{"id":7004,"date":"2019-08-12T22:51:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T17:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kratikal.com\/blog\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2024-08-10T12:33:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T07:03:05","slug":"insynq-ransomware-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insynq-ransomware-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"How Could the Ransomware Outbreak at iNSYNQ Be Prevented?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ransomeware-protection-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10738\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For quite some time now, iNSYNQ was under the scrutinizing eyes of various social network platforms as well as on web hosting review sites due to its lack of updates. The servers of iNSYNQ were locked with ransomware outbreaks. Spammers rooted around the internal network of the company prior to the deployment of the Ransomware for a period of ten days.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insynq-ransomware-attack\/#What_is_the_Companys_Take_on_It\" >What is the Company&#8217;s Take on It?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insynq-ransomware-attack\/#What_Does_This_Situation_Tell_Us\" >What Does This Situation Tell Us?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insynq-ransomware-attack\/#Book_a_Free_Demo_Call_with_Our_People_Security_Expert\" >Book a Free Demo Call with Our People Security Expert<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insynq-ransomware-attack\/#Enter_your_details\" >Enter your details<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insynq-ransomware-attack\/#What_Could_Have_Been_Done\" >What Could Have Been Done?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This ransomware outbreak<\/span> <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accountingtoday.com\/news\/quickbooks-cloud-hosting-provider-insynq-hit-with-ransomware-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hit QuickBooks<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">cloud hosting firm iNSYNQ during the mid of July.&nbsp; It is a cloud computing that is a provider of virtual desktop environments. The attack rendered the cloud hosting firm\u2019s customers\u2019 files inaccessible because of the ransomware attack.&nbsp; The attack appears to have started with an email phishing attack. The attack was successful as it hit employees working in the sales department for the company.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Companys_Take_on_It\"><\/span><strong>What is the Company&#8217;s Take on It?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The malware encrypted some iNSYNQ customer files, most of these were smaller files and did not include QuickBooks or Sage files. The malware has also spread into some of the backups. If the company turned on the backups, there was a good chance that the virus would then start to spread across the entire network through the backup system. So, the company treated the backups similarly to how they were treating the primary systems.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Many of iNSYNQ\u2019s customers are accountants and when the company took its network offline on July 16 in response to a ransomware outbreak. Some of its customers took to social media to complain that iNSYNQ was not answering them. In view of the damage caused by the ransomware attack, the company has decided to offer its customers a two-month credit.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iNSYNQ.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10739\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The company is investigating the attack, however, no evidence has been found that the customer data has been accessed. The<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">ransomware attack\u2019s time-consuming recovery steps are incompatible with the always-on business-like &#8220;web hosting&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The attackers left a ransom note which states that:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are working for profit. The core of this criminal business is to give back your valuable data in the original form (for ransom of course)\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As per the company, the ransom was a very substantial amount and had the money wired to pay it in cryptocurrency. <\/span><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They were able to contain the encryption part of up to roughly 50% of customer systems<\/span>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Does_This_Situation_Tell_Us\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What Does This Situation Tell Us?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The ransomware attack was successfully initiated through a<\/span> <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/\">phishing<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">email that was deployed on an employee in the sales department. It is, therefore, evident that even a single victim employee can cause havoc within the organization. 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Not every user should have access to these files, directories, or shares.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Use application whitelisting that will only allow systems to execute programs that are known and are permitted by the security policy.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Implement Software Restriction Policies (SRP) and other controls. These will help to prevent the execution of programs from common ransomware locations. 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