema |
| input“ Losing one ’s files on personal devices may cost a few hundred dollars , but that effect extends much further for organizations where infected users could cause the company to lose massive amounts of data , and possibly to have to pay the criminals considerable sums of money to get it back . ”outputjson_structuresransomtriggertexthave to paystartendargumentsroleattackertextthe criminalsstartendschema |
| inputLaw enforcement agencies discourage payments to hackers , but the rising ransomware “ epidemic ” is getting to the point where it may potentially cost corporations across the globe more than $ 11.5 billion annually by 2019 , according to research by Cybersecurity Ventures .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextdiscourage paymentsstartendargumentsroleattackertexthackersstartendschema |
| inputMicrosoft has rolled - out security updates to fix a critical remote code execution flaw affecting Windows Defender and other anti-malware products .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertexthas rolled - outstartendargumentsrolereleasertextMicrosoftstartendrolepatchtextsecurity updatesstartendschema |
| inputAhead of April 's Patch Tuesday , Microsoft has released patches for the critical flaw , which affects Microsoft Malware Protection Engine , or mpengine.dll , the core of Windows Defender in Windows 10 .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"has released","start":44,"end":56},"arguments":[{"role":"releaser","text":"Microsoft","start":34,"end":43},{"role":"patch","text":"patches","start":57,"end":64},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the critical flaw","start":69,"end":86}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code in the security context of the LocalSystem Account and take control of the system , \" warns Microsoft .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"exploited","start":31,"end":40},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"vulnerability","start":46,"end":59},{"role":"capabilities","text":"execute arbitrary code in the security context","start":66,"end":112},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"LocalSystem Account","start":120,"end":139},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"system","start":164,"end":170},{"role":"capabilities","text":"take control","start":144,"end":156},{"role":"discoverer","text":"attacker","start":5,"end":13}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Google Project Zero researcher Thomas Dullien , aka Halvar Flake , discovered that attackers can trigger a memory - corruption issue in the engine if they can get Windows Defender and other affected security products to scan a specially - crafted file .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"discovered","start":67,"end":77},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"aka Halvar Flake","start":48,"end":64},{"role":"discoverer","text":"Google Project Zero researcher Thomas Dullien","start":0,"end":45},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"a memory - corruption issue","start":105,"end":132},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Windows Defender","start":163,"end":179}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"As with similar vulnerabilities reported last year by the UK 's National Cyber Security Centre ( NCSC ) and Project Zero , an attack would be instant if the affected antivirus has real - time protection enabled .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextreportedstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextsimilar vulnerabilitiesstartendroletimetextlast yearstartendrolediscoverertextthe UK 's National Cyber Security Centre ( NCSC )","start":54,"end":103},{"role":"discoverer","text":"Project Zero","start":108,"end":120}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Although the patch is being released before Microsoft 's monthly security update , the bug , CVE2018 - 0986 , is not an out - of - band patch as Microsoft updates the engine as needed .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextupdatesstartendargumentsrolereleasertextMicrosoftstartendrolevulnerable systemtextthe enginestartendrolepatchtextan out - of - band patchstartendschema |
| inputMicrosoft also notes that the default configuration for Microsoft 's anti-malware products in the enterprise is to automatically receive updates .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"automatically receive","start":115,"end":136},"arguments":[{"role":"releaser","text":"Microsoft","start":0,"end":9},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"anti-malware products","start":69,"end":90},{"role":"releaser","text":"the enterprise","start":94,"end":108},{"role":"patch","text":"updates","start":137,"end":144},{"role":"releaser","text":"Microsoft","start":0,"end":9}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Intel has issued fresh \" microcode revision guidance \" that reveals it wo n’t address the Meltdown and Spectre design flaws in all of its vulnerable processors – in some cases because it 's too tricky to remove the Spectre v2 class of vulnerabilities .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertexthas issuedstartendargumentsrolereleasertextIntelstartendschema |
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| inputThe guidance explains that a chipset earns “ stopped ” status because , “ after a comprehensive investigation of the microarchitectures and microcode capabilities for these products , Intel has determined to not release microcode updates for these products for one or more reasons . ”outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextreleasestartendargumentsrolepatchtextmicrocode updatesstartendrolevulnerable systemtextthese productsstartendrolereleasertextIntelstartendschema |
| inputThose reasons are given as : Micro-architectural characteristics that preclude a practical implementation of features mitigating [ Spectre ] Variant 2 ( CVE -2017-5715 ) Limited Commercially Available System Software support Based on customer inputs , most of these products are implemented as “ closed systems ” and therefore are expected to have a lower likelihood of exposure to these vulnerabilities .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextmitigatingstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytext[ Spectre ] Variant 2startendrolecommon vulnerabilities and exposurestextCVE -2017-5715startendschema |
| inputThus , if a chip family falls under one of those categories – such as Intel ca n't easily fix Spectre v2 in the design , or customers do n't think the hardware will be exploited – it gets a \ sticker .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextfixstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextSpectre v2startendrolereleasertextIntelstartendschema |
| input\ CPUs that wo n’t therefore get a fix are in the Bloomfield , Bloomfield Xeon , Clarksfield , Gulftown , Harpertown Xeon C0 and E0 , Jasper Forest , Penryn \/ QC , SoFIA 3GR , Wolfdale , Wolfdale Xeon , Yorkfield , and Yorkfield Xeon families .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextgetstartendargumentsrolevulnerable systemtextCPUsstartendrolepatchtexta fixstartendrolevulnerable systemtextYorkfield Xeon familiesstartendrolevulnerable systemtextYorkfieldstartendrolevulnerable systemtextWolfdale Xeonstartendrolevulnerable systemtextWolfdalestartendrolevulnerable systemtextSoFIA 3GRstartendrolevulnerable systemtextPenryn \/ QCstartendrolevulnerable systemtextJasper Foreststartendrolevulnerable systemtextthe Bloomfieldstartendrolevulnerable systemtextBloomfield Xeonstartendrolevulnerable systemtextClarksfieldstartendrolevulnerable systemtextGulftownstartendrolevulnerable systemtextHarpertown Xeon C0 and E0startendschema |
| inputThere ’s some good news in the tweaked guidance : the Arrandale , Clarkdale , Lynnfield , Nehalem , and Westmere families that were previously un-patched now have working fixes available in production , apparently .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextavailablestartendargumentsrolepatchtextfixesstartendrolevulnerable systemtextthe Arrandalestartendrolevulnerable systemtextClarkdalestartendrolevulnerable systemtextLynnfieldstartendrolevulnerable systemtextNehalemstartendrolevulnerable systemtextWestmere familiesstartendroletimetextnowstartendschema |
| input“ We ’ve now completed release of microcode updates for Intel microprocessor products launched in the last 9 + years that required protection against the side - channel vulnerabilities discovered by Google Project Zero , \outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextreleasestartendargumentsrolepatchtextmicrocode updatesstartendroletimetextnowstartendrolereleasertextWestartendrolevulnerable systemtextIntel microprocessor productsstartendroletimetextlast 9 + yearsstartendschema |
| inputHowever , as indicated in our latest microcode revision guidance , we will not be providing updated microcode for a select number of older platforms for several reasons , including limited ecosystem support and customer feedback . ”outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextbe providingstartendargumentsrolepatchtextupdated microcodestartendrolereleasertextwestartendrolevulnerable systemtextolder platformsstartendschema |
| inputIntel revealed that it will not be issuing Spectre patches to a number of older Intel processor families , potentially leaving many customers vulnerable to the security exploit .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextbe issuingstartendargumentsrolereleasertextIntelstartendrolepatchtextSpectre patchesstartendrolevulnerable systemtextolder Intel processor familiesstartendrolevulnerabilitytextthe security exploitstartendrolereleasertextitstartendschema |
| inputThe processors which Intel wo n’t be patching include four lines from 2007 , Penryn , Yorkfield , and Wolfdale , along with Bloomfield ( 2009 ) , Clarksfield ( 2009 ) , Jasper Forest ( 2010 ) and the Intel Atom SoFIA processors from 2015 .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextbe patchingstartendargumentsrolevulnerable systemtextThe processorsstartendrolereleasertextIntelstartendrolevulnerable systemtextthe Intel Atom SoFIA processorsstartendschema |
| inputAccording to Tom ’s Hardware , Intel ’s decision not to patch these products could stem from the relative difficulty of patching the Spectre exploit on older systems .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextpatchstartendargumentsrolevulnerable systemtextthese productsstartendrolereleasertextIntelstartendschema |
| input“ After a comprehensive investigation of the microarchitectures and microcode capabilities for these products , Intel has determined to not release microcode updates for these products , ” Intel said .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextreleasestartendargumentsrolevulnerable systemtextthese productsstartendrolepatchtextmicrocode updatesstartendrolereleasertextIntelstartendschema |
| inputBecause of the nature of the Spectre exploit , patches for it need to be delivered as an operating system or BIOS update , and if Microsoft and motherboard OEMs are n’t going to distribute the patches , developing them is n’t much of a priority .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextdistributestartendargumentsrolepatchtextthe patchesstartendrolereleasertextMicrosoftstartendrolereleasertextmotherboard OEMsstartendschema |
| input“ However , the real reason Intel gave up on patching these systems seems to be that neither motherboard makers nor Microsoft may be willing to update systems sold a decade ago , ” Tom ’s Hardware reports .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextpatchingstartendargumentsrolevulnerable systemtextthese systemsstartendrolereleasertextIntelstartendschema |
| input“ We ’ve now completed release of microcode updates for Intel microprocessor products launched in the last 9 + years that required protection against the side - channel vulnerabilities discovered by Google Project Zero , ” said an Intel spokseperson .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextreleasestartendargumentsrolereleasertextWestartendrolepatchtextmicrocode updatesstartendrolevulnerable systemtextIntel microprocessor productsstartendroletimetextnowstartendschema |
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| inputNearly a week after it became the target of one of the largest ransomware attacks to date , the City of Atlanta has made progress toward recovery , but it is still far from business as usual .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextransomware attacksstartendargumentsrolevictimtextthe City of Atlantastartendroletimetexta weekstartendschema |
| inputThe ransomware attack , which Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms characterized as \ forced the city to shut down municipal courts and even prevented residents from paying bills online .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextThe ransomware attackstartendargumentsschema |
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| inputAs of Thursday , the city 's Department of Information Management , which first discovered the attack on March 21 , said that it had found no evidence that customer or employee data was compromised .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"was compromised","start":182,"end":197},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"customer or employee data","start":156,"end":181}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Cisco patches a severe flaw in switch deployment software that can be attacked with crafted messages sent to a port that 's open by default .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextpatchesstartendargumentsrolereleasertextCiscostartendrolevulnerabilitytexta severe flawstartendrolevulnerable systemtextswitch deployment softwarestartendroleissues addressedtextbe attacked with crafted messages sent to a portstartendschema |
| inputCisco has released patches for 34 vulnerabilities mostly affecting its IOS and IOS XE networking software , including three critical remote code execution security bugs .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertexthas releasedstartendargumentsrolereleasertextCiscostartendrolevulnerabilitytextthree critical remote code execution security bugsstartendrolepatchtextpatchesstartendrolevulnerabilitytext34 vulnerabilitiesstartendschema |
| inputPerhaps the most serious issue Cisco has released a patch for is critical bug CVE -2018-0171 affecting Smart Install , a Cisco client for quickly deploying new switches for Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertexthas releasedstartendargumentsrolepatchtexta patchstartendrolevulnerabilitytextcritical bugstartendrolecommon vulnerabilities and exposurestextCVE -2018-0171startendrolereleasertextCiscostartendrolevulnerabilitytextthe most serious issuestartendschema |
| inputEmbedi , the security firm that found the flaw , initially believed it could only be exploited within an enterprise 's network .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"found","start":32,"end":37},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"the security firm","start":9,"end":26},{"role":"discoverer","text":"Embedi","start":0,"end":6},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the flaw","start":38,"end":46}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| {"input":"The company has also published proof - of - concept exploit code , so it probably will be urgent for admins to patch .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"patch","start":111,"end":116},"arguments":[{"role":"releaser","text":"admins","start":101,"end":107},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"proof - of - concept exploit code","start":31,"end":64}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"An attacker can exploit the bug by sending a crafted Smart Install message to these devices on TCP port 4786 , according to Cisco .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"sending","start":35,"end":42},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"a crafted Smart Install message","start":43,"end":74},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"exploit the bug","start":16,"end":31},{"role":"attacker","text":"An attacker","start":0,"end":11}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Embedi discovered the flaw last year , landing it an award at the GeekPwn conference in Hong Kong last May , and reported it to Cisco in September .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"discovered","start":7,"end":17},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the flaw","start":18,"end":26},{"role":"discoverer","text":"Embedi","start":0,"end":6},{"role":"time","text":"last year","start":27,"end":36}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Cisco 's internal testing also turned up a critical issue in its IOS XE software , CVE -2018-0150 , due to an undocumented user account that has a default username and password .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextturned upstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytexta critical issuestartendrolevulnerable systemtextits IOS XE softwarestartendrolecommon vulnerabilities and exposurestextCVE -2018-0150startendrolevulnerable system ownertextCiscostartendschema |
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| inputMicrosoft ’s updates for the Meltdown microprocessor mega-flaw inadvertently left users running Windows 7 64 - bit systems open to a “ way worse ” flaw , a researcher has claimed .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertexthas claimedstartendargumentsrolediscoverertexta researcherstartendrolevulnerabilitytexta “ way worse ” flawstartendrolevulnerable systemtextWindows 7 64 - bit systemsstartendrolevulnerabilitytextthe Meltdown microprocessor mega-flawstartendschema |
| inputTo recap , Meltdown ( aka F ** CKWIT or CVE -2017-5754 ) is a proof - of - concept hardware vulnerability uncovered almost simultaneously by several groups of researchers through which an attacker could access the contents of kernel memory ( passwords , encryption keys , say ) from the part used by ordinary applications .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextuncoveredstartendargumentsrolediscoverertextseveral groups of researchersstartendrolecapabilitiestextan attacker could access the contents of kernel memorystartendrolevulnerabilitytextMeltdownstartendrolecommon vulnerabilities and exposurestextCVE -2017-5754startendrolevulnerabilitytexta proof - of - concept hardware vulnerabilitystartendschema |
| inputAn extremely inviting target for any attacker , which is why Microsoft sprang into action to mitigate the vulnerability ( in addition to BIOS updates from vendors ) across different Windows versions in two rounds of updates in January and February .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextmitigatestartendargumentsrolereleasertextvendorsstartendrolevulnerabilitytextthe vulnerabilitystartendrolereleasertextMicrosoftstartendrolepatchtextBIOS updatesstartendschema |
| inputMicrosoft today issued an emergency security update to correct a security update it issued earlier this month to correct a security update it issued in January and February .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextissuedstartendargumentsrolepatchtextan emergency security updatestartendrolereleasertextMicrosoftstartendroletimetexttodaystartendschema |
| inputIn January and February , Redmond emitted fixes for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 machines to counter the Meltdown chip - level vulnerability in modern Intel x64 processors .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextemittedstartendargumentsrolereleasertextRedmondstartendroletimetextFebruarystartendroletimetextJanuarystartendrolepatchtextfixesstartendrolevulnerable systemtextWindows 7startendrolevulnerable systemtextmachinesstartendrolevulnerable systemtextServer 2008 R2startendschema |
| inputUnfortunately , those patches blew a gaping hole in the operating systems : normal applications and logged - in users could now access and modify any part of physical RAM , and gain complete control over a box , with the updates installed .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextblewstartendargumentsrolepatchtextthose patchesstartendrolevulnerabilitytexta gaping holestartendrolevulnerable systemtextthe operating systemsstartendschema |
| inputRather than stop programs and non-administrators from exploiting Meltdown to extract passwords and other secrets from protected kernel memory , the fixes on Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 instead granted full read - write privileges to system RAM .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextextractstartendargumentsroleattack patterntextexploiting Meltdownstartendrolecompromised datatextpasswordsstartendrolecompromised datatextsecretsstartendrolevictimtextkernel memorystartendrolevictimtextServer 2008 R2startendrolevictimtextWindows 7startendschema |
| inputRoll on March , and Microsoft pushed out fixes on Patch Tuesday to correct those January and February updates to close the security vulnerability it accidentally opened .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextcorrectstartendargumentsrolepatchtextupdatesstartendroletimetextJanuarystartendroletimetextFebruarystartendschema |
| inputExcept that March update did n't fully seal the deal : the bug remained in the kernel , and was exploitable by malicious software and users .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"seal","start":39,"end":43},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"update","start":18,"end":24},{"role":"time","text":"March","start":12,"end":17}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Total Meltdown Now , if you 're using Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2 and have applied Microsoft 's Meltdown patches , you 'll want to grab and install today 's out - of - band update for CVE -2018-1038 .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"grab and install","start":131,"end":147},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"out - of - band update","start":157,"end":179},{"role":"common vulnerabilities and exposures","text":"CVE -2018-1038","start":184,"end":198},{"role":"time","text":"today","start":148,"end":153}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Swedish researcher Ulf Frisk discovered the January and February Meltdown mitigations for Win7 and Server 2008 R2 were broken , and went public with his findings once the March Patch Tuesday had kicked off .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"discovered","start":29,"end":39},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"Swedish researcher Ulf Frisk","start":0,"end":28},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Win7","start":90,"end":94},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Server 2008 R2","start":99,"end":113},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"Meltdown","start":65,"end":73}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"As it turns out , this month 's updates did not fully fix things , and Microsoft has had to scramble to remedy what was now a zero - day vulnerability in Windows 7 and Server 2008 .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextremedystartendargumentsrolereleasertextMicrosoftstartendrolevulnerabilitytexta zero - day vulnerabilitystartendrolevulnerable systemtextServer 2008startendrolevulnerable systemtextWindows 7startendschema |
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| inputIt 's been a week since hackers launched a ransomware attack against the city of Atlanta , and local officials are still grappling with its effects .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"a ransomware attack","start":41,"end":60},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"a week","start":11,"end":17},{"role":"place","text":"Atlanta","start":81,"end":88},{"role":"victim","text":"the city","start":69,"end":77},{"role":"attacker","text":"hackers","start":24,"end":31}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"In a ransomware attack , hackers place malware on a computer — or system of computers — that restricts access , and then demand payment to undo it .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"a ransomware attack","start":3,"end":22},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"hackers","start":25,"end":32},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"place malware on a computer","start":33,"end":60}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| inputAtlanta officials — along with local law enforcement , the FBI , the Department of Homeland Security , and Secret Service — are said to be working round - the - clock on the matter to investigate whether any government data or anybody 's personal information was compromised .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"was compromised","start":259,"end":274},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"personal information","start":238,"end":258},{"role":"compromised data","text":"government data","start":208,"end":223}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" I just want to make the point that this is much bigger than a ransomware attack , \" Bottoms said .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"a ransomware attack","start":62,"end":81},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"BALTIMORE — The hack that forced Baltimore ’s 911 dispatch system to be temporarily shut down over the weekend was a ransomware attack , city officials said Wednesday .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"a ransomware attack","start":115,"end":134},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"over the weekend","start":94,"end":110},{"role":"victim","text":"Baltimore ’s 911 dispatch system","start":33,"end":65}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Such attacks — another of which occurred in Atlanta last week — take over parts of private or municipal computer networks and then demand payment , or ransom , for their release .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"demand payment","start":131,"end":145},"arguments":[{"role":"attack pattern","text":"take over parts of private or municipal computer networks","start":64,"end":121},{"role":"time","text":"last week","start":52,"end":61},{"role":"place","text":"Atlanta","start":44,"end":51}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Frank Johnson , chief information officer in the Mayor ’s Office of Information Technology , said he was not aware of any specific ransom request made by the hackers of Baltimore ’s network , but federal authorities are investigating .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransom request","start":131,"end":145},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"the hackers","start":154,"end":165},{"role":"victim","text":"network","start":182,"end":189},{"role":"place","text":"Baltimore","start":169,"end":178}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"No personal data of city residents was compromised , he added .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"was compromised","start":35,"end":50},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"city residents","start":20,"end":34},{"role":"compromised data","text":"personal data","start":3,"end":16}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Johnson said the attack was made possible after a city information technology team troubleshooting a separate communications issue with the server inadvertently changed a firewall and left a port , or a channel to the Internet , open for about 24 hours , and hackers who were likely running automated scans of networks looking for such vulnerabilities found it and gained access .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"found","start":352,"end":357},"arguments":[{"role":"capabilities","text":"gained access","start":365,"end":378},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"vulnerabilities","start":336,"end":351},{"role":"discoverer","text":"hackers","start":259,"end":266}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The Baltimore hack comes amid increasing hacking of municipal systems across the country , and follows one in Atlanta last week that paralyzed that city ’s online bill - payment system , with hackers demanding a $ 51,000 payment in bitcoin to unlock it .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"demanding","start":200,"end":209},"arguments":[{"role":"price","text":"$ 51,000","start":212,"end":220},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"paralyzed that city ’s online bill - payment system","start":133,"end":184},{"role":"time","text":"last week","start":118,"end":127},{"role":"place","text":"Atlanta","start":110,"end":117}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"That attack occurred Thursday , and Atlanta employees only turned their computers back on Tuesday .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"That attack","start":0,"end":11},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"Thursday","start":21,"end":29}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"He said the city would be obligated to disclose any attacks that compromised residents ’ personal information , health information or crime data .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"compromised","start":65,"end":76},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"personal information","start":89,"end":109},{"role":"compromised data","text":"health information","start":112,"end":130},{"role":"compromised data","text":"crime data","start":134,"end":144},{"role":"victim","text":"residents","start":77,"end":86}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Ransomware is costing UK companies a whopping £ 346 million every year , despite Britain being labelled ‘ the most resolute ’ country for dealing with the cyber attacks .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the cyber attacks","start":151,"end":168},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"Britain","start":81,"end":88}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"In fact , more than 40 per cent of mid-large UK business suffered on average five ransomware attacks during the last year , according to research by Vanson Bourne .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"five ransomware attacks","start":77,"end":100},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"the last year","start":108,"end":121},{"role":"victim","text":"mid-large UK business","start":35,"end":56}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The survey found the UK to be the most resolute , both in refusing to pay ransom demands , as well as the most effective in combatting them .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"pay ransom demands","start":70,"end":88},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"the UK","start":17,"end":23}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The research , commissioned by SentinelOne , reveals that ransomware is costing individual businesses around the globe an average of £ 591,238 per annum .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"is costing","start":69,"end":79},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"ransomware","start":58,"end":68},{"role":"price","text":"£ 591,238","start":133,"end":142},{"role":"victim","text":"individual businesses","start":80,"end":101}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The amount of time spent decrypting ransomware attacks has also increased from 33 to 40 man - hours .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransomware attacks","start":36,"end":54},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"This was further supported by the fact that phishing , which seeks to socially engineer employees , was the top attack vector by which ransomware infiltrated the business in 69 per cent of instances .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"phishing","start":44,"end":52},"arguments":[{"role":"purpose","text":"infiltrated the business","start":146,"end":170},{"role":"victim","text":"engineer employees","start":79,"end":97}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"This figure shows that businesses are becoming increasingly aware that it ’s not just the ransom demand , but rather the ancillary costs of downtime , staff time , lost business , as well as the data recovery costs and reputational damage that are the biggest concern to British businesses . ”","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the ransom demand","start":86,"end":103},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"businesses","start":23,"end":33}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"It ’s also encouraging to see a clear movement against companies caving in to ransomware demands , preferring instead to take more proactive measure such as back - ups and patching of vulnerable systems .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransomware demands","start":78,"end":96},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"companies","start":55,"end":64}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"However , the volume of ransomware attacks is still increasing and their speed , scale , sophistication and success in evading detection with the growth in file-less and memory - based malware , explains why ransomware will continue to be a major threat to CISOs in 2018 and beyond . ”","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransomware attacks","start":24,"end":42},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Federal officials , Microsoft and Cisco are working with the city of Atlanta to resolve the attack , but Atlanta 's mayor wo n't say if the city paid the $ 51,000 ransom .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the attack","start":88,"end":98},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"the city of Atlanta","start":57,"end":76}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"As of Saturday , Atlanta officials and federal partners were still “ working around the clock ” to resolve the ransomware attack on city computers that occurred around 5 a.m. on Thursday , March 22 , and encrypted some financial and person data .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the ransomware attack","start":107,"end":128},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"5 a.m. on Thursday , March 22","start":168,"end":197},{"role":"victim","text":"city computers","start":132,"end":146},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"encrypted some financial and person data","start":204,"end":244}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"As @Cityofatlanta officials & federal partners continue working around the clock to resolve issues related to the ransomware cyber attack launched against the City , solid waste & other DPW operations are not impacted .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the ransomware cyber attack","start":110,"end":137},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"the City","start":155,"end":163}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"— ATLPublicWorks ( @ATLPublicWorks ) March 24 , 2018 On Thursday , the official investigation included “ the FBI , U.S. Department of Homeland Security , Cisco cybersecurity officials and Microsoft to determine what information has been accessed and how to resolve the situation . ”","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"has been accessed","start":228,"end":245},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"information","start":216,"end":227}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"A city employee sent WXIA a screenshot of the ransom demand , which included a pay - per - computer option of $ 6,800 or an option to pay $ 51,000 to unlock the entire system .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"a pay - per - computer option","start":77,"end":106},"arguments":[{"role":"price","text":"$ 6,800","start":110,"end":117}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"CBS 46 reported that the ransom demand and instruction said : Send .8 bitcoins for each computer or 6 bitcoins for all of the computers .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the ransom demand","start":21,"end":38},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"computers","start":126,"end":135},{"role":"price","text":"6 bitcoins","start":100,"end":110},{"role":"victim","text":"computer","start":88,"end":96},{"role":"price","text":".8 bitcoins","start":67,"end":78}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms advised city employees and customers to monitor their personal information , although there was no evidence to show customer or employee data was compromised .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"was compromised","start":169,"end":184},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"customer or employee data","start":143,"end":168}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Mayor Bottoms will not say if Atlanta intends to pay the ransom demand , saying , “ We will be looking for guidance from , specifically , our federal partners on how to best navigate the best course of action . ”","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"pay the ransom demand","start":49,"end":70},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"Atlanta","start":30,"end":37}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"He confirmed the existence of the ransom demand but would not reveal the contents .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the ransom demand","start":30,"end":47},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Atlanta mayor Keisha Bottoms said on Thursday , March 22 , that hackers attacked the city ’s network system and encrypted data .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"attacked","start":72,"end":80},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"Thursday , March 22","start":37,"end":56},{"role":"attacker","text":"hackers","start":64,"end":71},{"role":"victim","text":"network system","start":93,"end":107},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"encrypted data","start":112,"end":126},{"role":"victim","text":"city","start":85,"end":89}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The details are somewhat slim for now , but hackers reportedly used the SamSam ransomware and demand around $ 51,000 in Bitcoin to unlock the city ’s seized computers .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"demand","start":94,"end":100},"arguments":[{"role":"attack pattern","text":"used the SamSam ransomware","start":63,"end":89},{"role":"attacker","text":"hackers","start":44,"end":51},{"role":"price","text":"$ 51,000","start":108,"end":116},{"role":"payment method","text":"in Bitcoin","start":117,"end":127},{"role":"victim","text":"seized computers","start":150,"end":166},{"role":"victim","text":"city","start":142,"end":146}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"“ The ongoing investigation will determine whether personal information , financial , or employee data has been compromised , ” he said during a press briefing .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"has been compromised","start":103,"end":123},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"employee data","start":89,"end":102},{"role":"compromised data","text":"financial","start":74,"end":83},{"role":"compromised data","text":"personal information","start":51,"end":71}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"“ As a precaution , we are asking that all employees take the appropriate measures to ensure their data is not compromised .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"is not compromised","start":104,"end":122},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"their data","start":93,"end":103}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"A screenshot reveals the hackers ’ demands : 0.8 Bitcoins for each seized computer , or six bitcoins to unlock all computers held hostage , equaling to around $ 51,000 in real cash .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"demands","start":35,"end":42},"arguments":[{"role":"price","text":"0.8 Bitcoins","start":45,"end":57},{"role":"victim","text":"seized computer","start":67,"end":82},{"role":"price","text":"six bitcoins","start":88,"end":100},{"role":"victim","text":"computers","start":115,"end":124},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"held hostage","start":125,"end":137},{"role":"price","text":"$ 51,000","start":159,"end":167},{"role":"attacker","text":"hackers","start":25,"end":32}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Instead , hackers find unpatched vulnerabilities in network servers and manually unleash SamSam to seize key data systems and cause maximum damage to the company ’s infrastructure .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"find","start":18,"end":22},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"hackers","start":10,"end":17},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"unpatched vulnerabilities","start":23,"end":48},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"network servers","start":52,"end":67},{"role":"capabilities","text":"manually unleash SamSam to seize key data systems","start":72,"end":121}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"As of Friday morning , Atlanta ’s main website and its affiliated portals remained unaffected by the ransomware attack .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the ransomware attack","start":97,"end":118},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"its affiliated portals","start":51,"end":73},{"role":"victim","text":"main website","start":34,"end":46},{"role":"time","text":"Friday morning","start":6,"end":20},{"role":"victim","text":"Atlanta","start":23,"end":30}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"( CNN ) Atlanta 's mayor on Thursday urged anyone with personal information in city information systems to check their financial records as an investigation continues into a ransomware attack on the city .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextransomware attackstartendargumentsrolevictimtextthe citystartendschema |
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| {"input":"Some city data remains encrypted while investigators continue to determine the scope of the attack , he said .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the attack","start":88,"end":98},"arguments":[{"role":"attack pattern","text":"Some city data remains encrypted","start":0,"end":32}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The murky ecosystem of ransomware payments comes into focus in new research led by Damon McCoy , an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransomware payments","start":23,"end":42},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| inputKey findings include the discovery that South Koreans are disproportionately impacted by ransomware campaigns , with analysis revealing that $ 2.5 million of the $ 16 million in ransomware payments tracked by the researchers was paid in South Korea .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextare disproportionately impactedstartendargumentsrolevictimtextSouth Koreansstartendroleattack patterntextransomware campaignsstartendschema |
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| inputMcCoy and his collaborators took advantage of the public nature of the bitcoin blockchain technology to trace ransom payments over a two - year period ¬ .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextransom paymentsstartendargumentsschema |
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| inputThe research team acknowledged that ethical issues prevent exploration of certain aspects of the ransomware ecosystem , including determining the percentage of victims who actually pay to recover their files .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaystartendargumentsrolevictimtextvictimsstartendschema |
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| inputThe broadband supplier states that internet scams can take many forms , from ' phishing ' , where a fake email or web site will try to get you to part with your bank account information , to scams pretending to be from online auction , job or other websites that try to collect your personal data .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextphishingstartendargumentsroletooltexta fake emailstartendroletrusted entitytextweb sitestartendschema |
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| inputThe chipmaker says the patches will arrive within a few weeks and AMD device owners should n’t worry about the reported flaws .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextthe reported flawsstartendargumentsschema |
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| {"input":"Had CTS Labs given AMD that same courtesy , the issues would have been addressed within a week of the notification .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"have been addressed","start":61,"end":80},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the issues","start":44,"end":54},{"role":"time","text":"a week","start":88,"end":94},{"role":"releaser","text":"AMD","start":19,"end":22}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| {"input":"Popular travel - booking site Orbitz has likely been hacked , potentially exposing payment card information for people that bought plane tickets or booked hotel rooms over the course of two years .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"been hacked","start":48,"end":59},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"travel - booking site Orbitz","start":8,"end":36}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The company said evidence suggests an attacker may have accessed information stored on a legacy e-commerce platform during two periods : 1 January through 22 June 2016 and 1 October to 22 December 2017 .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"have accessed","start":51,"end":64},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"an attacker","start":35,"end":46},{"role":"compromised data","text":"information","start":65,"end":76},{"role":"victim","text":"a legacy e-commerce platform","start":87,"end":115}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" We determined on March 1 , 2018 , that there was evidence suggesting that an attacker may have accessed personal information stored on this consumer and business partner platform , ” the Expedia - owned site said in a media statement .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"have accessed","start":92,"end":105},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"consumer and business partner platform","start":142,"end":180},{"role":"attacker","text":"an attacker","start":76,"end":87},{"role":"compromised data","text":"personal information","start":106,"end":126}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"To date , we do not have direct evidence that this personal information was actually taken from the platform .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"taken","start":85,"end":90},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"personal information","start":51,"end":71},{"role":"victim","text":"the platform","start":96,"end":108}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"“ Legacy systems are common attack points , as they are often neglected , go without updates or patches and are commonly not monitored , which gives criminals an ideal avenue to gain access and steal whatever data may be resident there .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"gain access and steal","start":178,"end":199},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"data","start":209,"end":213},{"role":"attacker","text":"criminals","start":149,"end":158}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"AMD has acknowledged the Ryzenfall vulnerabilities discovered by CTS - Labs , though the chip company believes the flaws can be patched via BIOS updates issued over the next few weeks .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"can be patched","start":121,"end":135},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"BIOS updates","start":140,"end":152},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the flaws","start":111,"end":120},{"role":"releaser","text":"the chip company","start":85,"end":101}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"For each of the first three classifications of vulnerabilities , AMD said it is working on firmware updates that the company plans to release during the coming weeks .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"release","start":134,"end":141},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"the coming weeks","start":149,"end":165},{"role":"releaser","text":"the company","start":113,"end":124},{"role":"patch","text":"firmware updates","start":91,"end":107},{"role":"releaser","text":"AMD","start":65,"end":68},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the first three classifications of vulnerabilities","start":12,"end":62}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The fourth category of vulnerability , known as Chimera , affected the Promontory chipset , which CTS - Labs said was designed with logic supplied by ASMedia , a third - party vendor .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"affected","start":58,"end":66},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"The fourth category of vulnerability","start":0,"end":36},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"Chimera","start":48,"end":55},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"the Promontory chipset","start":67,"end":89}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"While AMD said patches for that will also be released via a BIOS update , the company said it is working with the Promontory chipset maker on developing the mitigations , rather than supplying its own .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"will also be released","start":32,"end":53},"arguments":[{"role":"releaser","text":"AMD","start":6,"end":9},{"role":"patch","text":"patches","start":15,"end":22},{"role":"patch","text":"a BIOS update","start":58,"end":71}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"AMD did deny , however , that the attacks have anything to do with Meltdown or Spectre , the two side - channel attacks that rival Intel has worked to patch .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"patch","start":151,"end":156},"arguments":[{"role":"releaser","text":"Intel","start":131,"end":136}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"In the meantime , however , the vulnerabilities were confirmed by two independent researchers , Trail of Bits and Check Point .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"were confirmed","start":48,"end":62},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the vulnerabilities","start":28,"end":47},{"role":"discoverer","text":"independent researchers","start":70,"end":93},{"role":"discoverer","text":"Trail of Bits","start":96,"end":109},{"role":"discoverer","text":"Check Point","start":114,"end":125}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Both expressed doubts that attackers would be able to exploit the vulnerabilities that CTS - Labs had originally discovered .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"discovered","start":113,"end":123},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"CTS - Labs","start":87,"end":97},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the vulnerabilities","start":62,"end":81}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Wishbone , the social media - based quiz app for teens and young adults , has been compromised , leading to more than 9.4 million records going up for sale on the Dark Web .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"has been compromised","start":74,"end":94},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"Wishbone","start":0,"end":8},{"role":"number of data","text":"9.4 million","start":118,"end":129},{"role":"compromised data","text":"records","start":130,"end":137},{"role":"purpose","text":"sale on the Dark Web","start":151,"end":171}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The breach gave the attackers access to Wishbone users ’ user names , any real or nicknames provided by users during account registration , email addresses and telephone numbers , according to an email sent by the company to users , posted to Pastebin .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"access","start":30,"end":36},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"the attackers","start":16,"end":29},{"role":"victim","text":"Wishbone users","start":40,"end":54},{"role":"victim","text":"users","start":49,"end":54},{"role":"compromised data","text":"telephone numbers","start":160,"end":177},{"role":"compromised data","text":"email addresses","start":140,"end":155},{"role":"compromised data","text":"real or nicknames","start":74,"end":91},{"role":"compromised data","text":"user names","start":57,"end":67}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"According to independent researcher Troy Hunt , the database was a MongoDB file that may have been inadvertently left open to the internet .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"left open","start":113,"end":122},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"MongoDB file","start":67,"end":79},{"role":"compromised data","text":"database","start":52,"end":60}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The leak may have stemmed from a vulnerability in a Wishbone API , the company confirmed to Motherboard — one that the company has now closed , it said .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"leak","start":4,"end":8},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"Wishbone API","start":52,"end":64}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"And , having a talk with kids about the dangers of exposing information should be at the top of the to - do list .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"exposing","start":51,"end":59},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"information","start":60,"end":71}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Hunt has also published the leak to his searchable HaveIBeenPwned database , so parents can find out if their child is a victim .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"leak","start":28,"end":32},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Small and medium businesses across Europe are being actively targeted by ransomware attacks , new research has shown .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransomware attacks","start":73,"end":91},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"According to data protection firm Datto , 87 % of European IT service providers it surveyed said their SMB customers had been hit by a ransomware attack at some point during the previous 12 months .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransomware attack","start":135,"end":152},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"the previous 12 months","start":174,"end":196}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"In terms of the impact these attacks are having , the survey revealed the average ransom demanded was between £ 500 and £ 2000 .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransom demanded","start":82,"end":97},"arguments":[{"role":"price","text":"£ 500","start":110,"end":115},{"role":"price","text":"£ 2000","start":120,"end":126}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Nearly half ( 47 % ) said paying the ransom was ineffective , as they still lost some of the data that had been encrypted by the attackers .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"paying the ransom","start":26,"end":43},"arguments":[{"role":"attack pattern","text":"lost some of the data that had been encrypted","start":76,"end":121},{"role":"attacker","text":"the attackers","start":125,"end":138}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"As well as financial penalties , ransomware attacks can also impact the business in other ways .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransomware attacks","start":33,"end":51},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"business","start":72,"end":80}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The FBI has previously said that reporting ransomware attacks will help it get a better understanding of exactly how many attacks are occurring as well as help the industry develop its defenses ; traditional antivirus has so far proved to be ineffectual against most ransomware .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransomware attacks","start":43,"end":61},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"This year , phishing schemes — in which scammers send emails pretending to be from the IRS in order to trick people into divulging sensitive information — topped the list .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"send","start":49,"end":53},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"scammers","start":40,"end":48},{"role":"tool","text":"emails","start":54,"end":60}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"“ Phishing and other scams on the ‘ Dirty Dozen ’ list can trap unsuspecting taxpayers .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"trap","start":59,"end":63},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"taxpayers","start":77,"end":86}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Threat researchers at Zscaler published a blog on March 15 outlining four new phishing schemes they identified during this tax season , most of which used fake IRS websites to steal taxpayers ’ information .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"phishing schemes","start":78,"end":94},"arguments":[{"role":"attack pattern","text":"used fake IRS websites","start":150,"end":172},{"role":"purpose","text":"steal taxpayers ’ information","start":176,"end":205}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"“ Cybercriminals have long used social engineering and phishing techniques to lure unsuspecting users into giving away private information , ” the researchers wrote .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"lure","start":78,"end":82},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"Cybercriminals","start":2,"end":16},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"used social engineering and phishing techniques","start":27,"end":74},{"role":"victim","text":"users","start":96,"end":101},{"role":"purpose","text":"giving away private information","start":107,"end":138}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"“ They track current trends and events to make their attacks more effective , and tax season offers a rich opportunity for attackers to disguise themselves as well - known brands and even government agencies in an effort to exploit users . ”","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"disguise themselves as","start":136,"end":158},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"attackers","start":123,"end":132},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"well - known brands","start":159,"end":178},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"government agencies","start":188,"end":207}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"This tendency is on display with the “ chalbhai ” phishing attack , which uses a spoof of an outdated IRS form to trick users into giving up their tax identification information , which can then be used to file false returns .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"phishing attack","start":50,"end":65},"arguments":[{"role":"attack pattern","text":"uses a spoof of an outdated IRS form","start":74,"end":110}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"“ We have typically seen this tag associated with phishing pages that look like Microsoft Office 365 , Apple ID , Dropbox or DocuSign , ” Zscaler wrote .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"look like","start":70,"end":79},"arguments":[{"role":"trusted entity","text":"Microsoft Office 365","start":80,"end":100},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"Apple ID","start":103,"end":111},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"Dropbox","start":114,"end":121},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"DocuSign","start":125,"end":133},{"role":"tool","text":"phishing pages","start":50,"end":64}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Researchers noted this campaign was particularly tricky , as users were redirected to a legitimate IRS page after giving up their information .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"were redirected","start":67,"end":82},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"users","start":61,"end":66},{"role":"purpose","text":"giving up their information","start":114,"end":141},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"a legitimate IRS page","start":86,"end":107}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"As part of its monthly Update Tuesday , Microsoft announced this week that they ’ve released a preliminary fix for a vulnerability rated important , and present in all supported versions of Windows in circulation ( basically any client or server version of Windows from 2008 onward ) .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"announced","start":50,"end":59},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"this week","start":60,"end":69},{"role":"releaser","text":"Microsoft","start":40,"end":49}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The flaw affects the Credential Security Support Provider ( CredSSP ) protocol , which is used in all instances of Windows ’ Remote Desktop Protocol ( RDP ) and Remote Management ( WinRM ) .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"affects","start":9,"end":16},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"the Credential Security Support Provider ( CredSSP ) protocol","start":17,"end":78},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"The flaw","start":0,"end":8},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Remote Management ( WinRM )","start":161,"end":188},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Remote Desktop Protocol ( RDP )","start":125,"end":156},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Windows","start":115,"end":122}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The vulnerability , CVE -2018-0886 , could allow remote code execution via a physical or wifi - based Man - in - the - Middle attack , where the attacker steals session data , including local user credentials , during the CredSSP authentication process .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"steals","start":154,"end":160},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"the attacker","start":141,"end":153},{"role":"compromised data","text":"session data","start":161,"end":173},{"role":"compromised data","text":"user credentials","start":192,"end":208}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Although Microsoft says the bug has not yet been exploited , it could cause serious damage if left unpatched .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"been exploited","start":44,"end":58},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the bug","start":24,"end":31}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"RDP is widely used in enterprise environments and an attacker who successfully exploits this bug could use it to gain a foothold from which to pivot and escalate .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"exploits","start":79,"end":87},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"attacker","start":53,"end":61},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"bug","start":93,"end":96},{"role":"capabilities","text":"gain a foothold from which to pivot and escalate","start":113,"end":161}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Security researchers at Preempt say they discovered and disclosed this vulnerability to Microsoft last August , and Microsoft has been working since then to create the patch released this week .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"released","start":174,"end":182},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"this week","start":183,"end":192}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Samba has released security updates addressing a possible avenue for DoS attacks and attackers changing administrator passwords .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"has released","start":6,"end":18},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"security updates","start":19,"end":35},{"role":"releaser","text":"Samba","start":0,"end":5}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Open source server platform Samba has issued patches for two critical vulnerabilities that could be used to launch denial - of - service attacks or allow anyone to change user and administrator passwords .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"has issued","start":34,"end":44},"arguments":[{"role":"releaser","text":"Open source server platform Samba","start":0,"end":33},{"role":"patch","text":"patches","start":45,"end":52},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"two critical vulnerabilities","start":57,"end":85},{"role":"issues addressed","text":"denial - of - service attacks","start":115,"end":144},{"role":"issues addressed","text":"allow anyone to change user and administrator passwords","start":148,"end":203}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The vulnerabilities in question , CVE -2018-1050 and CVE -2018-1057 , are both serious risks for anyone using Samba .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"in question","start":20,"end":31},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"vulnerabilities","start":4,"end":19},{"role":"common vulnerabilities and exposures","text":"CVE -2018-1050","start":34,"end":48},{"role":"common vulnerabilities and exposures","text":"CVE -2018-1057","start":53,"end":67}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"What the Samba vulnerabilities can do The first vulnerability , 1050 , affects all Samba instances version 4.0.0 and up .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"affects","start":71,"end":78},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"The first vulnerability","start":38,"end":61},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"all Samba","start":79,"end":88},{"role":"vulnerable system version","text":"version 4.0.0 and up","start":99,"end":119}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"More specifically , it only affects version 4.0.0 and up Samba installations that are also running their Remote Procedure Call ( RPC ) Spool Subsystem Service ( spoolss ) as an external daemon ( RPC spoolss is configured to internal by default ) .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"affects","start":28,"end":35},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Samba installations","start":57,"end":76},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"it","start":20,"end":22},{"role":"vulnerable system version","text":"version 4.0.0 and up","start":36,"end":56}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Like 1050 , it affects all Samba installations version 4.0.0 and up and allows users to change the passwords of other users , including those with admin rights .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"affects","start":15,"end":22},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"it","start":12,"end":14},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Samba installations","start":27,"end":46},{"role":"capabilities","text":"allows users to change the passwords of other users","start":72,"end":123},{"role":"vulnerable system version","text":"version 4.0.0 and up","start":47,"end":67}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| inputEdgeWave , Inc. ® , a leading provider in cybersecurity and compliance , today revealed a new , malicious exploit embedded in popular URL shorteners , which are being mistaken as legitimate URLs .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextrevealedstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextmalicious exploitstartendrolediscoverertextEdgeWavestartendrolevulnerable systemtextURL shortenersstartendrolecapabilitiestextbeing mistaken as legitimate URLsstartendroletimetexttodaystartendschema |
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| input\ said Blake Tullysmith , Principal Engineer at EdgeWave .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextdetectedstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextexploitstartendrolediscoverertextwestartendroletimetextSeveral days agostartendschema |
| inputThe malicious parties will then fabricate a seemingly legitimate email and include a shortened URL that passes in - transit virus scanning as well as other filtering solutions , which will allow the shortened URL to be delivered right into the inbox .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextfabricatestartendargumentsroletooltexta seemingly legitimate emailstartendroletrusted entitytexta shortened URLstartendroleattackertextmalicious partiesstartendschema |
| inputStaff are still falling for phishing scams , with social media friend requests and emails pretending to come from the HR department among the ones most likely to fool workers into handing over usernames and passwords .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextphishing scamsstartendargumentsrolevictimtextStaffstartendroleattack patterntextsocial media friend requestsstartendschema |
| inputPhishing scams aim to trick staff into handing over data -- normally usernames and passwords -- by posing as legitimate email .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertexttrickstartendargumentsrolepurposetexthanding over datastartendrolevictimtextstaffstartendschema |
| inputIn a review of 100 simulated attack campaigns for 48 of its clients , accounting for almost a million individual users , security company MWR Infosecurity found that sending a bogus friend request was the best way to get someone to click on a link -- even when the email was being sent to a work email address .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextbeing sentstartendargumentsroletooltextemailstartendroletrusted entitytextwork email addressstartendschema |
| inputA spoof email claiming to be from the HR department referring to the appraisal system was also very effective : nearly one in five clicked the link , and three - quarters provided more credentials , with a similar percentage going on to download a file .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextclaiming to bestartendargumentsroletooltextA spoof emailstartendroletrusted entitytextthe appraisal systemstartendrolepurposetextprovided more credentialsstartendrolepurposetextdownload a filestartendroletrusted entitytextthe HR departmentstartendschema |
| inputSome might argue that gaining access to a staff email account is of limited use , but the security company argues that this is a handy for an assault .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextgaining accessstartendargumentsrolecompromised datatexta staff email accountstartendschema |
| inputA hacker could dump entire mailboxes , access file shares , run programs on the compromised user 's device , and access multiple systems , warned MWR InfoSecurity .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"access","start":39,"end":45},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"file shares","start":46,"end":57}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"BSA warns that with the Notifiable Data Breaches legislation now in effect , this is a good time for organisations to consider the risks unlicensed software bring to their business .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"Data Breaches","start":35,"end":48},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"organisations","start":101,"end":114}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"“ Businesses need to remember that unlicensed software , or software downloaded from an unknown source , may contain malware which puts an organisation and its customers at significant risk of becoming the victim of a data breach , ” comments BSA APAC ’s director of compliance programs , Gary Gan .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"a data breach","start":216,"end":229},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"customers","start":160,"end":169},{"role":"victim","text":"the victim","start":202,"end":212},{"role":"victim","text":"an organisation","start":136,"end":151}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"“ Without properly licensed software , organisations do n’t receive patch updates which strengthen the software ’s security and address vulnerabilities , which otherwise would leave the business exposed . ”","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"receive","start":60,"end":67},"arguments":[{"role":"releaser","text":"organisations","start":39,"end":52},{"role":"patch","text":"patch updates","start":68,"end":81}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Ransomware has long been a headache for PC and smartphone users , but in the future , it could be robots that stop working unless a ransom is paid .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"a ransom is paid","start":130,"end":146},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"robots","start":98,"end":104},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"stop working","start":110,"end":122}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"After the infection , the robot is shown insulting its audience and demanding to be ' fed ' bitcoin cryptocurrency in order to restore systems back to normal .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"demanding","start":68,"end":77},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"the robot","start":22,"end":31},{"role":"payment method","text":"bitcoin cryptocurrency","start":92,"end":114},{"role":"victim","text":"systems","start":135,"end":142}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" In order to get a business owner to pay a ransom to a hacker , you could make robots stop working .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"pay a ransom","start":38,"end":50},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"a business owner","start":18,"end":34},{"role":"attacker","text":"a hacker","start":54,"end":62},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"could make robots stop working","start":69,"end":99}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Unlike computers , robots do n't yet store vast amounts of valuable information that the user might be willing to pay a ransom to retrieve .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpay a ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextthe userstartendschema |
| inputIf the alternative for a victim of robot ransomware is waiting for a technician to come to fix the robot -- or even losing access it to weeks if it needs to be returned to the manufacturer -- a business owner might view giving into the ransom demand as a lesser evil .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextthe ransom demandstartendargumentsrolevictimtexta business ownerstartendrolevictimtextmanufacturerstartendschema |
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| inputAs one example , Herjavec is concerned with the role cryptocurrency plays in ransomware attacks .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextransomware attacksstartendargumentsschema |
| inputTo release the information , a hacker will demand a ransom payment .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextdemand a ransom paymentstartendargumentsroleattackertexta hackerstartendschema |
| inputRansomware attacks increased 6,000 percent in 2016 from 2015 , according to a study from IBM Security .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextRansomware attacksstartendargumentsroletimetext2016startendroletimetext2015startendschema |
| inputAnd in 2017 , 200,000 computers in 150 countries belonging to businesses , governments and even the U.K. National Health Service were impacted by the ransomware virus known as WannaCry .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextwere impactedstartendargumentsroletooltextthe ransomwarestartendroletooltextWannaCrystartendrolevictimtextNational Health Servicestartendschema |
| inputIn that case , victims were told to make a payment in bitcoin to get their computers back .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextmake a paymentstartendargumentsrolevictimtextvictimsstartendrolepayment methodtextbitcoinstartendschema |
| inputHackers often demand the ransom be paid in cryptocurrency because it allows them to remain anonymous , Herjavec says .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextdemand the ransomstartendargumentsroleattackertextHackersstartendrolepayment methodtextcryptocurrencystartendschema |
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| inputWith WannaCry , the hackers asked for $ 300 worth of bitcoin from victims , and if they waited over 72 hours to pay , the fine increased to $ 600 .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextasked forstartendargumentsrolepricetext$ 300startendrolepayment methodtextworth of bitcoinstartendrolevictimtextvictimsstartendroleattackertextthe hackersstartendroletooltextWannaCrystartendschema |
| inputIn 2016 , ransomware was used to coerce Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center , a hospital in Los Angeles , to pay 40 bitcoin to hackers , The New York Times reports .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaystartendargumentsroletimetext2016startendroleattack patterntextransomware was used to coercestartendrolevictimtextHollywood Presbyterian Medical Centerstartendrolevictimtexta hospitalstartendroleplacetextLos Angelesstartendroleattackertexthackersstartendrolepricetext40 bitcoinstartendschema |
| inputTo protect yourself from ransomware attacks , take steps to secure your online information .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextransomware attacksstartendargumentsschema |
| input… You must send us 0.7 BitCoin for each affected PC or 3 BitCoins to receive ALL Private Keys for ALL affected PC ’s . ”outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextmust sendstartendargumentsrolevictimtextYoustartendroleattackertextusstartendrolepricetext0.7 BitCoinstartendrolevictimtextPCstartendrolepricetext3 BitCoinsstartendrolevictimtextPC ’sstartendschema |
| inputCDOT is n’t paying , but others have .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextis n’t payingstartendargumentsrolevictimtextCDOTstartendschema |
| inputIn fact , so - called ransomware has become one of the most lucrative criminal enterprises in the U.S. and internationally , with the FBI estimating total payments are nearing $ 1 billion .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaymentsstartendargumentsroletooltextransomwarestartendroleplacetextthe U.S.startendroleplacetextinternationallystartendrolepricetext$ 1 billionstartendschema |
| inputHackers use ransomware to encrypt computer files , making them unreadable without a secret key , and then demand digital currency like bitcoin if victims want the files back — and many victims are falling for that promise .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextdemand digital currencystartendargumentsrolevictimtextvictimsstartendroleattack patterntextuse ransomware to encrypt computer filesstartendroleattackertextHackersstartendschema |
| inputRansomware infects more than 100,000 computers around the world every day and payments are approaching $ 1 billion , said U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein during the October 2017 Cambridge Cyber Summit , citing FBI statistics .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaymentsstartendargumentsrolepricetext$ 1 billionstartendroletimetextevery daystartendroleattack patterntextRansomware infectsstartendrolevictimtextcomputersstartendschema |
| inputA study by researchers at Google , Chainalysis , University of California San Diego and NYU Tandon School of Engineering estimated that from 2016 to mid 2017 , victims paid $ 25 million in ransom to get files back .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaidstartendargumentsroletimetextfrom 2016 to mid 2017startendrolevictimtextvictimsstartendrolepricetext$ 25 millionstartendschema |
| inputAnd one out of five businesses that do pay the ransom do n’t get their data back , according to 2016 report by Kaspersky Labs .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpay the ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextone out of five businessesstartendschema |
| inputLast spring , the Erie County Medical Center in New York was attacked by SamSam due to a misconfigured web server , according to The Buffalo News .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextwas attackedstartendargumentsroleplacetextNew Yorkstartendrolevictimtextthe Erie County Medical CenterstartendroletooltextSamSamstartendroletimetextLast springstartendschema |
| inputBecause it had backed up its files , the hospital decided not to pay the estimated $ 44,000 ransom .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaystartendargumentsrolepricetext$ 44,000startendrolevictimtextthe hospitalstartendschema |
| inputMore recently in January , the new SamSam variant sneaked into Indiana hospital Hancock Health , which decided to pay 4 bitcoin , or about $ 55,000 , in ransom .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaystartendargumentsrolepricetext4 bitcoinstartendrolepricetext$ 55,000startendschema |
| inputColorado security officials are still investigating the CDOT ransomware attack that took 2,000 employee computers offline for more than a week .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextransomware attackstartendargumentsroletimetexta weekstartendroleattack patterntexttook 2,000 employee computers offlinestartendrolevictimtextCDOTstartendschema |
| inputThey do n’t plan to pay the ransom but offered few details about the attack other than confirming it was a variant of the SamSam ransomware .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpay the ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextTheystartendschema |
| inputWebroot does n’t have an official stance on whether to pay a ransom to get files back , but Dufour says it ’s a personal decision .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpay a ransomstartendargumentsschema |
| inputCybersecurity companies like Webroot can advise whether the hacker has a reputation for restoring files after payment is received .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpayment is receivedstartendargumentsroleattackertextthe hackerstartendschema |
| input“ Paying a ransom to a cybercriminal is an incredibly personal decision .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextPaying a ransomstartendargumentsroleattackertexta cybercriminalstartendschema |
| inputUnfortunately , if you want your data back , paying the ransom is often the only option , ” Dufour said .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaying the ransomstartendargumentsschema |
| inputFor these cases , even paying the ransom wo n’t decrypt your data .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaying the ransomstartendargumentsschema |
| inputI recommend checking with a computer security expert before paying any ransom . ”outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaying any ransomstartendargumentsschema |
| input… You must send us 0.7 BitCoin for each affected PC or 3 BitCoins to receive ALL Private Keys for ALL affected PC ’s . ”outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextsendstartendargumentsrolevictimtextPC ’sstartendrolepricetext3 BitCoinsstartendrolevictimtextPCstartendrolepricetext0.7 BitCoinstartendroleattackertextusstartendrolevictimtextYoustartendschema |
| inputCDOT is n’t paying , but others have .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpayingstartendargumentsrolevictimtextCDOTstartendschema |
| inputIn fact , so - called ransomware has become one of the most lucrative criminal enterprises in the U.S. and internationally , with the FBI estimating total payments are nearing $ 1 billion .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaymentsstartendargumentsroletooltextransomwarestartendroleplacetextthe U.S.startendroleplacetextinternationallystartendrolepricetext$ 1 billionstartendschema |
| inputHackers use ransomware to encrypt computer files , making them unreadable without a secret key , and then demand digital currency like bitcoin if victims want the files back — and many victims are falling for that promise .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextdemand digital currencystartendargumentsroleattack patterntextuse ransomware to encrypt computer filesstartendroleattackertextHackersstartendrolevictimtextvictimsstartendschema |
| input“ The end goal is just to put ransomware on the computer because right now the most successful way for cybercriminals to make money is with ransoming your files , ” said Tyler Moffitt , a senior threat research analyst at Webroot .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextransomingstartendargumentsrolevictimtextcybercriminalsstartendroleattack patterntextput ransomware on the computerstartendschema |
| inputRansomware infects more than 100,000 computers around the world every day and payments are approaching $ 1 billion , said U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein during the October 2017 Cambridge Cyber Summit , citing FBI statistics .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaymentsstartendargumentsrolepricetext$ 1 billionstartendroletimetextevery daystartendrolevictimtextcomputersstartendroleattack patterntextRansomware infectsstartendschema |
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| inputMore recently in January , the new SamSam variant sneaked into Indiana hospital Hancock Health , which decided to pay 4 bitcoin , or about $ 55,000 , in ransom .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextsneakedstartendargumentsroletooltextthe new SamSam variantstartendroletimetextJanuarystartendrolevictimtextIndiana hospital Hancock Healthstartendschema |
| inputPoweliks crept into the Windows registry to force the computer to do all sorts of nasty things , from demanding a ransom to joining a click - fraud bot network to click ads without the user even realizing it .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextdemanding a ransomstartendargumentsschema |
| inputDDoS extortionists have already pounced on the Memcached DDoS attack vector in attempts to extract payments from attacked companies .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaymentsstartendargumentsrolevictimtextcompaniesstartendroleattack patterntextMemcached DDoS attackstartendroleattackertextextortionistsstartendschema |
| inputThis one group is asking victims to pay 50 Monero — around $ 17,000 — to a Monero address .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextis askingstartendargumentsroleattackertextThis one groupstartendrolevictimtextvictimsstartendschema |
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| {"input":"But according to Daniel Smith , a Radware security researcher who spoke with Bleeping Computer , paying the Monero ransom wo n't help companies at all.That 's because attackers have used the same Monero address for multiple DDoS attacks against different targets .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"paying the Monero ransom","start":97,"end":121},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"different targets","start":245,"end":262},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"multiple DDoS attacks","start":215,"end":236},{"role":"payment method","text":"Monero address","start":196,"end":210},{"role":"attacker","text":"attackers","start":167,"end":176},{"role":"victim","text":"companies","start":134,"end":143}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| {"input":"\" If a victim were to deposit the requested amount into the wallet , we doubt the attackers would even know which victim the payment originated from , let alone stop their attacks as a result . \"","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"deposit the requested amount","start":22,"end":50},"arguments":[{"role":"payment method","text":"the wallet","start":56,"end":66},{"role":"victim","text":"a victim","start":5,"end":13}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Victims of one the newest - and most unusual - families of ransomware could now be able to recover their files without giving into the demands of criminals because decryption tools have been released for free .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the demands","start":131,"end":142},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"Victims","start":0,"end":7},{"role":"tool","text":"families of ransomware","start":47,"end":69},{"role":"attacker","text":"criminals","start":146,"end":155}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"GandGrab first appeared in January and has already claimed over 53,000 victims around the world , making it what Europol describe as \" one of the most aggressive forms of ransomware so far this year \" costing each victim anything from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"costing","start":201,"end":208},"arguments":[{"role":"price","text":"a few hundred dollars","start":235,"end":256},{"role":"victim","text":"victims","start":71,"end":78},{"role":"time","text":"January","start":27,"end":34},{"role":"tool","text":"GandGrab","start":0,"end":8},{"role":"tool","text":"ransomware","start":171,"end":181},{"role":"price","text":"a few thousand","start":260,"end":274},{"role":"victim","text":"victim","start":71,"end":77}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"This variant of the file - locking malware is unusual in a number of ways : not only is it spread via the use of exploit kits - a tactic usually reserved for the likes of trojans and cryptocurrency miners - it is also the first form of ransomware to ask for payments in Dash .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ask for payments","start":250,"end":266},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"ransomware","start":236,"end":246},{"role":"payment method","text":"in Dash","start":267,"end":274}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Most other forms of ransomware demand the ransom be paid in bitcoin or Monero .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"demand the ransom","start":31,"end":48},"arguments":[{"role":"payment method","text":"in bitcoin or Monero","start":57,"end":77},{"role":"tool","text":"ransomware","start":20,"end":30}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"But regardless of who might be distributing GandCrab , now victims do n't need to pay a ransom to those looking to cash in on it , because the decryption tool is available for free from the No More Ransom portal and from Bitdefender .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpay a ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextvictimsstartendroleattack patterntextbe distributing GandCrabstartendschema |
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| {"input":"DOT officials said they do n't intend to follow suit by paying the ransom demand and they will restore from backups .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaying the ransom demandstartendargumentsrolevictimtextDOT officialsstartendschema |
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| {"input":"Colorado Department of Transportation employees spent a second day offline Thursday as security officials investigated the damage done by a ransomware virus that hijacked computer files and demanded payment in bitcoin for their safe return .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"demanded payment","start":190,"end":206},"arguments":[{"role":"payment method","text":"in bitcoin","start":207,"end":217},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"hijacked computer files","start":162,"end":185},{"role":"tool","text":"a ransomware virus","start":138,"end":156},{"role":"victim","text":"Colorado Department of Transportation","start":0,"end":37},{"role":"victim","text":"employees","start":38,"end":47},{"role":"time","text":"Thursday","start":75,"end":83}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The state ’s Office of Information Technology , which reached out to the FBI for assistance , are still investigating the attack and have not paid a cent to attackers — nor do they plan to , said Brandi Simmons , an OIT spokeswoman .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the attack","start":118,"end":128},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"We are still investigating to see whether or not files were damaged or recovered , ” she said in an email Thursday .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"were damaged or recovered","start":55,"end":80},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"files","start":49,"end":54}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| {"input":"One hospital , Hancock Health in Indiana , paid $ 55,000 to get its files back .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"paid","start":43,"end":47},"arguments":[{"role":"price","text":"$ 55,000","start":48,"end":56},{"role":"place","text":"Indiana","start":33,"end":40},{"role":"victim","text":"Hancock Health","start":15,"end":29},{"role":"victim","text":"hospital","start":4,"end":12}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"TrendMicro said the attack was n’t due to an employee opening an infected email , but hackers gained access remotely using a vendor ’s user name and password .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the attack","start":16,"end":26},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"hackers","start":86,"end":93},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"gained access remotely using a vendor ’s user name and password","start":94,"end":157}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"State - owned computers in Colorado are being held for ransom .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"held for ransom","start":46,"end":61},"arguments":[{"role":"place","text":"Colorado","start":27,"end":35},{"role":"victim","text":"computers","start":14,"end":23},{"role":"victim","text":"State - owned","start":0,"end":13}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The ransomware demanded a payment in bitcoin , Brandi Simmons , a state spokesperson , said .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"demanded a payment","start":15,"end":33},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"The ransomware","start":0,"end":14},{"role":"payment method","text":"in bitcoin","start":34,"end":44}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The state tells Next they have never paid ransomware criminals in the past , and they have no intention of starting now .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"paid","start":37,"end":41},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"they","start":21,"end":25},{"role":"victim","text":"The state","start":0,"end":9},{"role":"attacker","text":"ransomware criminals","start":42,"end":62}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Google disclosed a flaw in Microsoft Edge earlier this week , after Microsoft failed to patch the bug in time .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"disclosed","start":7,"end":16},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"Google","start":0,"end":6},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"a flaw","start":17,"end":23},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Microsoft Edge","start":27,"end":41},{"role":"time","text":"earlier this week","start":42,"end":59}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Now Google ’s Project Zero team of security researchers are disclosing yet another Windows 10 security flaw that Microsoft has again failed to patch before Google ’s imposed 90 - day period .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"are disclosing","start":56,"end":70},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"security researchers","start":35,"end":55},{"role":"discoverer","text":"Google","start":4,"end":10},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"security flaw","start":94,"end":107},{"role":"discoverer","text":"Project Zero team","start":14,"end":31},{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"Windows 10","start":83,"end":93},{"role":"time","text":"Now","start":0,"end":3}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Neowin spotted that Google reported two bugs to Microsoft in November , but the company only addressed one of them with its recent Patch Tuesday fixes .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"reported","start":27,"end":35},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"Google","start":20,"end":26},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"two bugs","start":36,"end":44},{"role":"time","text":"November","start":61,"end":69},{"role":"vulnerable system owner","text":"Microsoft","start":48,"end":57}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| {"input":"It ’s still an important issue to fix , as an attacker could potentially combine this with a separate unknown remote code execution to gain administrator access , although that ’s an unlikely scenario unless Microsoft does n’t address it promptly .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"address","start":227,"end":234},"arguments":[{"role":"releaser","text":"Microsoft","start":208,"end":217}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| {"input":"Microsoft hit back at Google ’s approach to security patches last year , after discovering a Chrome flaw and “ responsibly ” disclosed it to Google so the company had enough time to patch .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"discovering","start":79,"end":90},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"a Chrome flaw","start":91,"end":104},{"role":"discoverer","text":"Microsoft","start":0,"end":9},{"role":"vulnerable system owner","text":"Google","start":22,"end":28}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"There ’s plenty of evidence to suggest security vulnerabilities are increasing in Windows and across the industry , and Microsoft has clearly struggled to fix these two issues with plenty of notice .","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"fix","start":155,"end":158},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"these two issues","start":159,"end":175},{"role":"releaser","text":"Microsoft","start":120,"end":129}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Google makes exceptions to its strict rules , with grace periods , and can even disclose much sooner if the vulnerability is being actively exploited .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"exploited","start":140,"end":149},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"vulnerability","start":108,"end":121}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Google disclosed a major Windows bug back in 2016 just 10 days after reporting it to Microsoft , and the company has revealed zero - day bugs in Windows in the past before patches are available .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"reporting","start":69,"end":78},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerable system owner","text":"Microsoft","start":85,"end":94},{"role":"time","text":"2016","start":45,"end":49}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"An unsecured Kubernetes container management console allowed cyber-attackers to breach a Tesla cloud account that contained sensitive data , including telemetry data from the company ’s electric cars , according to a report by security company RedLock .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"breach","start":80,"end":86},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"cyber-attackers","start":61,"end":76},{"role":"compromised data","text":"cloud account","start":95,"end":108},{"role":"compromised data","text":"sensitive data","start":124,"end":138},{"role":"compromised data","text":"telemetry data","start":151,"end":165},{"role":"victim","text":"company","start":175,"end":182},{"role":"victim","text":"Tesla","start":89,"end":94},{"role":"victim","text":"electric cars","start":186,"end":199}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Details about Tesla cloud account breach where included in RedLock report as an example of the cyber-security threats face enterprises that store sensitive data and run important business applications on cloud services .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"cloud account breach","start":20,"end":40},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"cloud services","start":204,"end":218},{"role":"compromised data","text":"sensitive data","start":146,"end":160},{"role":"victim","text":"Tesla","start":14,"end":19}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"RedLock ’s Cloud Security Intelligence team found that the Tesla breach resulted from the exposure of Amazon Web Services security credentials after hackers penetrated Tesla ’s Kubernetes console , which was not password protected This led to the exposure of the company ’s Amazon S3 cloud account , which contained sensitive data including the Tesla vehicle telemetry .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"breach","start":65,"end":71},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"Tesla","start":59,"end":64}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Microsoft and Google have been bitter rivals for at least a decade , and the pair have had several disagreements over security vulnerability disclosure in recent years .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"security vulnerability disclosure","start":118,"end":151},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"recent years","start":155,"end":167},{"role":"vulnerable system owner","text":"Microsoft","start":0,"end":9},{"role":"vulnerable system owner","text":"Google","start":14,"end":20},{"role":"vulnerable system owner","text":"the pair","start":73,"end":81}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Google is stoking those disagreements again this week by disclosing a Microsoft Edge security flaw before a patch is available .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"disclosing","start":57,"end":67},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerability","text":"a Microsoft Edge security flaw","start":68,"end":98},{"role":"vulnerable system owner","text":"Google","start":0,"end":6},{"role":"time","text":"this week","start":44,"end":53}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Neowin spotted that Google disclosed the security flaw to Microsoft back in November , and the company provided 90 days for Microsoft to fix it before going public as it ’s rated “ medium ” in terms of severity .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"disclosed","start":27,"end":36},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"Google","start":20,"end":26},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the security flaw","start":37,"end":54},{"role":"vulnerable system owner","text":"Microsoft","start":58,"end":67},{"role":"time","text":"November","start":76,"end":84}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Google also provided Microsoft with an additional 14 - day grace period to have a fix available for its monthly Patch Tuesday release in February , but Microsoft missed this goal because “ the fix is more complex than initially anticipated . ”","output":{"json_structures":{"patch vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"available","start":86,"end":95},"arguments":[{"role":"patch","text":"a fix","start":80,"end":85},{"role":"releaser","text":"Microsoft","start":21,"end":30},{"role":"patch","text":"release","start":126,"end":133},{"role":"time","text":"February","start":137,"end":145}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| {"input":"Google engineers discovered the CPU flaws and Intel , AMD , and others had around six months to fix the problems before the flaws were publicly disclosed earlier this year .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"discovered","start":17,"end":27},"arguments":[{"role":"discoverer","text":"Google engineers","start":0,"end":16},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"the CPU flaws","start":28,"end":41},{"role":"vulnerable system owner","text":"AMD","start":54,"end":57},{"role":"vulnerable system owner","text":"Intel","start":46,"end":51}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| {"input":"This latest episode is n’t as critical as some of the past disclosures , but it will likely reignite the debate over whether Google , a company with competitive commercial interests , should be leading the way security flaws in rival operating systems are disclosed in the public interest .","output":{"json_structures":{"discover vulnerability":[{"trigger":{"text":"are disclosed","start":252,"end":265},"arguments":[{"role":"vulnerable system","text":"rival operating systems","start":228,"end":251},{"role":"vulnerability","text":"security flaws","start":210,"end":224}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center paid a $ 17,000 ransom in bitcoin to a hacker who seized control of the hospital 's computer systems and would give back access only when the money was paid , the hospital 's chief executive said Wednesday .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"paid","start":38,"end":42},"arguments":[{"role":"price","text":"$ 17,000","start":45,"end":53},{"role":"payment method","text":"in bitcoin","start":61,"end":71},{"role":"attacker","text":"a hacker","start":75,"end":83},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"seized control","start":88,"end":102},{"role":"victim","text":"computer systems","start":122,"end":138},{"role":"victim","text":"Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center","start":0,"end":37},{"role":"victim","text":"hospital","start":110,"end":118}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| {"input":"Law enforcement sources told The Times that the hospital paid the ransom before reaching out to law enforcement for assistance .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"paid the ransom","start":57,"end":72},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"the hospital","start":44,"end":56}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"A Ukrainian cybercrime operation has made an estimated $ 50 million by using Google AdWords to lure users on Bitcoin phishing sites .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"lure","start":95,"end":99},"arguments":[{"role":"trusted entity","text":"Google AdWords","start":77,"end":91},{"role":"tool","text":"Bitcoin phishing sites","start":109,"end":131},{"role":"victim","text":"users","start":100,"end":105},{"role":"damage amount","text":"$ 50 million","start":55,"end":67}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Crooks purchase so - called typosquatted domains that imitate the real Blockchain.info Bitcoin wallet management service .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"imitate","start":54,"end":61},"arguments":[{"role":"trusted entity","text":"the real Blockchain.info Bitcoin wallet management service","start":62,"end":120},{"role":"attacker","text":"Crooks","start":0,"end":6}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Coinhoarder operators then set up phishing pages on these domains that log users credentials , which they later use to steal funds from users ' accounts .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextset upstartendargumentsroleattackertextCoinhoarder operatorsstartendroletooltextphishing pagesstartendrolepurposetextlog users credentialsstartendrolepurposetextsteal funds from users ' accounts","start":119,"end":152}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"According to Cisco , instead of using malvertising or spam campaigns , crooks buy legitimate ads via the Google AdWords platform and place links to their phishing sites at the top of Bitcoin - related Google search results .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"place links","start":133,"end":144},"arguments":[{"role":"attack pattern","text":"buy legitimate ads via the Google AdWords platform","start":78,"end":128},{"role":"attacker","text":"crooks","start":71,"end":77},{"role":"tool","text":"their phishing sites","start":148,"end":168}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"It is believed the group lured tens of millions of users to its phishing sites .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"lured","start":25,"end":30},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"the group","start":15,"end":24},{"role":"victim","text":"users","start":51,"end":56},{"role":"tool","text":"its phishing sites","start":60,"end":78}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" This threat actor appears to be standing up phishing pages to target potential victims African countries and other developing nations where banking can be more difficult , and local currencies much more unstable compared to the digital asset , \" researchers said in a report published yesterday .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"appears to be","start":20,"end":33},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"threat actor","start":7,"end":19},{"role":"tool","text":"phishing pages","start":46,"end":60},{"role":"place","text":"African countries","start":89,"end":106},{"role":"victim","text":"victims","start":81,"end":88}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"According to Cisco , the Coinhoarder group is by far the largest phishing operation that has targeted Blockchain.info , the biggest Bitcoin wallet service online .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"the largest phishing operation","start":53,"end":83},"arguments":[{"role":"trusted entity","text":"Blockchain.info","start":102,"end":117},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"the biggest Bitcoin wallet service online","start":120,"end":161},{"role":"attacker","text":"the Coinhoarder group","start":21,"end":42}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Bleeping Computer , too , has spotted increases in phishing campaigns targeting Blockchain.info in December 2016 and December 2017 .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"phishing campaigns","start":51,"end":69},"arguments":[{"role":"trusted entity","text":"Blockchain.info","start":80,"end":95},{"role":"time","text":"December 2016 and December 2017","start":99,"end":130}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Fraudsters are targeting taxpayers with spurious emails and text messages pretending to be from the government .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"pretending to be","start":74,"end":90},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"Fraudsters","start":0,"end":10},{"role":"victim","text":"taxpayers","start":25,"end":34},{"role":"tool","text":"spurious emails","start":40,"end":55},{"role":"tool","text":"text messages","start":60,"end":73},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"the government","start":96,"end":110}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The email came complete with a bogus ' HMRC Transaction Confirmation ' number and a link claiming to be to the Government Gateway , which is used to access online government services .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"came","start":10,"end":14},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"The email","start":0,"end":9},{"role":"tool","text":"a bogus ' HMRC Transaction Confirmation ' number","start":29,"end":77},{"role":"tool","text":"a link","start":82,"end":88}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Of course , I would just need to click on the bogus link with my ' credit \/ debit card ready ' so the criminals at the other end of the link could scam my cards for as much money as possible .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"could scam","start":141,"end":151},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"the link","start":132,"end":140},{"role":"attacker","text":"the criminals","start":98,"end":111}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| inputA spokesman for Action Fraud told This is Money : ' At this important time in the tax year when people will be claiming refunds , we are warning of fraudsters who contact victims claiming to be from HMRC to trick them into paying bogus debts and taxes . 'outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextclaiming to bestartendargumentsroletrusted entitytextHMRCstartendrolevictimtextvictimsstartendroleattackertextfraudstersstartendschema |
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| inputNaidoo warns consumers to look out for money laundering scams - when scammers trick people through social media platforms by claiming to have large sums of cash that they need to deposit urgently through a foreign bank account and identity theft - when fraudsters steal information and use it illegally by impersonating victims .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextstealstartendargumentsroleattackertextfraudstersstartendrolecompromised datatextinformationstartendrolepurposetextuse it illegally by impersonating victimsstartendschema |
| inputAnother scam to gain traction is a social media phishing scam , where fraudsters pretend to represent the victim 's bank on social media platforms , \" advises Naidoo .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"a social media phishing scam","start":33,"end":61},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Denis Makrushin , security researcher at Kaspersky Lab , says that social media chain letters and phishing is also expected to gain traction this year .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"phishing","start":98,"end":106},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"A recipient is lured into visiting the site on some pretext or other , for example they are warned about a virus epidemic and are offered the possibility to download an ' antivirus program ' .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"is lured","start":12,"end":20},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"A recipient","start":0,"end":11},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"visiting the site on some pretext","start":26,"end":59}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" Furthermore phishing scams via social media messages are also markedly more detailed and sophisticated than the average phishing e-mail .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"phishing scams","start":14,"end":28},"arguments":[{"role":"attack pattern","text":"via social media messages","start":29,"end":54},{"role":"tool","text":"phishing e-mail","start":122,"end":137}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Scammers approach people via email to encourage them to hand over private or sensitive information about themselves or the company they work for .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"approach","start":9,"end":17},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"Scammers","start":0,"end":8},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"via email","start":25,"end":34},{"role":"purpose","text":"encourage them to hand over private or sensitive information","start":38,"end":98},{"role":"victim","text":"people","start":18,"end":24}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"“ The most prevalent threats we see targeting consumers today are phishing attacks predominantly via email , where scammers try to trick people into sharing private information or access to money , ” Jessica Brookes , director of EMEA consumer at McAfee , told the Press Association .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"phishing attacks","start":66,"end":82},"arguments":[{"role":"attack pattern","text":"via email","start":97,"end":106}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"“ The first thing you should know about phishing is that it almost always involves a form of ‘ social engineering ’ , in which the scammer tries to manipulate you into trusting them for fraudulent purposes , often by pretending to be a legitimate person or business .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"manipulate","start":148,"end":158},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"the scammer","start":127,"end":138},{"role":"victim","text":"you","start":18,"end":21}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Here are four of the most popular scams circulating today : 1 ) The CEO Scam This scam appears as an email from a leader in your organisation , asking for highly sensitive information like company accounts or employee salaries .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"This scam","start":77,"end":86},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The hackers fake the boss ’s email address so it looks like a legitimate internal company email .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"fake","start":12,"end":16},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"The hackers","start":0,"end":11},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"email address","start":29,"end":42},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"boss","start":21,"end":25}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Just remember , whatever “ limited time offer ” you ’re being sold , it ’s probably a phishing scam designed to get you to give up your credit card number or identity information .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"a phishing scam","start":84,"end":99},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"you","start":48,"end":51},{"role":"purpose","text":"give up your credit card number or identity information","start":123,"end":178}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"3 ) The Urgent Email Attachment Phishing emails that try to trick you into downloading a dangerous attachment that can potentially infect your computer and steal your private information have been around for a long time .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"trick","start":60,"end":65},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"Phishing emails","start":32,"end":47},{"role":"victim","text":"you","start":66,"end":69},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"downloading a dangerous attachment","start":75,"end":109},{"role":"purpose","text":"infect your computer","start":131,"end":151},{"role":"purpose","text":"steal your private information","start":156,"end":186}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The lure here is offering you something you want , and invoking a sense of urgency to get you to click .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"The lure","start":0,"end":8},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"you","start":26,"end":29}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The scammer often poses as a friend - of - a-friend via email and contacts you directly .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"poses as","start":18,"end":26},"arguments":[{"role":"trusted entity","text":"a friend - of - a-friend","start":27,"end":51},{"role":"attacker","text":"The scammer","start":0,"end":11},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"via email and contacts you directly","start":52,"end":87}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"A new form of ransomware has emerged which is , unusually , being distributed by two separate exploit kits -- one of which was thought to have disappeared -- and demands payment in a lesser - known form of cryptocurrency .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"demands payment","start":162,"end":177},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"ransomware","start":14,"end":24},{"role":"payment method","text":"in a lesser - known form of cryptocurrency","start":178,"end":220},{"role":"tool","text":"exploit kits","start":94,"end":106}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Once the payload has been dropped and run on a compromised system , GandCrab , for the most part , acts like any other form of ransomware , encrypting Windows files using an RSA algorithm and demanding payment for the ' GandCrab Decryptor ' required to unlock the files .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"demanding payment","start":192,"end":209},"arguments":[{"role":"attack pattern","text":"using an RSA algorithm","start":165,"end":187},{"role":"tool","text":"GandCrab","start":68,"end":76},{"role":"tool","text":"ransomware","start":127,"end":137},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"encrypting Windows files","start":140,"end":164},{"role":"attacker","text":"GandCrab Decryptor","start":220,"end":238}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"However , unlike many forms of ransomware , GandCrab does n't demand payment in bitcoin , but rather in a form of cryptocurrency called Dash .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextdemand paymentstartendargumentsroletooltextGandCrabstartendrolepayment methodtextin bitcoinstartendrolepayment methodtextcryptocurrencystartendroletooltextransomwarestartendrolepayment methodtextDashstartendschema |
| inputThose behind the ransomware demand 1.5 Dash ( listed on the note as $ 1,200 , although the fluctuating prices mean it 's ever changing ) as a ransom , a price which doubles to three Dash ( $ 2,400 ) if the price is n't paid within a few days .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextdemandstartendargumentsroletooltextthe ransomwarestartendrolepricetext1.5 Dashstartendrolepricetext$ 1,200startendschema |
| inputThe demand for payment in Dash represents the latest example of ransomware distributors attempting to move away from bitcoin and onto other cryptocurrency , for reasons ranging from increased privacy and security to other forms of blockchain - based virtual currency being less popular than bitcoin and therefore quicker to process .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextThe demandstartendargumentsrolepayment methodtextpayment in Dashstartendrolepayment methodtextbitcoinstartendrolepayment methodtextother cryptocurrencystartendschema |
| inputThere 's currently no means of decrypting GandCrab ransomware files for free at this time , meaning the best way to avoid falling victim is to ensure all software updates and patches have been applied to ensure the vulnerabilities exploited by the exploit kits ca n't be used to distribute ransomware from infected sites .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertexthave been appliedstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextthe vulnerabilitiesstartendrolepatchtextsoftware updatesstartendrolepatchtextpatchesstartendschema |
| inputGREENFIELD — Hancock Health fell victim to a cyber attack Thursday , with a hacker demanding Bitcoin to relinquish control of part of the hospital ’s computer system .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertexta cyber attackstartendargumentsrolevictimtextHancock HealthstartendroletimetextThursdaystartendschema |
| inputA short time later , a message flashed on a hospital computer screen , stating parts of the system would be held hostage until a ransom is paid .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertexta ransom is paidstartendargumentsroleattack patterntextbe held hostagestartendrolevictimtextthe systemstartendschema |
| inputThe hacker asked for Bitcoin — a virtual currency used to make anonymous transactions that is nearly impossible to trace .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextasked for BitcoinstartendargumentsroleattackertextThe hackerstartendschema |
| inputFriday afternoon , Hancock Health CEO Steve Long confirmed the network was targeted by a ransomware attack from an unnamed hacker who “ attempted to shut down ( Hancock Health ’s ) operations . ”outputjson_structuresransomtriggertexta ransomware attackstartendargumentsrolevictimtextthe networkstartendroletimetextFriday afternoonstartendroleattackertextan unnamed hackerstartendroleattack patterntextattempted to shut down ( Hancock Health ’s ) operationsstartendschema |
| inputHospital leaders do n’t believe any personal medical information has been compromised , Long said .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertexthas been compromisedstartendargumentsrolecompromised datatextpersonal medical informationstartendschema |
| inputLong declined to disclose details of the attack , including how much ransom has been requested .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextransom has been requestedstartendargumentsschema |
| inputLong said law enforcement has been acting in an “ advisory capacity , ” and declined to release details about the plan going forward , including whether the hospital is considering paying the ransom .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaying the ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextthe hospitalstartendschema |
| inputLong said if there is any suggestion private patient information has been compromised , hospital officials will reach out to those affected , though he does n’t expect that to become an issue .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertexthas been compromisedstartendargumentsrolecompromised datatextprivate patient informationstartendschema |
| inputA Tor proxy service is being used by crooks to divert ransom payments to their own accounts at the expense of ransomware distributors -- and their victims , according to security researchers .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextransom paymentsstartendargumentsroleattackertextcrooksstartendroleattackertextransomware distributorsstartendrolevictimtexttheir victimsstartendroleattack patterntextA Tor proxy service is being usedstartendschema |
| inputRansomware distributors expecting an easy payday are having their illicit earnings stolen by other cybercriminals , who are hijacking the ransom payments before they 're received and redirecting them into their own bitcoin wallets .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the ransom payments","start":134,"end":153},"arguments":[{"role":"payment method","text":"bitcoin wallets","start":215,"end":230}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"But not only are the attacks giving criminals a taste of their own medicine in becoming victims of cyber-theft , they are also preventing ransomware victims from unlocking their encrypted files -- because , as far as those distributing the malware are concerned , they never received their ransom payment .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransom payment","start":290,"end":304},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"they","start":113,"end":117}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Uncovered by researchers at Proofpoint , it 's believed to be the first scheme of its kind , with cybercriminals using a Tor proxy browser to carry out man - in - the - middle attacks to steal the cryptocurrency payments , which victims of ransomware are attempting to send to their attackers .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextsendstartendargumentsrolevictimtextvictimsstartendroletooltextransomwarestartendroleattackertexttheir attackersstartendrolepayment methodtextthe cryptocurrency paymentsstartendschema |
| inputThe attacks take advantage of the way ransomware distributors request victims to use Tor to buy the cryptocurrency they need to make the ransom payment .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextrequeststartendargumentsroleattackertextransomware distributorsstartendrolepayment methodtextthe cryptocurrencystartendrolevictimtextvictimsstartendschema |
| inputWhile many ransomware notes provide instructions on how to download and run the Tor browser , others provide links to a Tor proxy -- regular websites that translate Tor traffic into normal web traffic -- so the process of paying is as simple as possible for the victim .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpayingstartendargumentsrolevictimtextthe victimstartendroleattack patterntextransomware notes provide instructionsstartendschema |
| inputHowever , one of the Tor gateways being used is altering bitcoin wallet addresses in the proxy , and redirecting the payment into other accounts , rather than those of the ransomware attacker .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextthe paymentstartendargumentsroleattackertextransomware attackerstartendroleattack patterntextthe Tor gateways being used is altering bitcoin wallet addressesstartendschema |
| inputNot only are they paying hundreds or even thousands of dollars to in ransom demands , they 're not even getting their files back in return because the man - in - the - middle attacks mean the ransomware distributors do n't think they 've been paid .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"paying","start":18,"end":24},"arguments":[{"role":"price","text":"hundreds","start":25,"end":33},{"role":"price","text":"thousands of dollars","start":42,"end":62},{"role":"victim","text":"they","start":13,"end":17}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana hospital said it paid a $ 50,000 ransom to hackers who hijacked patient data .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransom","start":59,"end":65},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"hackers","start":69,"end":76},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"hijacked patient data","start":81,"end":102}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The ransomware attack accessed the computers of Hancock Health in Greenfield through an outside vendor 's account Thursday .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextThe ransomware attackstartendargumentsroletimetextThursdaystartendroleplacetextGreenfieldstartendrolevictimtextHancock Healthstartendrolevictimtextthe computersstartendroleattackertextoutside vendorstartendschema |
| inputThe virus demanded four bitcoins in exchange for unlocking the data , which included patient medical records and company emails .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextdemandedstartendargumentsrolepricetextfour bitcoinsstartendroletooltextThe virusstartendschema |
| inputThe hospital paid the amount , about $ 50,000 at the time , early Saturday morning , said Rob Matt , senior vice president and chief strategy officer .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaidstartendargumentsrolevictimtextThe hospitalstartendrolepricetext$ 50,000startendroletimetextearly Saturday morningstartendschema |
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| inputThe health system said in a news release that patient data was not compromised .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextwas not compromisedstartendargumentsrolecompromised datatextpatient datastartendschema |
| inputCriminals use various phishing methods through emails or bogus links to infect victims with malicious software .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextphishing methodsstartendargumentsroleattackertextCriminalsstartendroleattack patterntextthrough emails or bogus linksstartendrolepurposetextinfect victims with malicious softwarestartendschema |
| inputVictims log on and receive a message telling them the files have been hijacked and to get the files back they will have to pay .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertexthave to paystartendargumentsrolevictimtextthemstartendrolevictimtexttheystartendroleattack patterntextthe files have been hijackedstartendrolevictimtextVictimsstartendschema |
| inputThe systems were back Monday after paying the ransom .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaying the ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextThe systemsstartendroletimetextMondaystartendschema |
| inputWe made the deliberate decision , ” Long said , \outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpay the ransomstartendargumentsschema |
| inputGreenfield , Indiana - based Hancock Health paid hackers 4 bitcoin or about $ 47,000 to unlock its network on Saturday , after the health system fell victim to a ransomware attack on Thursday night .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextransomware attackstartendargumentsroletimetextThursday nightstartendrolevictimtextthe health systemstartendschema |
| inputHackers compromised a third - party vendor ’s administrative account to the hospital ’s remote - access portal and launched SamSam ransomware .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextcompromisedstartendargumentsroleattackertextHackersstartendrolecompromised datatextadministrative accountstartendrolevictimtextremote - access portalstartendrolepurposetextlaunched SamSam ransomwarestartendrolevictimtextthird - party vendorstartendrolevictimtexthospitalstartendschema |
| inputHancock Health was given just seven days to pay the ransom .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpay the ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextHancock Healthstartendschema |
| inputRestoring from backup was considered , though we made the deliberate decision to pay the ransom to expedite our return to full operations . ”outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpay the ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextwestartendschema |
| inputThe forensic analysis found patient data was not transferred outside of the hospital ’s network , and the FBI confirmed the motivation for SamSam hackers is ransom payment , not to harvest patient data .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextwas not transferredstartendargumentsrolecompromised datatextpatient datastartendrolevictimtextthe hospital ’s networkstartendschema |
| inputThe breach should serve as a wake - up call that ransomware attacks can happen .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextThe breachstartendargumentsschema |
| inputHowever , it ’s important to note the FBI , the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and a laundry list of security experts have long stressed that organizations should not pay ransoms to hackers .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpay ransomsstartendargumentsroleattackertexthackersstartendrolevictimtextorganizationsstartendschema |
| inputFor example , Kansas Heart Hospital paid a ransom in May 2016 , and the hackers kept the files and demanded another payment .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaid a ransomstartendargumentsroletimetextMay 2016startendrolevictimtextKansas Heart Hospitalstartendschema |
| inputThe hospital declined to pay a second time .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaystartendargumentsrolevictimtextThe hospitalstartendschema |
| inputSecondly , when an organization pays , hackers place the business on a list of those willing to pay the ransom and can expect to be hit again in the future .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaysstartendargumentsroleattackertextan organizationstartendschema |
| inputAn Indiana hospital paid a ransom of $ 55,000 to get rid of ransomware that had infected its systems and was hindering operations last week .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaid a ransomstartendargumentsroletimetextlast weekstartendroleattack patterntexthad infected its systemsstartendroletooltextransomwarestartendrolepricetext$ 55,000startendrolevictimtextAn Indiana hospitalstartendroleattack patterntextwas hindering operationsstartendschema |
| inputHospital had backups but decides to pay ransom demand .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpay ransom demandstartendargumentsrolevictimtextHospitalstartendschema |
| inputThe hospital said that despite having backups it opted to pay the ransom demand of 4 Bitcoin , which was worth around $ 55,000 at the time the hospital paid the sum , on Saturday morning .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpay the ransom demandstartendargumentsrolepricetext4 Bitcoinstartendrolepricetext$ 55,000startendrolevictimtextitstartendrolevictimtextThe hospitalstartendschema |
| inputHence , they decided paying the ransom was quicker .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaying the ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtexttheystartendschema |
| inputGREENFIELD — Hancock Health paid a $ 55,000 ransom to hackers to regain access to its computer systems , hospital officials said .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaidstartendargumentsrolevictimtextHancock Healthstartendrolepricetext$ 55,000startendroleattackertexthackersstartendrolevictimtextits computer systemsstartendschema |
| inputPart of the health network had been held hostage since late Thursday , when ransomware locked files including patient medical records .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertexthad been held hostagestartendargumentsrolevictimtexthealth networkstartendroletimetextlate Thursdaystartendroleattack patterntextransomware locked filesstartendschema |
| inputThey gave the hospital seven days to pay or the files would be permanently encrypted , officials said .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaystartendargumentsroletimetextseven daysstartendrolevictimtextthe hospitalstartendroleattackertextTheystartendroleattack patterntextpermanently encryptedstartendschema |
| inputAn analysis since the attack confirmed no personal patient information was taken by the hackers , believed to be located in eastern Europe , said Hancock Health CEO Steve Long .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextwas takenstartendargumentsrolecompromised datatextpersonal patient informationstartendroleattackertextthe hackersstartendschema |
| inputFrom a business standpoint , paying a small ransom made more sense , he said .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpaying a small ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextbusinessstartendschema |
| inputThe hacker asked for four bitcoins — a virtual currency used to make anonymous transactions that are nearly impossible to trace .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextasked forstartendargumentsrolepricetextfour bitcoinsstartendroleattackertextThe hackerstartendroleattack patterntextmake anonymous transactionsstartendschema |
| inputIt seems the old warning ' you get what you pay for ' can just as easily be applied to items purchased on underground forums and the dark web as it can to anything you buy elsewhere , because unbeknown to those experimenting with free phishing kits , they 're secretly being phished themselves .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"being phished","start":269,"end":282},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"themselves","start":283,"end":293},{"role":"attacker","text":"they","start":251,"end":255}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"An analysis of over one thousand phishing kits designed to allow wannabe cybercriminals to build phishing emails and websites found that , in a significant proportion of cases , the trainee phishers are being compromised , with their stolen data being secretly sent to the kit authors .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"build","start":91,"end":96},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"phishing emails","start":97,"end":112},{"role":"attacker","text":"wannabe cybercriminals","start":65,"end":87},{"role":"tool","text":"websites","start":117,"end":125}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"With phishing simple to carry out but potentially very financially rewarding -- some of the highest profile cyber-attacks of recent years began with a phishing email -- it 's no wonder that newbie hackers want in .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextphishingstartendargumentsschema |
| inputWhile these phishing kits did provide aspiring attackers with the files necessary to create a copy of target websites and steal valuable information , many of these free offerings contain an undisclosed backdoor .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextstealstartendargumentsrolecompromised datatextinformationstartendschema |
| inputThat means the kit author is able to secretly track the campaigns of the crooks using the software and gain access to the stolen information themselves .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertexttrackstartendargumentsrolevictimtextthe crooksstartendroleattackertextthe kit authorstartendschema |
| inputIn doing so , they 're able exploit the likes of stolen usernames , passwords , and credit card details without putting in the effort required to collect them .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"collect","start":146,"end":153},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"them","start":154,"end":158},{"role":"attacker","text":"they","start":14,"end":18},{"role":"compromised data","text":"stolen usernames","start":49,"end":65},{"role":"compromised data","text":"passwords","start":68,"end":77},{"role":"compromised data","text":"credit card details","start":84,"end":103}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" About 25 percent of the kits contained implicit recipients which receive emails with the phishing results as well as the kit buyers who were intended to receive it .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"receive","start":67,"end":74},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"implicit recipients","start":41,"end":60},{"role":"tool","text":"emails","start":75,"end":81}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| {: The malicious software hit computers in the U.K. 's health - care sector particularly hard , compromising systems that perform critical work .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"hit","start":25,"end":28},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"The malicious software","start":2,"end":24},{"role":"victim","text":"computers","start":29,"end":38},{"role":"victim","text":"the U.K. 's health - care sectorstartendroleattack patterntextcompromising systems that perform critical workstartendschema |
| inputA few weeks ago , we charged three Chinese nationals for hacking , theft of trade secrets and identity theft .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertexthackingstartendargumentsroleattackertextChinese nationalsstartendschema |
| inputAn attack group tied to North Korea has \ researchers at Secureworks Counter Threat Unit warn in a report .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextthe lurestartendargumentsroletrusted entitytexta European - based cryptocurrency companystartendschema |
| inputThe group has been tied to numerous attacks , including the attempted theft of nearly $ 1 billion from the central bank of Bangladesh 's New York Federal Reserve account , leading to $ 81 million being stolen ; the WannaCry ransomware outbreak in May ; as well as the use of cryptocurrency mining malware named Adylkuzz to attack the same flaw in Windows server block messaging that WannaCry also targeted ( see Cybercriminals Go Cryptocurrency Crazy : 9 Factors ) .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the WannaCry ransomware outbreak","start":211,"end":243},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"May","start":247,"end":250},{"role":"price","text":"$ 81 million","start":183,"end":195},{"role":"tool","text":"WannaCry","start":215,"end":223},{"role":"victim","text":"Windows","start":347,"end":354}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Security researchers say Lazarus has also been running a series of job lure phishing attacks since at least 2016 , with the latest round being delivered around Oct. 25 of this year .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"lure phishing attacks","start":71,"end":92},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"Lazarus","start":25,"end":32},{"role":"time","text":"since at least 2016","start":93,"end":112}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The fake job advertisement pretends to be for Luno , a bitcoin wallet software and cryptocurrency exchange based in London , according to an analysis of the phishing messages published Tuesday by Jay Rosenberg , a senior security researcher at Intezer .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"pretends to be","start":27,"end":41},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"The fake job advertisement","start":0,"end":26},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"Luno","start":46,"end":50},{"role":"place","text":"London","start":116,"end":122}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Luno says it 's been alerted to the fake emails bearing its name .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextbearingstartendargumentsroletrusted entitytextits namestartendroletooltextthe fake emailsstartendroletrusted entitytextLunostartendschema |
| inputIf recipients of the latest CFO job lure phishing emails open an attached Microsoft Word document , it triggers a pop - up message inviting them to enable editing functions .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextthe latest CFO job lurestartendargumentsroletooltextphishing emailsstartendrolevictimtextrecipientsstartendroleattack patterntextopen an attached Microsoft Word documentstartendschema |
| inputThe CTU researchers say the job listing appears to have been stolen from a legitimate CFO job listing posted to LinkedIn by a cryptocurrency firm in Asia .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertexthave been stolenstartendargumentsrolecompromised datatextthe job listingstartendrolecompromised datatexta legitimate CFO job listingstartendrolevictimtextLinkedInstartendrolevictimtexta cryptocurrency firmstartendroleplacetextAsiastartendschema |
| inputThe researchers add that this phishing campaign does not appear to target any specific firm or individual , but rather to be more broadly aimed .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextthis phishing campaignstartendargumentsschema |
| inputBitcoin has become the popular payment method for ransomware over the last two years , as the digital currency provides cybercriminals with a means of collecting ransoms , while also making it difficult to get the ransom - collectors ' identities , thanks to the level of anonymity it offers .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"collecting ransoms","start":151,"end":169},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"cybercriminals","start":120,"end":134},{"role":"payment method","text":"the digital currency","start":90,"end":110},{"role":"tool","text":"ransomware","start":50,"end":60},{"role":"payment method","text":"Bitcoin","start":0,"end":7},{"role":"time","text":"the last two years","start":66,"end":84}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"WannaCry , the biggest ransomware event of the year , for example , hit hundreds of thousands of PCs around the globe , encrypting files and demanding a payment of $ 300 in bitcoin for the safe return of what was stored on the machine .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"hit","start":68,"end":71},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"PCs","start":97,"end":100}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"In this instance , the ransomware code itself was poorly written and the vast majority of victims were able to restore their systems without giving into the demands of the cyber-attackers .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the demands","start":153,"end":164},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"the cyber-attackers","start":168,"end":187},{"role":"victim","text":"victims","start":90,"end":97},{"role":"victim","text":"their systems","start":119,"end":132},{"role":"tool","text":"the ransomware code","start":19,"end":38}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"However , by the time those behind WannaCry had withdrawn funds from the associated Bitcoin wallets -- a full three months after the attack -- it meant the 338 payments victims had made were worth around $ 140,000 , which was an increase in value of just under $ 50,000 compared to when the majority of payments were made .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"WannaCry","start":35,"end":43},"arguments":[{"role":"payment method","text":"Bitcoin wallets","start":84,"end":99}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"If those behind WannaCry have held onto their illicit investment , they could now be sitting on over $ 1m of bitcoin .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"WannaCry","start":16,"end":24},"arguments":[{"role":"price","text":"$ 1m","start":101,"end":105},{"role":"payment method","text":"bitcoin","start":109,"end":116}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Before the surge in value , 1 or 0.5 bitcoin was a common ransom demand , with the idea that if the fee was low enough -- back then the ransom value worked out at a few hundred dollars -- this would encourage the victim to pay up .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransom demand","start":58,"end":71},"arguments":[{"role":"price","text":"1 or 0.5 bitcoin","start":28,"end":44}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Even as the value of bitcoin steadily rose during the summer , some attackers were still using the standard amounts of cryptocurrency as their ransom demand .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransom demand","start":143,"end":156},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"some attackers","start":63,"end":77},{"role":"payment method","text":"cryptocurrency","start":119,"end":133},{"role":"time","text":"the summer","start":50,"end":60}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"For example , Magniber ransomware demanded a payment of 0.2 bitcoin ( $ 1,138 in mid-October ) , rising to 0.4 bitcoin ( $ 2,275 in mid-October ) if the payment was n't received within five days .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextdemanded a paymentstartendargumentsrolepricetext0.2 bitcoinstartendrolepricetext$ 1,138startendroletimetextmid-OctoberstartendroletooltextMagniber ransomwarestartendschema |
| inputMany forms of ransomware already ask for the payment of a specified amount of dollars to be made in bitcoin .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextask for the paymentstartendargumentsroletooltextransomwarestartendrolepricetexta specified amount of dollarsstartendrolepayment methodtextbe made in bitcoinstartendschema |
| inputWhile it pins hopes on victims being able to buy a specific amount of bitcoin and successfully transfer the payment -- which some criminal gangs get around by manning help desks providing advice on buying cryptocurrency -- it 's more likely to result in the victim paying up , especially if the figure is just a few hundred dollars .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"paying up","start":265,"end":274},"arguments":[{"role":"payment method","text":"buying cryptocurrency","start":198,"end":219},{"role":"payment method","text":"bitcoin","start":70,"end":77},{"role":"victim","text":"victims","start":23,"end":30},{"role":"victim","text":"the victim","start":254,"end":264}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The average ransom demand has remained somewhere between $ 300 to $ 1000 , and normally the ransom note will specify a USD amount , \" Andy Norton , director of threat intelligence at Lastline , told ZDNet .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"The average ransom demand","start":0,"end":25},"arguments":[{"role":"price","text":"between $ 300 to $ 1000","start":49,"end":72},{"role":"tool","text":"the ransom note","start":88,"end":103}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Some criminals already operate around the idea that they charge victims just enough so that they do n't see the ransom as too much to pay -- and that often depends on the country the victims are in .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextchargestartendargumentsroleattackertexttheystartendrolevictimtextvictimsstartendroleattackertextcriminalsstartendschema |
| inputThe Fatboy ransomware payment scheme charges victims in poorer countries less than those in richer ones .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpayment scheme chargesstartendargumentsrolevictimtextvictimsstartendroletooltextThe Fatboy ransomwarestartendschema |
| inputMeanwhile , those behind Scarab ransomware have started asking victims to suggest a payment amount for receiving the encryption key for their files .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextaskingstartendargumentsroletooltextScarab ransomwarestartendrolevictimtextvictimsstartendschema |
| inputVILLAGE OF NASHOTAH - The village recently paid an unidentified hacker a $ 2,000 ransom to decrypt its computer system after a hack in late November that left some residents ' personal information exposed .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"a hack","start":125,"end":131},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"late November","start":135,"end":148}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"He said the only information that was exposed during the breach were citizens ' names and driver 's license numbers , and possibly their addresses .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"was exposed","start":34,"end":45},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"information","start":17,"end":28}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Social Security numbers and other sensitive information was not compromised .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"was not compromised","start":56,"end":75},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"sensitive information","start":34,"end":55},{"role":"compromised data","text":"Social Security numbers","start":0,"end":23}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"\" The only information that got out was voter rolls , \" Lartz said , emphasizing that neither he nor village staff know whether that information was used or dispersed by the hacker .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"got out","start":28,"end":35},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"voter rolls","start":40,"end":51},{"role":"compromised data","text":"information","start":11,"end":22}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Cyber criminals took a second swing at Mecklenburg County government on Thursday after officials rejected a demand for money following a ransomware attack .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"rejected a demand for money","start":97,"end":124},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"Thursday","start":72,"end":80},{"role":"victim","text":"Mecklenburg County government","start":39,"end":68},{"role":"attacker","text":"Cyber criminals","start":0,"end":15}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The follow - up attempts to hold the county hostage over illegally encrypted data came just hours after County Manager Dena Diorio announced she ’d decided against paying a hacker ransom .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"paying","start":164,"end":170},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"County Manager Dena Diorio","start":104,"end":130},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"hold the county hostage over illegally encrypted data","start":28,"end":81},{"role":"attacker","text":"hacker","start":173,"end":179}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Instead of agreeing to pay criminals , she said Wednesday , the county will rebuild its system applications and restore files and data from backups .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"pay","start":23,"end":26},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"criminals","start":27,"end":36}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"As the county ’s IT staff worked to recover from the first cyberattack , Diorio said , they discovered more attempts to compromise computers and data on Thursday .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"compromise","start":120,"end":130},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"computers","start":131,"end":140},{"role":"compromised data","text":"data","start":145,"end":149},{"role":"time","text":"Thursday","start":153,"end":161}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"She described the aftermath of the ransomware attack as a “ crisis ” and reassured employees they should not feel personally responsible for the incident .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the ransomware attack","start":31,"end":52},"arguments":[]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The county first learned of the problem earlier this week after an employee opened a malicious “ phishing ” email and accessed an attached file that unleashed a widespread problem inside the county ’s network of computers and information technology .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"opened","start":76,"end":82},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"a malicious “ phishing ” email","start":83,"end":113},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"accessed an attached file","start":118,"end":143},{"role":"victim","text":"an employee","start":64,"end":75},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"unleashed a widespread problem","start":149,"end":179},{"role":"time","text":"earlier this week","start":40,"end":57}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The intent of that ransomware attack was to essentially access as many county government files and data servers as possible .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"ransomware attack","start":19,"end":36},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"files and data servers","start":89,"end":111},{"role":"victim","text":"county government","start":71,"end":88}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The person or people responsible for the infiltration then demanded the county pay two bitcoins , or about $ 23,000 , in exchange for a release of the locked data .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"demanded","start":59,"end":67},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"person","start":4,"end":10},{"role":"attacker","text":"people","start":14,"end":20},{"role":"victim","text":"the county","start":68,"end":78}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The county refused to pay .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"pay","start":22,"end":25},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"The county","start":0,"end":10}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"“ We are open for business , and we are slow , but there ’s no indication of any data loss or that personal information was compromised , ” Diorio said .","output":{"json_structures":{"data breach":[{"trigger":{"text":"was compromised","start":120,"end":135},"arguments":[{"role":"compromised data","text":"that personal information","start":94,"end":119}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Diorio said third - party security experts believe the attack earlier this week by a new strain of ransomware called LockCrypt originated from Iran or Ukraine .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"the attack","start":51,"end":61},"arguments":[{"role":"time","text":"earlier this week","start":62,"end":79},{"role":"tool","text":"a new strain of ransomware","start":83,"end":109},{"role":"tool","text":"LockCrypt","start":117,"end":126},{"role":"place","text":"Iran","start":143,"end":147},{"role":"place","text":"Ukraine","start":151,"end":158}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Officials in Mecklenburg , N.C. must make a difficult decision by 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday : They must choose whether to pay two bitcoins — currently worth about $ 25,000 — to hackers who are holding the county ’s computer files for ransom , [ Update : they refused to pay ] .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"pay","start":119,"end":122},"arguments":[{"role":"price","text":"two bitcoins","start":123,"end":135},{"role":"price","text":"$ 25,000","start":160,"end":168},{"role":"victim","text":"They","start":91,"end":95},{"role":"time","text":"Wednesday","start":79,"end":88},{"role":"victim","text":"Officials","start":0,"end":9},{"role":"place","text":"Mecklenburg , N.C.","start":13,"end":31}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The situation is the latest example of cyber criminals deploying a form of software known as ransomware , which freezes up files on a computer network until someone enters a decryption code to unlock them .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"deploying","start":55,"end":64},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"cyber criminals","start":39,"end":54},{"role":"tool","text":"ransomware","start":93,"end":103},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"freezes up files on a computer network","start":112,"end":150}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Typically , the code can only be obtained by paying the hackers .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"paying","start":45,"end":51},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"the hackers","start":52,"end":63}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"The official also explained that the county faces a dilemma in deciding whether to pay .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"pay","start":83,"end":86},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"the county","start":33,"end":43}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"While paying the ransom may be the only way to obtain the decryption key , there is no guarantee the hackers will honor their commitment and provide the key .","output":{"json_structures":{"ransom":[{"trigger":{"text":"paying the ransom","start":6,"end":23},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"the hackers","start":97,"end":108}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"A vulnerability in the mobile apps of major banks could have allowed attackers to steal customers ' credentials including usernames , passwords , and pin codes , according to researchers .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextstealstartendargumentsroleattackertextattackersstartendrolecompromised datatextcredentialsstartendrolecompromised datatextusernamesstartendrolecompromised datatextpasswordsstartendrolecompromised datatextpin codesstartendrolevictimtextcustomersstartendschema |
| inputThe flaw was found in apps by HSBC , NatWest , Co-op , Santander , and Allied Irish bank .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextwas foundstartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextThe flawstartendrolevulnerable systemtextappsstartendrolevulnerable system ownertextHSBCstartendrolevulnerable system ownertextNatWeststartendrolevulnerable system ownertextCo-opstartendrolevulnerable system ownertextSantanderstartendrolevulnerable system ownertextAllied Irish bankstartendschema |
| inputThe banks in question have now all updated their apps to protect against the flaw .outputjson_structurespatch vulnerabilitytriggertextupdatedstartendargumentsrolereleasertextThe banksstartendrolevulnerable systemtexttheir appsstartendrolevulnerabilitytextthe flawstartendroletimetextnowstartendschema |
| inputUncovered by researchers in the Security and Privacy Group at the University of Birmingham , the vulnerability allows an attacker who is on the same network as the victim to perform a man - in - the - middle attack and steal information .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextUncoveredstartendargumentsrolediscoverertextresearchersstartendrolevulnerabilitytextthe vulnerabilitystartendrolecapabilitiestextperform a man - in - the - middle attack and steal informationstartendrolediscoverertextthe Security and Privacy GroupstartendrolediscoverertextUniversity of Birminghamstartendschema |
| inputThe vulnerability lay in the certificate pinning technology , a security mechanism used to prevent impersonation attacks and use of fraudulent certificates by only accepting certificates signed by a single pinned CA root certificate .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextlay instartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextThe vulnerabilitystartendrolevulnerable systemtextthe certificate pinning technologystartendschema |
| inputThe findings have been outlined in a research paper and presented at the Annual Computer Security Applications Conference in Orlando , Florida .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextpresentedstartendargumentsschema |
| inputThe tool was run on 400 security critical apps in total , leading to the discovery of the flaw .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextthe discoverystartendargumentsrolevulnerabilitytextthe flawstartendschema |
| inputTests found apps from some of the largest banks contained the flaw which , if exploited , could have enabled attackers to decrypt , view , and even modify network traffic from users of the app .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextfoundstartendargumentsrolevulnerable systemtextappsstartendrolediscoverertextthe largest banksstartendrolediscoverertextTestsstartendrolevulnerabilitytextthe flawstartendschema |
| inputOther attacks allowed hackers to perform in - app phishing attacks against Santander and Allied Irish bank users , allowing attackers to take over part of the screen while the app was running and steal the entered credentials .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextstealstartendargumentsrolecompromised datatextcredentialsstartendroleattackertextattackersstartendroleattack patterntexttake over part of the screenstartendschema |
| inputThe researchers have worked with the National Cyber Security Centre and all the banks involved to fix the vulnerabilities , noting that the current version of all the apps affected by the pinning vulnerability are now secure .outputjson_structuresdiscover vulnerabilitytriggertextaffectedstartendargumentsrolevulnerable systemtextthe appsstartendrolevulnerabilitytextthe pinning vulnerabilitystartendrolevulnerable system versiontextcurrent versionstartendschema |
| inputThe group has also set up a news outlet called The British News Agency to lure targets in .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextset upstartendargumentsroletrusted entitytextThe British News AgencystartendroleattackertextThe groupstartendschema |
| inputThe report detailed the various methods used to gain access to computers and private social accounts .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextgain accessstartendargumentsrolevictimtextcomputersstartendrolecompromised datatextprivate social accountsstartendschema |
| inputThose include false identities , the impersonation of real companies , the insertion of malicious code into a breached website , also known as \ and spear phishing , the process of pretending to be service providers like Gmail or Facebook to trick people into giving out personal information .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextpretending to bestartendargumentsroletrusted entitytextservice providersstartendroletrusted entitytextGmailstartendroletrusted entitytextFacebookstartendschema |
| inputMuch effort went into creating a seemingly legitimate website , including details about the agency and a contact list of the management team .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextcreatingstartendargumentsroletrusted entitytextlegitimate websitestartendroletrusted entitytextdetailsstartendroletrusted entitytextagencystartendroletrusted entitytextcontact liststartendroletrusted entitytextmanagement teamstartendschema |
| inputThe purpose of the site was to attract the targets and infect them with malware .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextattractstartendargumentsroleattackertextthe targetsstartendrolepurposetextinfect them with malwarestartendroletrusted entitytextthe sitestartendschema |
| inputAccording to the report , multiple Israeli researchers of Iran and the Middle East were sent emails and Twitter direct messages from accounts registered with seemingly Jewish Israeli names .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextwere sentstartendargumentsroletrusted entitytextaccountsstartendroletooltextemailsstartendroletooltextTwitter direct messagesstartendroleplacetextthe Middle EaststartendroleplacetextIranstartendrolevictimtextIsraeli researchersstartendroletrusted entitytextJewish Israeli namesstartendschema |
| inputMessages coming from one such account were presented as if coming from a journalist and political researcher at KNBC News .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextwere presented as if coming fromstartendargumentsroletrusted entitytextaccountstartendroletrusted entitytexta journaliststartendroletrusted entitytextpolitical researcherstartendroletrusted entitytextKNBC Newsstartendschema |
| inputOther messages were presented as if coming from an Israeli political researcher raised in California who needed help with an article and also wanted to apply for a position at an Israeli university .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextwere presented as if coming fromstartendargumentsroletrusted entitytextan Israeli political researcherstartendroletooltextmessagesstartendroleplacetextCaliforniastartendroletrusted entitytextan Israeli universitystartendschema |
| inputAnother message was described as coming from a Jewish girl living in Iran .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextcoming fromstartendargumentsroletooltextmessagestartendroletrusted entitytexta Jewish girlstartendroleplacetextIranstartendschema |
| inputJobStreet is informing clients by email whether they were caught up in a Malaysia - based data breach that affected 19 different companies .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextdata breachstartendargumentsrolevictimtextclientsstartendrolevictimtexttheystartendrolevictimtextcompaniesstartendrolenumber of victimtext19startendrolevictimtextJobStreetstartendschema |
| inputAccording to website haveibeenpwned.com , 3,883,455 JobStreet accounts were affected by the breach .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextthe breachstartendargumentsrolenumber of datatext3,883,455startendrolecompromised datatextJobStreet accountsstartendschema |
| inputThe breach also affected more than 46 million Malaysian users and several telecommunications companies .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextThe breachstartendargumentsrolevictimtexttelecommunications companiesstartendrolenumber of victimtext46 millionstartendrolevictimtextMalaysian usersstartendschema |
| inputTelecommunications providers caught by the breach include Altel , Celcom , DiGi , EnablingAsia , Friendi , Maxis , Merchantrade Asia , PLDT , Redtone , Tunetalk , Umobile and XoX , reports suggest .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextthe breachstartendargumentsrolevictimtextTelecommunications providersstartendrolevictimtextAltelstartendrolevictimtextXoXstartendrolevictimtextUmobilestartendrolevictimtextTunetalkstartendrolevictimtextRedtonestartendrolevictimtextPLDTstartendrolevictimtextMerchantrade AsiastartendrolevictimtextMaxisstartendrolevictimtextFriendistartendrolevictimtextEnablingAsiastartendrolevictimtextDiGistartendrolevictimtextCelcomstartendschema |
| inputReports speculate that more than 81,000 records were stolen from these organisations .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextwere stolenstartendargumentsrolenumber of datatext81,000startendrolecompromised datatextrecordsstartendrolevictimtextthese organisationsstartendschema |
| input“ Our investigations established that some personal candidate information pertaining to accounts created before July 2012 has been exposed .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertexthas been exposedstartendargumentsrolecompromised datatextpersonal candidate informationstartendroletimetextbefore July 2012startendrolecompromised datatextaccountsstartendschema |
| inputHaveibeenpwned.com also notes that on JobStreet , dates of birth , genders , geographic locations , marital statuses , nationalities and usernames were also compromised .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextcompromisedstartendargumentsrolevictimtextJobStreetstartendrolecompromised datatextdates of birthstartendrolecompromised datatextgendersstartendrolecompromised datatextgeographic locationsstartendrolecompromised datatextmarital statusesstartendrolecompromised datatextnationalitiesstartendrolecompromised datatextusernamesstartendschema |
| inputThe Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission ( MCMC ) may have discovered the possible source of the data leaks , according to Malaysian Communications Minister Salleh Said Keruak .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextthe data leaksstartendargumentsschema |
| inputThe IRS , state tax agencies and the nation ’s tax industry urge people to be on the lookout for new , sophisticated email phishing scams that could endanger their personal information and next year ’s tax refund .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextemail phishing scamsstartendargumentsrolepurposetextendanger their personal information and next year ’s tax refundstartendschema |
| inputThe most common way for cybercriminals to steal bank account information , passwords , credit cards or social security numbers is to simply ask for them .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextstealstartendargumentsroleattackertextcybercriminalsstartendrolecompromised datatextbank account informationstartendrolecompromised datatextpasswordsstartendrolecompromised datatextcredit cardsstartendrolecompromised datatextsocial security numbersstartendschema |
| inputEvery day , people fall victim to phishing scams that cost them their time and their money .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextphishing scamsstartendargumentsrolevictimtextpeoplestartendroletimetextEvery daystartendschema |
| inputPhishing attacks use email or malicious websites to solicit personal , tax or financial information by posing as a trustworthy organization .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextPhishing attacksstartendargumentsroleattack patterntextuse email or malicious websitesstartendrolepurposetextsolicit personal , tax or financial informationstartendschema |
| inputOften , recipients are fooled into believing the phishing communication is from someone they trust .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextare fooledstartendargumentsroletrusted entitytextsomeone they truststartendrolevictimtextrecipientsstartendschema |
| inputA scam artist may take advantage of knowledge gained from online research and earlier attempts to masquerade as a legitimate source , including presenting the look and feel of authentic communications , such as using an official logo .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextmasquerade asstartendargumentsroletrusted entitytextan official logostartendroleattackertextA scam artiststartendroletrusted entitytexta legitimate sourcestartendroleattack patterntextpresenting the look and feel of authentic communicationsstartendschema |
| inputThese targeted messages can trick even the most cautious person into taking action that may compromise sensitive data .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertexttrickstartendargumentsroletooltextmessagesstartendrolepurposetextcompromise sensitive datastartendrolevictimtextpersonstartendschema |
| inputSome phishing emails will appear to come from a business colleague , friend or relative .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextappear to come fromstartendargumentsroletooltextphishing emailsstartendroletrusted entitytextfriendstartendroletrusted entitytextrelativestartendroletrusted entitytexta business colleaguestartendschema |
| inputCriminals may have compromised your friend ’s email account and begin using their email contacts to send phishing emails .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextsendstartendargumentsroletooltextphishing emailsstartendschema |
| inputNot all phishing attempts are emails , some are phone scams .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextphishing attemptsstartendargumentsroletooltextemailsstartendroleattack patterntextphone scamsstartendschema |
| inputOne of the most common phone scams is the caller pretending to be from the IRS and threatening the taxpayer with a lawsuit or with arrest if payment is not made immediately , usually through a debit card .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextpretending to bestartendargumentsroleattackertextthe callerstartendroleattack patterntextphone scamsstartendroleattack patterntextthreatening the taxpayer with a lawsuit or with arreststartendroletrusted entitytextthe IRSstartendschema |
| inputPhishing attacks , especially online phishing scams , are popular with criminals because there is no fool - proof technology to defend against them .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextPhishing attacksstartendargumentsschema |
| inputWhen users see a phishing scam , they should ensure they do n’t take the bait .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertexttake the baitstartendargumentsrolevictimtexttheystartendschema |
| inputThe Indiana Department of Revenue ( DOR ) and the Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ) are warning folks of fraudulent emails impersonating either revenue agency and encouraging individuals to open files corrupted with malware .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextimpersonatingstartendargumentsroletooltextfraudulent emailsstartendroletrusted entitytextrevenue agencystartendroletrusted entitytextencouraging individualsstartendroleattack patterntextopen files corrupted with malwarestartendschema |
| inputThese scam emails use tax transcripts as bait to entice users to open the attachments .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextenticestartendargumentsrolevictimtextusersstartendroleattack patterntextopen the attachmentsstartendroletrusted entitytexttax transcriptsstartendroletooltextThese scam emailsstartendschema |
| inputThis well - known malware , known as Emotet , generally poses as specific banks or financial institutions to trick individuals into opening infected documents .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextposes asstartendargumentsroletooltextEmotetstartendroletrusted entitytextspecific banksstartendroletrusted entitytextfinancial institutionsstartendroletooltextmalwarestartendschema |
| inputEmotet is known to constantly evolve , and in the past few weeks has masqueraded as the IRS , pretending to be “ IRS Online . ”outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertexthas masqueraded asstartendargumentsroletooltextEmotetstartendroletimetextthe past few weeksstartendroletrusted entitytextthe IRSstartendschema |
| inputThe scam email includes an attachment labeled “ Tax Account Transcript ” or something similar , with the subject line often including “ tax transcript . ”outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextlabeledstartendargumentsroletooltextThe scam emailstartendroletrusted entitytextTax Account Transcriptstartendroletrusted entitytexttax transcriptstartendschema |
| inputIf an individual is using a personal computer and receives an email claiming to be the IRS , it is recommended to delete or forward the email to phishing@irs.gov orto investigations@dor.in.gov Business receiving these emails should also be sure to contact the company ’s technology professionals .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextreceivesstartendargumentsrolevictimtextan individualstartendroletooltextan emailstartendschema |
| inputA new attack campaign has been flinging phishing messages as well as ransomware - laced spam emails at potential victims in massive quantities .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextA new attack campaignstartendargumentsschema |
| inputThe campaign began Monday , according to cloud - based cybersecurity provider AppRiver , which counted more than 23 million related spam emails having been sent in less than 24 hours .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertexthaving been sentstartendargumentsroletimetext24 hoursstartendroletooltextspam emailsstartendroletimetextMondaystartendschema |
| input\outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextdropsstartendargumentsroletooltexta ransom notestartendroletooltextThe ransomwarestartendrolevictimtextdesktopstartendrolevictimtextvictimstartendschema |
| inputonion ( aka Darkweb ) site to process payment of 0.5 bitcoins \outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextprocess paymentstartendargumentsrolepricetext0.5 bitcoinsstartendrolepricetext$ 2,400startendschema |
| inputOnce the ransom payment is made the attackers promise a redirect to the decryption service .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextthe ransom paymentstartendargumentsroleattackertextthe attackersstartendschema |
| inputInternet Storm Center reports that some malicious messages tied to Locky are showing fake alerts stating that the HoeflerText font needs to be installed .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextshowing fake alertsstartendargumentsroletooltextLockystartendroletooltextmalicious messagesstartendschema |
| inputNot all of the Locky spam emails arrive with malicious attachments ; some are designed as phishing attacks that redirect users to real - looking but malicious sites .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextphishing attacksstartendargumentsroleattack patterntextredirect users to real - looking but malicious sitesstartendroletooltextthe Locky spam emailsstartendschema |
| inputPeter Kruse , an e-crime specialist at CSIS Security Group in Denmark , says some emails related to this ransomware campaign are skinned to look like they 've come from Dropbox .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"skinned to look like","start":129,"end":149},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"emails","start":82,"end":88}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Some will attempt to trick recipients into clicking on a \" verify your email \" link .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"trick","start":21,"end":26},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"recipients","start":27,"end":37},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"clicking on a \" verify your email \" link","start":43,"end":83}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Employees of US NGOs Fight for the Future and Free Press were targeted with complex spear - phishing attempts between July 7 and August 8 , reported today the Electronic Frontier Foundation ( EFF ) .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"spear - phishing attempts","start":84,"end":109},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"US NGOs Fight for the Future","start":13,"end":41},{"role":"victim","text":"Employees","start":0,"end":9},{"role":"time","text":"between July 7 and August 8","start":110,"end":137},{"role":"victim","text":"Free Press","start":46,"end":56}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Both organizations targeted in the attacks are currently fighting against for Net Neutrality in the US .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"the attacks","start":31,"end":42},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"Both organizations","start":0,"end":18}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"At least one victim fell for the attacks \" Although this phishing campaign does not appear to have been carried out by a nation - state actor and does not involve malware , it serves as an important reminder that civil society is under attack , \" said the two today .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"this phishing campaign","start":52,"end":74},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"a nation - state actor","start":119,"end":141}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"At least one victim fell for the 70 fake emails sent during the phishing attempts .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"sent","start":48,"end":52},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"fake emails","start":36,"end":47},{"role":"victim","text":"victim","start":13,"end":19}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Attackers did n't deliver malware but lured victims away on a remote site designed to phish Google , Dropbox , and LinkedIn credentials .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextluredstartendargumentsrolevictimtextvictimsstartendroleattackertextAttackersstartendrolepurposetextphish Google , Dropbox , and LinkedIn credentialsstartendschema |
| inputThe most creative of the spear - phishing emails was when victims received emails with the subject line \ or \ two very popular adult video portals .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextreceivedstartendargumentsroletooltextemailsstartendrolevictimtextvictimsstartendroletooltextthe spear - phishing emailsstartendschema |
| inputMinutes later , victims received another email made to look like it was coming from the same two services .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextreceivedstartendargumentsrolevictimtextvictimsstartendroletooltextanother emailstartendschema |
| inputBecause spear - phishing emails were aimed at work emails , most victims would have been inclined to unsubscribe from the incoming emails .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextwere aimedstartendargumentsroletrusted entitytextwork emailsstartendroletooltextspear - phishing emailsstartendrolevictimtextvictimsstartendschema |
| inputThis was the catch , as attackers doctored the unsubscribe link , leading victims to a fake Google login screen .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextleadingstartendargumentsroleattackertextattackersstartendrolevictimtextvictimsstartendroletooltexta fake Google login screenstartendschema |
| inputAttackers used different tactics as the campaign progressed The PornHub and RedTube phishes were not the only ones .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextphishesstartendargumentsroletrusted entitytextRedTubestartendroletrusted entitytextPornHubstartendschema |
| input⬭ LinkedIn message notifications that tried to trick users into giving away LinkedIn creds .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertexttrickstartendargumentsrolevictimtextusersstartendrolepurposetextgiving away LinkedIn credsstartendroletooltextLinkedIn message notificationsstartendschema |
| input⬭ Emails disguised to look like they were coming from family members , sharing photos , but which asked the victim to log in and give away credentials instead .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextdisguised to look likestartendargumentsroletooltextEmailsstartendschema |
| input⬭ Fake email notifications for hateful comments posted on the target 's YouTube videos .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"posted on","start":48,"end":57},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"Fake email notifications","start":2,"end":26}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"⬭ Emails that looked like a friend was sharing interesting news stories .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"looked like","start":14,"end":25},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"Emails","start":2,"end":8},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"a friend","start":26,"end":34}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"When the target replied , the attacker answered back with a Gmail phishing link , claiming the buy link did n't work .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextanswered backstartendargumentsroleattackertextthe attackerstartendroletooltexta Gmail phishing linkstartendschema |
| inputEFF experts say that victims who had two - factor authentication turned on for their accounts would have prevented attackers from logging into their profiles even if they had managed to obtain their password .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextobtainstartendargumentsrolecompromised datatexttheir passwordstartendroleattackertexttheystartendroleattackertextattackersstartendroleattack patterntextlogging into their profilesstartendrolevictimtextvictimsstartendschema |
| inputPalo Alto ’s Unit 42 threat research unit published a report last Friday showing how a string of connected attacks this year used decoy documents with official - looking government logos to lure unsuspecting users from targeted organizations to download infected documents and compromise their computer networks .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextattacksstartendargumentsroletimetextthis yearstartendroletrusted entitytextgovernment logosstartendroleattack patterntextused decoy documentsstartendschema |
| inputDocuments pretending to be from the U.S.National Security Agency , Iraqi intelligence , Russian security firm Kaspersky and the Kurdistan regional government were among those used to trick victims , Unit 42 said in a blog post ( goo.gl \/ SvwrXv ) .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextpretending to bestartendargumentsroletooltextDocumentsstartendroletrusted entitytextthe U.S.National Security Agencystartendroletrusted entitytextIraqi intelligencestartendroletrusted entitytextRussian security firm Kasperskystartendroletrusted entitytextthe Kurdistan regional governmentstartendschema |
| inputThe Unit 42 researchers said the attacks had targeted organizations in Saudi Arabia , Iraq , the United Arab Emirates , Turkey and Israel , as well as entities outside the Middle East in Georgia , India , Pakistan and the United States .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextthe attacksstartendargumentsroleplacetextthe United StatesstartendrolevictimtextorganizationsstartendroleplacetextSaudi ArabiastartendroleplacetextPakistanstartendroleplacetextIndiastartendroleplacetextGeorgiastartendroleplacetextIsraelstartendroleplacetextTurkeystartendroleplacetextthe United Arab EmiratesstartendroleplacetextIraqstartendroleplacetextentities outside the Middle Eaststartendschema |
| inputThe Saudi security agency said in its own statement that the attacks sought to steal data from computers using email phishing techniques targeting the credentials of specific users .outputjson_structuresdata breachtriggertextstealstartendargumentsrolecompromised datatextdatastartendrolevictimtextcomputersstartendroleattack patterntextusing email phishing techniquesstartendrolevictimtextusersstartendrolecompromised datatextthe credentialsstartendschema |
| inputThe NCSC said they also comprised so - called “ watering hole ” attacks , which seek to trick users to click on infected web links to seize control of their machines .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertexttrickstartendargumentsrolevictimtextusersstartendroleattack patterntextclick on infected web linksstartendrolepurposetextseize control of their machinesstartendschema |
| inputPalo Alto Networks said the files it had uncovered were almost identical to information - stealing documents disguised as Microsoft Word files and found to be targeting the Saudi government by security firm MalwareBytes in a September report .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextdisguised asstartendargumentsroletrusted entitytextMicrosoft Word filesstartendroletooltextinformation - stealing documentsstartendrolevictimtextthe Saudi governmentstartendschema |
| inputAction Fraud is warning that criminals are sending out emails pretending to be from TV Licensing .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextare sending outstartendargumentsroletooltextemailsstartendroleattackertextcriminalsstartendschema |
| inputThe watchdog says it has already received over 200 reports about the phishing scam .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextthe phishing scamstartendargumentsschema |
| inputThe email lures you in by saying you are owed a refund on your TV Licence payments .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextluresstartendargumentsrolevictimtextyoustartendroletooltextThe emailstartendroleattack patterntextsaying you are owed a refundstartendroletrusted entitytextTV Licencestartendschema |
| input“ A small number of our customers have received scam email messages saying they are due a refund , ” a spokesperson for TV Licensing has said .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertexthave receivedstartendargumentsrolevictimtextour customersstartendroletooltextscam email messagesstartendroleattack patterntextsaying they are due a refundstartendschema |
| input“ A link directs customers to a fake version of the official TV Licensing website which asks them to enter personal information and bank details .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextdirectsstartendargumentsroletooltextA linkstartendroletooltexta fake version of the official TV Licensing websitestartendrolepurposetextenter personal information and bank detailsstartendrolevictimtextcustomersstartendschema |
| inputA wave of cyberattacks is targeting organisations ' financial departments with a social engineering and phishing campaign designed to trick victims into downloading credential - stealing malware and other threats .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"trick","start":134,"end":139},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"victims","start":140,"end":147},{"role":"purpose","text":"downloading credential - stealing malware","start":153,"end":194}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Detailed by researchers at Barracuda Networks , the invoice impersonation attacks aim to persuade the victim that the messages are from trusted sources , or to act on impulse -- planting the idea that the target has lost money is a common tactic in phishing emails , as it creates panic for the user .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"persuade","start":89,"end":97},"arguments":[{"role":"attack pattern","text":"the invoice impersonation attacks","start":48,"end":81},{"role":"victim","text":"the victim","start":98,"end":108},{"role":"tool","text":"the messages","start":114,"end":126},{"role":"tool","text":"phishing emails","start":249,"end":264},{"role":"victim","text":"the target","start":201,"end":211},{"role":"victim","text":"the user","start":291,"end":299},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"trusted sources","start":136,"end":151}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"A new wave of these attacks involves attackers sending status updates for invoices -- but these do n't just involve threat actors firing off millions of messages at random and hoping for the best ; they 're specially crafting the attacks to look authentic and crucially , from someone the target might trust .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"sending","start":47,"end":54},"arguments":[{"role":"attacker","text":"attackers","start":37,"end":46},{"role":"tool","text":"invoices","start":74,"end":82}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"In one example of this attack , the target receives an email asking for a reply to a query about the payment status of an invoice .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"receives","start":43,"end":51},"arguments":[{"role":"tool","text":"an email","start":52,"end":60},{"role":"victim","text":"the target","start":32,"end":42},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"asking for a reply to a query about the payment status","start":61,"end":115}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"A legitimate - looking invoice number is provided in the subject line and the sender 's name is chosen to be someone the recipient knows .outputjson_structuresphishingtriggertextis chosen to bestartendargumentsroletrusted entitytextsomeone the recipient knowsstartendschema |
| inputMimicking someone the victim knows suggests the attackers are already familiar with the target and their network -- this information could simply have been scraped from a public profile such as LinkedIn or it could indicate that the attackers already have a foothold in the network which they 're looking to exploit for further gains .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"Mimicking","start":0,"end":9},"arguments":[{"role":"trusted entity","text":"someone the victim knows","start":10,"end":34},{"role":"attacker","text":"the attackers","start":44,"end":57},{"role":"victim","text":"the target","start":84,"end":94}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"A second invoice impersonation attack uses the subject ' My current address update ' and claims to contain information from a trusted contact about a change of address , along with details of a new invoice .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"claims to contain","start":89,"end":106},"arguments":[{"role":"attack pattern","text":"invoice impersonation attack","start":9,"end":37},{"role":"trusted entity","text":"a trusted contact","start":124,"end":141}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
| {"input":"Once again , the victim is encouraged to click through a link to download the document from a malicious host with the end result again being an infection with malware , credential theft or a compromised account .","output":{"json_structures":{"phishing":[{"trigger":{"text":"is encouraged","start":24,"end":37},"arguments":[{"role":"victim","text":"the victim","start":13,"end":23},{"role":"attack pattern","text":"click through a link to download the document","start":41,"end":86},{"role":"tool","text":"a malicious host","start":92,"end":108},{"role":"purpose","text":"being an infection with malware","start":135,"end":166},{"role":"purpose","text":"credential theft","start":169,"end":185},{"role":"purpose","text":"a compromised account","start":189,"end":210}]}]}},"schema":[]} |
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| {: We received a ransomware attack Friday evening that ended up going in and locking our servers .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertexta ransomware attackstartendargumentsroletimetextFriday eveningstartendrolevictimtextWestartendroleattack patterntextlocking our serversstartendschema |
| inputObviously , we chose not to pay the ransom .outputjson_structuresransomtriggertextpay the ransomstartendargumentsrolevictimtextwestartendschema |
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