Heimadal Security

JUNE 15, 2022

ALPHV ransomware executable is written in Rust, a programming language that, while not often used by malware creators, is gaining popularity because of its high efficiency and memory safety. Ransomware-as-a-Service is an illicit ‘parent-affiliate(s)’ business infrastructure, in which […].

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 16, 2021

Authorities in Ukraine this week charged six people alleged to be part of the CLOP ransomware group , a cybercriminal gang said to have extorted more than half a billion dollars from victims. The CLOP gang seized on those flaws to deploy ransomware to a significant number of Accellion’s FTA customers , including U.S.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In the past twelve months, the word “ransomware” has popped up in countless headlines worldwide across both print and digital publications: The Wall Street Journal , the BBC , the New York Times. That is precisely why we have chosen ransomware as our story of the year for Kaspersky’s annual Security Bulletin.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The malware used in the Target breach included the text string “ Rescator ,” which also was the handle chosen by the cybercriminal who was selling all of the cards stolen from Target customers. Rescator, advertising a new batch of cards stolen in a 2014 breach at P.F. Chang’s.

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