Opsec Cyber Ransomware Archives - Page 16 of 27

Category Archives: Ransomware

Ransomware Shuts Down US Pipeline

May 10 2021 By Bruce Schneier in Cybercrime, Ransomware, Russia, Security

This is a major story: a probably Russian cybercrime group called DarkSide shut down the Colonial Pipeline in a ransomware attack. The pipeline supplies much of the...

UNC2447 SOMBRAT and FIVEHANDS Ransomware: A Sophisticated Financial Threat

April 29 2021 By Daniel Pany in Homepage Carousel, Latest Blog Posts, Ransomware, Raymond Leong, Security, Threat Research, Zero-day Vulnerability

Mandiant has observed an aggressive financially motivated group, UNC2447, exploiting one SonicWall VPN zero-day vulnerability prior to a patch being available and deploying sophisticated malware previously ...

UNC2447 SOMBRAT and FIVEHANDS Ransomware: A Sophisticated Financial Threat

April 29 2021 By Daniel Pany in Homepage Carousel, Latest Blog Posts, Ransomware, Raymond Leong, Security, Threat Research, Zero-day Vulnerability

Task Force Seeks to Disrupt Ransomware Payments

April 29 2021 By BrianKrebs in Emsisoft, FBI, FireEye, Microsoft, Ransomware, Security, The Coming Storm

Some of the world's top tech firms are backing a new industry task force focused on disrupting cybercriminal ransomware gangs by limiting their ability to get paid, and targeting...

S3 Ep30: AirDrop worries, Linux pests and ransomware truths [Podcast]

April 29 2021 By Paul Ducklin in Apple, Cybercrime, iOS, Linux, Podcast, Privacy, Ransomware, Security, Vulnerability

Listen now - latest episode - lots of fun but with a serious (and educational!) side.

Ransomware: don’t expect a full recovery, however much you pay

April 27 2021 By Paul Ducklin in Ransomware, Security

Turns out the ransomware crooks aren't that good at keeping their promises...

Ransom Gangs Emailing Victim Customers for Leverage

April 5 2021 By BrianKrebs in Emsisoft, Fabian Wosar, Lawrence Abrams, Ransomware, rEvil, Security, The Coming Storm

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,...