Here you will find all the articles with the tag: ransomware.
According to Check Point, ransomware strikes one out of 40 organizations per week. In its latest report, the organization states that ransomware incidents increased 59 percent year-over-year in the second quarter of 2022. CPR attributes the rise to increased remote working, geopolitical tension... Read more
2 years ago
The number of malware attacks rose to 2.8 billion in the past six months. Ransomware attacks on European organizations grew while the United States faced less. SonicWall examined the state of malware between January 2022 and June 2022. The security company used 1.1 million seniors in 215 countri... Read more
2 years ago
Ransomware group LockBit claims to hold 78GB of private information on Italian companies. According to the cybercriminals, the data was stolen in a cyberattack on the Italian tax authority. The IT partner of the tax authority investigated the claim. On Monday 25 July, a spokesperson told Bloombe... Read more
2 years ago
Cybercriminals abuse the Windows 7 calculator to quietly execute malware dropper Qbot. Security researcher ProxyLife discovered the method during an analysis of QBot, a malware dropper. Droppers open the door for ransomware attacks. Cybercriminals need a silent way to exchange data with a targe... Read more
2 years ago
Ransomware groups ALPHV/BlackCat, LockBit and Karakurt adopted a new way of extorting victims. The data of breached companies are searchable on leak websites. Ransomware groups frequently implement new blackmailing methods. ALPHV/BlackCat, LockBit and Karakurt recently started allowing website ... Read more
2 years ago
QNAP urges customers to guard their NAS systems against a new ransomware variant called Checkmate. According to the NAS vendor, the number of Checkmate attacks is increasing rapidly. Cybercriminals are targeting QNAP NAS devices with weak administrator passwords. Brute forcing is a common method... Read more
2 years ago
Hive, one of the most prevalent ransomware-as-a-service variants, was rewritten in Rust. The malware sees more updates than previously thought, allowing attacks to slip under the radar. Ransomware-as-a-service groups work like professional developers. One or more members develop and sell a malwa... Read more
2 years ago
Nutanix launched Files 4.1. The update provides new ransomware protection capabilities. The features primarily target customers using Nutanix's Unified Storage solution. Nutanix announced that Files 4.1 will primarily be deployed to Unified Storage and Files customers. In doing so, Nutanix aims ... Read more
2 years ago
The servers of ransomware group Conti are inaccessible. After hitting 850 victims in two years' time, the group unexpectedly disbanded. Ransomware group Conti has been attacking governments and companies since 2020. The group develops malware to encrypt the files of target organizations. In two ... Read more
2 years ago
Ransomware group Conti is one of the most aggressive attackers in the industry. Between 2020 and 2022, the group claimed more than 850 victims, including enterprises and governments. Security company Group-IB analyzed Conti's modus operandi in a new report. Conti appeared on the radar in Februar... Read more
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