Ransomware’s ROI Retreat Will Drive More BEC Attacks
Crackdowns are driving down ransomware profits, and analysts see signs that operators are pivoting to business email compromise attacks, security…
AI for Cyber Threat Intelligence – Challenges and Mitigation Approaches
By Uday Kiran Pulleti, Senior Director – AI, Cyble The internet as we know it is a dynamic, […] The…
Mandiant: “No evidence” we were hacked by LockBit ransomware
American cybersecurity firm Mandiant is investigating LockBit ransomware gang's claims that they hacked the company's network and stole data. [...]
Evasive phishing mixes reverse tunnels and URL shortening services
Security researchers are seeing an uptick in the use of reverse tunnel services along with URL shorteners for large-scale phishing campaigns,…
The Week in Ransomware – June 3rd 2022 – Evading sanctions
Ransomware gangs continue to evolve their operations as victims refuse to pay ransoms due to sanctions or other reasons. [...]
Clop ransomware gang is back, hits 21 victims in a single month
After effectively shutting down their entire operation for several months, between November and February, the Clop ransomware is now back…
New Chaos Malware Variant Ditches Wiper for Encryption
The Chaos ransomware-builder was known for creating destructor malware that overwrote files and made them unrecoverable -- but the new…
‘There’s No Ceiling’: Ransomware’s Alarming Growth Signals a New Era, Verizon DBIR Finds
Ransomware has become so efficient, and the underground economy so professional, that traditional monetization of stolen data may be on…
Malicious PyPI package opens backdoors on Windows, Linux, and Macs
Yet another malicious Python package has been spotted in the PyPI registry performing supply chain attacks to drop Cobalt Strike…
The Week in Ransomware – May 20th 2022 – Another one bites the dust
Ransomware attacks continue to slow down, likely due to the invasion of Ukraine, instability in the region, and subsequent worldwide sanctions…