Ransomware

The Guardian ransomware attack hits week two as staff told to work from home

Updated UK data watchdog would like a word over failure to systems

Security04 Jan 2023 | 21

LockBit: Sorry about the SickKids ransomware, not sorry about the rest

Blame it on the affiliate

Security04 Jan 2023 | 16

Being one of the 1% sucks if you're a Rackspace user

Nearly three weeks and no email for customers

Security22 Dec 2022 | 49

UK's Guardian newspaper breaks news of ransomware attack on itself

Reporters work from home as publication promises Thursday's print edition will hit newstands on time

Cyber-crime21 Dec 2022 | 44

On the 12th day of the Rackspace email disaster, it did not give to me …

Updated … a working Exchange inbox tree

CSO14 Dec 2022 | 66

Malicious Microsoft-signed Windows drivers wielded in cyberattacks

Handy tools to kill off security protections get Redmond's stamp of approval

CSO14 Dec 2022 | 14

LockBit threatens to leak confidential info stolen from California's beancounters

Databases, details of 'sexual proceedings in court' and more apparently pilfered from finance IT

Security13 Dec 2022 | 1

This ransomware gang is a right Royal pain in the AES for healthcare orgs

Nothing like your medical files being taken hostage for millions of dollars

CSO09 Dec 2022 | 8

REvil-hit Medibank to pull plug on IT, shore up defenses

If safety regulations are written in blood, what are security policies written in? Sweat and cursing?

CSO08 Dec 2022 | 1

South Pacific vacations may be wrecked by ransomware

New Zealand government reels, Vanuatu’s spent weeks entirely offline

Security07 Dec 2022 | 5

Rackspace confirms ransomware attack behind days-long email meltdown

Updated Hope the name Hackspace doesn't stick

Security06 Dec 2022 | 27

Want to detect Cobalt Strike on the network? Look to process memory

Security analysts have tools to spot hard-to-find threat, Unit 42 says

Security06 Dec 2022 |

Medibank prognosis gets worse after more stolen data leaked

Plus Australia launches an investigation into insurer's data privacy practices

Security02 Dec 2022 | 11

FBI warns about Cuba, no, not that one — the ransomware gang

Critical infrastructure attacks ramping up

Security02 Dec 2022 | 1

Eat up, Windows 11 users – this is your last non-security preview update for the year

'Tis the season for plugging holes and bolstering security

Software30 Nov 2022 | 17

Sandworm gang launches Monster ransomware attacks on Ukraine

The RansomBoggs campaign is the Russia-linked group’s latest assault on the smaller country

Security29 Nov 2022 | 15

Serendipitous discovery nets security researcher $70k bounty

In brief Also, a phishing gang goes Royal, while another employee at Snowden's old haunt gets caught nabbing data

Security20 Nov 2022 | 10

Hive ransomware crooks extort $100m from 1,300 global victims

FBI, CISA sound the alarm and detail IOCs

Security18 Nov 2022 | 4

Notorious Emotet botnet returns after a few months off

And it's been sending out hundreds of thousands of malicious emails a day

Cyber-crime17 Nov 2022 | 3

Australia to 'stand up and punch back' against cyber crims

Creates 100-strong squad comprising cops and spooks with remit to disrupt ransomware ops

Cyber-crime14 Nov 2022 | 27

LockBit suspect cuffed after ransomware forces emergency services to use pen and paper

In Brief Plus: CISA has a flowchart for patching, privacy campaign goes after face search engine

Cyber-crime12 Nov 2022 | 13

Robin Banks crooks back at the table with fresh phish from Russia

Phishing-as-a-service group's toolset now includes ways to get around MFA

Research08 Nov 2022 | 1

International summit agrees crack down on crypto to combat ransomware

Commitments include international wallet info sharing, KYC requirements, and an AML crackdown

Security03 Nov 2022 | 20

Ransomware cost US banks $1.2 billion last year

Up 188% on 2020 but could be because financial institutions were encouraged to report incidents

Cyber-crime02 Nov 2022 | 2

Unofficial fix emerges for Windows bug abused to infect home PCs with ransomware

Broken code signature? LGTM, says Microsoft OS

Patches01 Nov 2022 | 17

The White House's global ransomware summit couldn't come at a better time

As cyber threats ramp up, businesses and organizations will be hoping for more than platitudes

Security31 Oct 2022 |

This Windows worm evolved into slinging ransomware. Here's how to detect it

Raspberry Robin hits 1,000 orgs in just one month

Research28 Oct 2022 | 12

Biden now wants to toughen up chemical sector's cybersecurity

Control panels facing the internet? Data stolen? You gotta keep an ion this stuff

CSO27 Oct 2022 | 6

Ransomware down this year – but there's a catch

2021 was such a banner year for extortionists, 2022 is gonna look rosy in comparison

Cyber-crime26 Oct 2022 | 1

Alert: This ransomware preys on healthcare orgs via weak-ass VPN servers

FBI, CISA warn of Daixin gang after OakBend Medical Center hit

Cyber-crime24 Oct 2022 | 1

Could you not? BlackByte ransomware slinger twists the knife with data stealer

Your IT storage may go from terabytes to Exbytes

Cyber-crime24 Oct 2022 | 3

Good news, URSNIF no longer a banking trojan. Bad news, it's now a backdoor

And one designed to slip ransomware and data-stealing code onto infected machines

Research21 Oct 2022 | 1

Health insurer's infosec incident diagnosis goes from 'take a chill pill' to emergency ward

Updated Australia's Medibank says it's been shown stolen data that includes details of treatments administered to customers

Cyber-crime20 Oct 2022 | 12

Upstart Ransom Cartel linked to REvil veterans

Lesser of two REvils? There’s a relationship, say infosec bods, but not enough to say one evolved into the other

Cyber-crime18 Oct 2022 | 4

Imagine surviving a wiper attack only for ransomware to scramble your restored files

Then again, imagine being invaded by Russia

Security18 Oct 2022 | 4

LockBit 3.0 malware forced NHS tech supplier to shut down hosted sites

Managed software provider Advanced admits some customer data 'exfiltrated' in August ransomware attack

Cyber-crime14 Oct 2022 | 2

Hospital giant's IT still poorly a week after suspected ransomware infection

Updated Insiders tell of struggle to access patient info, meds without working computers

Security12 Oct 2022 | 12

Microsoft tries again to ignite interest in DevOps cloud security

Ignite Identity governance and SOCs also on the menu

Security12 Oct 2022 | 3

Criminal multitool LilithBot arrives on malware-as-a-service scene

Bespoke botnet up for grabs from outfit praised for, er, customer service

Research10 Oct 2022 | 1

When are we gonna stop calling it ransomware? It's just data kidnapping now

Comment It's not like the good old days with iffy cryptography and begging for keys

Security09 Oct 2022 | 20

NetWalker ransomware scumbag jailed for 20 years

And note to his crime pals – he said he would sing like a canary

Cyber-crime05 Oct 2022 | 6

National Cybersecurity Awareness program 18 years on: Don't click that

Technology is addressing many of the cyberthreats, but the human element will always be a factor

Security03 Oct 2022 | 3

BlackCat malware lashes out at US defense IT contractor

In Brief Also, Amazon's Ring footage TV shows draws criticism, US v Soviet spying docs found, and more

Security02 Oct 2022 | 12

SQL Server admins warned about Fargo ransomware

From a city in North Dakota with a crime problem to file-scrambling nasty

Security26 Sep 2022 | 6

Noberus ransomware gets info-stealing upgrades, targets Veeam backup software

'One of the most dangerous and active malware developers operating at the moment'

Cyber-crime25 Sep 2022 | 6

ChromeLoader, what took you so long? Malvertising irritant now slings ransomware

Doesn't make cents, makes bigger bucks instead ... probably

Cyber-crime21 Sep 2022 | 10

Been hit by LockerGoga ransomware? A free fix is now out

Software nasty used to cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, cops say

Security19 Sep 2022 | 2

Ransomware gang threatens 1m-plus medical record leak

Criminals continue to target some of the most vulnerable

Cyber-crime14 Sep 2022 | 5

Patch your Mitel VoIP systems, Lorenz ransomware gang is back on the prowl

Criminals do love that unpatched VoIP and IoT kit

Security13 Sep 2022 | 2

Cisco: Yes, Yanluowang leaked our data. No, it's not serious

Everything's fine!

Security13 Sep 2022 | 4

US school year opens with reading, writing, and ransomware

FBI warns that Vice Society threat group is ramping up attacks on the education sector

Cyber-crime07 Sep 2022 | 8

Cyberattack brings down InterContinental Hotels' booking systems

Online booking systems and other services knocked offline amid network intrusion

Cyber-crime06 Sep 2022 | 16

Ransomware gang hits second-largest US school district

Updated FBI and CISA on-site to assist with incident response over Labor Day weekend

Security06 Sep 2022 | 4

VMware confirms Carbon Black causes BSODs, boot loops on Windows

Well, you can't be attacked if your PC won't start

CSO24 Aug 2022 | 11

LockBit gang hit by DDoS attack after threatening to leak Entrust ransomware data

Prolific group pummeled days after claiming to be file thief behind attack on cybersecurity vendor

Cyber-crime22 Aug 2022 | 7

Zoom patches make-me-root security flaw, patches patch

In brief Plus: See if in-app browsers are monitoring you, a novel industrial network attack technique, and more

Security22 Aug 2022 | 21