Cybercriminals Mimic Victim Website to Publish Exfiltrated Data on the Public Web

In a new twist, threat actors use a typo squatted domain name to increase the chances that stolen data will be seen by the general public after not being paid the ransom.

January 17, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Government, Higher Ed, School Districts, and Healthcare Continue to be Victims of Ransomware Attacks

An analysis of the publicly-accessible data on ransomware attacks shows that these sectors that were a primary target of ransomware in 2021 continued as targets in 2022 to the same degree.

January 13, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads Up] Phishing Attacks Are Now The Top Vector For Ransomware Delivery

Phishing attacks are now the top vector for ransomware delivery, according to researchers at Digital Defense. Phishing emails can be highly tailored to specific employees in order to ...

January 5, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

These grim figures show that the ransomware problem isn't going away

ZDNet summarized the problem as follows: "Up to 1,981 schools, 290 hospitals, 105 local governments and 44 universities and colleges were hit with ransomware in the US alone during 2022, ...

December 28, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

[Eye Opener] Insurance policy doesn’t cover ransomware attack, Ohio Supreme Court says

Dec. 27, 2022, The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in favor of an insurance company, determining that its contract to cover any direct physical loss or damage to property did not encompass ...

December 22, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

New Polymorphic Wiper Malware Leaves Attacked Environments “Unrecoverable”

As an apparent method of political commentary on the war in Ukraine, the new Azov wiper uses a mix of intermittent overwriting and trojanizing Windows binaries to annihilate its’ victims.

December 21, 2022 Roger Grimes

Ivanti Report Shows Cybersecurity Practitioners Concentrating on Right Threats

A recent Ivanti report shows cybersecurity practitioners getting more focused on the threat landscape, but defenders may need to hone their attention to focus on the right threats.

December 16, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

Hospitals Warned of Royal Ransomware Attacks by U.S. Department of Health

This brand new ransomware gang is on the attack and, despite them being new to the game, are coming out of the gate attacking the healthcare sector and asking for millions in ransom.

December 14, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

October and November Have Been the Two Busiest Months for Ransomware

Trending data going back to January of 2020 shows that ransomware attacks are continually increasing in number with unusual highs in the 4th quarter.

December 7, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

[On-Demand] Ransomware, Ransom-war and Ran-some-where: What We Can Learn When the Hackers Get Hacked

Ransomware strikes organizations almost every two seconds. Tales of bad actors doing their worst fill the InfoSec news cycle, but what happens when the hackers get hacked?

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