NetWalker Ransomware Rakes in $29M Since March
The ransomware has surged since moving to a RaaS model. Continue reading NetWalker Ransomware Rakes in $29M Since March
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Ransomware Characteristics and Attack Chains – What you Need to Know about Recent Campaigns
Ransomware has been around for decades going back all the way to 1989. Since then it has only magnified in scope and complexity. Now at a time when working remotely is becoming more universal and the world is trying to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, r… Continue reading Ransomware Characteristics and Attack Chains – What you Need to Know about Recent Campaigns
BBC Publishes Screenshots Allegedly Depicting Ransomware Negotiations Between NetWalker and UCSF
The BBC claims to have obtained proof of ransom negotiations between the NetWalker gang and the University of California San Francisco almost a week after the college publicly reported on the costly security incident. Readers might recall that NetWalke… Continue reading BBC Publishes Screenshots Allegedly Depicting Ransomware Negotiations Between NetWalker and UCSF
UCSF Pays $1.14M After NetWalker Ransomware Attack
UCSF has paid more than $1 million after a ransomware attack encrypted data related to “important” academic research on several servers. Continue reading UCSF Pays $1.14M After NetWalker Ransomware Attack
Watching a $1.14 million ransomware negotiation between hackers and scientists searching for COVID-19 treatments
An anonymous tip-off to BBC News enabled them to watch in real-time as an American medical university attempted to negotiate with the hackers who had infected its systems with ransomware.
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University of California San Francisco Pays $1 Million to Ransomware Operators after June 1 Attack
NetWalker ransomware operators have persuaded the University of California San Francisco to pay over $1 million in an extortion scheme using data-encrypting malware. The attack, UCSF officials say, didn’t even target the institution. UCSF’s… Continue reading University of California San Francisco Pays $1 Million to Ransomware Operators after June 1 Attack
Philadelphia-area health system says it ‘isolated’ a malware attack
A “malware attack” has hit computer systems at Crozer-Keystone Health System, a large health care provider in the Philadelphia suburbs, a spokesman for the organization said Friday. “After quickly identifying a recent malware attack, the Crozer-Keystone information technology team took immediate action and began remediating impacted systems,” Crozer-Keystone’s Rich Leonowitz said in an email statement. Crozer-Keystone owns four hospitals and four outpatient centers in and around Delaware County, Pennsylvania, according to its website. It was not immediately clear how, if at all, the cybersecurity incident impacted those facilities. Leonowitz declined to answer questions on the matter. “Having isolated the intrusion, we took necessary systems offline to prevent further risk,” Leonowitz’s statement continued. “We completed this work in collaboration with cybersecurity professionals across our health care system and are currently conducting a full investigation of the issue.” A set of hackers behind the NetWalker ransomware claimed responsibility for the attack. On their victim-shaming website, […]
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Inside a ransomware gang’s attack toolbox
Ransomware’s changed a lot over the years – here’s a peek into a criminal gang’s current toolbox… Continue reading Inside a ransomware gang’s attack toolbox
NetWalker ransomware – what you need to know
The NetWalker gang are infecting corporations’ computer systems, encrypting and stealing data, and holding it to ransom.
And they’re looking for criminals to join their affiliate scheme.
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NetWalker Ransomware Gang Hunts for Top-Notch Affiliates
The operators behind the Toll Group attack are taking applications for technically advanced partners. Continue reading NetWalker Ransomware Gang Hunts for Top-Notch Affiliates