Tag: Ransomware

NCC Group’s May 2022 Threat Report Reflects Conti’s End

NCC Group's monthly report on cyber threats features some curious news, namely…

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Chinese Hackers Use Ransomware As a Cover for Espionage

Secureworks experts have found that Chinese hackers from two groups that specialize…

Ryuk Ransomware Recovery: First Steps and Decryptor Risks

Isolate Ryuk-affected systems, preserve encrypted data, avoid risky decryptor attempts, remove persistence,…

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QNAP Warns Clients About DeadBolt Ransomware Attacks

DeadBolt Ransomware: Another Instance of Ransomware Evolution On June 17, QNAP, the…

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Companies Manage to Bargain With Ransomware Racketeers

Revelations of the Ransom-Negotiator In May, the racketeer-bargaining specialist (the negotiator) at…

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BlackCat ransomware gang publishes leaked data on the clear web site

BlackCat/ALPHV group recently announced on its victim shaming and extortion website that…

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War in Ukraine triggered a Stream of amateurish ransomware

Russia has provoked hackers around the world to focus their attacks on…

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BlackCat Ransomware Attacks Italian University

An Italian university was hit by BlackCat this week. The hackers demand…

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LockBit 2.0 Promises to Leak Mandiant Data

LockBit 2.0 announcement: real thing or vengeful trolling? On June 6, on…

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New Cuba Ransomware Variant Involves Double-Extortion Scheme

What's new in April Variant of Cuba Ransomware The Cuba ransomware family…

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Evil Corp Switched to Using LockBit Malware to Avoid Sanctions

The Evil Corp group switched to using the LockBit ransomware to avoid…

Malware vs Ransomware: Key Differences and What to Do First

Ransomware is malware, but not all malware is ransomware. Compare goals, symptoms,…

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