New Nokoyawa Ransomware Possibly Related to Hive

Credit to Author: Don Ovid Ladores| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In March 2022, we came across evidence that another, relatively unknown, ransomware known as Nokoyawa is likely connected with Hive, as the two families share some striking similarities in their attack chain, from the tools used to the order in which they execute various steps.

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RagnarLocker ransomware gang breached 52 critical infrastructure organizations

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:44:13 +0000

The FBI says it has identified at least 52 entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker ransomware.

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Internet Backbone Giant Lumen Shuns .RU

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:35:15 +0000

Lumen Technologies, an American company that operates one of the largest Internet backbones and carries a significant percentage of the world’s Internet traffic, said today it will stop routing traffic for organizations based in Russia. Lumen’s decision comes just days after a similar exit by backbone provider Cogent, and amid a news media crackdown in Russia that has already left millions of Russians in the dark about what is really going on with their president’s war in Ukraine.

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