Octo Tempest Group Threatens Physical Violence as Social Engineering Tactic
The financially motivated English-speaking threat actors use advanced social engineering techniques, SIM swapping, and even threats of violence to breach…
MGM Resorts ransomware attack led to $100 million loss, data theft
MGM Resorts reveals that last month's cyberattack cost the company $100 million and allowed the hackers to steal customers' personal…
‘Gold Melody’ Access Broker Plays on Unpatched Servers’ Strings
A financially motivated threat actor uses known vulnerabilities, ordinary TTPs, and off-the-shelf tools to exploit the unprepared, highlighting the fact…
BlackCat ransomware hits Azure Storage with Sphynx encryptor
The BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware gang now uses stolen Microsoft accounts and the recently spotted Sphynx encryptor to encrypt targets' Azure…
The Week in Ransomware – September 15th 2023 – Russian Roulette
This week's big news is the extortion attacks on the Caesars and MGM Las Vegas casino chains, with one having…
MGM casino’s ESXi servers allegedly encrypted in ransomware attack
An affiliate of the BlackCat ransomware group, also known as APLHV, is behind the attack that disrupted MGM Resorts' operations, forcing…
Microsoft Teams Hacks Are Back, As Storm-0324 Embraces TeamsPhisher
Collaboration apps are a boost to business productivity, but also a uniquely attractive target for cyberattackers.
MGM, Caesars File SEC Disclosures on Cybersecurity Incidents
Pursuant to new regulation, both gaming companies reported recent cyber incidents to the SEC.
The Week in Ransomware – August 18th 2023 – LockBit on Thin Ice
While there was quite a bit of ransomware news this week, the highlighted story was the release of Jon DiMaggio's…
‘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.