Majority of Ransomware Attacks Last Year Exploited Old Bugs
New research shows that 57 vulnerabilities that threat actors are currently using in ransomware attacks enable everything from initial access…
Google Translate Helps BEC Groups Scam Companies in Any Language
BEC gangs Midnight Hedgehog and Mandarin Capybara show how online marketing and translation tools are making it easy for these…
Hackers start using Havoc post-exploitation framework in attacks
Security researchers are seeing threat actors switching to a new and open-source command and control (C2) framework known as Havoc…
The Week in Ransomware – February 10th 2023 – Clop’s Back
From ongoing attacks targeting ESXi servers to sanctions on Conti/TrickBot members, it has been quite a busy week regarding ransomware.…
City of Oakland systems offline after ransomware attack
The City of Oakland was hit by a ransomware attack on Wednesday night that forced it to take all systems…
Russian man pleads guilty to laundering Ryuk ransomware money
Russian citizen Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov pleaded guilty on Tuesday to laundering money for the notorious Ryuk ransomware group for over…
Linux version of Royal Ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers
Royal Ransomware is the latest ransomware operation to add support for encrypting Linux devices to its most recent malware variants,…
The Psychology Behind Spear Phishing Scams
By Dr. Yvonne Bernard, CTO, Hornetsecurity Criminals are increasingly using fake emails to exploit their victims for financial gain and…
The Week in Ransomware – February 3rd 2023 – Ending with a mess
While the week started slowly, it turned into a big ransomware mess, with attacks striking a big blow at businesses…
Cybercrime Ecosystem Spawns Lucrative Underground Gig Economy
The complex nature of cyberattacks has increased demand for software developers, reverse engineers, and offensive specialists — attracting workers facing…