The Week in Ransomware – December 22nd 2023 – BlackCat hacked
Earlier this month, the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation suffered a five-day disruption to their Tor data leak and negotiation sites, rumored to be…
Strengthening Resilience: Navigating the Cybersecurity Landscape
The significance of cybersecurity resilience has never been higher as we grow more reliant on digital infrastructure.
Ransomware Attacks in November Rise 67% From 2022
Total ransomware cases up 30% from October Industrials (33%), Consumer Cyclicals (18%), Healthcare (11%), remain...
8 Strategies for Defending Against Help Desk Attacks
The help desk is under siege from AI-based and other attacks. Next-gen tactics call for in-depth cyber-defense strategies.
FBI: Play ransomware breached 300 victims, including critical orgs
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says the Play ransomware gang has breached roughly 300 organizations worldwide between June 2022…
What to do when receiving unprompted MFA OTP codes
Receiving an unprompted one-time passcode (OTP) sent as an email or text should be a cause for concern as it…
Qbot malware returns in campaign targeting hospitality industry
The QakBot malware is once again being distributed in phishing campaigns after the botnet was disrupted by law enforcement over…
The Week in Ransomware – December 15th 2023 – Ransomware Drama
The big news over the past two weeks is the continued drama plaguing BlackCat/ALPHV after their infrastructure suddenly stopped working…
Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach
On Dec. 18, 2013, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that U.S. retail giant Target was battling a wide-ranging computer intrusion that…
Lazarus Group Is Still Juicing Log4Shell, Using RATs Written in ‘D’
The infamous vulnerability may be on the older side at this point, but North Korea's primo APT Lazarus is creating…