Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

Criminal hackers will try almost anything to get inside a profitable enterprise and secure a million-dollar payday from a ransomware infection. ” This attacker’s approach may seem fairly amateur, but it would be a mistake to dismiss the threat from West African cybercriminals dabbling in ransomware. billion in 2020.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Justice Department charged five suspects linked to the Scattered Spider cybercrime gang with wire fraud conspiracy. Justice Department charged five alleged members of the cybercrime gang Scattered Spider (also known as UNC3944 , 0ktapus ) with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 15, 2025

And thanks to an explosion of inexpensive cybercrime-as-a-service offerings on the dark web, launching an attack is easier and cheaper than ever. Cybercrime industrialized The dark web has become a marketplace where bad actors can buy tools and access with the ease of shopping for software.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 9, 2025

The Russian-speaking cybercriminal underground remains a dominant force in the global cybercrime landscape. A recent report by Trend Micro, marking the 50th installment in their series on this subject, highlights the underground’s sophistication, resilience, and significant impact.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 20, 2025

The threat actors behind the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme are now offering legal counsel for affiliates to put more pressure on victims to pay up, as the cybercrime group intensifies its activity and tries to fill the void left by its rivals.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 16, 2023

A Russian man identified by KrebsOnSecurity in January 2022 as a prolific and vocal member of several top ransomware groups was the subject of two indictments unsealed by the Justice Department today. And on April 26, 2021, Matveev and his Babuk gang allegedly deployed ransomware against the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 28, 2025

Ransomware attacks surged to a record high in December 2024, with 574 incidents reported, according to an NCC Group report. FunkSec, a newly identified group combining hacktivism and cybercrime, accounted for over 100 attacks (18% of the total), making it the most active group that month, ahead of Cl0p, Akira and RansomHub.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2025

A 45-year-old foreign man has been arrested in Moldova for allegedly participating in ransomware attacks on Dutch companies in 2021. He is internationally wanted for multiple cybercrime, including ransomware attacks, blackmail, and money laundering, targeting Dutch companies. million euros.”

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Joseph Steinberg

JUNE 9, 2022

The Tenafly, New Jersey, Public School District has canceled final exams for its high school students after a ransomware cyberattack crippled the district’s computer infrastructure. The ransomware attack on Tenafly’s school system is a reminder of a sad, ironic, reality.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 28, 2022

In December 2021, researchers discovered a new ransomware-as-a-service named ALPHV (a.k.a. “ BlackCat “), considered to be the first professional cybercrime group to create and use a ransomware strain written in the Rust programming language. Image: Varonis. Image: Varonis. ” Meanwhile, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

BT Group (formerly British Telecom)’s Conferencing division shut down some of its servers following a Black Basta ransomware attack. British multinational telecommunications holding company BT Group (formerly British Telecom) announced it has shut down some of its servers following a Black Basta ransomware attack.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Last year, the French security firm Intrinsec detailed Prospero’s connections to bulletproof services advertised on Russian cybercrime forums under the names Securehost and BEARHOST. The bulletproof hosting provider BEARHOST. This screenshot has been machine-translated from Russian. Image: Ke-la.com. Image: Intrinsec.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

A November 2024 RA World ransomware attack on an Asian software firm used a tool linked to China-linked threat actors. Broadcom researchers reported that threat actors behind an RA World ransomware attack against an Asian software and services firm employed a tool that was explosively associated in the past with China-linked APT groups.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2025

The Akira ransomware gang exploited an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR and launch encryption attacks on a victim’s network. Cybersecurity researchers at S-RM team discovered a novel attack technique used by the Akira ransomware gang. Realizing EDR was active, they pivoted by scanning the network for vulnerable devices.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations have sharply increased in 2024, as shown by recent research from Safety Detectives. Compared to 2023, healthcare providers are facing a higher frequency of ransomware incidents, impacting their ability to deliver essential services and protect sensitive patient data.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2025

Fog ransomware operators used in a May 2025 attack unusual pentesting and monitoring tools, Symantec researchers warn. In May 2025, attackers hit an Asian financial firm with Fog ransomware , using rare tools like Syteca monitoring software and pentesting tools GC2, Adaptix, and Stowaway.

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Graham Cluley

JUNE 25, 2025

A new INTERPOL report has sounded the alarm over a dramatic increase in cybercrime across Africa, with digital crime now accounting for a significant proportional of all criminal activity across the continent. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2024

The 8Base ransomware group attacked Croatia’s Port of Rijeka, stealing sensitive data, including contracts and accounting info. A cyber attack hit the Port of Rijeka in Croatia, the 8Base ransomware group claimed responsibility for the security breach. The Port of Rijeka (Luka Rijeka d.d.),

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Shefel claims the true mastermind behind the Target and other retail breaches was Dmitri Golubov , an infamous Ukrainian hacker known as the co-founder of Carderplanet, among the earliest Russian-language cybercrime forums focused on payment card fraud. “I’m also godfather of his second son.”

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 31, 2023

Chainalysis reports that worldwide ransomware payments were down in 2022. Ransomware attackers extorted at least $456.8 When we published last year’s version of this report, for example, we had only identified $602 million in ransomware payments in 2021. million from victims in 2022, down from $765.6

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Russian authorities sentenced four members of the REvil ransomware operation to several years in prison in Russia. Four former members of the REvil ransomware group were sentenced in Russia for hacking and money laundering, marking a rare case of Russian gang members being convicted in the country. Vasinskyi was extradited to the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) disclosed today that it infiltrated the world’s second most prolific ransomware gang, a Russia-based criminal group known as ALPHV and BlackCat. “We will continue to prioritize disruptions and place victims at the center of our strategy to dismantle the ecosystem fueling cybercrime.”

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 14, 2022

Cybercrime groups that specialize in stealing corporate data and demanding a ransom not to publish it have tried countless approaches to shaming their victims into paying. The latest innovation in ratcheting up the heat comes from the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group, which has traditionally published any stolen victim data on the Dark Web.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

authorities have seized the darknet websites run by LockBit , a prolific and destructive ransomware group that has claimed more than 2,000 victims worldwide and extorted over $120 million in payments. First surfacing in September 2019, the gang is estimated to have made hundreds of millions of U.S. Ivan Gennadievich Kondratyev , a.k.a.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

New Ymir ransomware was deployed in attacks shortly after systems were breached by RustyStealer malware, Kaspersky warns. Kaspersky researchers discovered a new ransomware family, called Ymir ransomware , which attackers deployed after breaching systems via PowerShell commands. ” reads the report published by Kaspersky.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

8, a cybercriminal using the nickname “ abyss0 ” posted on the English-language cybercrime community BreachForums that they’d stolen files belonging to some of Finastra’s largest banking clients. Importantly, for any customers who are deemed to be affected, we will be reaching out and working with them directly.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Mexico is investigating a ransomware attack targeting its legal affairs office, as confirmed by the president amidst growing cybersecurity concerns. Mexico’s president announced the government is investigating an alleged ransomware hack that targeted the administration’s legal affairs office. Knight, also known as Cyclops 2.0,

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2025

The Walmart-owned membership warehouse club chain Sams Club is investigating claims of a Cl0p ransomware security breach. This week, Cl0p ransomware group listed Sams Club among the victims of its December Cleo software exploit , accusing it of ignoring security. Walmart owned Sams Club has allegedly been breached by Clop Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

A critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-40711, in Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) was also recently exploited to deploy Frag ransomware. In mid-October, Sophos researchers warned that ransomware operators are exploiting the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-40711 in Veeam Backup & Replication to create rogue accounts and deploy malware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2024

A ransomware attack on Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) was the root cause of the agency’s service disruptions. On December 23, 2024, Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) announced it was actively responding to a ransomware attack that was first detected on Thursday, December 19.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 5, 2024

healthcare giant Change Healthcare has made a $22 million extortion payment to the infamous BlackCat ransomware group (a.k.a. BlackCat is known as a “ransomware-as-service” collective, meaning they rely on freelancers or affiliates to infect new networks with their ransomware. There are indications that U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Romanian energy supplier Electrica Group is investigating an ongoing ransomware attack impacting its operations. The company did not disclose details of the cyberattack, however, Romania’s Ministry of Energy confirmed that the company was the victim of a ransomware attack that hasn’t impacted the company’s SCADA systems.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

seized the stolen credit card marketplace PopeyeTools and charged its operators, this is a major success against cybercrime. PopeyeTools was a dark web marketplace specializing in selling stolen credit cards and cybercrime tools, facilitating fraud and illicit online activities since 2016.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Indian multinational technology company Tata Technologies suspended some IT services following a ransomware attack. Indian multinational Tata Technologies , a Tata Motors subsidiary, suspended some IT services following a ransomware attack. A few days later, the ransomware gang Hive leaked the alleged stolen files on its Tor leak site.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Texas oilfield supplier Newpark Resources suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted its information systems and business applications. Texas oilfield supplier Newpark Resources revealed that a ransomware attack on October 29 disrupted access to some of its information systems and business applications.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 11, 2024

A financial firm registered in Canada has emerged as the payment processor for dozens of Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and websites hawking cybercrime services aimed at Russian-speaking customers, new research finds. wtf, and PQHosting ; -sites selling aged email, financial, or social media accounts, such as verif[.]work com and rdp[.]monster;

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2024

ENGlobal Corporation disclosed a ransomware attack, discovered on November 25, disrupting operations, in a filing to the SEC. A ransomware attack disrupted the operations of a major energy industry contractor, ENGlobal Corporation. No ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack. million year-to-date.

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