The threat actors behind Cuba (aka COLDDRAW) ransomware have received more than $60 million in ransom payments and compromised over 100 entities across the world as of August 2022. In a new advisory shared by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the agencies highlighted a "sharp increase in both the … [Read more...] about Cuba Ransomware Extorted Over $60 Million in Ransom Fees from More than 100 Entities
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Daixin Ransomware Gang Steals 5 Million AirAsia Passengers’ and Employees’ Data
The cybercrime group called Daixin Team has leaked sample data belonging to AirAsia, a Malaysian low-cost airline, on its data leak portal. The development comes a little over a week after the company fell victim to a ransomware attack on November 11 and 12, per DataBreaches.net. The threat actors allegedly claim to have obtained the personal data associated with five million … [Read more...] about Daixin Ransomware Gang Steals 5 Million AirAsia Passengers’ and Employees’ Data
Microsoft Warns of Hackers Using Google Ads to Distribute Royal Ransomware
A developing threat activity cluster has been found using Google Ads in one of its campaigns to distribute various post-compromise payloads, including the recently discovered Royal ransomware. Microsoft, which spotted the updated malware delivery method in late October 2022, is tracking the group under the name DEV-0569. "Observed DEV-0569 attacks show a pattern of continuous … [Read more...] about Microsoft Warns of Hackers Using Google Ads to Distribute Royal Ransomware
Microsoft Blames Russian Hackers for Prestige Ransomware Attacks on Ukraine and Poland
Microsoft on Thursday attributed the recent spate of ransomware incidents targeting transportation and logistics sectors in Ukraine and Poland to a threat cluster that shares overlaps with the Russian state-sponsored Sandworm group. The attacks, which were disclosed by the tech giant last month, involved a strain of previously undocumented malware called Prestige and is said to … [Read more...] about Microsoft Blames Russian Hackers for Prestige Ransomware Attacks on Ukraine and Poland
Medibank Refuses to Pay Ransom After 9.7 Million Customers Exposed in Ransomware Hack
Australian health insurer Medibank today confirmed that personal data belonging to around 9.7 million of its current and former customers were accessed following a ransomware incident. The attack, according to the company, was detected in its IT network on October 12 in a manner that it said was "consistent with the precursors to a ransomware event," prompting it to isolate its … [Read more...] about Medibank Refuses to Pay Ransom After 9.7 Million Customers Exposed in Ransomware Hack
Researchers Find Links b/w Black Basta Ransomware and FIN7 Hackers
A new analysis of tools put to use by the Black Basta ransomware operation has identified ties between the threat actor and the FIN7 (aka Carbanak) group. This link "could suggest either that Black Basta and FIN7 maintain a special relationship or that one or more individuals belong to both groups," cybersecurity firm SentinelOne said in a technical write-up shared with The … [Read more...] about Researchers Find Links b/w Black Basta Ransomware and FIN7 Hackers
Playing Hide-and-Seek with Ransomware, Part 2
In Part 1, we explained what Intel SGX enclaves are and how they benefit ransomware authors. In Part 2, we explore a hypothetical step-by-step implementation and outline the limitations of this method. Watch this live attack demo to see how the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform and the CrowdStrike Falcon Complete™ managed detection and response team protect against … [Read more...] about Playing Hide-and-Seek with Ransomware, Part 2
CrowdStrike Achieves 100% Ransomware Prevention with Zero False Positives
The CrowdStrike Falcon® platform achieved 100% protection accuracy and 100% legitimacy accuracy with zero false positives, winning SE Labs’ first-ever endpoint detection and response (EDR) ransomware detection and protection test The Falcon platform detected and blocked 100% of ransomware files during testing, which involved both direct attacks with 270 ransomware variations … [Read more...] about CrowdStrike Achieves 100% Ransomware Prevention with Zero False Positives
Multiple Campaigns Exploit VMware Vulnerability to Deploy Crypto Miners and Ransomware
A now-patched vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access has been observed being exploited to deliver both cryptocurrency miners and ransomware on affected machines. "The attacker intends to utilize a victim's resources as much as possible, not only to install RAR1Ransom for extortion, but also to spread GuardMiner to collect cryptocurrency," Fortinet FortiGuard Labs … [Read more...] about Multiple Campaigns Exploit VMware Vulnerability to Deploy Crypto Miners and Ransomware
Сryptocurrency and Ransomware — The Ultimate Friendship
Both cryptocurrency and ransomware are nothing new in the digital world; both have been there for a very long time, which was enough for them to find common pieces for starting their relationship. Ransomware can be like a virtual car that works on all types of fuels, and crypto is the one that is currently most recommended. No one can argue that 2020 was the year of ransomware … [Read more...] about Сryptocurrency and Ransomware — The Ultimate Friendship