Biden, Putin set video call Tuesday as Ukraine tensions grow
Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak in a video call Tuesday, as tensions between the United States and…
The Week in Ransomware – December 3rd 2021 – Seizing Bitcoin
For this week's 'Week in Ransomware' article we have included the latest ransomware news over the past two weeks. [...]
Who Is the Network Access Broker ‘Babam’?
Rarely do cybercriminal gangs that deploy ransomware gain the initial access to the target themselves. More commonly, that access is…
FBI: Cuba ransomware breached 49 US critical infrastructure orgs
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed that the Cuba ransomware gang has compromised the networks of at least…
Ransomware, Carding, and Initial Access Brokers: Group-IB Presents Report on Trending Crimes
Report explores cybercrime developments from the second half of 2020 through the first half of 2021.
Darktrace Reports 30% More Ransomware Attacks Targeting Organizations During the Holiday Period
Researchers also observed a 70% average increase in attempted ransomware attacks.
Planned Parenthood LA discloses data breach after ransomware attack
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles has disclosed a data breach after suffering a ransomware attack in October that exposed the personal…
Emotet now spreads via fake Adobe Windows App Installer packages
The notorious Emotet malware is now distributed through malicious Windows App Installer packages that pretend to be Adobe PDF software.…
Microsoft Exchange servers hacked to deploy BlackByte ransomware
BlackByte ransomware actors were observed exploiting the ProxyShell set of vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-34473, CVE-2021-34523, CVE-2021-31207) to compromise Microsoft Exchange servers. [...]
Government-Industry Cooperation May Be the Most Potent Ransomware Antidote
The side that's better at collaborating with allies will have the upper hand, and until now, that distinction has gone…