Breaking the economy of trust: How busts affect malware gangs
Feature It's hard to track down individuals, so why not disrupt the underground market itself?
Malware Month02 Aug 2024 | 6
Malware Month
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Fortune 50 biz coughed up record-breaking $75M ransom to halt leak of stolen data
They say crime doesn't pay. They're right – it's the victims doing the paying
Cyber-crime02 Aug 2024 | 12
Five months after takedown, LockBit is a shadow of its former self
Feature An unprecedented period for an unparalleled force in cybercrime
Malware Month31 Jul 2024 | 19
'Error' in Microsoft's DDoS defenses amplified 8-hour Azure outage
A playbook full of strategies and someone fumbles the implementation
CSO31 Jul 2024 | 18
'LockBit of phishing' EvilProxy used in more than a million attacks every month
Insight Leaves a trail of ransomware infections, data theft, business email compromise in its wake
Malware Month30 Jul 2024 | 7
Revamped UK cybersecurity bill couldn't come soon enough, but details are patchy
Analysis Long overdue updates include expanded mandatory security incident reporting
Malware Month30 Jul 2024 | 28
Beware of fake CrowdStrike domains pumping out Lumma infostealing malware
PSA: Only accept updates via official channels ... ironically enough
Malware Month25 Jul 2024 | 3
Patch management still seemingly abysmal because no one wants the job
Comment Are your security and ops teams fighting to pass the buck?
Malware Month25 Jul 2024 | 29
FrostyGoop malware shut off heat to 600 Ukraine apartment buildings
First nasty to exploit Modbus to screw with operational tech devices
Malware Month23 Jul 2024 | 11
Ransomware continues to pile on costs for critical infrastructure victims
Millions more spent without any improvement in recovery times
Malware Month17 Jul 2024 | 5
London council accuses watchdog of 'exaggerating' danger of 2020 raid on residents' data
You escaped a big fat fine! Take the win and run, won’t you?
Malware Month17 Jul 2024 | 26
Iran's MuddyWater phishes Israeli orgs with custom BugSleep backdoor
India, Turkey, also being targeted by campaign that relies on corporate email compromise
Malware Month17 Jul 2024 | 11
Cyber-crime super-crew Scattered Spider falls in love with RansomHub and Qilin
Extortionists left hanging after rivals crawled into the woodwork
Malware Month16 Jul 2024 |
Rite Aid admits 2.2 million people’s data stolen by criminals
RansomHub allegedly strikes again as its star continues to rise in the cybercrime scene
Malware Month16 Jul 2024 | 6
DarkGate, the Swiss Army knife of malware, sees boom after rival Qbot crushed
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Malware Month16 Jul 2024 |
Car dealer software slinger CDK Global said to have paid $25M ransom after cyberattack
15K dealerships take estimated $600M+ hit
Malware Month12 Jul 2024 | 16
IcedID henchman gets nine years in clanger for abusing malware to drain bank accounts
The slippery Ukrainian national must also pay a hefty $74 million on top of the jail time
Malware Month12 Jul 2024 | 7
China's APT41 crew adds a stealthy malware loader and fresh backdoor to its toolbox
Meet DodgeBox, son of StealthVector
Malware Month12 Jul 2024 |
Japanese space agency spotted zero-day attacks while cleaning up raid on M365
Multiple malware assault saw personal data accessed, rocket science remained safe
Security11 Jul 2024 | 12
Malware that is 'not ransomware' wormed its way through Fujitsu Japan's systems
IT giant says data exfiltration was extremely difficult to detect
Malware Month10 Jul 2024 | 8
Popular
Top-secret X-37B space plane ready for daring new orbital maneuver
The Space Force craft will attempt aerobraking for the first time
Anthropic's Claude vulnerable to 'emotional manipulation'
AI model safety only goes so far
Schools bombarded by nation-state attacks, ransomware gangs, and everyone in between
Reading, writing, and cyber mayhem, amirite?
Indonesia orders Apple, Google to take down Chinese bargain app Temu
Plus: Infosys stops sending job offer emails; Singtel outage; Australia to require ransomware payment reveals
WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked and legal letters fly
WP Engine seems to be excluded from sponsoring events, too
First time's the charm: SpaceX catches a descending Super Heavy Booster
Mechanical chopsticks on the launch tower grab a returning rocket and Starship splashes down on target
Crypto-apocalypse soon? Chinese researchers find a potential quantum attack on classical encryption
With an off-the-shelf D-Wave machine
Boeing again delays the 777X – the plane that's supposed to turn things around
Also warns it will fire thousands and keep making losses in space
Compression? What's that? And why is the network congested and the PCs frozen?
Who, Me? The only thing worse than a Reply All storm is a Send All storm
Smart homes may be a bright idea, just not for the dim bulbs who live in 'em
Opinion How many Reg hacks does it take to change a light fitting...?
STORIES
Ransomware crews investing in custom data stealing malware
BlackByte, LockBit among the criminals using bespoke tools
Malware Month10 Jul 2024 |
ViperSoftX variant spotted abusing .NET runtime to disguise data theft
Freeware AutoIt also used to hide entire PowerShell environments in scripts
Malware Month10 Jul 2024 | 3
Houthi rebels are operating their own GuardZoo spyware
Interview Fairly 'low budget', unsophisticated malware, say researchers, but it can collect the same data as Pegasus
Malware Month09 Jul 2024 |
Eldorado ransomware-as-a-service gang targets Linux, Windows systems
US orgs bear the brunt of attacks by probably-Russian crew
Malware Month09 Jul 2024 | 21
China's APT40 gang is ready to attack vulns within hours or days of public release
Lax patching and vulnerable small biz kit make life easy for Beijing's secret-stealers
Security09 Jul 2024 | 8
Avast secretly gave DoNex ransomware decryptors to victims before crims vanished
Updated Good riddance to another pesky tribe of miscreants
Malware Month08 Jul 2024 | 12
Cancer patient forced to make terrible decision after Qilin attack on London hospitals
Exclusive Skin-sparing mastectomy and breast reconstruction scrapped as result of ransomware at supplier
Malware Month05 Jul 2024 | 73
Europol nukes nearly 600 IP addresses in Cobalt Strike crackdown
Private sector helped out with week-long operation – but didn't touch China
Malware Month04 Jul 2024 | 7
Ransomware scum who hit Indonesian government apologizes, hands over encryption key
Brain Cipher was never getting the $8 million it demanded anyway
Malware Month04 Jul 2024 | 35
Patelco banking services AWOL amid ransomware ruckus
Late fees? Don't worry, the credit union has you covered
Malware Month03 Jul 2024 | 2
No rest for the wiry as Cisco Nexus switches flip out over latest zero-day
Command injection bug being abused by suspected Chinese spies – patch up
Malware Month02 Jul 2024 | 6
Despite OS shields up, half of America opts for third-party antivirus – just in case
Wisdom of the oldies or just a traditional fear of malware?
Malware Month02 Jul 2024 | 50
Affirm fears customer info pilfered during ransomware raid at Evolve Bank
Number of partners acknowledging data theft continues to rise
Malware Month02 Jul 2024 | 2
Baddies hijack Korean ERP vendor's update systems to spew malware
Notorious 'Andariel' crew takes a bite of HotCroissant backdoor for fresh attack
Malware Month02 Jul 2024 |
Indonesian government didn't have backups of ransomwared data, because DR was only an option
President has ordered a datacenter audit and made backups mandatory
Malware Month01 Jul 2024 | 23
Polyfill.io owner punches back at 'malicious defamation' amid domain shutdown
Updated No supply-chain attacks to see over here!
Research28 Jun 2024 | 28
UK and US cops band together to tackle Qilin's ransomware shakedowns
Attacking the NHS is a very bad move
Malware Month25 Jun 2024 | 26
Ukrainian cops collar Kyiv programmer believed to be Conti, LockBit linchpin
28-year-old accused of major ransomware attacks across Europe
Malware Month13 Jun 2024 | 13
Ransomware crew may have exploited Windows make-me-admin bug as a zero-day
Symantec suggests Black Basta crew beat Microsoft to the patch
Malware Month12 Jun 2024 | 2
Akira: Perhaps the next big thing in ransomware, says Tidal threat intelligence chief
Interview Scott Small tells us gang's 'intent and capability' should get the attention of CSOs
Malware Month09 Jun 2024 | 3
FBI encourages LockBit victims to step right up for free decryption keys
The bad news? Gang wasn't deleting victim data after payments
Malware Month06 Jun 2024 | 6
7-year-old Oracle WebLogic bug under active exploitation
Experts say Big Red will probably re-release patch in an upcoming cycle
Malware Month06 Jun 2024 | 6
What is RansomHub? Looks like a Knight ransomware reboot
Malware code potentially sold off, tweaked, back at it infecting victims
Malware Month05 Jun 2024 | 1
Euro cops disrupt malware droppers, seize thousands of domains
Operation Endgame just beginning: 'Stay tuned,' says Europol
Malware Month30 May 2024 |
Here's yet more ransomware using BitLocker against Microsoft's own users
Updated ShrinkLocker throws steel and vaccine makers into the hurt locker
Malware Month23 May 2024 | 4
Ten years since the first corp ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sight
Interview On the plus side, infosec's a good bet for a long, stable career
Malware Month08 May 2024 | 24
UnitedHealth CEO: 'Decision to pay ransom was mine'
Updated Congress to hear how Citrix MFA snafu led to massive data theft, $870M+ loss
Malware Month30 Apr 2024 | 28
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