Police take a piece out of a ransomware gang, but won’t say which one
One of the world's ransomware groups appears to be a couple of members short today, but nobody's saying which one.
One of the world’s ransomware groups appears to be...
Another one bites the dust: Avaddon ransomware group shuts down operation
The gang behind Avaddon has shut down its operations after releasing more than 2,000 decryption keys to BleepingComputer.
Are you seeing some pattern here?
In what could be a called...
[updated]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...
Synology Urges Patch for Critical Zero-Click RCE Flaw Affecting Millions of NAS Devices
Nov 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Security
Taiwanese network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker Synology has addressed a critical security flaw impacting DiskStation and BeePhotos that could lead to remote code...
Exit Scam: BlackCat Ransomware Group Vanishes After $22 Million Payout
Mar 06, 2024NewsroomCyber Crime / Ransomware
The threat actors behind the BlackCat ransomware have shut down their darknet website and likely pulled an exit scam after uploading a bogus law...
Wherever There’s Ransomware, There’s Service Account Compromise. Are You Protected?
Until just a couple of years ago, only a handful of IAM pros knew what service accounts are. In the last years, these silent Non-Human-Identities (NHI) accounts have become...
TRIPLESTRENGTH Hits Cloud for Cryptojacking, On-Premises Systems for Ransomware
Jan 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Cryptojacking
Google on Wednesday shed light on a financially motivated threat actor named TRIPLESTRENGTH for its opportunistic targeting of cloud environments for cryptojacking and...
SmokeLoader Malware Resurfaces, Targeting Manufacturing and IT in Taiwan
Dec 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cryptocurrency
Taiwanese entities in manufacturing, healthcare, and information technology sectors have become the target of a new campaign distributing the SmokeLoader malware.
"SmokeLoader is well-known for...
New Qilin Ransomware Attack Uses VPN Credentials, Steals Chrome Data
The threat actors behind a recently observed Qilin ransomware attack have stolen credentials stored in Google Chrome browsers on a small set of compromised endpoints.
The use of credential harvesting...
THN Cybersecurity Recap: Top Threats and Trends (Sep 30 – Oct 6)
Oct 07, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Weekly Recap
Ever heard of a "pig butchering" scam? Or a DDoS attack so big it could melt your brain? This week's cybersecurity recap has...
