Why RaaS Has Become Easier to Launch

Straight from the researchers at Intel 471 comes this pro tip for cybersecurity teams inside organizations: Being proactive about what the cybercriminal underground is learning and how it’s behaving can help you pinpoint solutions for your secur… Continue reading Why RaaS Has Become Easier to Launch

Bandura Cyber Intelligence Marketplace deploys cyber intelligence data across network in real-time

Bandura Cyber released “Cyber Intelligence Marketplace,” allowing Bandura Cyber clients to discover, access, acquire, deploy and enforce a curated collection of high quality cyber intelligence data within minutes across their entire network and edge &#… Continue reading Bandura Cyber Intelligence Marketplace deploys cyber intelligence data across network in real-time

Ukrainian Police Nab Six Tied to CLOP Ransomware

Authorities in Ukraine this week charged six people alleged to have been part of the CLOP ransomware group, a cybercriminal gang said to have extorted more than half a billion dollars from victims. Some of CLOP’s victims this year alone include Stanford University Medical School, the University of California, and University of Maryland. Continue reading Ukrainian Police Nab Six Tied to CLOP Ransomware

Collaboration between network access brokers and ransomware actors deepens

In this Help Net Security podcast, Brandon Hoffman, CISO at Intel 471, discusses about the increased collaboration between network access brokers (NAB) and ransomware operators, and how they funcion it today’s threat landscape. Here’s a transcrip… Continue reading Collaboration between network access brokers and ransomware actors deepens

RaaS gangs go “private” after stirring a hornet’s nest

After a decade or so of ransomware attacks against sometimes very prominent targets, the recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack by the Darkside gang has been the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back, as the attack was followed by a te… Continue reading RaaS gangs go “private” after stirring a hornet’s nest

DarkSide Ransomware Gang Quits After Servers, Bitcoin Stash Seized

The DarkSide ransomware affiliate program responsible for the six-day outage at Colonial Pipeline this week that led to fuel shortages and price spikes across the country is running for the hills. The crime gang announced it was closing up shop after its servers were seized and someone drained funds from an account the group uses to pay affiliates. Continue reading DarkSide Ransomware Gang Quits After Servers, Bitcoin Stash Seized

A Closer Look at the DarkSide Ransomware Gang

The FBI confirmed this week that a relatively new ransomware group known as DarkSide is responsible for an attack that caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down 5,550 miles of pipe, stranding countless barrels of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel on the Gulf Coast. Here’s a closer look at the DarkSide cybercrime gang, as seen through their negotiations with a recent U.S. victim that earns $15 billion in annual revenue. Continue reading A Closer Look at the DarkSide Ransomware Gang

The benefits of cyber threat intelligence

In this Help Net Security podcast, Maurits Lucas, Director of Intelligence Solutions at Intel 471, discusses the benefits of cyber threat intelligence. He also talks about how Intel 471 approaches adversary and malware intelligence. Here’s a transcript… Continue reading The benefits of cyber threat intelligence

Three Top Russian Cybercrime Forums Hacked

Over the past few weeks, three of the longest running and most venerated Russian-language online forums serving thousands of experienced cybercriminals have been hacked. In two of the intrusions, the attackers made off with the forums’ user databases, including email and Internet addresses and hashed passwords. Continue reading Three Top Russian Cybercrime Forums Hacked