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DarkSide Leaks shows how ransomware is becoming an industry

April 16, 2021 admin 0 Comments Business, enterprise, ransomware, SMB

Credit to Author: Roman Dedenok| Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:00:04 +0000

Why would ransomware operators need a professional looking website? DarkSide’s provides a useful example of how the malware is becoming an industry.

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Ransomware disrupts food supply chain, Exchange exploitation suspected

April 14, 2021 admin 0 Comments albert heijn, awareness, bakker logistiek, black kingdom, de telegraaf, dearcry, ekans, Maersk, microsoft, microsoft exchange server, nederlandse omroep stichting, NOS, NotPetya, proxylogon, ransomware, toon verhoeven, Zero day exploit

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:54:05 +0000

The disruption of food logistics company shows how the target isn’t the only victim of a successful ransomware attack.

Categories: Awareness Ransomware

Tags: Albert Heijn Bakker Logistiek Black KingDom De Telegraaf DearCry ekans Maersk microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server Nederlandse Omroep Stichting NOS NotPetya proxylogon ransomware Toon Verhoeven zero day exploit

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How ransomware gangs are connected, sharing resources and tactics

April 12, 2021 admin analysis of the world's first ransomware cartel, analyst1, bazarloader, C&C, cis, command & control, commonwealth of independent states, conti, digital cartel, fin6, grim spider, jon dimaggio, lockbit, maze team, MegaCortex, raas, ragnar group, ransom cartel, ransom mafia, ransomware, Ransomware as a Service, ransomware cartel, ryuk, suncrypt, temp.mixmaster, trickbot, twisted spider, unc1878, viking spider, wizard spider

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:59:03 +0000

New research by Analyst1 sheds light on the cooperation between some of the ransomware gangs dominating the cybersecurity news.

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: Analysis of the World's First Ransomware Cartel Analyst1 BazarLoader C&C CIS command & control Commonwealth of Independent States conti digital cartel FIN6 Grim SPider Jon DiMaggio lockbit Maze Team megacortex raas Ragnar group ransom cartel Ransom Mafia ransomware Ransomware as a Service ransomware cartel ryuk suncrypt TEMP.MixMaster trickbot Twisted Spider UNC1878 Viking Spider Wizard Spider

Kaspersky Security

Ransomware: From blockers to cryptors and beyond | Kaspersky official blog

April 7, 2021 admin blockers, cryptors, ransomware, Threats, wipers

Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2021 10:47:21 +0000

How ransomware has grown from simplistic screen blockers into monsters paralyzing airports and shipping companies.

Independent Krebs

Ransom Gangs Emailing Victim Customers for Leverage

April 5, 2021 admin Bleeping Computer, clop, emsisoft, fabian wosar, Lawrence Abrams, racetrac, ransomware, rEvil, The Coming Storm

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2021 21:38:38 +0000

Some of the top ransomware gangs are deploying a new pressure tactic to push more victim organizations into paying an extortion demand: Emailing the victim’s customers and partners directly, warning that their data will be leaked to the dark web unless they can convince the victim firm to pay up.

Kaspersky Security

How ransomware makes victims pay | Kaspersky official blog

April 5, 2021 admin Business, enterprise, extortion, ransomware

Credit to Author: Roman Dedenok| Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2021 20:20:16 +0000

After an organization lost children’s personal data to a ransomware attack, the crooks behind it leaned on schools and parents to get paid.

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (March 29 – April 4)

April 5, 2021 admin "i accidentally reported you", "i accidentally reported you" scam, a week in security, andoird, blog recap, booking.com., credential stuffing, dos, Facebook, fake investment ads, fraud, lock and code, lock and code podcast, npm, password book, phishing, podcast, privacy, pysa, pysa ransomware, ransomware, romance scam, SCAM, social media, solarwinds, steam scam, VPNs, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:08:09 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s security news, from March 29 to April 4.

Categories: A week in security

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Security Sophos

Sophos MTR in Real Time: What is Astro Locker Team?

March 31, 2021 admin astro locker, Corporate, mount locker, mtr, ransomware, Ransomware as a Service, security operations

Credit to Author: Michael Heller| Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 21:08:13 +0000

A recent incident with a new Sophos Managed Threat Response (MTR) customer has raised questions about the Mount Locker ransomware group and the relationship it has with Astro Locker Team. A ransomware detection for Mount Locker kicked the MTR team into gear and what they found was surprising. The first detection made it clear what […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/jpcwoW1T4Jg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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