ALPHV Ransomware Affiliate Targets Vulnerable Backup Installations to Gain Initial Access
A ransomware affiliate is targeting publicly exposed Veritas installations to gain access to organizations.
Ransomware gang gives decryptor to Toronto’s SickKids Hospital
In a New Year's Eve apology, the LockBit ransomware gang has expressed regret for attacking Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children and sent a free decryptor so files can be unscrambled. According to Brett Callow, a B.C.-based threat analyst for Emsisoft, the gang posted a message on its site claiming the attack was the work of an affiliate and violated their rules.
Ransomware-as-a-service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself
Microsoft coined the term “human-operated ransomware” to clearly define a class of attack driven by expert humane intelligence at every step of the attack chain and culminate in intentional business disruption and extortion. In this blog, we explain the ransomware-as-a-service affiliate model and disambiguate between the attacker tools and the various threat actors at play during a security incident.
ALPHV Ransomware Affiliate Targets Vulnerable Backup Installations to Gain Initial Access
A ransomware affiliate is targeting publicly exposed Veritas installations to gain access to organizations.
Ransomware gang gives decryptor to Toronto’s SickKids Hospital
In a New Year's Eve apology, the LockBit ransomware gang has expressed regret for attacking Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children and sent a free decryptor so files can be unscrambled. According to Brett Callow, a B.C.-based threat analyst for Emsisoft, the gang posted a message on its site claiming the attack was the work of an affiliate and violated their rules.
Ransomware-as-a-service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself
Microsoft coined the term “human-operated ransomware” to clearly define a class of attack driven by expert humane intelligence at every step of the attack chain and culminate in intentional business disruption and extortion. In this blog, we explain the ransomware-as-a-service affiliate model and disambiguate between the attacker tools and the various threat actors at play during a security incident.
Ransomware-as-a-service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself
Microsoft coined the term “human-operated ransomware” to clearly define a class of attack driven by expert humane intelligence at every step of the attack chain and culminate in intentional business disruption and extortion. In this blog, we explain the ransomware-as-a-service affiliate model and disambiguate between the attacker tools and the various threat actors at play during a security incident.