New MortalKombat ransomware employed in financially motivated campaign

Talos researchers observed a financially motivated threat actor using a new ransomware dubbed MortalKombat and a clipper malware named Laplas. Since December 2022, Cisco Talos researchers have been observing an unidentified financially motivated threat actor deploying two new malware, the recently discovered MortalKombat ransomware and a GO variant of the Laplas Clipper malware. The threat actor […]

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February 16, 2023
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City of Oakland issued a local state of emergency after recent ransomware attack

The City of Oakland has declared a local state of emergency due to the effect of the ransomware attack that hit the city on February 8, 2023. The City of Oakland disclosed last week a ransomware attack, the security breach began on February 8, 2023. In an abundance of caution, the City of Oakland has […]

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February 15, 2023
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