Ransomware attempt volume sets record, reaches more than 300 million for first half of 2021: SonicWall
A new report from SonicWall found that attempted ransomware attacks skyrocketed in the first half of 2021, with 304.7 million attempted …
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The Week in Ransomware – July 30th 2021 – €1 billion saved
Ransomware continues to be active this week, with new threat actors releasing new features, No More Ransom turning five, and a veteran …
Crooks using phony call centers to spread ransomware via BazaCall attacks
This new campaign was discovered and reported by Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team. The researchers noted that BazaCall …
ISMG Editors’ Panel: Ransomware Update
In the latest weekly update, three editors at Information Security Media Group discuss important cybersecurity issues, including the latest …
Ransomware via a call centre? BazaCall means no email attachment or link required for infection
Graham Cluley is a veteran of the anti-virus industry having worked for a number of security companies since the early 1990s when he wrote …
Phony Call Centers Tricking Users Into Installing Ransomware and Data-Stealers
An ongoing malicious campaign that employs phony call centers has been found to trick victims into downloading malware capable of data …
2 new ransomware gangs Haron, BlackMatter appear after REvil, DarkSide
To conclude, currently, we do not know for sure if these 2 groups have been started by the same cybercriminals from previous ransomware …
BlackMatter rises from the ashes of notorious cybercrime gangs to pose new ransomware threat
A new ransomware gang that calls itself BlackMatter has launched itself on the dark web, and is actively attempting to recruit criminal …
New software improves ransomware resilience and recovery
Ransomware attacks are growing in severity and volume, bringing increasing costs and financial, legal, and other challenges. Businesses …
Ransomware: These are the two most common ways hackers get inside your network
Email phishing attacks and brute force attacks against exposed remote desktop protocol (RDP) services are the most common methods cyber …
New Ransomware Gangs — Haron and BlackMatter — Emerge on Cybercrime Forums
Two new ransomware-as-service (RaaS) programs have appeared on the threat radar this month, with one group professing to be a successor to …