Ransomware Gangs Now Outing Victim Businesses That Don’t Pay Up

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 02:21:23 +0000

As if the scourge of ransomware wasn’t bad enough already: Several prominent purveyors of ransomware have signaled they plan to start publishing data stolen from victims who refuse to pay up. To make matters worse, one ransomware gang has now created a public Web site identifying recent victim companies that have chosen to rebuild their operations instead of acquiescing to their tormentors.

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Snatch ransomware amenaza la seguridad mediante el reinicio furtivo en “modo seguro”

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:37:45 +0000

El equipo de Managed Threat Response (MTR) de Sophos advirtió a la industria sobre un nuevo peligroso truco del ransomware: cifrar los datos solo después de reiniciar los PC con Windows en &#8220;modo seguro&#8221;. Implementado recientemente por el ransomware &#8220;Snatch&#8221; desarrollado por los rusos, llamado así por la película de 2000 del mismo nombre, es [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/aAGmqV1Qd0s” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Recompensa de $ 5 millones para el presunto jefe del grupo del troyano bancario Evil Corp

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 20:56:40 +0000

Algunas personas son muy groseras. Atascan el tráfico mientras sacan rosquillas de sus llamativos Lamborghinis, ofrecen espectáculos láser que pueden provocar epilepsia a los invitados a su boda, roban adorables cachorros de león de sus madres para filmar a los animales en sus alfombras orientales… Members of Evil Corp are living a lavish lifestyle, funded [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/jn6aioZoZTY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Il ransomware colpisce anche le cliniche veterinarie

Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:55:24 +0000

Gli attacchi ransomware non fanno differenze. Ora colpiscono anche gli amici a quattro zampe. Pare che la scorsa settimana la National Veterinary Associates (NVA) sia caduta vittima di un attacco di ransomware che ha colpito centinaia di ospedali. L’NVA si definisce una delle più grandi organizzazioni di servizi veterinari per la cura degli animali al [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/8DA7721n7OI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ransomware: the cyberthreat that just won’t die

Credit to Author: Sally Adam| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:10:03 +0000

It may have been around for 30 years, but ransomware continues to evolve and bring organizations to their knees. Make sure you’re ready for it.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/TRpmKNm8H08″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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$5m bounty set on the alleged head of Evil Corp banking Trojan group

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:53:32 +0000

Know where Maksim “Aqua” Yakubets is? Can you pry him out of Russia and his Lamborghinis? The biggest ever cybercrook reward awaits!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nU-wUMypTSA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ransomware at Colorado IT Provider Affects 100+ Dental Offices

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2019 21:17:24 +0000

A Colorado company that specializes in providing IT services to dental offices suffered a ransomware attack this week that is disrupting operations for more than 100 dentistry practices, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Multiple sources affected say their IT provider, Englewood, Colo. based Complete Technology Solutions (CTS), was hacked, allowing a potent strain of ransomware known as “Sodinokibi” or “rEvil” to be installed on computers at more than 100 dentistry businesses that rely on the company for a range of services — including network security, data backup and voice-over-IP phone service.

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