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Category Archives: Ransomware

International Action Targets Emotet Crimeware

January 27 2021 By BrianKrebs in Ne'er-Do-Well News, Ransomware, Security

Authorities across Europe on Tuesday said they'd seized control over Emotet, a prolific malware strain and cybercrime-as-service operation. Investigators say the action could help quarantine more than a million...

Ghost hack – criminals use deceased employee’s account to wreak havoc

January 26 2021 By Paul Ducklin in Ransomware, Security, Security threats

Most companies are quick to remove ex-staff from the payroll, but often not so quick to shut down their network access.

On the Evolution of Ransomware

December 30 2020 By Bruce Schneier in Cybercrime, Ransomware, Security

Good article on the evolution of ransomware:

Though some researchers say that the scale and severity of ransomware attacks crossed a bright line in 2020, others describe this year...
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When zombie malware leads to big-money ransomware attacks

December 17 2020 By Paul Ducklin in Cybercrime, Malware, Phishing, Ransomware, Rat, Security

SophosLabs investigates SystemBC, a malware utility for launching fileless malware attacks, including big-money ransomware.

Special minisode: “20 years of cyberthreats that shaped infosec” [Podcast]

December 14 2020 By Paul Ducklin in Malware, Podcast, Privacy, Ransomware, Security, Security threats

Bonus Naked Security Podcast minisode - listen now!

Was there a “COVID-19 vaccine hack” against the European Medicines Agency?

December 10 2020 By Paul Ducklin in Ransomware, Security

Just because a medical agency is "obviously" on the cybercriminal radar doesn't mean that the rest of us are "obviously" off it.

Payment Processing Giant TSYS: Ransomware Incident “Immaterial” to Company

December 10 2020 By BrianKrebs in Ransomware, Security

Payment card processing giant TSYS suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month. Since then reams of data stolen from the company have been posted online, with the attackers promising...

On That Dusseldorf Hospital Ransomware Attack and the Resultant Death

November 24 2020 By Bruce Schneier in Cybercrime, medicine, Ransomware, Security

Wired has a detailed story about the ransomware attack on a Dusseldorf hospital, the one that resulted in an ambulance being redirected to a more distant hospital and...