Collaborate Disseminate
Ransomware operators are giving their sketchy repertoire an overhaul. These attacks used to be about unauthorized data encryption and now they are adding data theft to the mix. As a result, not only do the criminals hold the victims’ files for ransom,… Continue reading New Treacherous Tricks of Ransomware Authors
Ransomware actors are turning their sights on larger enterprises, making both average cost and downtime inflicted from attacks skyrocket. Continue reading ThreatList: Ransomware Costs Double in Q4, Sodinokibi Dominates
Recent research estimates that ransomware attacks against enterprises have increased year on year by approximately 500%. Given that Cyber Monday and Black Friday are within striking distance, a surge in ransomware infections should be not only expecte… Continue reading Buran Ransomware Looks To Undercut the Competition
The authors of the GandCrab ransomware strain are shutting their ransomware-as-a-service portal, allegedly walking away with a cool $150m. Continue reading GandCrab ransomware service shuts up shop
Swarm technology may be a game changer for the bad guys if organizations don’t change their tactics. Continue reading Prepare to Defend Your Network Against Swarm-as-a-Service
Five suspects; two ransomware strains; victims identified in both Europe and the US – cops swoop! Continue reading 5 Romanian ransomware distributors arrested after police raid
A look at five RaaS kits and how each is marketed and priced Continue reading 5 ransomware as a service (RaaS) kits – SophosLabs investigates
“Ransomware” threat is on the rise, and cyber criminals are making millions of dollars by victimizing as many people as they can—with WannaCry, NotPetya and LeakerLocker being the ransomware threats that made headlines recently.
What’s BAD? Hacker even started selling ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) kits in an attempt to spread this creepy threat more easily, so that even a non-tech user can
Continue reading Easy-to-Use Apps Allow Anyone to Create Android Ransomware Within Seconds
At $400, the Philadelphia ransomware kit isn’t cheap – but crooks buying it will get a lot of bang for their buck, as we’ve discovered from digging in to how it works Continue reading Philadelphia RaaS: our map of how it works (and how to prevent it)
Cybercrime has continued to evolve and today exists in a highly organised form.
Cybercrime has increasingly been commercialised, and itself become big business by renting out an expanded range of hacking tools and technologies, from exploit kits to ra… Continue reading Two New Platforms Found Offering Cybercrime-as-a-Service to ‘Wannabe Hackers’