Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2022

The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team monitors the threat landscape continuously and produces monthly ransomware reports based on a mixture of proprietary and open-source intelligence. Although LockBit remained the most widely-deployed ransomware in May 2022, it was, typically, Conti that sucked all of the air out of the room.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

A new ransomware strain named Rorschach ransomware supports the fastest file-encrypting routine observed to date. The experts pointed out that the Rorschach ransomware appears to be unique. The experts pointed out that the Rorschach ransomware appears to be unique. ” continues the analysis.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 6, 2022

The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team monitors the threat landscape continuously and produces monthly ransomware reports based on a mixture of proprietary and open-source intelligence. Black Basta made a name for itself very quickly by coming out of nowhere and carrying out at least eleven successful breaches in April 2022.

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SecureList

APRIL 18, 2022

Yanluowang is a type of targeted ransomware discovered by the Symantec Threat Hunter team as they were investigating an incident on a large corporate network. Kaspersky experts have found a vulnerability in the Yanluowang encryption algorithm and created a free decryptor to help victims of this ransomware with recovering their files.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 30, 2022

Ransomware Evolves: Encrypting Out, Bug Bounty In [July 2022]. Thu, 06/30/2022 - 17:08. Ransomware as a business. Ransomware attacks have proven to be enormously profitable for criminal organizations with victims paying more than $600 million in 2021, according to Chainalysis. Ransomware sans encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Ransomware is the most feared cybersecurity threat and with good reason: Its ability to cripple organizations by locking their data is a threat like no other.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The FBI published a PIN alert warning of ransomware operators compromising third-party vendors and services for initial access to target environments. The FBI continues to observe ransomware operators abusing third-party vendors and services as an attack vector. ” reported the PIN.

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SecureList

MAY 11, 2022

Ahead of the Anti-Ransomware Day, we summarized the tendencies that characterize ransomware landscape in 2022. This year, ransomware is no less active than before: cybercriminals continue to threaten nationwide retailers and enterprises , old variants of malware return while the new ones develop.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

Ransomware has now emerged as one of the key reasons to have a DR plan and DR technology in place. But it also requires software to orchestrate data movement, backup and restore technology to ensure a current copy of data is available, and the ability to recover systems and data rapidly. Disaster Recovery and Ransomware.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 17, 2023

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes' ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. This provides the best overall picture of ransomware activity, but the true number of attacks is far higher.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Even though it had a long run for a ransomware group, it seems the bell might be tolling for Ragnar Locker. The ransomware group’s infrastructure was also seized in the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden and the associated data leak website was taken down in Sweden. The take down action was carried out between 16 and 20 October.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2022

In this March 2022 ransomware review, we go over some of the most successful ransomware incidents based on both open source and dark web intelligence. Ransomware Attacks by Gang. Ransomware Attacks by Country. Ransomware Attacks by Industry. Ransomware Mitigations. Source: IC3.gov.

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SecureList

APRIL 18, 2022

Yanluowang is a type of targeted ransomware discovered by the Symantec Threat Hunter team as they were investigating an incident on a large corporate network. Kaspersky experts have found a vulnerability in the Yanluowang encryption algorithm and created a free decryptor to help victims of this ransomware with recovering their files.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 13, 2023

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes' ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their dark web sites. This provides the best overall picture of ransomware activity, but the true number of attacks is far higher. it has reconsidered its decision."

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) about Play ransomware. Then the hunt for valuable data and the preparation for the encryption process begins.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2022

Ransomware attacks increased by yet another 80% between February 2021 and March 2022, based on an analysis of ransomware payloads seen across the Zscaler cloud. Double-extortion attacks, which include data exfiltration in addition to encryption, are rising even faster at 117% year-over-year. PYSA/Mespinoza. AvosLocker.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 10, 2022

In this February 2022 ransomware review, we go over some the most successful ransomware incidents based on both open source and dark web intelligence. > BlackByte Ransomware Sample hash: 1df11bc19aa52b623bdf15380e3fded56d8eb6fb7b53a2240779864b1a6474ad. Observed since: February 2022 Ransomware note: .<company_name>

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

By Aaron Sandeen, CEO and co-founder at Securin Since June 2021, Hive Ransomware has been dominating the ransomware scene. With all the buzz they have created, it’s no wonder they have earned the title of one of the most prolific ransomware groups. By the end of 2022, the education sector had seen increased ransomware attacks.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

Ransomware has given security professionals a headache for the better part of a decade. Fast forward to 2022, and the headache has become a migraine—not just for IT teams but business owners, employees, and customers as well. Germany, the UK, and Italy also registered high ransomware tallies. Top ransomware variants.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

A few months ago, we wrote about a ransomware reinfection incident. Ransomware reinfection arguably could be even worse than being a first time victim. Research shows that in 2022, more than a third (38%) of surveyed organizations fell victim to a repeat ransomware attack. Even paying the first time is not much help.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 12, 2023

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes' ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their dark web sites. This provides the best overall picture of ransomware activity, but the true number of attacks is far higher.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2022

The operators of the SFile ransomware (aka Escal) have developed a Linux version of their malware to expand their operations. SFile ransomware (aka Escal), has been active since 2020 , it was observed targeting only Windows systems. Recently, Rising captured the Linux platform variant of the ransomware.”

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Newcomer ransomware group RansomedVC claims to have successfully compromised the computer systems of entertainment giant Sony. As ransomware gangs do, it made the announcement on its dark web website, where it sells data that it's stolen from victims' computer networks. How to avoid ransomware Block common forms of entry.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Alphv ransomware group added the Morrison Community Hospital to its dark web leak site. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group claims to have hacked the Morrison Community Hospital and added it to its dark web Tor leak site. Stats for 2022 in the link. Other ransomware attacks recently hit US hospitals. million).

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a notification that highlights two trends emerging across the ransomware environment. The trends the FBI says it's noticed since July 2023 are: Multiple ransomware attacks on the same victim in close date proximity. New data destruction tactics in ransomware attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2022

Ransomware just keeps getting worse, it seems. Cybersecurity researchers last week revealed that a new ransomware gang called Onyx is simply destroying larger files rather than encrypting them. The Onyx ransomware group doesn’t bother with encryption. Only small files lower than 2MB are encrypted.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The Lorenz ransomware gang has been active since April 2021 and hit multiple organizations worldwide demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom to the victims. At the time of this writing, the Loren group has started uploading the stolen data (95%) US Healthcare organizations continue to be a privileged target of ransomware gangs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2022

Healthcare providers are opting to pay a ransom in the event of ransomware attacks, instead of recovering it from data backups. The reason is as it is easy and guarantees 100% encrypted data return- Of course, as per their perspective!

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SecureList

APRIL 15, 2024

builder leaked in 2022. They generated a custom version of the ransomware, which used the aforementioned account credential to spread across the network and perform malicious activities, such as killing Windows Defender and erasing Windows Event Logs in order to encrypt the data and cover its tracks. Revisiting the LockBit 3.0

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

About the only consensus on cybersecurity in 2022 is that things will get uglier, but in what ways? Third-party security, ransomware , artificial intelligence (AI) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are some of the threats you can expect to see more of this year – with the potential for far worse results than we’ve seen in the past.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The ALPHV ransomware gang, arguably the second most dangerous “big game” ransomware operator, appears to be back in business after its infrastructure went down for five days. ALPHV wouldn’t be the first ransomware gang to suffer problems behind the scenes. But all does not appear to be going well for group.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

How to Prevent Ransomware Attacks. Wed, 11/02/2022 - 18:08. Ransomware attacks almost doubled during 2021 over 2020, according to Sophos State of Ransomware 2022 report, affecting 66% of businesses, up from 37%. They have also become increasingly proficient at encrypting data. Backup Your Data.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of strategies tested recently seem especially devious. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that Venus ransomware attacks were targeting a number of U.S. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 9, 2023

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes' ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. This provides the best overall picture of ransomware activity, but the true number of attacks is far higher. MalasLocker: The Robin Hood of ransomware?

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

For the last two years the absolute worst, most prolific, most globally significant “big game” ransomware gang has been LockBit. This evening its position as ransomware’s biggest beast is suddenly in doubt, following some non-consensual website redecoration at the hands of the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA).

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Malwarebytes

MAY 24, 2023

The BlackBasta ransomware group has already claimed responsibility for the attack through its leak-site. And as we noted in our report on ransomware in Germany , in the last year Black Basta has had a liking for targets in Germany, and conducts attacks there far more frequenty than in the UK or France. Stop malicious encryption.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In a statement issued Monday morning, Lehigh Valley Health Network said it had been the target of a cyberattack attributed to a ransomware gang known as BlackCat. BlackCat The ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group BlackCat, also known as ALPHV and Noberus, is currently one of the most active groups, and has been associated with Russia.

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