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Attackers Dwell Time Plummets as Ransomware Hits Continue
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Source: FireEye Mandiant Dwell time, which refers to how long hackers hang out in an organization s network before being discovered, has historically been a key metric for expressing whether hack-attack victims are getting better at detecting intruders.
The longer attackers can spend in an organization s network, the more chance they have to jump to systems, crack passwords, find and exfiltrate valuable data and maybe leave crypto-locking malware on systems.
The good news is that the average dwell time continues to decline, according to FireEye s Mandiant incident response group. The bad news is that it declined, in part, due to ransomware attackers often quickly revealing themselves when corporate networks become crypto-locked and inaccessible.
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A screenshot of Babuk s claim of attacking the D.C. police department
The Babuk ransomware gang is taking credit for an attack against the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., and threatening to post exfiltrated data if a ransom is not paid.
The police department confirms that attackers accessed its network, but it s offering no further details. Its public-facing website was accessible Tuesday morning. We are aware of unauthorized access on our server, the department said in a statement provided to Information Security Media Group. While we determine the full impact and continue to review activity, we have engaged the FBI to fully investigate this matter.