The Week in Ransomware – March 8th 2024 – Waiting for the BlackCat rebrand
We saw another ransomware operation shut down this week after first getting breached by law enforcement and then targeting critical…
BlackCat ransomware turns off servers amid claim they stole $22 million ransom
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang has shut down its servers amid claims that they scammed the affiliate responsible for the attack on…
FBI’s LockBit Takedown Postponed a Ticking Time Bomb in Fulton County, Ga.
The FBI's takedown of the LockBit ransomware group last week came as LockBit was preparing to release sensitive data stolen…
LockBit ransomware returns, restores servers after police disruption
The LockBit gang is relaunching its ransomware operation on a new infrastructure less than a week after law enforcement hacked…
LockBit ransomware gang has over $110 million in unspent bitcoin
The LockBit ransomware gang received more than $125 million in ransom payments over the past 18 months, according to the…
New Leak Shows Business Side of China’s APT Menace
A new data leak that appears to have come from one of China's top private cybersecurity firms provides a rare…
Feds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates
U.S. and U.K. authorities have seized the darknet websites run by LockBit, a prolific and destructive ransomware group that has…
LockBit ransomware disrupted by global police operation
Law enforcement agencies from 11 countries have disrupted the notorious LockBit ransomware operation in a joint operation known as ''Operation…
Cactus ransomware claim to steal 1.5TB of Schneider Electric data
The Cactus ransomware gang claims they stole 1.5TB of data from Schneider Electric after breaching the company's network last month.…
ALPHV ransomware claims loanDepot, Prudential Financial breaches
The ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the recent network breaches of Fortune 500 company Prudential Financial and mortgage…