Karakurt Adds Irritating Phone Calls to its Crimes

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and its partners have issued a joint alert on Karakurt, a data theft extortion group that harasses victims’ employees, ...

The Business (and Success) of Ransomware Explained as a Simple Funnel

The rise of Ransomware-as-a-Service has given rise to a number of more successful groups who have their “business” down to a simple exercise of playing the numbers.

Verizon: Ransomware Involved in 25% of Data Breaches as Credentials and Phishing are Seen as “Key Paths” for Attack Success

With the much-anticipated annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report finally released, we get a view of ransomware from the data breach perspective that points to a common weakness ...

Homeland Security: U.S. Ransomware Attacks Have Doubled in the Last Year

A March 2022 report from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs zeros in on the growing problem of ransomware and lessons learned so far.

European Wind-Energy Sector Is the Latest Target of Russian State-Sponsored Attacks

While Russia consistently denies any launching of cyberattacks, attack details point to reasonable intent by and cybercriminal ties to the Russian government.

89% of Organizations Experienced One or More Successful Email Breach Types During the Last 12 Months

With the number of email breaches per year almost doubling in the last three years, organizations still don’t see email security solutions as being an effective means of stopping attacks.

FIN12 Threat Group Speeds Up Ransomware Attacks to Just Two Days After Initial Access

As detection times are reducing across the board, threat groups are improving their craft and are prioritizing speed as the key ingredient in ransomware attacks.

75% of SMBs Would Only Survive Seven Days or less from a Ransomware Attack

With ransomware attacks on the increase, new data shows a material portion of small and medium business organizations are completely ill-equipped to address an attack.

[EYE OPENER] The Ransom Payment is Only 15% of The Total Cost of Ransomware Attacks

As the number of ransomware attacks has increased 24% over the previous year, security researchers estimate the total associated attack costs to be just over 7 times higher.

Hacking the Hacker: An Inside Look at the Karakurt Cyber Extortion Group

By breaking into an attack server, security researchers have uncovered new details that show the connection between the Karakurt group and Conti ransomware.