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How do I select a SIEM solution for my business?To select an appropriate SIEM solution for your business, you need to think about a variety of factors. New EvilQuest macOS ransomware is a smokescreen for other threatsA new piece of ransomware dubbed EvilQuest is being delivered bundled up with pirated versions of popular macOS software, researchers warned.
Recent samples of the Snake ransomware were observed isolating the infected systems to ensure that nothing interferes with the file encryption process, security researchers warn. Initially detailed in January this year, Snake has emerged as a prevalent threat to industrial control systems, due to the targeting of processes specific to these environments.
The threat actor behind the Sodinokibi ransomware is demanding a $14 million ransom from Brazilian-based electrical energy company Light S.A. The company has confirmed that it was hit with a cyberattack without providing specific information on the type of compromise, but AppGate's security researchers, who have obtained a sample of the malware believed to have been used in the attack, are confident that the incident involves the Sodinokibi ransomware. The same web page reveals information about the attackers, clearly mentioning the name Sodinokibi, and attempts to persuade the victim to pay the ransom by promising full decryption of the affected data.
Researchers have discovered a new Mac malware that encrypts files on compromised systems like a piece of ransomware, but also allows its operators to steal data and take full control of an infected device. Initially named EvilQuest, the malware was later renamed ThiefQuest to avoid confusion as EvilQuest is the name of a video game.
We've seen an ugly trend recently of tech news stories and cybersecurity firms trumpeting claims of ransomware attacks on companies large and small, apparently based on little more than the say-so of the ransomware gangs themselves. Currently, more than a dozen ransomware crime gangs have erected their own blogs to publish sensitive data from victims.
Cybercriminals claim they have hacked the systems of U.S. printing giant Xerox and they are threatening to leak files stolen from the company unless they get paid. The threat actor operating the ransomware known as Maze has published several screenshots on its website in an effort to demonstrate that it has gained access to Xerox systems.
A new piece of ransomware dubbed EvilQuest is being delivered bundled up with pirated versions of popular macOS software, researchers warned. The ransomware is also a smokescreen, as its "Noisiness" is meant to hide other things happening on the system in the background: the installation of a keylogger and a reverse shell, and the exfiltration of files that contain valuable information.
39% of organizations either have no ransomware emergency plan in place or are not aware if one exists. This is despite more ransomware attacks being recorded in the past 12 months than ever before, Ontrack reveals.
Security bods are sounding the alarm following the discovery of a rare brand-new strain of Mac ransomware. The team at infosec outfit Malwarebytes told The Register on Tuesday the malware is the first new piece of macOS ransomware it has detected in the past four years.
Cybersecurity researchers this week discovered a new type of ransomware targeting macOS users that spreads via pirated apps. According to several independent reports from K7 Lab malware researcher Dinesh Devadoss, Patrick Wardle, and Malwarebytes, the ransomware variant - dubbed "EvilQuest" - is packaged along with legitimate apps, which upon installation, disguises itself as Apple's CrashReporter or Google Software Update.