Ragnar Locker ransomware’s dark web extortion sites seized by police
The Ragnar Locker ransomware operation's Tor negotiation and data leak sites were seized Thursday morning as part of an international law enforcement operation.
Breast Imaging During a Cyberattack and Global Pandemic: What We Did to Pick Up the Pieces - ScienceDirect
Cybersecurity in healthcare is a very real threat with the potential to severely disrupt patient care, place extra burden on an already strained system, and result in significant financial losses for a hospital or healthcare network. In October 2020, on the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our institution experienced one of the most significant cyberattacks on a healthcare system to date, lasting for nearly 40 days. By sharing our experience in radiology, and specifically in breast imaging, including the downtime procedures we relied upon and the lessons that we learned emerging from this cyberattack, we hope to help future victims of a healthcare cyberattack successfully weather such an experience.
Les hôpitaux de Vittel et Neufchâteau victimes d'une cyberattaque
C'est le black-out informatique au centre hospitalier de l'Ouest vosgien. Les établissements de Vittel et Neufchâteau ont été victimes d'une cyberattaque dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi. Les urgences restent maintenues, mais les activités programmées sont suspendues jusqu'à lundi inclus.
Ransomware Negotiation: Dos and Don’ts!
Double extortion ransomware attacks have reached very high numerical values. One of the key elements, when suffering such an attack, concerns the negotiation that can be initiated (not always!) with the ransomware gang. The analysis, carried out by the SEC4U team, of hundreds of negotiations makes it possible to apply a scientific approach to this
Sony confirms data breach impacting thousands in the U.S.
Sony Interactive Entertainment (Sony) has notified current and former employees and their family members about a cybersecurity breach that exposed personal information.
From ScreenConnect to Hive Ransomware in 61 hours
In 2022, The DFIR Report observed an increase in the adversarial usage of Remote Management and Monitoring (RMM) tools. When compared to post-exploitation channels that heavily rely on terminals, such … Read More
Ransomware flingers hit Manchester cops in the supply chain • The Register
The UK's Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has admitted that crooks have got their mitts on some of its data after a third-party supplier responsible for ID badges was attacked. According to the Manchester Evening News the stolen data included the names and pictures of police officers held by the supplier for use on thousands of ID badges.
KNVB paid ransom to prevent cyber criminals from publishing footballers' passports
The Dutch football association KNVB paid the ransom demanded by cyber criminals in a ransomware attack in April. The hackers stole Dutch and other football players’ passports, ID cards, home addresses, and salary slips and threatened to publish the data if the football association didn’t pay the ransom, the KNVB said on Tuesday.
The Emergence of Ransomed: An Uncertain Cyber Threat in the Making
Ransomed, originally an illicit forum, is a ransomware collective that is finding new ways to extort victims by leveraging GDPR laws.
Unmasking Trickbot, One of the World’s Top Cybercrime Gangs
A WIRED investigation into a cache of documents posted by an unknown figure lays bare the Trickbot ransomware gang’s secrets, including the identity of a central member.
Attacks on Citrix NetScaler systems linked to ransomware actor
A threat actor believed to be tied to the FIN8 hacking group exploits the CVE-2023-3519 remote code execution flaw to compromise unpatched Citrix NetScaler systems in domain-wide attacks.
Ransomware infection wipes all CloudNordic servers
IT outfit says it can't — and won't — pay the ransom demand
Dark Web Profile: 8Base Ransomware
In this article, we will focus on 8Base Ransomware, which ranked in the top 5 most active groups last month according to Daily Dark Web...
'DoubleDrive' attack turns Microsoft OneDrive into ransomware
Microsoft's OneDrive file-sharing program can be used as ransomware to encrypt most of the files on a target machine without possibility of recovery, partly because the program is inherently trusted by Windows and endpoint detection and response programs (EDRs). Presentation blackhat
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Ransomware tracker: The latest figures [August 2023]
The number of ransomware attacks posted on extortion websites shot up to a record high in July, with ransomware gangs publicly claiming more than 15 attacks per day on average. In total there were 484 ransomware attacks in July, compared to 408 the previous month, according to data collected by Recorded Future from extortion sites, government agencies, news reports, hacking forums, and other sources.
The untold history of today’s Russian-speaking hackers
Clop, a Russian-speaking hacking group specialising in ransomware, has its own website. Yes, this is a thing — criminals openly encouraging their victims to negotiate a ransom for the return of their data as though it were a legitimate commercial deal.
Les données de hooligans ayant sévi en Suisse publiées sur le darknet (update) | ICTjournal
Différentes données ultra sensibles pour la sécurité de la Suisse font partie des données volées au prestataire Xpl
The five-day job: A BlackByte ransomware intrusion case study
In a recent investigation by Microsoft Incident Response of a BlackByte 2.0 ransomware attack, we found that the threat actor progressed through the full attack chain, from initial access to impact, in less than five days, causing significant business disruption for the victim organization.
Clop Ransomware: History, Timeline, And Adversary Simulation
The infamous Clop ransomware, mainly known as Cl0p, targets various industries and organizations, extorting data for a huge amount of ransom. It advances actively with new emerging campaigns. This blog walks through the Clop timeline, Mitre TTPs and their emulation.
BlackCat Operators Distributing Ransomware Disguised as WinSCP via Malvertising
Threat actors associated with the BlackCat ransomware have been observed employing malvertising tricks to distribute rogue installers of the WinSCP file transfer application.
Campagne MOVEit : Cl0p divulgue une grande quantité de données volées à Cegedim
Le groupe Cl0p a poursuivi la diffusion des données volées à Cegedim à l’occasion de sa campagne de cyberattaques contre les instances MOVEit Transfer. Il met désormais à disposition plus de 1,5 To de données.
Decrypted: Akira Ransomware
Researchers for Avast have developed a decryptor for the Akira ransomware and released it for public download. The Akira ransomware appeared in March 2023 and since then, the gang claims successful attacks on various organizations in the education, finance and real estate industries, amongst others.
TSMC Says Supplier Hacked After Ransomware Group Claims Attack on Chip Giant
The LockBit ransomware group claims to have hacked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), but the chip giant says only one of its suppliers was breached. The notorious cybercrime group announced on Thursday on its website that it targeted TSMC, suggesting — based on the $70 million ransom demand — that it has stolen vast amounts of sensitive information. The victim was initially given seven days to respond, but the deadline has been extended to August 6 at the time of writing.
TSMC confirms data breach after LockBit cyberattack on third-party supplier
One of the world's biggest chipmakers confirmed a data breach after the LockBit ransomware gang targeted one of its third-party providers.
Tracing Ransomware Threat Actors Through Stylometric Analysis and Chat Log Examination
I stumbled upon an intriguing concept presented by Will Thomas (BushidoToken) in his blog post titled “Unmasking Ransomware Using Stylometric Analysis: Shadow, 8BASE, Rancoz.” This concept revolves around utilizing stylometry to identify potential modifications in new ransomware variants based on existing popular strains. If you’re interested, you can read the blog post here. (Notably, Will Thomas also appeared on Dark Net Diaries, discussing his tracking of the Revil ransomware.)
Akira Ransomware Extends Reach to Linux Platform
Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs examines the Linux variant of Akira Ransomware and assesses its impact on various sectors.
Siemens Energy confirms data breach after MOVEit data-theft attack
Siemens Energy has confirmed that data was stolen during the recent Clop ransomware data-theft attacks using a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer platform.
Ransomware Diaries: Volume 1
The LockBit ransomware gang is one of the most notorious organized cybercrime syndicates that exists today. The gang is behind attacks targeting private-sector corporations and other high-profile industries worldwide. News and media outlets have documented many LockBit attacks, while security vendors offer technical assessments explaining how each occurred. Although these provide insight into the attacks, I wanted to know more about the human side of the operation to learn about the insights, motivations, and behaviors of the individuals on the other side of the keyboard. To prepare for this project, I spent months developing several online personas and established their credibility over time to gain access to the gang’s operation.
Schools hit by cyber attack and documents leaked
Confidential details including child passport scans and SEN data is published online, the BBC finds.
Suspected LockBit ransomware affiliate arrested, charged in US
Russian national Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov was arrested in Arizona and charged by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly deploying LockBit ransomware on the networks of victims in the United States and abroad.