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Black Basta ransomware poses as IT support on Microsoft Teams to breach networks
2024-10-25 20:55

The BlackBasta ransomware operation has moved its social engineering attacks to Microsoft Teams, posing as corporate help desks contacting employees to assist them with an ongoing spam attack. [...]

Russia sentences REvil ransomware members to over 4 years in prison
2024-10-25 18:58

Russia has sentenced four members of the REvil ransomware operation to over 4 years in prison for distributing malware and illegal circulation of means of payment. [...]

Henry Schein discloses data breach a year after ransomware attack
2024-10-24 21:39

Henry Schein has finally disclosed a data breach following at least two back-to-back cyberattacks in 2023 by the BlackCat Ransomware gang, revealing that over 160,000 people had their personal...

New Qilin.B Ransomware Variant Emerges with Improved Encryption and Evasion Tactics
2024-10-24 16:38

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an advanced version of the Qilin ransomware sporting increased sophistication and tactics to evade detection. The new variant is being tracked by...

New Qilin ransomware encryptor features stronger encryption, evasion
2024-10-24 15:19

A new Rust-based variant of the Qilin (Agenda) ransomware strain, dubbed 'Qilin.B,' has been spotted in the wild, featuring stronger encryption, better evasion from security tools, and the ability...

Ransomware's ripple effect felt across ERs as patient care suffers
2024-10-24 10:37

389 US healthcare orgs infected this year alone Ransomware infected 389 US healthcare organizations this fiscal year, putting patients' lives at risk and costing facilities up to $900,000 a day in...

Ransomware Gangs Use LockBit's Fame to Intimidate Victims in Latest Attacks
2024-10-23 09:30

Threat actors have been observed abusing Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) Transfer Acceleration feature as part of ransomware attacks designed to exfiltrate victim data and upload them to S3...

Akira ransomware is encrypting victims again following pure extortion fling
2024-10-22 15:31

Crooks revert to old ways for greater efficiency Experts believe the Akira ransomware operation is up to its old tricks again, encrypting victims' files after a break from the typical double...

Crypt Ghouls Targets Russian Firms with LockBit 3.0 and Babuk Ransomware Attacks
2024-10-19 07:39

A nascent threat actor known as Crypt Ghouls has been linked to a set of cyber attacks targeting Russian businesses and government agencies with ransomware with the twin goals of disrupting...

Tech giant Nidec confirms data breach following ransomware attack
2024-10-18 16:37

Nidec Corporation is informing that hackers behind a ransomware attack is suffered earlier this year stole data and leaked it on the dark web. [...]