FBI smokes ransomware Hive after secretly buzzing around gang's network for months Uncle Sam doles out decryption keys to 300+ victims amid sting op Cyber-crime26 Jan 2023 | 3
Finally, ransomware victims are refusing to pay up Near 50% drop in extorted dosh ... or so it says here Cyber-crime19 Jan 2023 | 18
Ransomware severs 1,000 ships from on-shore servers Get your eyepatch out: Cyber attacks on the high seas are trending Cyber-crime19 Jan 2023 | 24
Been hit by BianLian ransomware? Here's your get-out-of-jail-free card Avast issues a free decryptor so victims can get their data back Security18 Jan 2023 | 3
Freedom for MegaCortex ransomware victims – the fix is out Criminals hit 1,800 victims across 71 countries to the tune of $100m+ Security06 Jan 2023 | 4
Rackspace blames ransomware woes on zero-day attack Play gang blamed, ProxyNotShell cleared and hosted Exchange doomed Security05 Jan 2023 | 13
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