FBI brings down massive ransomware gang by "hacking the hackers"
The feds' actions saved victims over $130 million
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Ransomware victims are finally refusing to pay up
Cybercriminals' favorite extortion business is on a downward curve
MegaCortex ransomware victims can now unlock their files for free
Bitdefender releases free MegaCortex ransomware unlocker
LockBit ransomware attacks port infrastructures, releases free decryptor for children's hospital
Cyber-criminals with a heart of gold or just business policy?
Ransomware attacks are ongoing: a recap of major recent incidents, including this week's hit on The Guardian
What just happened? Despite IT security efforts worldwide, ransomware attacks show no sign of slowing down. Various organizations like technology manufacturers, the media, and governments have suffered major incidents this year. The latest and potentially last major attack in 2022 has struck the 201-year-old British newspaper.
A ransomware gang used credentials from the Lapsus leak to sign malware
Group signed a kernel driver that disabled security software
Cyberattack has kept an entire nation's government offline for over a month
Vanuatu's government won't say whether it was ransomware
Australia is considering a ban on ransom payments to hackers
But would it cause more problems than it fixes?
Emotet, the botnet that came back from the dead
What just happened? The Emotet botnet was dead, or so researchers thought. The malicious network is now back in business with a new phishing campaign, exploiting a novel technique to push users and companies to infect themselves.
The White House is hosting its second international summit against ransomware
Why it matters: The US government is once again meeting with global partners to try and develop an effective strategy to fight (and win) the war against ransomware. Tech companies like Microsoft are joining as well, bringing their valuable, first-hand expertise to the table.
QNAP battles yet another DeadBolt ransomware campaign, issues patch for NAS devices
A new fix for a zero-day flaw already exploited in the wild
Hackers are using Genshin Impact's anti-cheat software in ransomware to kill antivirus processes
Bad actors are already actively exploiting vulnerability in 'mhyprot2.sys' driver
FBI warns that North Korean hackers are targeting US healthcare organizations with ransomware attacks
It's been happening for over a year now
Ransomware gangs are feeling the crypto winter's impact
Won't somebody please think of the cybercriminals?
Kaspersky report highlights common ransomware attack patterns
Eight notorious gangs use nearly the same pattern
Extortion group RansomHouse claims to have gigabytes of sensitive data stolen from AMD
The chipmaker is currently investigating the claims
Proofpoint identifies Microsoft 365 functionality that opens new cloud-based attack vectors
The attacks use standard SharePoint and OneDrive versioning features to make files potentially unrecoverable
Foxconn confirms Mexico facility was hit by a ransomware attack
The demands remain unknown
Deadbolt ransomware attacks QNAP NAS users yet again
QNAP suggests updating firmware and taking devices offline
Security researcher uses exploits in ransomware to block encryption
Ransomware is vulnerable to DLL hijacking
Magnetic storage sees record-breaking sales as ransomware attacks increase
Data backed up to tape is hard for hackers to steal or ransom
Fastest ransomware found to encrypt 53GB of data in just over four minutes
A sample from the LockBit ransomware family is really quick at locking up files
REvil member allegedly behind Kaseya attack extradited to US
He faces a 115-year sentence if convicted
Nvidia hackers threaten to leak mining-limiter bypass algorithm, DLSS source code, more
Lapsus$ may have found the key to a real hash rate unlocker
Asustor NAS reportedly under ransomware attack, owners asked to take their devices offline
An official response is awaited from Asustor, but for now users are taking precautions on their own