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…
LockBit Developing Ransomware for Apple M1 Chips, Embedded Systems
Under construction: The world's leading ransomware gang is workshopping ransomware for less obvious systems beyond Windows environments. Experts weigh in…
Suspected LockBit ransomware affiliate arrested, charged in US
Russian national Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov was arrested in Arizona and charged by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly deploying LockBit…
Ransomware Takes No Prisoners
By Monica Oravcova, COO and Co-Founder of Naoris Protocol The recent Killnet cyberattack that disrupted contact between NATO and military…
US govt contractor ABB confirms ransomware attack, data theft
Swiss tech multinational and U.S. government contractor ABB has confirmed that some of its systems were impacted by a ransomware…
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…
Microsoft: Notorious FIN7 hackers return in Clop ransomware attacks
A financially motivated cybercriminal group known as FIN7 resurfaced last month, with Microsoft threat analysts linking it to attacks where the…
Qilin Ransomware Operation Outfits Affiliates With Sleek, Turnkey Cyberattacks
Researchers infiltrate a ransomware operation and discover slick services behind Qilin's Rust-based malware variant.
‘MichaelKors’ Showcases Ransomware’s Fashionable VMware ESXi Hypervisor Trend
Wide use and lack of support for malware detection technologies has made VMware's virtualization technology a prime target for cyberattackers.
Multinational tech firm ABB hit by Black Basta ransomware attack
Swiss multinational company ABB, a leading electrification and automation technology provider, has suffered a Black Basta ransomware attack, reportedly impacting…