Cyber Insights 2023: Ransomware
The changing nature of what we still generally call ransomware will continue through 2023, driven by three primary conditions.
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OneNote documents spread malware in several countries
A new phishing campaign abuses OneNote documents to infect computers with the infamous AsyncRAT malware, targeting users in the U.K., Canada and the U.S.
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Ransomware Leads to Nantucket Public Schools Shutdown
Nantucket’s public schools shut its doors to students and teachers after a data encryption and extortion attack on its computer systems.
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Stop, Collaborate and Listen: Disrupting Cybercrime Networks Requires Private-Public Cooperation and Information Sharing
No one combatting cybercrime knows everything, but everyone in the battle has some intelligence to contribute to the larger knowledge base.
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Hive Ransomware: A Detailed Analysis
Before we dive in, you might have heard the good news. This past week, on January 26th, to be exact, the FBI successfully shut down the Hive ransomware group and saved victims over a hundred million dollars in ransom payments and remediation costs. Bu…
Cyber Insights 2023: Criminal Gangs
Despite some geopolitical overlaps with state attackers, the majority of cyberattacks still come from simple – or perhaps sophisticated – criminals who are more motivated by money than politics.
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Uncovering LockBit Black’s Attack Chain and Anti-forensic activity
Since the infamous Conti ransomware group disbanded due to source code leaks during the Russia-Ukraine war, the LockBit…
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Uncovering LockBit Black’s Attack Chain and Anti-forensic activity
Since the infamous Conti ransomware group disbanded due to source code leaks during the Russia-Ukraine war, the LockBit group has claimed dominance. The group has adopted new extortion techniques and added a first-of-its-kind bug-bounty program, along with many features, to advance their new leak site. Upon investigation and analysis, we have determined that the new LockBit […]
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Ransomware Targets are Getting Larger and Paying More as Fewer Victims Are Paying the Ransom
New data showcasing the state of ransomware shows that while organizations are likely getting better at recovery (and not paying the ransom), cybercriminals are shifting focus to ensure the make money.
Ransomware Payments Are Down
Chainalysis reports that worldwide ransomware payments were down in 2022.
Ransomware attackers extorted at least $456.8 million from victims in 2022, down from $765.6 million the year before.
As always, we have to caveat these findings by noting that the true totals are much higher, as there are cryptocurrency addresses controlled by ransomware attackers that have yet to be identified on the blockchain and incorporated into our data. When we published last year’s version of this report, for example, we had only identified $602 million in ransomware payments in 2021…