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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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”.