Arctic Wolf brings Incident Response services to Europe
Arctic Wolf is making its Incident Response services available to Europe. The services guide organizations on cybersecurity issues before, during and after an incident.
Ransomware has become the star player of cybercrime. Despite the term frightening businesses, there are too few resources in p... Read more
Cybercrime costs Germany 206B, Russia and China are often culprits
Bitkom researchers have discovered that cybercrime costs the German economy 206 billion euros this year. Russia and China are often behind attacks targeting organizations in Germany. The damage comes from data theft, espionage and sabotage.
With the 206 billion reported by Bitkom this year, the ... Read more
Free decryptor for Key Group ransomware helps with data recovery
Dutch security company EclecticIQ has developed a decryptor for the Key Group ransomware. The tool has been made available free of charge.
Researchers at EclecticIQ recently succeeded in developing a decryption tool or decryptor for the Key Group ransomware from Russian hackers.
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LogicMonitor users hit by hack
Several users of network monitoring platform LogicMonitor have fallen victim to a hacking attack. The hackers reportedly succeeded in spreading ransomware.
According to LogicMonitor, it was recently revealed that several users were affected by a hacking attack. In this attack, sources tell Bleep... Read more
LockBit thieves have become victims of robbery themselves
Cybercriminals have become increasingly sophisticated, complete with Ransomware-as-a-Service models and coveted proprietary software. Now, one of the problems that legitimate organizations face has also surfaced for criminal enterprises: IP theft. The source code of the prominent LockBit 3.0 leaked... Read more
Mastermind behind Lapsus$ ransomware attacks found guilty
The British 18-year-old alleged mastermind behind the notorious Lapsus$ hacking attacks has been found guilty by a jury in London. His charges include breaking into tech companies, stealing data and demanding a ransom to prevent leaks.
The 18-year-old prime suspect and presumed mastermind behind... Read more
Akira ransomware targets Cisco VPN solutions
Security providers, including Sophos and SentinelOne, note that the Akira ransomware is increasingly targeting Cisco VPN solutions. However, the attack vectors are not yet entirely clear.
The Akira ransomware is increasingly targeting Cisco's VPN solutions. In May of this year, Sophos reported t... Read more
‘Hackers are 327x more likely to react quickly to bugs with a high CVE score’
Cybercriminals are more likely to attack vulnerabilities with a high CVE score within seven days. These are the top one percent of bugs in terms of severity.
Common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) with a high vulnerability score are exploited with 327 times greater likelihood within seven ... Read more
Monti ransomware encrypts files on VMware ESXi servers
The Monti ransomware gang is active again after a short break and is using a new Linux locker for its attacks. VMware ESXi servers, legal firms and government organizations are being targeted.
Monti, a rebrand of the well-known Conti ransomware gang, has restarted its malicious activities after ... Read more
Microsoft OneDrive is a willing ransomware henchman
During Black Hat USA in Las Vegas, a SafeBreach researcher revealed that Microsoft OneDrive is fairly easy to crack. In addition, some of the application's prevention tools can be bypassed. It can even be abused to utilize some of those tools against the end user. Thus, a threat actor who has alrea... Read more