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Octo Tempest cybercriminal group is “a growing concern”—Microsoft

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: ALPHV

Tags: Octo Tempest

Tags: RaaS

Tags: LOTL

Tags: social engineering

Tags: SIM swapping

A group of cybercriminals known for advanced social engineering attacks has joined one of the biggest ransomware groups as an affiliate.

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MalwareBytesSecurity

A history of ransomware: How did it get this far?

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: history

Tags: ransomware

Tags: bulletproof hosting

Tags: cryptocurrency

Tags: encryption

Tags: fast internet

Tags: government protection

Tags: RaaS

Tags: LockBit

Tags: pentester tools

Tags: code

We tell you about the origin of ransomware and what factors contributed to making it the most feared type of malware.

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SecuritySophos

Sophos Discovers Ransomware Abusing “Sophos” Name

Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 21:20:01 +0000

Attackers will sometimes use the name of security companies in their malware. While performing a regular search on VirusTotal looking for interesting malware and new ransomware variants using our threat hunting rules this week, a Sophos X-Ops analyst discovered a novel ransomware executable that appears to use “Sophos” in the UI of the panel alerting […]

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