Tag: ransomware

June 15, 2023

Ransomware actors and cryptocurrency scammers have joined nation-state actors in abusing cloud mining services to launder digital assets, new findings reveal. “Cryptocurrency mining is a crucial part of our industry, but it also holds special appeal to bad actors, as […]

May 9, 2023

A new ransomware variant has been detected that is able to evade detection by encrypting itself. Cybersecurity researchers from risk and financial advisory solutions firm Kroll recently discovered a variant of the ransomware known as Cactus. Besides the usual operation […]

April 5, 2023

Every year hundreds of millions of malware attacks occur worldwide, and every year businesses deal with the impact of viruses, worms, keyloggers, and ransomware. Malware is a pernicious threat and the biggest driver for businesses to look for cybersecurity solutions. […]

March 13, 2023

Threat actors have been increasingly observed using AI-generated YouTube Videos to spread a variety of stealer malware such as Raccoon, RedLine, and Vidar. “The videos lure users by pretending to be tutorials on how to download cracked versions of software […]

February 10, 2023

Here are three of the worst breaches, attacker tactics and techniques of 2022, and the security controls that can provide effective, enterprise security protection for them. #1: 2 RaaS Attacks in 13 Months# Ransomware as a service is a type […]

January 3, 2023

Over the course of 2022, more than 200 large public sector organizations in the United States were impacted by ransomware(opens in new tab) attacks. Cybersecurity experts Emsisoft claims firms in the government, education, and healthcare industries were most affected, having […]

November 8, 2022

A new data-wiping malware has been detected, infecting more and more endpoints with each passing day – but what’s most curious is that it poses as ransomware(opens in new tab). The malware is called Azov Ransomware, and when run on […]

November 2, 2022

Banks in the United States processed almost $1.2 billion in ransomware(opens in new tab) payments last year, a new report has claimed. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) drew on data from the ransomware-related Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) filings throughout […]

October 27, 2022

When thinking about verticals, one may not instantly think of cyber-criminality. Yet, every move made by governments, clients, and private contractors screams toward normalizing those menaces as a new vertical. Ransomware has every trait of the classical economical vertical. A […]

October 6, 2022

Threat actors have found a way to disable antivirus(opens in new tab) solutions and other endpoint(opens in new tab) protection tools using an increasingly popular method. Cybersecurity researchers from Sophos recently detailed how the method, known as called Bring Your […]

September 26, 2022

An ongoing campaign is looking to distribute the FARGO ransomware(opens in new tab) to as many Microsoft SQL servers as possible, experts have found. According to cybersecurity researchers at AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC), threat actors are picking up […]

September 2, 2022

Targeted ransomware attacks are becoming more common as an increasing number of businesses adopt Linux systems, new research from Trend Micro has found. Overall, it says 63 billion threats were blocked by the company’s systems in the first half of […]

August 23, 2022

In an unexpected turn of events, a ransomware operator has found itself on the receiving end of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, all because they tried to leak stolen data. According to a BleepingComputer report, the LockBit group […]

August 11, 2022

Ransomware operators may have given victims a slight respite over the summer, but this now seems to have come to an end as attacks rise once again, new research has suggested. The Q2/2022 Threat Report from Avast claims the number […]

August 10, 2022

The first ever incident possibly involving the ransomware family known as Maui occurred on April 15, 2021, aimed at an unnamed Japanese housing company. The disclosure from Kaspersky arrives a month after U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies issued an advisory […]

July 29, 2022

It’s getting harder for ransomware operators to get the victims to pay up, but once they do – they pay more than they did a year ago. A new report from Coveware claims that although the number of payments dropped, […]

July 28, 2022

Security researchers have discovered two major flaws in FileWave’s endpoint(opens in new tab) management software which could have given threat actors a way to circumvent authentication measures and completely take over the affected devices. The flaws affected more than 1,100 […]

February 24, 2022

Ransomware attacks have been a significant issue for organizations in recent years as more and more malware gangs become adept at extracting money, usually in the form of cryptocurrencies, from businesses. New research from Venafi shows us how ransomware is […]

February 18, 2022

After evading law enforcement’s takedown attempts over the past four years, TrickBot’s days are now numbered as it will soon be replaced by the BazarBackdoor malware. The reason being is that the top members of TrickBot have joined the Conti […]

January 24, 2022

Outside the insurance industry, few people likely noticed that Lloyd’s of London “will no longer cover the fallout of cyberattacks exchanged between nation-states.” It would be easy to overlook, except that Lloyd’s is a major global insurer; its actions will […]