Ransomware Gangs Use LockBit’s Fame to Intimidate Victims in Latest Attacks
Threat actors have been observed abusing Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) Transfer Acceleration feature as part of ransomware attacks designed to exfiltrate victim data and upload them to S3...
Crypt Ghouls Targets Russian Firms with LockBit 3.0 and Babuk Ransomware Attacks
Oct 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Data Breach
A nascent threat actor known as Crypt Ghouls has been linked to a set of cyber attacks targeting Russian businesses and government...
North Korean IT Workers in Western Firms Now Demanding Ransom for Stolen Data
Oct 18, 2024Ravie LakshmananInsider Threat / Cyber Espionage
North Korean information technology (IT) workers who obtain employment under false identities in Western companies are not only stealing intellectual property, but...
Researchers Uncover Cicada3301 Ransomware Operations and Its Affiliate Program
Oct 17, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Network Security
Cybersecurity researchers have gleaned additional insights into a nascent ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) called Cicada3301 after successfully gaining access to the group's affiliate panel on...
Russian RomCom Attacks Target Ukrainian Government with New SingleCamper RAT Variant
Oct 17, 2024Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware
The Russian threat actor known as RomCom has been linked to a new wave of cyber attacks aimed at Ukrainian government agencies and...
Hackers Abuse EDRSilencer Tool to Bypass Security and Hide Malicious Activity
Oct 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Malware
Threat actors are attempting to abuse the open-source EDRSilencer tool as part of efforts to tamper endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions and...
Critical Veeam Vulnerability Exploited to Spread Akira and Fog Ransomware
Oct 14, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Vulnerability
Threat actors are actively attempting to exploit a now-patched security flaw in Veeam Backup & Replication to deploy Akira and Fog ransomware.
Cybersecurity vendor Sophos...
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...
LockBit Ransomware and Evil Corp Members Arrested and Sanctioned in Joint Global Effort
Oct 03, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Ransomware
A new wave of international law enforcement actions has led to four arrests and the takedown of nine servers linked to the LockBit (aka...
Andariel Hacking Group Shifts Focus to Financial Attacks on U.S. Organizations
Oct 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware
Three different organizations in the U.S. were targeted in August 2024 by a North Korean state-sponsored threat actor called Andariel as part of...
