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Fulton County, Security Experts Call LockBit’s Bluff

February 29, 2024 0 Comments A Little Sunshine, brett callow, Data Breaches, emsisoft, FBI, fulton county hack, lockbit, lockbitsupp, nca, Ransomware, redsense, robb pitts

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 22:18:54 +0000

The ransomware group LockBit told officials with Fulton County, Ga. they could expect to see their internal documents published online this morning unless the county paid a ransom demand. Instead, LockBit removed Fulton County’s listing from its victim shaming website this morning, claiming county officials had paid. But county officials said they did not pay, nor did anyone make payment on their behalf. Security experts say LockBit was likely bluffing and probably lost most of the data when the gang’s servers were seized this month by U.S. and U.K. law enforcement.

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A week in security (February 19 – February 25)

February 28, 2024 0 Comments i-soon, joomla!, lockbit, news, raccoon, screenconnect, wyze

A list of topics we covered in the week of February 19 to February 25, 2024.

Security Sophos

ConnectWise ScreenConnect attacks deliver malware

February 28, 2024 0 Comments asyncrat, cobalt strike, cve-2024-1708, cve-2024-1709, featured, ir, lockbit, mdr, Ransomware, rust, screenconnect, sophos x-ops, threat research

Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:40:38 +0000

Multiple attacks exploit vulnerabilities in an IT remote access tool to deliver a variety of different payloads into business environments

Independent Krebs Security

FBI’s LockBit Takedown Postponed a Ticking Time Bomb in Fulton County, Ga.

February 28, 2024 0 Comments an-security breach, cnn, donald trump, europol, FBI, fulton county hack, george chidi, lockbit, lockbitsupp, national crime agency, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Ransomware, vx-underground, XSS

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 02:17:55 +0000

The FBI’s takedown of the LockBit ransomware group last week came as LockBit was preparing to release sensitive data stolen from government computer systems in Fulton County, Ga. But LockBit is now regrouping, and the gang says it will publish the stolen Fulton County data on March 2 unless paid a ransom. LockBit claims the cache includes documents tied to the county’s ongoing criminal prosecution of former President Trump, but court watchers say teaser documents published by the crime gang suggest a total leak of the Fulton County data could put lives at risk and jeopardize a number of other criminal trials.

Security Sophos

LockBit: Lessons learned on winning the war on cybercrime

February 28, 2024 0 Comments featured, law enforcement, lockbit, Ransomware, takedown, threat research

Credit to Author: Chester Wisniewski| Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 20:01:20 +0000

Making sense of the ransomware-group takedown — what it means for ransomware and law enforcement

Independent Krebs Security

Feds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates

February 28, 2024 0 Comments artur sungatov, bassterlord, europol, FBI, ivan gennadievich kondratyev, lockbit, lockbitsupp, mark stockley, mikhail matveev, mikhail vasiliev, nca, Ne'er-Do-Well News, operation cronos, prodaft, Ransomware, ruslan magomedovich astamirov, u.k. national crime agency

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:09:00 +0000

U.S. and U.K. authorities have seized the darknet websites run by LockBit, a prolific and destructive ransomware group that has claimed more than 2,000 victims worldwide and extorted over $120 million in payments. Instead of listing data stolen from ransomware victims who didn’t pay, LockBit’s victim shaming website now offers free recovery tools, as well as news about arrests and criminal charges involving LockBit affiliates.

Security Sophos

CryptoGuard: An asymmetric approach to the ransomware battle

January 13, 2024 0 Comments akira, anti-ransomware, cryptoguard, featured, Intercept X, lockbit, Ransomware, remote ransomware, threat research

Credit to Author: Mark Loman| Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:00:06 +0000

In the second of our new technical thought leadership series, Sophos X-Ops takes a detailed look at anti-ransomware techniques

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Exposing the ransomware lie to “leave hospitals alone”

January 13, 2024 0 Comments hospital, lockbit, news, Ransomware, SWATting

Ransomware gangs are getting more ruthless to increase the pressure on their victims. Now, even swatting cancer patients seems to be on the table.

Security Sophos

Press and pressure: Ransomware gangs and the media

December 13, 2023 0 Comments 8base, akira, alphv ransomware, blackcat, cl0p, conti, donut leaks, dunghill leak, featured, karakurt, lockbit, losttrust, media, metaencryptor, noname, play, ransomhouse, Ransomware, revil, rhysida ransomware, royal, snatch, sophos x-ops, threat research, vice, wormgpt

Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:00:25 +0000

Sophos X-Ops explores the symbiotic – but often uneasy – relationship between ransomware gangs and the media, and how threat actors are increasingly seeking to wrest control of the narrative

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A history of ransomware: How did it get this far?

September 7, 2023 0 Comments bulletproof hosting, code, cryptocurrency, encryption, fast internet, government protection, history, lockbit, news, pentester tools, raas, Ransomware

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We tell you about the origin of ransomware and what factors contributed to making it the most feared type of malware.

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