The Week in Ransomware – October 29th 2021 – Making arrests
This week, international law enforcement operations went on the offensive, making arrests in numerous countries for ransomware-related activities. [...]
DOJ: Pirated sports streamer hacked accounts, extorted MLB
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has charged a man for illegally streaming MLB, NBA,…
Ransomware gangs use SEO poisoning to infect visitors
Researchers have spotted two campaigns linked to either the REvil ransomware gang or the SolarMarker backdoor that use SEO poisoning…
Mitigating Ransomware: A New Paradigm Shift
By CISO T.J. Minichillo Ransomware is a global epidemic from which no organization — small, medium or large […] The…
Iranian gas stations out of service after distribution network hacked
Gas stations from the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) have stopped working today due to what appears to…
Researcher cracked 70% of WiFi networks sampled in Tel Aviv
A researcher has managed to crack 70% of a 5,000 WiFi network sample in his hometown, Tel Aviv, to prove…
Money launderers for Russian hacking groups arrested in Ukraine
The Ukrainian cybercrime police force has arrested members of a group of money launderers and hackers at the request of…
Conti Ransom Gang Starts Selling Access to Victims
The Conti ransomware affiliate program appears to have altered its business plan recently. Organizations infected with Conti's malware who refuse…
Hackers used billing software zero-day to deploy ransomware
An unknown ransomware group is exploiting a critical SQL injection bug found in the BillQuick Web Suite time and billing…
Microsoft: Russian SVR hacked at least 14 IT supply chain firms since May
Microsoft says the Russian-backed Nobelium threat group behind last year's SolarWinds hack is still targeting the global IT supply chain, with…