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Ransomware attack on MSI led to compromised Intel Boot Guard private keys

Malwarebytes

While the statement does not reveal a lot of tangible information, this snippet is important: “MSI urges users to obtain firmware/BIOS updates only from its official website, and not to use files from sources other than the official website.” Create offsite, offline backups. Don’t get attacked twice.

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CISA and FBI issue alert about Zeppelin ransomware

Malwarebytes

While anyone can fall victim to these threat actors, the FBI noted that this malware has been used to target a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure organizations, including defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, technology companies, and especially organizations in the healthcare and medical industries.

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Ranzy Locker ransomware hit tens of US companies in 2021

Security Affairs

The victims include the construction subsector of the critical manufacturing sector, the academia subsector of the government facilities sector, the information technology sector, and the transportation sector.” Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates/patches are released.

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FBI warns of ransomware attacks targeting the food and agriculture sector

Security Affairs

Small farms, large producers, processors and manufacturers, and markets and restaurants are particularly exposed to ransomware attacks. The good news is in the latter attack the victims restored its backups. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released.

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CISA, FBI shared a joint advisory to warn of Zeppelin ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

The ransomware was involved in attacks aimed at technology and healthcare, defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada.

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FBI warns of ransomware threat to food and agriculture

Malwarebytes

But manufacturers of agricultural equipment have spent the last few years locked in an automation arms race, and the side effects of this race are starting to show. In any industry that is developing and adopting new technology at pace you can expect growing pains and security is often the last thing on the developers’ minds.

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FBI published a flash alert on Mamba Ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

According to the flash alert published by the FBI, the Mamba ransomware was employed in attacks against local governments, public transportation agencies, legal services, technology services, industrial, commercial, manufacturing, and construction businesses. Implement network segmentation. hard drive, storage device, the cloud).