Ransomware

RansomHub-linked EDR-killing malware spotted in the wild

Infosec in brief Also: Your external-facing NetSuite sites need a review; five popular malware varieties for Q2, and more

Security19 Aug 2024 | 1

Enzo Biochem ordered to cough up $4.5 million over lousy security that led to ransomware disaster

Three state attorneys general probed the company and found plenty to chastise

Cyber-crime14 Aug 2024 | 3

Six ransomware gangs behind over 50% of 2024 attacks

Plus many more newbies waiting in the wings

Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 |

US accuses man of being 'elite' ransomware pioneer they've hunted for years

Authorities allege 'J.P. Morgan' practiced ‘extreme operational and online security’

Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 | 7

Feds bust minor league Radar/Dispossessor ransomware gang

The takedown may be small but any ransomware gang sent to the shops is good news in our book

Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 | 5

Ransomware groups are better at web app security than you, says researcher

Black Hat Could we please start taking this seriously?

Black Hat and DEF CON08 Aug 2024 | 10

UK health services call-handling vendor faces $7.7M fine over 2022 ransomware attack

Nearly 83,000 people had their data stolen amid chaos that struck NHS healthcare

Cyber-crime07 Aug 2024 | 11

SharpRhino malware targets IT admins – Hunters International gang suspected

Fake Angry IP Scanner will make you furious - or maybe remind you of how the Hive gang went about its banal business

Security07 Aug 2024 |

Sonic Automotive says ransomware-linked CDK software outage cost it $30M

Misery loves company – all of its competitors were also negatively impacted

Cyber-crime06 Aug 2024 | 2

Breaking the economy of trust: How busts affect malware gangs

Feature It's hard to track down individuals, so why not disrupt the underground market itself?

Malware Month02 Aug 2024 | 6

Fortune 50 biz coughed up record-breaking $75M ransom to halt leak of stolen data

They say crime doesn't pay. They're right – it's the victims doing the paying

Cyber-crime02 Aug 2024 | 12

Ransomware infection cuts off blood supply to 250+ hospitals

Scumbags go for the jugular

Cyber-crime31 Jul 2024 | 39

Five months after takedown, LockBit is a shadow of its former self

Feature An unprecedented period for an unparalleled force in cybercrime

Malware Month31 Jul 2024 | 19

Ransomware gangs are loving this dumb but deadly make-me-admin ESXi vulnerability

Get those patches applied – all the big dogs are abusing it

VMware Explore30 Jul 2024 | 18

North Korean chap charged for attacks on US hospitals, military, NASA – and even China

Microsoft, Mandiant, weigh in with info about methods used by Andariel gang alleged to have made many, many, heists

Security26 Jul 2024 | 4

LA County Superior Court closes doors to reboot justice after ransomware attack

Some rest for the wicked?

Cyber-crime22 Jul 2024 | 6

Cybercrooks crafting solo careers in wake of ransomware takedowns

More baddies go it alone as trust in big gangs withers, claims Europol

Cyber-crime22 Jul 2024 | 2

UK cops arrest teen suspect in MGM Resorts cyberattack probe

17-year-old cuffed as FBI says it will 'relentlessly pursue' miscreants around the globe

Cyber-crime19 Jul 2024 | 17

Russia’s FIN7 is peddling its EDR-nerfing malware to ransomware gangs

Major vendors' products scuppered by novel techniques

Research18 Jul 2024 | 5

Ransomware continues to pile on costs for critical infrastructure victims

Millions more spent without any improvement in recovery times

Malware Month17 Jul 2024 | 5

London council accuses watchdog of 'exaggerating' danger of 2020 raid on residents' data

You escaped a big fat fine! Take the win and run, won’t you?

Malware Month17 Jul 2024 | 26

Cyber-crime super-crew Scattered Spider falls in love with RansomHub and Qilin

Extortionists left hanging after rivals crawled into the woodwork

Malware Month16 Jul 2024 |

Car dealer software slinger CDK Global said to have paid $25M ransom after cyberattack

15K dealerships take estimated $600M+ hit

Malware Month12 Jul 2024 | 16

IcedID henchman gets nine years in clanger for abusing malware to drain bank accounts

The slippery Ukrainian national must also pay a hefty $74 million on top of the jail time

Malware Month12 Jul 2024 | 7

You had a year to patch this Veeam flaw – and now it's going to hurt some more

LockBit variant targets backup software - which you may remember is supposed to help you recover from ransomware

Patches11 Jul 2024 | 4

Ransomware crews investing in custom data stealing malware

BlackByte, LockBit among the criminals using bespoke tools

Malware Month10 Jul 2024 |

Evolve Bank & Trust confirms LockBit stole 7.6 million people's data

Making cyberattack among the largest ever recorded in finance industry

Cyber-crime09 Jul 2024 | 6

Eldorado ransomware-as-a-service gang targets Linux, Windows systems

US orgs bear the brunt of attacks by probably-Russian crew

Malware Month09 Jul 2024 | 21

Avast secretly gave DoNex ransomware decryptors to victims before crims vanished

Updated Good riddance to another pesky tribe of miscreants

Malware Month08 Jul 2024 | 12

Not-so-OpenAI allegedly never bothered to report 2023 data breach

security in brief Also: F1 authority breached; Prudential victim count skyrockets; a new ransomware actor appears; and more

Security08 Jul 2024 | 5

Cancer patient forced to make terrible decision after Qilin attack on London hospitals

Exclusive Skin-sparing mastectomy and breast reconstruction scrapped as result of ransomware at supplier

Malware Month05 Jul 2024 | 73

Europol nukes nearly 600 IP addresses in Cobalt Strike crackdown

Private sector helped out with week-long operation – but didn't touch China

Malware Month04 Jul 2024 | 7

Ransomware scum who hit Indonesian government apologizes, hands over encryption key

Brain Cipher was never getting the $8 million it demanded anyway

Malware Month04 Jul 2024 | 35

Patelco banking services AWOL amid ransomware ruckus

Late fees? Don't worry, the credit union has you covered

Malware Month03 Jul 2024 | 2

Affirm fears customer info pilfered during ransomware raid at Evolve Bank

Number of partners acknowledging data theft continues to rise

Malware Month02 Jul 2024 | 2

UK and US cops band together to tackle Qilin's ransomware shakedowns

Attacking the NHS is a very bad move

Malware Month25 Jun 2024 | 26

Indonesian government datacenter locked down in $8M ransomware rumble

Variant of Lockbit 3.0 said to be weapon of choice for attack

Systems24 Jun 2024 |

Qilin cyber scum leak data they claim belongs to London hospitals’ pathology provider

At least they didn’t get paid their $50M ransom demand

Cyber-crime21 Jun 2024 | 11

Qilin: We knew our Synnovis attack would cause a healthcare crisis at London hospitals

Interview Cybercriminals claim they used a zero-day to breach pathology provider’s systems

Cyber-crime20 Jun 2024 | 25

Blackbaud has to cough up a few million dollars more over 2020 ransomware attack

Four years on and it's still paying for what California attorney general calls 'unacceptable' practice

Cyber-crime17 Jun 2024 | 3

Cops cuff 22-year-old Brit suspected of being Scattered Spider leader

Spanish plod make arrest at airport before he jetted off to Italy

Cyber-crime17 Jun 2024 | 22

Ukrainian cops collar Kyiv programmer believed to be Conti, LockBit linchpin

28-year-old accused of major ransomware attacks across Europe

Malware Month13 Jun 2024 | 13

White House report dishes deets on all 11 major government breaches from 2023

The MOVEit breach and ransomware weren’t kind to the Feds last year

CSO12 Jun 2024 | 1

Akira: Perhaps the next big thing in ransomware, says Tidal threat intelligence chief

Interview Scott Small tells us gang's 'intent and capability' should get the attention of CSOs

Malware Month09 Jun 2024 | 3

Frontier Communications: 750k people's data stolen in April attack on systems

Company says just names and SSNs affected, watering down RansomHub’s claims

Cyber-crime07 Jun 2024 | 8

FBI encourages LockBit victims to step right up for free decryption keys

The bad news? Gang wasn't deleting victim data after payments

Malware Month06 Jun 2024 | 6

What is RansomHub? Looks like a Knight ransomware reboot

Malware code potentially sold off, tweaked, back at it infecting victims

Malware Month05 Jun 2024 | 1

Christie's stolen data sold to highest bidder rather than leaked, RansomHub claims

Experts say auctioning the auctioneer’s data is unlikely to have been genuinely successful

Cyber-crime04 Jun 2024 | 9

US senator claims UnitedHealth's CEO, board appointed 'unqualified' CISO

Similar cases have resulted in serious sanctions, and they were on a far smaller scale

CSO31 May 2024 | 26

Auction house Christie’s confirms criminals stole some client data

Centuries-old institution dodges questions on how it happened as ransomware gang claims credit

Cyber-crime28 May 2024 | 3

Canada's London Drugs confirms ransomware attack after LockBit demands $25M

Pharmacy says it's 'unwilling and unable to pay ransom'

Cyber-crime22 May 2024 | 3

LockBit dethroned as leading ransomware gang for first time post-takedown

Rivals ready to swoop in but drop in overall attacks illustrates LockBit’s influence

Cyber-crime22 May 2024 | 6

With ransomware whales becoming so dominant, would-be challengers ask 'what's the point?'

Fewer rivals on the scene as big-gang success soars

Research21 May 2024 | 3

British Library's candid ransomware comms driven by 'emotional intelligence'

CyberUK It quickly realized ‘dry’ progress updates weren’t cutting it

Cyber-crime20 May 2024 | 16

Nissan infosec in the spotlight again after breach affecting more than 50K US employees

Infosec in brief PLUS: Connected automakers put on notice; Cisco Talos develops macOS fuzzing technique; Last week's critical vulns

Security20 May 2024 | 2

Aussie cops probe MediSecure's 'large-scale ransomware data breach'

Throw another healthcare biz on the barby, mate

Cyber-crime17 May 2024 | 13