Octo Tempest Group Threatens Physical Violence as Social Engineering Tactic
The financially motivated English-speaking threat actors use advanced social engineering techniques, SIM swapping, and even threats of violence to breach…
The Week in Ransomware – October 27th 2023 – Breaking Records
Ransomware attacks are increasing significantly, with reports indicating that last month was a record month for ransomware attacks in 2023.…
BlackCat ransomware uses new ‘Munchkin’ Linux VM in stealthy attacks
The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation has begun to use a new tool named 'Munchkin' that utilizes virtual machines to deploy encryptors…
BlackCat ransomware hits Azure Storage with Sphynx encryptor
The BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware gang now uses stolen Microsoft accounts and the recently spotted Sphynx encryptor to encrypt targets' Azure…
The Week in Ransomware – September 15th 2023 – Russian Roulette
This week's big news is the extortion attacks on the Caesars and MGM Las Vegas casino chains, with one having…
MGM casino’s ESXi servers allegedly encrypted in ransomware attack
An affiliate of the BlackCat ransomware group, also known as APLHV, is behind the attack that disrupted MGM Resorts' operations, forcing…
Japanese watchmaker Seiko breached by BlackCat ransomware gang
The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang has added Seiko to its extortion site, claiming responsibility for a cyberattack disclosed by the Japanese…
The Week in Ransomware – August 18th 2023 – LockBit on Thin Ice
While there was quite a bit of ransomware news this week, the highlighted story was the release of Jon DiMaggio's…
Microsoft: BlackCat’s Sphynx ransomware embeds Impacket, RemCom
Microsoft has discovered a new version of the BlackCat ransomware that embeds the Impacket networking framework and the Remcom hacking…
The Week in Ransomware – July 21st 2023 – Avaddon Back as NoEscape
This edition of the Week in Ransomware covers the last two weeks of news, as we could not cover it…