August 2024 witnessed a noticeable increase in ransomware activity, with emerging groups like Lynx and RansomHub showing dramatic...
In recent threat activity observed by Arctic Wolf, Akira ransomware affiliates carried out ransomware attacks with an initial access vector involving the compromise of SSLVPN user accounts on SonicWall devices.
Comme d’autres services publics avant elle, l’université Paris-Saclay a subi une cyberattaque par le biais d’un ransomware sur ses serveurs. L’attaque qui a eu lieu le 11 août a affecté les services centraux de l’établissement, ainsi que ses composantes (facultés, IUT, Polytech Paris-Saclay, Observatoire des sciences de l’univers). Sont notamment indisponibles un certain nombre de services comme la messagerie électronique, l’intranet, les espaces partagés et certaines applications métier. Un site provisoire a été mis en ligne afin d’assurer, durant les prochaines semaines, la communication auprès des personnels et des étudiants. Une foire aux questions, relative à la cyberattaque, régulièrement complétée et actualisée y est affichée.
Discover the latest insights on the emerging ransomware group Cicada3301, first detected in June 2024. Truesec's investigation reveals key findings about this group, named after a famous cryptography game, now targeting multiple victims.
The deployment of ransomware remains the greatest serious and organised cybercrime threat, the largest cybersecurity threat, and also poses a risk to the UK’s national security. Ransomware attacks can have a significant impact on victims due to financial, data, and service losses, which can lead to business closure, inaccessible public services, and compromised customer data. Threat actors are typically based in overseas jurisdictions where limited cooperation makes it challenging for UK law enforcement to disrupt their activities.
Familiar ransomware develops an appetite for passwords to third-party sites
Le réseau informatique de l'entreprise suisse de fabrication de machines Schlatter a été attaqué via un logici
Sophos discovers the threat actors behind RansomHub ransomware using EDRKillShifter in attacks
CVE-2024-23897 is an unauthenticated arbitary file read vulnerability in Jenkins CLI used by RansomEXX to target small Indian banks.
The “Mad Liberator” ransomware group leverages social-engineering moves to watch out for
The vulnerabilities allowed one security researcher to peek inside the leak sites without having to log in.
Jon DiMaggio used sockpuppet accounts, then his own identity, to infiltrate LockBit and gain the trust of its alleged admin, Dmitry Khoroshev.
CloudSEK's threat research team has uncovered a ransomware attack disrupting India's banking system, targeting banks and payment providers. Initiated through a misconfigured Jenkins server at Brontoo Technology Solutions, the attack is linked to the RansomEXX group.
Les attaquants ont chiffré une partie des données financières et menacent de les diffuser s’ils ne reçoivent pas une rançon. Une enquête a été ouverte.
The Hunters International ransomware group is targeting IT workers with a new C# remote access trojan (RAT) called SharpRhino to breach corporate networks.
During a recent ransomware incident investigated by the Quorum Cyber Incident Response team, novel malware was identified previously unknown.
A massive Magniber ransomware campaign is underway, encrypting home users' devices worldwide and demanding thousand-dollar ransoms to receive a decryptor.
Magniber launched in 2017 as a successor to the Cerber ransomware operation when it was spotted being distributed by the Magnitude exploit kit.
Since then, the ransomware operation has seen bursts of activity over the years, with the threat actors utilizing various methods to distribute Magniber and encrypt devices. These tactics include using Windows zero-days, fake Windows and browser updates, and trojanized software cracks and key generators.
The Black Basta ransomware gang has shown resilience and an ability to adapt to a constantly shifting space, using new custom tools and tactics to evade detection and spread throughout a network.
A major company made a staggering $75 million ransomware payment to hackers earlier this year, according to cybersecurity vendor Zscaler.
Zscaler made the claim in a Tuesday report examining the latest trends in ransomware attacks, which continue to ensnare companies, hospitals, and schools across the country.
