Ransomware trends in Q3: a new attack every day
Digital Shadows released its quarterly research report focusing on the latest trends in ransomware. Unfortunately, for vulnerable …
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Ransomware Takes Down Network of French IT Giant
French IT giant Sopra Steria was hit with a cyber attack this week that disrupted the business of the firm and is widely believed to be the …
Sopra Steria hit by cyber attack. IT services group suspected of falling victim to ransomware
European IT services group Sopra Steria has been hit by a cyber attack. Which would be unfortunate for any business at the best of times, …
Smashing Security podcast #201: Robin Hood, Flippy, and the web ad bubble
The Darkside ransomware gang thinks it’s a modern-day Robin Hood when it donates extorted Bitcoins to charity, the micro-targeted ad …
Ransomware gang donates part of ransom demands to charity organizations
A ransomware gang has donated a part of the ransom demands it extorted from victims to charity organizations. Current recipients include …
Ryuk Ransomware Group using Zerologon Vulnerability to Accomplish their Objective Faster
Ryuk ransomware is known for targeting know for targeting various large organizations worldwide. It is often distributed by other malware …
Trickbot, Phishing, Ransomware & Elections
The last few weeks have been rough for the operators of the Trickbot botnet, a malware-as-a-service operation, who are facing coordinated …
Ryuk Ransomware Gang Uses Zerologon Bug for Lightning-Fast Attack
The Ryuk threat actors have struck again, moving from sending a phishing email to complete encryption across the victim’s network in just …
Hackers turn to new tactics to make attacks more effective
Some nation-state cyber adversaries and notorious ransomware gangs are deploying an arsenal of new open-sourced tools, actively exploiting …
Hackney Council can’t pay housing benefit after cyber attack
The trials and tribulations of London’s Hackney Council continue after it suffered a “serious cyber attack” last week. The nature of …
Ransomware group ‘Egregor’ has reportedly stolen data from Ubisoft and Crytek
As per ZDNet, Egregor has posted the stolen data of both companies on the ransomware group’s dark web portal this past Tuesday. Details …
Iranian Hacking Group Suspected of Deploying Ransomware
A hacking group with links to Iran’s government is suspected of using ransomware in attempts to damage the systems of organizations in …