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Evgenii Ptitsyn is said to have helped operate a ransomware-as-a-service organization that extorted millions from more than 1K victims, including schools and hospitals.
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Kaspersky experts studied the activity of Key Group, which utilizes publicly available builders for ransomware and wipers, as well as GitHub and Telegram. Continue reading Key Group: another ransomware group using leaked builders
In this report, we provide an in-depth analysis of the Mallox ransomware, its evolution, ransom strategy, encryption scheme, etc. Continue reading Mallox ransomware: in-depth analysis and evolution
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Happeneing through Google Search, hackers use a malicious ISO archive to distribute files that direct users to fake download pages of popular business applications.
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Unfortunately, you’ve probably already heard the cliche that “cybercrime abhors a vacuum”… Continue reading Hive ransomware servers shut down at last, says FBI
RaaS kits are easy to find on the Dark Web, lowering the barrier of entry so that virtually any cybercriminal can launch successful ransomware attacks, says Microsoft.
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A Twitter account known as ContiLeaks debuted to much fanfare in late February, with people around the globe watching as tens of thousands of leaked chats between members of the Russia-based ransomware gang Conti hit the web. In the days after the leaks, many celebrated what they thought would be a devastating blow to Conti, which a Ukrainian security researcher had apparently punished by leaking the internal chats because the gang threatened to “strike back” at any entities that organized “any war activities against Russia.” But ten days after the leaks began, Conti appears to be thriving. Experts say the notorious ransomware gang has pivoted all too easily, replacing much of the infrastructure that was exposed in the leaks while moving quickly to hit new targets with ransom demands. According to Vitali Kremez, CEO of the cybersecurity firm AdvIntel, by Monday morning Conti had successfully completed two new data breaches at […]
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Despite being a relative newcomer, the BlackCat ransomware family is moving up the list of the most prolific operators in the space, according to a report from Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 threat intelligence unit. The group’s latest report, published Thursday and first reported by CyberScoop, found that as of December 2021, BlackCat has the seventh-most victims among all ransomware groups Unit 42 tracks, a remarkable feat considering that BlackCat initially garnered notice in mid-November 2021. “This highlights a worrying trend that newcomers (or reformed groups) can attack many victims in a short space of time,” the researchers wrote. BlackCat is a typical ransomware group in some ways, but has novel aspects that Unit 42 analyzed. Its ransomware is written in Rust, a computer coding language growing in popularity for its web application benefits, memory management and efficiency. Rust has been used in malware in the past, but BlackCat might be the […]
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BlackMatter ransomware gang, which is believed to be a rebrand of DarkSide, has decided to end the project, giving in to the pressures of the local law enforcement authorities.
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An attack perpetrated by REvil aka Sodinokibi ransomware gang against Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and their clients was discovered on July 2. Some of the victims reportedly have been compromised a popular MSP software which led to encryption of their customers. Continue reading REvil ransomware attack against MSPs and its clients around the world