All posts tagged "ransomware"

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  New RansomExx Ransomware Variant Rewritten in the Rust Programming Language

  The operators of the RansomExx ransomware have become the latest to develop a new variant fully rewritten in the Rust programming language,...

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  Daixin Ransomware Gang Steals 5 Million AirAsia Passengers’ and Employees’ Data

  The cybercrime group called Daixin Team has leaked sample data belonging to AirAsia, a Malaysian low-cost airline, on its data leak portal....

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  Microsoft Warns of Hackers Using Google Ads to Distribute Royal Ransomware

  A developing threat activity cluster has been found using Google Ads in one of its campaigns to distribute various post-compromise payloads, including...

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  Russian-Canadian National Charged Over Involvement in LockBit Ransomware Attacks

  The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced charges against a dual Russian and Canadian national for his alleged participation in LockBit...

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  Microsoft Blames Russian Hackers for Prestige Ransomware Attacks on Ukraine and Poland

  Microsoft on Thursday attributed the recent spate of ransomware incidents targeting transportation and logistics sectors in Ukraine and Poland to a threat...

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  Amadey Bot Spotted Deploying LockBit 3.0 Ransomware on Hacked Machines

  The Amadey malware is being used to deploy LockBit 3.0 ransomware on compromised systems, researchers have warned. “Amadey bot, the malware that...

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  Raspberry Robin Operators Selling Cybercriminals Access to Thousands of Endpoints

  The Raspberry Robin worm is becoming an access-as-a-service malware for deploying other payloads, including IcedID, Bumblebee, TrueBot (aka Silence), and Clop ransomware....

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  Vice Society Hackers Are Behind Several Ransomware Attacks Against Education Sector

  A cybercrime group known as Vice Society has been linked to multiple ransomware strains in its malicious campaigns aimed at the education,...

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  Hackers Actively Exploiting Cisco AnyConnect and GIGABYTE Drivers Vulnerabilities

  Cisco has warned of active exploitation attempts targeting a pair of two-year-old security flaws in the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for...

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  Hive Ransomware Hackers Begin Leaking Data Stolen from Tata Power Energy Company

  The Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack against Tata Power that was disclosed by the company less...

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  OldGremlin Ransomware Targeted Over a Dozen Russian Entities in Multi-Million Scheme

  A Russian-speaking ransomware group dubbed OldGremlin has been attributed to 16 malicious campaigns aimed at entities operating in the transcontinental Eurasian nation...

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  Black Basta Ransomware Hackers Infiltrate Networks via Qakbot to Deploy Brute Ratel C4

  The threat actors behind the Black Basta ransomware family have been observed using the Qakbot trojan to deploy the Brute Ratel C4...

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  New Prestige Ransomware Targeting Polish and Ukrainian Organizations

  A new ransomware campaign targeted the transportation and logistics sectors in Ukraine and Poland on October 11 with a previously unknown payload...

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  New Report Uncovers Emotet’s Delivery and Evasion Techniques Used in Recent Attacks

  Threat actors associated with the notorious Emotet malware are continually shifting their tactics and command-and-control (C2) infrastructure to escape detection, according to...

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  BlackByte Ransomware Abuses Vulnerable Windows Driver to Disable Security Solutions

  In yet another case of bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) attack, the operators of the BlackByte ransomware are leveraging a flaw...

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  BlackCat Ransomware Gang Claims to Have Hacked US Department of Defense Contractor

  NJVC has been added to the victim list of the BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware gang. NJVC provides IT support to the US government’s...

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  BlackCat Ransomware Attackers Spotted Fine-Tuning Their Malware Arsenal

  The BlackCat ransomware crew has been spotted fine-tuning their malware arsenal to fly under the radar and expand their reach. “Among some...

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  Europol and Bitdefender Release Free Decryptor for LockerGoga Ransomware

  A decryptor for the LockerGoga ransomware has been made available by Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender in collaboration with Europol, the No More...

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  Lorenz Ransomware Exploit Mitel VoIP Systems to Breach Business Networks

  The operators behind the Lornenz ransomware operation have been observed exploiting a now-patched critical security flaw in Mitel MiVoice Connect to obtain...

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  QNAP Warns of New DeadBolt Ransomware Attacks Exploiting Photo Station Flaw

  QNAP has issued a new advisory urging users of its network-attached storage (NAS) devices to upgrade to the latest version of Photo...

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  Researchers Detail Emerging Cross-Platform BianLian Ransomware Attacks

  The operators of the emerging cross-platform BianLian ransomware have increased their command-and-control (C2) infrastructure this month, a development that alludes to an...