Black Basta, Bl00dy ransomware gangs join ScreenConnect attacks
The Black Basta and Bl00dy ransomware gangs have joined widespread attacks targeting ScreenConnect servers unpatched against a maximum severity authentication…
ConnectWise ScreenConnect Mass Exploitation Delivers Ransomware
Hundreds of initial access brokers and cybercrime gangs are jumping on the max-critical CVE-2024-1709 authentication bypass, threatening orgs and downstream…
Alpha ransomware linked to NetWalker operation dismantled in 2021
Security researchers analyzing the Alpha ransomware payload and modus operandi discovered overlaps with the now-defunct Netwalker ransomware operation. [...]
Zeus, IcedID malware gangs leader pleads guilty, faces 40 years in prison
Ukrainian national Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, one of the heads of the notorious JabberZeus cybercrime gang, has pleaded guilty to charges…
RansomHouse gang automates VMware ESXi attacks with new MrAgent tool
The RansomHouse ransomware operation has created a new tool named 'MrAgent' that automates the deployment of its data encrypter across multiple VMware…
Digital Technologies Power Global Operations but Present Growing Risks
By Charlie Regan, CEO, Nerds on Site As more and more industries and businesses turn to digital technologies in order…
Trans-Northern Pipelines investigating ALPHV ransomware attack claims
Trans-Northern Pipelines (TNPI) has confirmed its internal network was breached in November 2023 and that it's now investigating claims of…
Americans lost record $10 billion to fraud in 2023, FTC warns
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says Americans lost over $10 billion to scammers in 2023, marking a 14% increase…
The Week in Ransomware – February 2nd 2024 – No honor among thieves
Attacks on hospitals continued this week, with ransomware operations disrupting patient care as they force organization to respond to cyberattacks.…
Lurie Children’s Hospital took systems offline after cyberattack
Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago was forced to take IT systems offline after a cyberattack, disrupting normal operations and delaying…