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Bad Luck: BlackCat Ransomware Bulletin

Security Boulevard

Blackcat Ransomware. On April 19th of 2022, the FBI Cyber Division released a flash bulletin regarding the Blackcat ransomware-for-hire. This was met with mixed reactions - some found the ransomware to be of little concern , others made a case for tracking its progress. Malware Traits of Blackcat Ransomware.

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Ransomware Revival: Troldesh becomes a leader by the number of attacks

Security Affairs

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. Links account for 29%, while attachments—for 71%. rar archive files.

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BlackCat ransomware

CyberSecurity Insiders

AT&T Alien Labs™ is writing this report about recently created ransomware malware dubbed BlackCat which was used in a January 2022 campaign against two international oil companies headquartered in Germany, Oiltanking and Mabanaft. Key takeaways: The ransomware BlackCat is coded in Rust and was created in November 2021.

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IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. Mobile statistics

SecureList

The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 25.28% of all threats detected. 405,684 malicious installation packages were detected, of which: 55,614 packages were related to mobile banking Trojans; 3,821 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans. Distribution of detected mobile malware by type.

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IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. Mobile statistics

SecureList

Droppers (Trojan-Dropper), accounting for 26.28% of detections, were the most common threat to mobile devices. 438,035 malicious installation packages were detected, of which: 35,060 packages were related to mobile banking Trojans, 2,310 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans. Mobile ransomware Trojans.

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Cybercriminal greeners from Iran attack companies worldwide for financial gain

Security Affairs

Group-IB has detected financially motivated attacks carried out in June by newbie threat actors from Iran. The attackers used Dharma ransomware and a mix of publicly available tools to target companies in Russia, Japan, China, and India. All the affected organizations had hosts with Internet-facing RDP and weak credentials.

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5 Endpoint security tips for the holidays

CyberSecurity Insiders

Protect against malware and ransomware. Since endpoints are the biggest entry point for breaches , businesses need to make sure they are protected with comprehensive endpoint security that includes next generation antivirus, endpoint protection, and endpoint detection and response. Don’t overlook mobile security.

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