The 2023 State of Ransomware: A Resurgence Is Brewing
By Bob Maley, CSO at Black Kite After last year’s good fight against ransomware gangs, CISOs thought they won. Overall…
Linux version of Akira ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers
The Akira ransomware operation uses a Linux encryptor to encrypt VMware ESXi virtual machines in double-extortion attacks against companies worldwide.…
Exclusive: US government agencies hit in global cyberattack
Several US federal government agencies have been hit in a global cyberattack that exploits a vulnerability in widely used software,…
CISA Order Highlights Persistent Risk at Network Edge
The U.S. government agency in charge of improving the nation's cybersecurity posture is ordering all federal civilian agencies to take…
Analysis: Social Engineering Drives BEC Losses to $50B Globally
Threat actors have grown increasingly sophisticated in applying social engineering tactics against their victims, which is key to this oft-underrated…
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care ransomware attack hits 2.5 million people
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC) has disclosed that a ransomware attack it suffered in April 2023 impacted 2,550,922 people, with…
9M Dental Patients Affected by LockBit Attack on MCNA
The government-sponsored dental and oral healthcare provider warned its customers that a March attack exposed sensitive data, some of which…
QBot malware abuses Windows WordPad EXE to infect devices
The QBot malware operation has started to abuse a DLL hijacking flaw in the Windows 10 WordPad program to infect…
The Week in Ransomware – May 26th 2023 – Cities Under Attack
Ransomware gangs continue to hammer local governments in attacks, taking down IT systems and disrupting cities' online services. [...]
The Week in Ransomware – May 19th 2023 – A Shifting Landscape
In the ever-shifting ransomware landscape, we saw new ransomware gangs emerge, threat actors return from a long absence, operations shifting…