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How Locky Ransomware Works and How to Stay Safe from It. Detection, Decryption and Safety Tips for Locky Ransomware.
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Professional Finance Company Inc. (PFC) Became Victim of a Ransomware Attack
The Attack Resulted in Data Breach that Affected Over 600 Healthcare Businesses.
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Fake Copyright Emails Used to Deploy LockBit Ransomware
LockBit Ransomware Affiliates Are Using Social Engineering to Propagate the Malware.
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Security Breach at Flagstar Bank Affects 1.5 Million Clients
Cybercriminals Acquired Access to 1.5 Million Flagstar Bank Customers’ Personal Information.
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Chaes Banking Trojan Wreaks Havoc Online
The Malware Is Apparently Making Use of Malicious Chrome Extensions.
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QNAP Devices Targeted in Ransomware Attack
DeadBolt Ransomware Is Encrypting QNAP NAS Systems All Around the World.
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Qlocker Ransomware Is Apparently Back in Business
The Ransomware Targets QNAP NAS Devices Worldwide.
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TellYouThePass Ransomware Returns as a Cross-Platform Golang Threat
Malicious Actors Made Code Changes that Make It Easier to Build for Systems Other than Windows.
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Ransomware Attack Suffered by FinalSite Shuts Down Thousands of Websites
The Website Service Provider Has Been the Victim of an Attack that Disrupted Access to Websites for Thousands of Schools Worldwide.
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New Ransomware Family Deployed in Log4Shell Attacks
Malicious Actors Are Trying to Deploy a Ransomware Family Dubbed Khonsari.
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The Ransomware Attack Suffered by Kronos May Cause Weeks of Downtime
It Seems that the Threat Actors Were Able to Infiltrate Kronos’ Systems and Encrypted Servers.
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ALPHV BlackCat, a New Ransomware
The Ransomware Operation Comes with a Highly-Customizable Feature Set that Allows Attackers to Target a Wide a Large Number of Corporate Environments.
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Former Ubiquiti Employee Charged with Data Theft
The Former Developer Was Charged for Trying to Extort Ubiquity.
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Who Is Behind the Comeback of Emotet?
Conti Ransomware Gang Seems to Be Responsible for Emotet’s Rebirth.
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A New Europol Report Says That High Profile Targets Were the Focus of Ransomware Groups
Hackers Targeted in the Past Year Big Companies and Government Institutions.
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Magniber Ransomware Shifts Attention Now to Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities
The Known Ransomware Group Has Changed Its focus, Exploiting Now IE Flaws.
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Clop Ransomware Exploits SolarWinds Serv-U Flaw
The Clop Ransomware Gang Is Exploiting the Vulnerability in Attacks.
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A Tough Week for REvil Ransomware
Ransomware Group Affiliates Arrested. $10 million Bounty for the Whereabouts of the Group’s Leaders.
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Data Breach Hits UK Labour Party
Details Belonging to Its Members Were Disclosed Following a Ransomware Attack.
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BlackMatter Ransomware to Shut Down Its Operations
The Ransomware Group Claims to Be Shutting Down Due to Police Pressure.
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HelloKitty Ransomware Adds New Extortion Tactics
Distributed Denial-of-service (DDoS) Attacks Were Added to the Malicious Actors’ Arsenal.
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Minecraft Alt Lists Used by Chaos Ransomware
The Ransomware Gang Encrypts Gamers’ Windows Devices Using Fake Minecraft Alt Lists.
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NRA Presumably Attacked by Grief Ransomware
The National Rifle Association Has Not Commented Upon the Malicious Actor’s Claims.
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Ransomware Dubbed Ranzy Locker Has Affected No Less Than 30 US Companies in 2021, FBI Reports
The Federal Bureau of Investigation Released a Report Illustrating the Ranzy Locker’s Effect Throughout This Year.
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Ransomware Attacks Go On with One More Hit: Sinclair TV Stations Targeted
This Had an Impact on Several Operational Networks.
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$5.2 Billion Worth of Bitcoin Transactions Related to Ransomware
The Outgoing Bitcoin Transactions Have Been Found to Be Likely Linked to the Top 10 Most Commonly Reported Ransomware Reports.
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Senior Officials Join the U.S. in an Anti-Ransomware Initiative
Following the White House’s Counter-Ransomware Initiative Event, Many States Agreed to Fight For Crypto Payments Channels Disruption.
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REvil Ransomware’s Tor Sites Were Hijacked
It Seems Like the Ransomware Operation Has Shut Down Again.
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Yanluowang Ransomware Targets Enterprise Entities
Ransomware Strains: a Never-Ending Game.
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University of Sunderland Faced Operation Issues Following a Cyber-attack
The UK University Had Taken Most of Its IT Systems Down.
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Virtual Global Anti-Ransomware Event Takes Place This Week
Russia and China Were Not Invited.
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Cox Media Group Ransomware Attack Confirmed
The Attack Took Down the Live TV and Radio Broadcast Streams.
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New Ransomware Dubbed Atom Silo Targets Confluence Servers
The New Ransomware Group Is Targeting a Recently Patched and Actively Exploited Confluence Server.
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Sandhills Shut Down by Ransomware Attack
The Website for Sandhills Global and All Their Hosted Publications Went Offline.
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A Backdoor Was Added by the REvil Ransomware Developers in an Attempt to Cheat Affiliates
It Looks Like the Operators Have Left Their Partners Out of the Deal and Stole the Entire Ransom.
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A Critical VMware Bug Found in the Default vCenter
The Customers Should Immediately Patch a Critical Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability Discovered in the Analytics Service.
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Alleged TrickBot Developer Arrested
A Russian That Presumably Worked for the TrickBot Malware Gang Was Recently Arrested in South Korea.
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What Are Ransomware Operators Looking For?
Security Researchers Have Recently Revealed the Profile of the Ideal Ransomware Victim.
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LockBit Leaked Data Belonging to Bangkok Airways
Bangkok Airways Confirmed Being a Victim of a Cyberattack that Compromised Personal Data of Passengers.
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Ransomware Attacks Happening More on Holidays and Weekends
FBI and CISA Are Urging Organizations to Make Sure They Have Good Defense Capabilities in Place.
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DeepBlueMagic Ransomware Strain Discovered by Heimdal™ - New Ransomware, New Method
DeepBlueMagic, the New Ransomware on the Horizon. How the Strain Works.
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Accenture Confirms Ransomware Attack
The Threat Actors Have Allegedly Gained Databases of Over 6TB and Are Demanding A $50M Ransom.
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Australia Faces an Increase in LockBit Ransomware Attacks
A Warning Related to an Increase in LockBit 2.0 Attacks Targeting Australian Organizations Was Recently Issued.
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Conti Affiliate Leaks the Attack Playbook of the Ransomware Gang
An Unhappy Conti Affiliate Leaked the Gang’s Training Material about the Way in which They Are Conducting Attacks.
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Newly Discovered Cobalt Strike Bugs Could Allow the Takedown of Attackers’ Servers
The Vulnerabilities Allow the Blocking of the Beacon Command-and-control (C2) Communication Channels and New Deployments.
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ERG Energy Group Reports Minor Disruption Following Cyberattack
The Wind Power Giant Confirmed All Its Plants Are Operating Smoothly and Have Not Experienced Any Downtime.
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FBI Finds Over 100 Active Ransomware Variants
The Agency Warns That Ransomware Can Paralyze Organizations, and the Cost to Rebuild an Encrypted Network Can Be Catastrophic for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses and Municipalities.
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DoppelPaymer Gets a Rebranding
DoppelPaymer Ransomware Operation Is Now Going by the Name Grief (a.k.a. Pay or Grief).
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LockBit Ransomware Is Now Encrypting Windows Domains
It Seems That LockBit 2.0 Ransomware Automates the Encryption of a Windows Domain by Using the Active Directory Group Policies.
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Forefront Dermatology Data Breach Affects 2.4 Million Patients
A New Cyberattack Now Targets the Forefront Dermatology S.C. Wisconsin-based Company. Patients’ Credentials Stolen and Many More.
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The HelloKitty Ransomware Linux Version Targets VMware ESXi Servers
The Ransomware Gang Uses a Linux Variant That Targets VMware’s ESXi Virtual Machine Platform.
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Social Security Numbers Exposed Following Tulsa Ransomware Attack
The Social Security Numbers Were Included in Online Police Reports Submitted Between January 1st, 2015 – May 6th, 2021.
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White House Announces Ransomware Task Force
In the Past Seven Months, the Surge of Ransomware Attacks Has Shut Down Large Sectors of the American Economy, with Threat Actors Taking Advantage of Poorly Implemented Security Measures.
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Ransomware Campaign Poses a Threat to EOL 8.x Firmware: SonicWall Security Notification Released
New SonicWall Security Notification Points Out to a Ransomware Risk that Targets Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 Series and Secure Remote Access (SRA) Devices.
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A 'Potential Ransomware Pandemic' Must Be Prevented, Interpol Urges
Police Agencies and Industry Partners are Urged to Join Forces in Preventing What May Become a Future Ransomware Pandemic.
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Swiss Consumer Outlet Comparis Hit with Ransomware Attack
A $400,000 Ransom Was Demanded to Restore the Company’s Systems.
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The Victims of REvil Ransomware Attack Are Refusing to Pay the Ransom
Kaseya Ransomware Attack Victims are Refusing to Pay After Realizing the REvil Attack Was Flawed.
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A Fake Kaseya Security Update Is 'Backdooring' Networks Using Cobalt Strike
The Malicious Actors Are Pushing Cobalt Strike Payloads Disguised as Kaseya VSA Security Updates.
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Officials Confirm No Data Have Been Compromised in the Wiregrass Electric Cooperative Attack
The Incident Comes in the Wake of Numerous Ransomware Attacks That Have Shut Down Large Sectors of the American Economy.
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Is Diavol Ransomware Connected to Wizard Spider?
As Diavol Ransomware Is New on the Threat Landscape Researchers Weren’t Sure Where it Would Fit.
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Sensitive Data Might Have Been Subject to Public Exposure Following Ransomware Attack
An Washington State Department of Labor and Industries’ File Shared with PMR Containing Customer Sensitive Data Was Targeted by a Ransomware Attack.
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WSSC Water Hit with Ransomware Attack
The U.S. Water Company Is Currently Investigating A Ransomware Attack That Affected Non-Essential Business Systems in May.
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Coop Supermarket Had to Close 500 Stores Following the Kaseya Ransomware Attack
The Swedish Supermarket Chain Closed 500 Stores After Falling Victims to the Latest REvil Ransomware Attack.
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Diavol Ransomware, a New Ransomware in the Cybersecurity Landscape
A New Ransomware Strain Dubbed as Diavol Might Be Linked to Wizard Spider, the Cybercrime Group Behind the Trickbot Botnet.
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Ransomware Gangs Are Using New Recruitment Strategies
The Criminal Groups Are Now Using Their Websites in Order to Recruit Affiliates.
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Conti Ransomware Leaks Police Citations and Forces the City of Tulsa to Issue a Data Breach Warning
Tulsa Suffered a Ransomware Attack Leading to the City Shutting Down its Network in Order to Prevent the Spread of the Malware.
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A Massive Data Breach Hit Carnival Cruise
The Largest Ship Operator Issued a Data Misuse Risk Warning.
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The Source Code of Paradise Ransomware Released on a Hacking Forum
Paradise Ransomware Is a RaaS Typically Delivered Through a Malicious Zip Attachment in Phishing Emails.
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G7 Demands Russia to Hedge Against Domestic Ransomware Gangs
On Sunday, G7 Leaders Urged Russia Take Action Against Threat Actors Conducting Cyberattacks and Using Ransomware from Within Its Borders.
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Ransomware Attack Hits Foodservice Distributor Edward Don
The Attack Forced the Company to Shut Down Some of Its Operations to Prevent the Infection’s Spread.
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Gaming Giant Electronic Arts Got Breached
Hackers Breached the Network of Gaming Giant Electronic Arts (EA) and Claimed to Have Stolen Over 750 GB of Data, Which Includes Game Source Code and Debug Tools
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A New Ransomware Group Claims it Breached Over 30 Organizations
Prometheus Ransomware, An Emerging Ransomware Operation Declared to Have Breached a Large Number of Companies.
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Ragnar Locker Ransomware Hits Electronics Maker ADATA
The Threat Actors Claim They Have Stolen 1.5TB Of Sensitive Data from the Company’s Network Before Deploying the Ransomware Payloads.
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Ransomware Attacks to Be Treated with Similar Priority as Terrorism, DOJ Announces
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Recent Wave of Ransomware Attacks Was Similar to What the U.S. Faced After 9/11.
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Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Lures Are Used in Phishing Attacks
The Ransomware Attack on Colonial Pipeline Helped a Threat Actor to Create a New Phishing Lure Able to Trick Victims Into Downloading Malicious Files.
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New Evil Corp Ransomware Bypasses OFAC Sanctions by Mimicking PayloadBin Gang
PayloadBIN Has Been Linked to the Evil Corp Cybercrime Gang Who Uses It to Avoid Sanctions Imposed by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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Scripps Health Is Notifying Patients Regarding a Data Breach After a Ransomware Attack
The Nonprofit Healthcare Provider Suffered a Data Breach That Left Exposed Patient Information After Suffering a Ransomware Attack.
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The Largest Ferry Service from Massachusetts Was Hit by a Ransomware Attack
The Steamship Authority Was hit by a Ransomware Attack Which Led to Ticketing and Reservation Disruptions.
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Epsilon Red Ransomware Goes After Unpatched Microsoft Exchange Servers
Ransomware Threat Red Epsilon Has Been Leveraging Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerabilities to Encrypt Machines Across the Network.
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Agrius Iranian Hacking Group Targets Israel
The Iranian hacking Group Has Been Observed Disguising Attacks Against Israeli Targets as Ransomware Attacks.
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Bose Disclosed Having a Data Breach
Bose Corporation Revealed that a Data Breach Hit the Company’s Systems in Early March.
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CNA Financial Reportedly Paid a $40 Million Ransom
CNA Financial Had Reportedly Agreed to Pay the $40 Million Ransom to Restore Access to Its Systems Following a Ransomware Attack.
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MountLocker Ransomware Is Now Using the Windows API
The Ransomware Operation Uses Enterprise Windows Active Directory APIs to Worm Through Networks.
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FBI: Victims Lost $4.2 Billion to Cybercriminals in 2020
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Has Observed A Significant Increase in Cybercrime Complaints Over the Past Five Years.
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Darkside Ransomware Operations Have Shut Down After Reports of Their Servers Being Seized
Darkside Ransomware Operations Have Allegedly Been Shut Down After a Server Take Over.
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Avaddon Ransomware Hits Insurance Giant AXA
The French Insurer Revealed That One of Its Asian Subsidiaries Was Hit by A Ransomware Attack Over the Weekend, After Dropping Support for Ransom Payments.
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An In-Depth Look at the Situation. How Did Finastra Survive the Attack Without Paying?
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Everything You Need to Know About the WestRock Ransomware Attack
Stages and Data to Date. How Attacks on Operational Technology Became the Next Cyber Boundary.
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Blackbaud Ransomware Attack 101
How the Attack Affected a Large Number of Industries. What do You need to Know About It?
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MegaCortex Ransomware: The Cyber-Threat Looming Over Corporate Networks
MegaCortex Ransomware Has Been Targeting Businesses Since January 2019. Learn How to Protect Your Enterprise from It.
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How one of the most dangerous ransomware outbursts happened. Key lessons organizations should learn.
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Security Alert: Malvertising campaign using SundownEK drops SEON ransomware
Here’s what happened and how you can protect yourself
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Security Alert: Booking.Com Fake Emails Infect Computers with Sodinokibi Ransomware
Opening attachments will download and run a dangerous GandCrab strain
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