REvil hacking group arrested by Russian intelligence agency
REvil has been busted. The Russian government launched a manhunt for members of the hacking group. The FSB, a Russian intelligence agency, announces that 14 members were arrested and charged.
The FSB searched dozens of homes and detained 14 people. The intelligence agency seized 426 million rubl...
European companies frequent targets of Initial Access Brokers
Initial Access Brokers (IABs) are a growing threat to businesses, according to research by Group-IB. These IABs find vulnerable companies and sell access to other cybercriminals. It makes the work of ransomware operators easier. As a result, the number of ransomware attacks is also increasing. We s...
Ransomware attack forces Portuguese media group Impresa offline
The attack is one of the most serious in that country's history
The Lapsus$ ransomware gang has compromised the infrastructure of Impresa, the largest media conglomerate in Portugal. Impresa owns SIC TV channel, and Expresso newspaper, among other leading media, like several magaz...
Vice Society hacks Norwegian newspaper, takes credit for UK Spar attack
The ransomware gang appears to have called their victims' bluff and published files in retaliation for non-payment.
The Vice Society ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for an attack on a U.K. Spar wholesaler earlier this month and is being linked to an attack on a Norwegian media company...
Report shows weak defenses made cyberattack on Irish hospitals easy
How a simple ransomware attack paralyzed a health service giant.
Ireland’s national health service was wholly unprepared for the ransomware attack that crippled its services in May and remains vulnerable to a second strike. This is according to a government-commissioned analysis published last...
Dell introduces ‘air-gapped’ anti-ransomware service for AWS
Dell Technologies makes its Dell EMC PowerProtect Cyber Recovery anti-ransomware service available via AWS. Thereby, AWS customers gain access to an 'air-gapped' cyber vault in which they can protect their most critical data from ransomware.
By making the Dell EMC PowerProtect Cyber Recovery ser...
SANS concludes that ransomware can be combatted with a six-step plan
A recent SANS Institute study concludes that organizations can effectively respond to ransomware attacks with a six-step plan.
According to SANS Institute, a number of signals can indicate that companies are or will soon be dealing with a ransomware attack. Recognizing these signals at an early ...
Mimecast: 4 in 5 organizations have been attacked by ransomware
An Mimecast survey found that organizations are confident in their ransomware preparedness despite consistently being the target of attacks.
Mimecast Research this week announced the publication of its new report, “State of Ransomware Readiness: Facing the Reality Gap.”
Over the past yea...
The US arrests alleged REvil member suspected of Kaseya hack
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) recently arrested a 22-year-old hacker with alleged ties to the REvil hacker organization. The man is suspected to be behind the infamous Kaseya attack. The action is part of a larger DoJ campaign aimed at locating and prosecuting REvil hackers.
According to se...
ENISA Threat Landscape 2021 suggests a solution to ransomware
A record increase in cryptojacking, hackers-for-hire on the rise and a possible solution to the ransomware problem. We share a sampling from Threat Landscape 2021, ENISA's annual cybersecurity report.
ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency) identifies ransomware as the biggest t...
Enterprises rush to adopt zero trust security
In 2021 zero-trust security is the protocol many organizations are using to mitigate the effects of ransomware, breaches, and supply chain attacks. Zero trust is a security initiative that aims to prevent successful breaches by eliminating the concept of trust from an organization's network.
The...
Acer victim of second cyber-attack, data was stolen
Acer has confirmed that its India offices were hit this week after hackers affiliated with the Desorden Group claimed they breached servers and stole 60GB of files. The group sent an email to tech publication ZDNet about the hack, claiming to have customer and corporate business data, as well as fi...