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Hackers attack Electric utility City Power on Johannesburg, South Africa using powerful ransomware and take down the entire network, applications, and database. Recent days threat actors mainly targeting the government network, cities, municipalities around the world to demand the huge amount of ransom. The attackers hit the power grid with unknown ransomware and encrypt all […]
Ransomware is a category of malware that brings trouble to users by locking files by an industry-standard encryption protocol (usually AES – Advanced Encryption Standard), and asking them to pay a “ransom” in order to restore the files to their original state. It is a virus that requires money in exchange for restoring such a […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released master decryption keys for all the version ( 4, 5, 5.0.4, 5.1, and 5.2 ) of Notorious GandCrab ransomware which can be used for both organization or individual. Gandcrab ransomware initially spotted in January 2018, and it is one of the most sophisticated ransomware which causes billion’s dollar […]
The newly discovered ransomware family targets the QNAP network attached storage (NAS) devices. This malicious program, known by security researcher Anomali as eCh0raix (identified by Trend Micro as Ransom.Linux.ECHORAIX.A), was developed for ransomware attacks similar to those of Ryuk or LockerGoga. A NAS device that is connected to a network acting as file storage and […]
A new ransomware strain dubbed eCh0raix targeting Linux based QNAP Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. The ransomware intended to infect and encrypt the files using AES encryption. The malware written and compiled in Go programming language and has only 400 lines of code. It has a very low detection rate and it targets only Linux-based […]
Researchers discovered a new Sodin Ransomware (also known as Sodinokibi) that exploits the Windows Elevation privilege vulnerability resides in the Win32k component. Sodin ransomware initial attack spotted in April 2019 when it was distributed through an Oracle Weblogic vulnerability to attack MSP providers. Now it turns into a new form of attack by exploiting the […]
Another U.S. city bites the dust, as Riviera, a city in Florida with a population of 6-million residents had its local government computers infected by a ransomware. City officials embarrassingly agreed to pay the ransomware authors demand, to the tune of $600,000 just to recover the city’s encrypted data. The amount is considered by the […]
A new variant of the Ryuk ransomware, which blacklists IP addresses and computers and thus simplifies the infection process, has been detected. MalwareHunterTeam had discovered this new sample which adds IP address and computer blacklisting so that the matching computers will not be encrypted. A BleepingComputer report dated June 19, 2019 says, “A new variant […]
Decryptor tool released for the notorious GandCrab ransomware let’s victim’s to unlock the files infected with any version of GandCrab. The tools are available to download form Bitdefender and No More Ransom Project. Bitdefender, along with law enforcement agencies managed to offer several decryptors to help GandCrab victims get their data back for free. “These […]
The Belgian manufacturer of aeronautical equipment ASCO was forced to close its operations in Belgium, Germany, Canada and the United States after a ransomware attack at its Zaventem plant in Belgium. ASCO is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of aeronautical equipment and provides high-end aeronautical equipment, such as lifting devices, mechanical assemblies and functional […]
As ransomware continues to become complex year-after-year, there is only one weapon to overcome the challenge raised by cybercriminals – backup system. We are in the age of cloud-storage services ranging from corporate-level to free package supported by advertising. Of course, there is always the traditional NAS and hard drive backups which vary in cost […]
Remember the malvertising campaigns in the early days where are adverts showing you are the nth visitor, and you have a prize to claim for being the coveted nth visitor on a website? Of course these days the chance of seeing a Flash-based animated advert like that, since Google Chrome itself autoblocks scam-like adverts by […]
Some key online operations in the U.S city of Baltimore have been impacted following a ransomware attack. Reports reveal that all online payment gateways and emails have been totally affected, bringing them all to a standstill, in Baltimore following a ransomware attack that happened in the first week of May. The hackers who have launched […]
GandCrab Ransomware is one of the most Prevalent Ransomware that holds about 40% of the ransomware market share. It was distributed through various form of attacks such as social media campaigns, exploit kit, weaponized office documents, and compromised websites. Sophos researchers spotted a new GandCrab Ransomware campaign that targets Internet-facing MySQL servers on Windows. The […]
2019 is shaping up as a year when ransomware infection frequency declined by orders of magnitude, compared to the year 2017 when such malware variant made headlines for causing trouble for millions globally. It was very hard not to notice the everyday news about a firm or a public agency becoming the newest victim of […]
Here’s a new ransomware that not only encrypts files and programs on a computer, but attempts to brute force credentials as well. GetCrypt, a new ransomware that’s being installed through malvertising campaigns and which redirects victims to the RIG exploit kit, encrypts all files on a computer and then demands ransom for decrypting the files. […]
Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young had assured the residents of Baltimore that the city’s emergency system will start functioning normally, even as they fight ransomware attacks on their computer networks. FBI agents are investigating the cyber breach, which was first discovered Tuesday morning, and the city’s IT department is working to fix the problem with […]
The Dharma ransomware has evolved a new tactic of abusing trust by posing as antivirus software to claim its victims. Dharma, which had first emerged in 2016, has been behind many high-profile cyberattacks in recent times. Late last year this ransomware infected a hospital in Texas and encrypted many records stored in their network. (The […]
Baltimore was hit by a Ransomware attack on Tuesday, the officials have closed most city servers, said Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young. Young said that crucial function like; police, fire department, EMS and 311 services – were still operating and employees are working to determine the source of cyber-attacks. “At the moment, we have not […]
A new ransomware strain MegaCortex leverages both automated and manual components to infect a large number of victims around the world including Italy, the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, and France. Security researchers from Sophos detected a sudden spike in a number of enterprise networks on Wednesday with a new strain of ransomware dubbed […]
Sophos, the UK Security company detected the presence of the latest ransomware called MegaCortex, which is relatively small, but has increased in volume since May 1. Sophos has detected the emergence of MegaCortex in the US, Canada, Argentina, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Australia. This ransomware has a manual components that […]