Collaborate Disseminate
NHS Dumfries and Galloway (part of NHS Scotland) has confirmed that a “recognised ransomware group” was able to “access a significant amount of data including patient and staff-identifiable information,” and has published “… Continue reading NHS Scotland confirms ransomware attackers leaked patients’ data
Incognito Market, a darknet platform connecting sellers of narcotics to potential buyers, has turned out to be not entirely trustworthy. Continue reading Incognito Market: The not-so-secure dark web drug marketplace
In the wake of yesterday’s surprise law enforcement takeover of LockBit’s leak site, the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) and Europol have shared more information about the extent of the takedown. “Today, after infiltrating the group’s … Continue reading LockBit takedown: Infrastructure disrupted, criminals arrested, decryption keys recovered
The ransomware group ALPHV is threatening to leak data obtained from a Virginia IT services company that contracts with the U.S. military.
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In this Help Net Security video, Yochai Corem, CEO of Cyberint, explores the ransomware environment’s development, effects, and emerging patterns throughout the previous year. 2023 marked a historic high for ransomware groups, with a 55.5% increa… Continue reading Ransomware recap 2023 highlights cybersecurity crisis
Users exposing poorly secured PostgreSQL and MySQL servers online are in danger of getting their databases wiped by a ransomware bot, Border0 researchers are warning. The attackers asks for a small sum to return / not publish the data, but those who pa… Continue reading Poorly secured PostgreSQL, MySQL servers targeted by ransomware bot
When organizations get hit by ransomware and pay the crooks to decrypt the encrypted data and delete the stolen data, they can never be entirely sure the criminals will do as they promised. And even if an organization gets its data decrypted, they cann… Continue reading “Security researcher” offers to delete data stolen by ransomware attackers
The US Justice Department announced today a disruption campaign against the Blackcat/ALPHV ransomware group and let victims know that there is a decryptor they can use. FBI develops ALPHV/Blackcat decryptor Over the past 18 months, ALPHV/Blackcat has e… Continue reading Law enforcement seizes ALPHV/Blackcat sites, offers decryptor to victims
In this Help Net Security interview, Eddie Zhang, Principal Consultant at Project Black, explores the complex and often controversial world of vulnerability disclosure in cybersecurity. Zhang explores the intricate balancing act that researchers must p… Continue reading Vulnerability disclosure: Legal risks and ethical considerations for researchers
Ransomware and cyber extortion attacks aimed at organizations are not letting up. Occasionally, they even come in pairs. The often large and sometimes massive ransomware recovery costs companies incur when they decide not to meet the demands deter many… Continue reading The shifting sands of the war against cyber extortion