Ransomware gang hits 49ers’ network before Super Bowl kick off
Just hours before the Super Bowl Sunday kick off, the San Francisco 49ers confirmed it was the victim of a ransomware attack.
The San Francisco 49ers has confirmed that...
Darkweb Vendor Sentenced for Planning to Firebomb a Pharmacy
A darkweb vendor from Maryland and a pharmacist from Nebraska were sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to firebomb a competitor’s pharmacy.William Anderson Burgamy IV, 33, of Hanover, Maryland,...
The ransomware ‘industry’ is becoming more commercial and professional than ever
by Adi Gaskell
Recently my wife’s hospital trust in the UK received a rather aggressive sounding email demanding large sums of money or the sender would release large quantities of patient...
Arrested Russian hacker Pavel Sitnikov looks to start a new chapter
Editor’s Note: In December 2020, The Record published an interview between Recorded Future’s Dmitry Smilyanets and Russian hacker Pavel Sitnikov about ransomware, cybercrime, and his self-proclaimed connection with the...
A basic text-color trick can fool phishing filters
Written by Joe Warminsky Mar 10, 2022 |...
Security researchers play peek-a-boo with Conti ransomware server
In the game of ransomware whack-a-mole, the mole is king. Most of the time.
It’s not been a great time for ransomware authors recently. Well, some ransomware authors at...
A New RAT That is Controlled Via HTTP Status Commands
A new version of COMpfun remote access trojan (RAT) has been discovered in the wild that uses HTTP status codes to control compromised systems targeted in a recent campaign...
REvil ransomware disappears after Tor services hijacked
For the second time this year the REvil ransomware group has disappeared off the grid. Will they come back again? All bets are open.
With some pests you hope...
A look inside Russian cybercrime syndicate TrickBot reveals an organized, potent adversary
Written by AJ Vicens Jul 15, 2022 |...
RegretLocker, new ransomware, can encrypt Windows virtual hard disks
Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new ransomware called RegretLocker that can quickly encrypt virtual had disks on Windows machines.
Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new ransomware last month called RegretLocker...
