Microsoft: ‘SysAid vulnerability exploited to spread Clop ransomware’
Microsoft is warning that a vulnerability in its SysAid system management software is being actively exploited. The vulnerability is used for spreading the well-known Clop ransomware.
A vulnerability in SysAid's system management software was recently discovered. The software vendor confirmed th... Read more
How the MOVEit vulnerability has been making victims since May 2023
CCleaner confirms that hackers have captured customers' personal data. The theft occurred in May when the vulnerability in MOVEit was allegedly first exploited. This adds a new name to the ever-lengthening victim list.
Cybersecurity experts identified the first exploits of the MOVEit vulnerabil... Read more
MOVEit hackers now leak data through torrents
The Clop ransomware gang is now increasingly leaking corporate data using torrents. Instead of spreading via a slow Tor link, the hackers are using torrents, which provide faster downloads even with few seeds.
So far, there are twenty victims whose corporate data Clop leaked via torrents. They i... Read more
LockBit and Clop responsible for about 40% of ransomware attacks
The ransomware gangs LockBit and Clop executed the most ransomware attacks in the month of June this year. This is according to Flashpoint's monthly report.
According to Flashpoint's June Cyber Threat Intelligence Report, a total of 475 ransomware attacks were observed last month. Most of these ... Read more
MOVEit attack claimed by Clop ransomware gang
The Clop ransomware gang says it is responsible for recent attacks via the vulnerability in Progress' MOVEit file-transfer service. Victims have been affected through their supply chain.
According to a representative of the cybercriminals, the Clop ransomware gang has been exploiting the vulnera... Read more
March 2023 most prolific month for ransomware attacks
With a staggering 459 attacks, the increase in ransomware activity is up 91% from the previous month and a whopping 62% compared to March 2022. The primary reason behind this disturbing surge in cybercrime is CVE-2023-0669, a vulnerability found in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT secure file transfer tool ... Read more
Rubrik suffers data leak through Fortra GoAnywhere MFT solution
Attackers didn't get access to customer data.
This week data security company Rubrik announced that it had been the victim of the Fortra GoAnywhere zero-day vulnerability. This threat was exposed on Thursday, February 2, 2023 by security reporter Brian Krebs, who published a warning on Mastodon ... Read more
Clop ransomware making grounds, security company Qualys also affected
Qualys, a company specialising in cloud security, appears to be the latest victim of the Clop ransomware circulating recently. Internal files of the company have appeared on the blog of the hackers behind Clop.
The French website LeMagIT brought the news to light. The attackers behind the ransom... Read more
Cybercriminals target top executives to force ransom payment
Ransomware gangs are now going after top executives, they aim to get access to their laptops and workstations to steal data from them, in the hope that what they find will be more valuable and hopefully pressure the companies involved to pay a ransom.
This trend is relatively new and operates on... Read more