Octo Tempest cybercriminal group is “a growing concern”—Microsoft
Octo Tempest is believed to be a group of native English speaking cybercriminals that uses social engineering campaigns to compromise organizations…
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Octo Tempest cybercriminal group is “a growing concern”—Microsoft
Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: ALPHV Tags: Octo Tempest Tags: RaaS Tags: LOTL Tags: social engineering Tags: SIM swapping A group of cybercriminals known for advanced social engineering attacks has joined one of the biggest ransomware groups as an affiliate. |
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Read moreA history of ransomware: How did it get this far?
Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: history Tags: ransomware Tags: bulletproof hosting Tags: cryptocurrency Tags: encryption Tags: fast internet Tags: government protection Tags: RaaS Tags: LockBit Tags: pentester tools Tags: code 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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Read moreSophos Discovers Ransomware Abusing “Sophos” Name
Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 21:20:01 +0000
Attackers will sometimes use the name of security companies in their malware. While performing a regular search on VirusTotal looking for interesting malware and new ransomware variants using our threat hunting rules this week, a Sophos X-Ops analyst discovered a novel ransomware executable that appears to use “Sophos” in the UI of the panel alerting […]
Read moreLockBit ransomware advisory from CISA provides interesting insights
Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: CISA Tags: LockBit Tags: stats Tags: RaaS A joint advisory published by CISA, the FBI and many others shows some interesting stats that align with data found by Malwarebytes. |
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Read moreHive ransomware servers shut down at last, says FBI
Credit to Author: Naked Security writer| Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2023 17:58:57 +0000
Unfortunately, you’ve probably already heard the cliche that “cybercrime abhors a vacuum”…
Read moreThe ransomware landscape changes as fewer victims decide to pay
Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:33:28 +0000
A considerable drop in the median of ransom payments and several other circumstances are causing the ransomware landscape to change.
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Read moreNorth Korean APT targets US healthcare sector with Maui ransomware
Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2022 21:43:29 +0000
CISA warns of an unusual ransomware.
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Read moreIt’s business as usual for REvil ransomware
Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 11:24:03 +0000
A sample of the new REvil ransomware was found in the wild, signaling that, yes, REvil has indeed come back.
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Read moreRansomware gang hits 49ers’ network before Super Bowl kick off
Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:52:18 +0000
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| Just hours before the Super Bowl Sunday kick off, the San Francisco 49ers confirmed it was the victim of a ransomware attack. Categories: Ransomware Tags: 2fa49ersBlackByte ransomwarefbiproxyshellProxyShell vulnerabilityraasransomwareransomware-as-a-serviceSan Franciso 49erstwo-factor authentication |
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