CS Energy foiled a ransomware attack
“If the attack had been successful, 3500 megawatts of power would have been taken out of the grid, enough for between 1.4 and three million homes.” reported the website News.com.au. click here to read...
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US Food Importer Firm Atalanta Suffers Ransomware Attack
Upon becoming aware of the malicious activity, Atalanta engaged third-party specialists and began to remediate the situation, including conducting a forensic investigation into the incident. click here to read full Article Read more on...
BlackCat: A New Sophisticated Ransomware in Rust
Researchers unearth the first professional ransomware variant written in Rust dubbed BlackCat. It can target Windows, Linux, and VMWare ESXi systems. The threat group uses a double extortion model and looks for partners to...
Ransomware Attack at Payroll Provider Frontier Software Leaks Data on Australian Government Workers
South Australia Treasurer Rob Lucas said on Friday that state government employee data has been exfiltrated as part of a ransomware attack on payroll provider Frontier Software. click here to read full Article Read...
How to create a ransomware incident response plan
How to create a ransomware incident response plan click here to read full Article Read More on latest Security Updates
'Karakurt' Extortion Threat Emerges, But Says No to Ransomware
Researchers from Accenture Security have been tracking a group that calls itself “Karakurt,” which means “black wolf” in Turkish and is the name of a venomous spider found in eastern Europe and Siberia. click...
BlackCat ransomware, a sophisticated malware written in Rust
A new sophisticated professional ransomware strain named ALPHV (aka BlackCat), which is written in the Rust programming language was discovered by malware researchers from Recorded Future and MalwareHunterTeam. There were two other ransomware written in Rust...
Beware of ransomware attacks between Christmas and New Year’s!
Darktrace researchers discovered a 30% rise in the average number of attempted ransomware attacks over the holiday season in every consecutive year from 2018 to 2020 compared to the monthly average. click here to...
BlackCat: A New Rust-based Ransomware Malware Spotted in the Wild
Details have emerged about what’s the first Rust-language-based ransomware strain spotted in the wild that has already amassed “some victims from different countries” since its launch last month. The ransomware, dubbed BlackCat, was disclosed by MalwareHunterTeam. “Victims...
Decade-old Modular Banking Trojan Adds Capability of Delivering Ransomware Payloads
Qakbot has in the past year started delivering ransomware and this new business model is making it harder for network defenders to detect what is and isn’t a Qakbot attack. click here to read...
Beyond backup: Modern ransomware coercion tactics and how to detect them before it is too late
Even though some of the groups have recently disbanded or rebranded, the ransomware tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) they use are continuing to be used by threat actors around the world. click here to...
Update: Hackers make some Vestas' data public after ransomware attack
Personal data stolen from wind turbine maker Vestas by hackers in a so-called ransomware attack last month has been made public, the wind turbine maker said late on Wednesday. click here to read full...
DOJ gives Russian national two-year sentence for work shielding Kelihos malware and other ransomware
The DoJ sentenced Oleg Koshkin to two years in prison for his work in helping to “conceal” the Kelihos malware and other ransomware from antivirus software. He was facing up to 15 years in...
US Cyber Command head confirms direct actions against ransomware gangs
General Paul M. Nakasone explained that his agency is working hand-in-hand with the NSA, FBI, and other federal entities while during a talk at the Reagan National Defense Forum. click here to read full...
Organizations facing greater risk of Ransomware, Cyberattacks this holiday season as more workers shop on company-owned devices
New research from Menlo Security reveals that 80% of workers in the U.S. and U.K. are concerned about personal data being stolen while online shopping for holidays Mountain View, California—December 8, 2021 – Research...
Canadian indicted for launching ransomware attacks on orgs in US, Canada
The FBI and Justice Department unsealed indictments today leveling a number of charges against 31-year-old Canadian Matthew Philbert for his alleged involvement in several ransomware attacks. click here to read full Article Read more...
