The Week in Ransomware – December 24th 2021 – No rest for the weary
The holiday season is here, but there is no rest for our weary admins as ransomware gangs are still conducting…
Dridex Omicron phishing taunts with funeral helpline number
A malware distributor for the Dridex banking malware has been toying with victims and researchers over the last few weeks.…
PYSA ransomware gang is the most active group in November
PYSA and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs in the threat landscape in November 2021, researchers from […] The…
AvosLocker ransomware reboots in Safe Mode to bypass security tools
Recent AvosLocker ransomware attacks are characterized by a focus on disabling endpoint security solutions that stand in the way of…
Dridex malware trolls employees with fake job termination emails
A new Dridex malware phishing campaign is using fake employee termination emails as a lure to open a malicious Excel…
PYSA ransomware behind most double extortion attacks in November
Security analysts from NCC Group report that ransomware attacks in November 2021 increased over the past month, with double-extortion continuing…
The Future of Ransomware
Focusing on basic security controls and executing them well is the best way to harden your systems against an attack.
Log4j vulnerability now used to install Dridex banking malware
Threat actors now exploit the critical Apache Log4j vulnerability named Log4Shell to infect vulnerable devices with the notorious Dridex banking…
The Week in Ransomware – December 17th 2021 – Enter Log4j
A critical Apache Log4j vulnerability took the world by storm this week, and now it is being used by threat…
Emotet starts dropping Cobalt Strike again for faster attacks
Right in time for the holidays, the notorious Emotet malware is once again directly installing Cobalt Strike beacons for rapid…