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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Giant health insurer struck by ransomware didn’t have antivirus protection

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Categories: Ransomware

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), has confirmed that it was unprotected by antivirus software when it was attacked by the Medusa ransomware group in September.

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MedusaLocker Ransomware: An In-Depth Technical Analysis and Prevention Strategies

Credit to Author: Soumen burma| Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:59:52 +0000

Our recent research has highlighted the presence of the MedusaLocker ransomware, which first surfaced in mid-2019. Its primary…

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Why Your Privacy Score Matters More than Ever

Credit to Author: Quickheal| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2023 12:54:09 +0000

Not so long ago, a report stated that ‘130 million Aadhaar numbers were exposed online’ by just a…

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Sony was attacked by two ransomware operators

Categories: Business

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: Sony

Tags: RansomedVC

Tags: Cl0p

Tags: ransomware

Tags: data breach

Tags: MOVEit

Sony has confirmed a ransomware attack in June and is investigating claims of a second, more recent one.

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A Closer Look at the Snatch Data Ransom Group

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2023 19:47:57 +0000

Earlier this week, KrebsOnSecurity revealed that the darknet website for the Snatch ransomware group was leaking data about its users and the crime gang’s internal operations. Today, we’ll take a closer look at the history of Snatch, its alleged founder, and their claims that everyone has confused them with a different, older ransomware group by the same name.

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