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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…
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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Since the infamous Conti ransomware group disbanded due to source code leaks during the Russia-Ukraine war, the LockBit…
The post Uncovering LockBit Black’s Attack Chain and Anti-forensic activity appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest comp…
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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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.
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…
Written by James Schmidt Editor’s Note: We often speak of online scams in our blogs, ones that cost victims hundreds…
The post A Scam in the Family—How a Close Relative Lost $100,000 to an Elder Scam appeared first on McAfee Blog.
By: Joe Fay Simon Thompson, CEO of the U.K.’s Royal Mail, has confirmed in a session with MPs that the crippling of its ability to send parcels and letters abroad was down to a “cyberattack” and that it was “ongoing”. Thompson said that investigations into the attack on the U.K. postal operator – one of the most high-profile attacks on the country’s critical infrastructure to date – were continuing, but so far there was no evidence that personal data of customers had been compromised. The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) and National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have been investigating the…
Recent reports of Lockbit locker-based attacks against North European SMBs indicate that local crooks started using Lockbit locker variants. Executive Summary Incident Insights Recently, there has been a significant increase in ransomware attacks targeting companies in northern Europe. These attacks are being carried out using the LockBit locker, which is known to be in use […]
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As a result of an international law enforcement operation, the sites utilized by the Hive ransomware operation for both payments and data leaks on the Tor network were successfully taken over, following the FBI’s infiltration of the group’s…