New Ransomware, OldGremlin, Coming Soon to an Organization Near You!

Oct 29, 2020 5:19:45 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Pay attention to this one. Despite only targeting Russian companies, the use of custom self-made malware and decidedly creative phishing campaigns makes them a potential danger.

More Ransomware Creators Jump on the Leak Site Bandwagon as the Number of Sites and Data Breach Posts Skyrocket in Q3

Oct 29, 2020 5:19:35 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The third quarter saw massive increases in activity by ransomware gangs both creating leak sites and posting to them about recent attacks on orgs that, presumably, didn’t pay the ransom.

[HEADS UP] U.S. Government Warns of Ransomware Threat Against Hospitals

Oct 29, 2020 8:46:46 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

This week, Krebs on Security released an article on a Russian cybercriminal gang that have been known for deploying ransomware has prepared to attack hundreds of hospitals, clinics, and ...

Could A Botched Ransomware Attack Have Caused The Massive Mauritius Oil Spill?

Oct 27, 2020 10:05:53 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

I found a super interesting and at the same time scary article at Forbes by Nishan Degnarain about the cyber vulnerabilities of these massive oil tankers and container ships. It's ...

REvil Ransomware Gang Flexes Its Hiring Muscle With a $1 Million Deposit on a Hacking Hiring Website

Oct 23, 2020 5:13:35 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Nothing says ransomware is a profitable business more than throwing down a million dollars in an attempt to attract and hire the most talented hackers on the planet.

[HEADS UP] Russian Intelligence Officers Charged With Hacking

Oct 20, 2020 10:21:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a recent article by the Wall Street Journal, U.S. prosecutors charged six Russian intelligence officers who are accused of engaging in the most destructive cyber attacks of recent ...

[HEADS UP] Ransomware Attacks Skyrocket During COVID-19

Oct 14, 2020 2:12:55 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

2020 has been no match for organizations worldwide, including the significant increase of ransomware attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. As organizations continue to work in a remote ...

[eSummit] Your Cybersecurity Awareness Month Action Plan

Oct 13, 2020 10:23:07 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cyber threat actors are getting more creative and more skilled at hacking the human. That's why we've created this cybersecurity eSummit to look at evolving attack techniques your end ...

Ransomware Attacks Will Keep Getting Worse

Oct 9, 2020 7:50:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

It may be time for organizations to stop paying the ransom when they sustain a ransomware attack, according to Caleb Barlow, CEO of CynergisTek. On the CyberWire’s Hacking Humans podcast, ...

New Mount Ransomware Joins the Millionaires Club Demanding Seven Figure Ransoms

Oct 9, 2020 7:46:55 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

With ransoms as high as $2 Million, the cybercriminal group behind this new family of ransomware is setting the bar pretty high, all while being the “new kid on the block”.

[Heads up] Paying Ransomware Criminals Might Land You A Steep Federal Fine

Oct 3, 2020 10:04:34 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned multiple ransomware criminals over the last few years, most notably the Russian cybercrime syndicate ...

Newly Relaunched ProLock Ransomware Seeks Ransoms as High as $3 Million

Oct 2, 2020 8:33:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Seeing successful attacks as frequently as one per day, the creators of ProLock seek out larger organizations using the QBot trojan to infiltrate, spread throughout, and infect a network.

Global Ransomware Attacks Increase by 715 Percent as Cybercriminals Capitalize on the Pandemic Opportunity

Oct 2, 2020 8:29:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The massive rise in frequency is a signal that cybercriminals are not only finding their ransomware campaigns successful, but are also seeing increases in ransom amounts.

Funds Transfer Fraud Has Increased 35% Since the Onset of COVID-19

Sep 14, 2020 10:49:30 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

With reported losses from thousands of dollars to well over $1 million, funds transfer fraud represents 27% of cyber insurance claims in 2020.

Ransomware Dominates 41% of all Cyber Insurance Claims in H1 2020

Sep 11, 2020 11:00:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Just-released data from cyber insurer Coalition shows massive increases in both the frequency of ransomware attacks and the ransom demand with Maze and Ryuk leading the way.

The New Version of Qbot Trojan Steals Damn Near Everything, Hijacks Email Threads to Spread Infection

Sep 8, 2020 7:01:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Originally seen all the way back in 2008, this banking trojan is continuously being developed. Its latest iteration is downright nasty and has already infected 5% of all organizations ...

Organizations Aren’t Prepared to Recover from Cyberattacks on Active Directory

Sep 2, 2020 8:26:55 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging Active Directory to spread malware and even hold the organization for ransom. New data suggests you’re nowhere near ready for it.

Threat Group DeathStalker Uses PowerShell-based Implant Powersing to Hack into Financial Services Firms

Sep 2, 2020 8:23:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Apparently focused on more intelligence gathering than taking direct malicious action against the organizations they compromise, this attack is filled with ingenuity.

Australian Financial Services Company is Sued for Repeatedly Being Hacked… and Doing Zero About It

Aug 27, 2020 2:12:10 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is suing RI Advice Group for being hacked multiple times over a year’s time that includes 155 hours of undetected hacker ...

Tesla and the FBI just prevented a $1 million ransomware hack at the Nevada Gigafactory

Aug 27, 2020 10:01:34 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Fred Lambert at Electrek just reported on a story we published Aug 26th, and he reveals who was targeted: "Tesla and the FBI worked together to prevent a group of ransomware hackers from ...

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