US charges Russian-Israeli as suspected LockBit ransomware coder
The US Department of Justice has charged a Russian-Israeli dual-national for his suspected role in developing malware and managing the…
Russia arrests cybercriminal Wazawaka for ties with ransomware gangs
Russian law enforcement has arrested and indicted notorious ransomware affiliate Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka, Uhodiransomwar, m1x, and…
Dark Angels ransomware receives record-breaking $75 million ransom
A Fortune 50 company paid a record-breaking $75 million ransom payment to the Dark Angels ransomware gang, according to a…
The Week in Ransomware – May 10th 2024 – Chipping away at LockBit
After many months of taunting law enforcement and offering a million-dollar reward to anyone who could reveal his identity, the FBI…
Ransomware payments drop to record low of 28% in Q1 2024
Ransomware actors have had a rough start this year, as stats from cybersecurity firm Coveware show that the trend of…
The Week in Ransomware – April 5th 2024 – Virtual Machines under Attack
Ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi and other virtual machine platforms are wreaking havoc among the enterprise, causing widespread disruption and…
SEXi Ransomware Desires VMware Hypervisors in Ongoing Campaign
A Babuk variant has been involved in at least four attacks on VMware EXSi servers in the last six weeks,…
The Week in Ransomware – January 12th 2024 – Targeting homeowners’ data
Mortgage lenders and related companies are becoming popular targets of ransomware gangs, with four companies in this sector recently attacked.…
Fire Sale: Zeppelin Ransomware Source Code Sells for $500 on Dark Web
The buyer could use the code to restart the up to now all-but-defunct Zeppelin ransomware-as-a-service operation.
Linux version of Qilin ransomware focuses on VMware ESXi
A sample of the Qilin ransomware gang's VMware ESXi encryptor has been found and it could be one of the…