The Week in Ransomware – December 9th 2022 – Wide Impact
This week has been filled with research reports and news of significant attacks having a wide impact on many organizations.…
US Health Dept warns of Royal Ransomware targeting healthcare
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new warning today for the country's healthcare organizations regarding ongoing…
New Ransom Payment Schemes Target Executives, Telemedicine
Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of…
Ransomware attack forces French hospital to transfer patients
The André-Mignot teaching hospital in the suburbs of Paris had to shut down its phone and computer systems because of a…
Ransomware Professionalization Grows as RaaS Takes Hold
As ransomware's prevalence has grown over the past decade, leading ransomware groups such as Conti have added services and features…
Hot Ticket: ‘Aurora’ Go-Based InfoStealer Finds Favor Among Cyber-Threat Actors
The infostealer Aurora’s low detection rates and newcomer status are helping it fly under the radar, as more cybercriminal gangs…
Russian cybergangs stole over 50 million passwords this year
At least 34 distinct Russian-speaking cybercrime groups using info-stealing malware like Raccoon and Redline have collectively stolen 50,350,000 account passwords…
Previously unidentified ARCrypter ransomware expands worldwide
A previously unknown 'ARCrypter' ransomware that compromised key organizations in Latin America is now expanding its attacks worldwide. [...]
QBot phishing abuses Windows Control Panel EXE to infect devices
Phishing emails distributing the QBot malware are using a DLL hijacking flaw in the Windows 10 Control Panel to infect…
US govt: Iranian hackers breached federal agency using Log4Shell exploit
The FBI and CISA revealed in a joint advisory published today that an unnamed Iranian-backed threat group hacked a Federal Civilian…