As we move further into 2024, we must be cautious (maybe even fearful!) of ransomware cases increasing even more than in previous years. Though governments around the world are taking more interest in the worldwide threat, we can see from the increase of cases that our actions have not been enough to thwart the ransomware threat. As new groups continue to form, former groups continue to evolve into new brands, and the big players continue to ramp up their efforts, we must remain vigilant and focus on our preparation and early detection capabilities.

When a devastating Mallox ransomware attack hit a company, Truesec CSIRT got called into action. This blog post delves deep into the sophisticated techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) employed by the Mallox threat actor, offering valuable lessons and insights.

Researchers identify 23 vulnerabilities, some of which can exploited with no authentication.

Arctic Wolf Labs has investigated several cases where ransomware victims are being targeted for follow-on extortion attempts by threat actors who are aware of ransom attack details.

The World Council of Churches reported an incident in December, and the Lutheran World Federation said it experienced a related incident. The Rhysida gang claimed it carried out the attack on the federation.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) communications systems have been hacked by a ransomware group.

The U.S. was bombarded by financially-motivated ransomware attacks throughout 2023. This report looks at the numbers, the costs and the solution.

The Cactus ransomware group claims to have hacked Coop, one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden.

Authorities have declined to comment on the reported ransomware attack ten days on Serbia's public energy company EPS.

The printing and business services giant said its XBS division "experienced a security incident." A cybercrime gang called INC said it was responsible.

Victoria's court system fell victim to a ransomware attack allegedly orchestrated by the Qilin ransomware gang. The Victoria court ransomware

Researchers have created a decryptor that exploits a flaw in Black Basta ransomware, allowing victims to recover their files for free.

German hospital network Katholische Hospitalvereinigung Ostwestfalen (KHO) has confirmed that recent service disruptions were caused by a Lockbit ransomware attack where the threat actors gained access to IT systems and encrypted devices on the network.

A Lockbit ransomware attack against German hospital network Katholische Hospitalvereinigung Ostwestfalen caused service disruptions.

I monitor (in an amateur, clueless way) ransomware groups in my spare time, to see what intelligence can be gained from looking at victim orgs and what went wrong.

Basically, I’m a giant big dork with too much free time.

I’ve discovered two organisations with ransomware incidents, where the entry point appears to have been Exchange Server 2013 with Outlook Web Access enabled, where all available security updates were applied.

ESO Solutions, a provider of software products for healthcare organizations and fire departments, disclosed that data belonging to 2.7 million patients has been compromised as a result of a ransomware attack.

The Rhysida ransomware gang publishes 98 per cent of leaked data minutes after the ransom deadline passes – Wolverine game files included.

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