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U.S. Marshals Service hack is the latest in a string of cybersecurity "incidents" over last two weeks
The big picture: The US government has had a bad run of cybersecurity-related incidents over the last couple of weeks. In the span of 12 days, officials from the FBI, DoD, and USMS have confirmed one data leak caused by human error and two separate attacks against government systems. So far, investigators have either not found any suspects or are keeping the lid on what they have discovered.
Hackers hit US Windows systems with "Mortal Kombat" ransomware
Scorpion says: "Get over here!" Watch out for emails from the crypto exchange CoinPayments. Hackers are running a new "Mortal Kombat" ransomware campaign. The attackers disguise the phishing email attachment to look like payment transactions. However, when opened, the payload automatically downloads either ransomware or a crypto-wallet skimmer. So it's a bit like a one-two uppercut. TOASTY!
New ransomware campaign targets old VMware flaw patched two years ago
Umm... Who is administering these systems?
FBI brings down massive ransomware gang by "hacking the hackers"
The feds' actions saved victims over $130 million
What just happened? In what could be described as beautifully ironic, a notorious ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gang has been brought down after the FBI infiltrated its systems, disrupted operations, and seized its sites. Or, as the Deputy US Attorney General put it, they "hacked the hackers."
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