Ransomware attackers email bemused students as leverage for a payout

Categories: Business

Categories: News

Tags: students

Tags: university

Tags: university of Manchester

Tags: UoM

Tags: ransomware

Tags: blackmail

Tags: theft

Tags: pressure

Tags: leak

Tags: breach

We take a look at one group’s creative tactics to ensure a payout from a compromised university.

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Black Cat ransomware group wants $4.5m from Reddit or will leak stolen files

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Tags: reddit

Tags: ransom

Tags: black cat

Tags: ransomware

Tags: extortion

Tags: blackmail

Tags: data

Tags: leak

Tags: breach

We take a look at news that data stolen from Reddit may be leaked soon unless the site pays a cool $4.5m to keep it offline.

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US dangles $10 million reward for information about Cl0p ransomware gang

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Categories: Ransomware

Tags: Cl0p

Tags: ransomware

Tags: RFJ

Tags: 10 million

Tags: MOVEit

Rewards for Justice (RFJ) is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information the Cl0p ransomware gang is acting at the direction or under the control of a foreign government.

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MOVEit discloses THIRD critical vulnerability

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: Progress

Tags: Moveit

Tags: CVE-2023-34362

Tags: CVE-2023-35036

Tags: Cl0p

Progress has released an advisory about yet another MOVEit Transfer vulnerability while new victims of the first one keep emerging.

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LockBit ransomware advisory from CISA provides interesting insights

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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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More MOVEit vulnerabilities found while the first one still resonates

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: MOVEit

Tags: Progress

Tags: Cl0p

Tags: ransomware

Tags: CVE-2023-34362

A security audit of the MOVEit code has revealed more SQL injection vulnerabilities, while victims of the first vulnerability are coming to the surface.

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