All posts tagged "ransomware"

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  Data Breach

  Product Walkthrough: Silverfort’s Unified Identity Protection Platform

  In this article, we will provide a brief overview of Silverfort’s platform, the first (and currently only) unified identity protection platform on...

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  Data Breach

  Kinsing Actors Exploiting Recent Linux Flaw to Breach Cloud Environments

  The threat actors linked to Kinsing have been observed attempting to exploit the recently disclosed Linux privilege escalation flaw called Looney Tunables...

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  Malware

  Europol Dismantles Ragnar Locker Ransomware Infrastructure, Nabs Key Developer

  Europol on Friday announced the takedown of the infrastructure associated with Ragnar Locker ransomware, alongside the arrest of a “key target” in...

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  Ransomware Attacks Double: Are Companies Prepared for 2024’s Cyber Threats?

  Ransomware attacks have only increased in sophistication and capabilities over the past year. From new evasion and anti-analysis techniques to stealthier variants...

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  Cyber Attack

  FBI, CISA Warn of Rising AvosLocker Ransomware Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure

  The AvosLocker ransomware gang has been linked to attacks against critical infrastructure sectors in the U.S., with some of them detected as...

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  Microsoft Defender Thwarts Large-Scale Akira Ransomware Attack

  Microsoft on Wednesday said that a user containment feature in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint helped thwart a “large-scale remote encryption attempt” made...

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  QakBot Threat Actors Still in Action, Using Ransom Knight and Remcos RAT in Latest Attacks

  Despite the disruption to its infrastructure, the threat actors behind the QakBot malware have been linked to an ongoing phishing campaign since...

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  FBI Warns of Rising Trend of Dual Ransomware Attacks Targeting U.S. Companies

  The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of a new trend of dual ransomware attacks targeting the same victims, at...

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  Malware

  ShadowSyndicate: A New Cybercrime Group Linked to 7 Ransomware Families

  Cybersecurity experts have shed light on a new cybercrime group known as ShadowSyndicate (formerly Infra Storm) that may have leveraged as many...

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  Malware

  Cyber Group ‘Gold Melody’ Selling Compromised Access to Ransomware Attackers

  A financially motivated threat actor has been outed as an initial access broker (IAB) that sells access to compromised organizations for other...

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  Malware

  Rust-Written 3AM Ransomware: A Sneak Peek into a New Malware Family

  A new ransomware family called 3AM has emerged in the wild after it was detected in a single incident in which an...

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  Cyber Attack

  Threat Actors Targeting Microsoft SQL Servers to Deploy FreeWorld Ransomware

  Threat actors are exploiting poorly secured Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) servers to deliver Cobalt Strike and a ransomware strain called FreeWorld. Cybersecurity...

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  Malware

  SapphireStealer Malware: A Gateway to Espionage and Ransomware Operations

  An open-source .NET-based information stealer malware dubbed SapphireStealer is being used by multiple entities to enhance its capabilities and spawn their own...

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  Vulnerabilities

  Alert: Juniper Firewalls, Openfire, and Apache RocketMQ Under Attack from New Exploits

  Recently disclosed security flaws impacting Juniper firewalls, Openfire, and Apache RocketMQ servers have come under active exploitation in the wild, according to...

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  Malware

  LockBit 3.0 Ransomware Builder Leak Gives Rise to Hundreds of New Variants

  The leak of the LockBit 3.0 ransomware builder last year has led to threat actors abusing the tool to spawn new variants....

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  Malware

  Spacecolon Toolset Fuels Global Surge in Scarab Ransomware Attacks

  A malicious toolset dubbed Spacecolon is being deployed as part of an ongoing campaign to spread variants of the Scarab ransomware across...

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  Cyber Attack

  New BlackCat Ransomware Variant Adopts Advanced Impacket and RemCom Tools

  Microsoft on Thursday disclosed that it found a new version of the BlackCat ransomware (aka ALPHV and Noberus) that embeds tools like...

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  Malware

  China-Linked Bronze Starlight Group Targeting Gambling Sector with Cobalt Strike Beacons

  An ongoing cyber attack campaign originating from China is targeting the Southeast Asian gambling sector to deploy Cobalt Strike beacons on compromised...

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  Malware

  Monti Ransomware Returns with New Linux Variant and Enhanced Evasion Tactics

  The threat actors behind the Monti ransomware have resurfaced after a two-month break with a new Linux version of the encryptor in...

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  Malware

  New SystemBC Malware Variant Targets Southern African Power Company

  An unknown threat actor has been linked to a cyber attack on a power generation company in southern Africa with a new...

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  Malware

  New Report Exposes Vice Society’s Collaboration with Rhysida Ransomware

  Tactical similarities have been unearthed between the double extortion ransomware group known as Rhysida and Vice Society, including in their targeting of...