Black Basta ransomware Archives - Page 2 of 2

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2023

The Black Basta ransomware gang hit multinational company ABB

Swiss electrification and automation technology giant ABB suffered a Black Basta ransomware attack that impacted its business operations. Swiss multinational company ABB, a leading electrification and automation technology provider, it the last victim of the notorious Black Basta ransomware group. The company has more than 105,000 employees and has $29.4 billion in revenue for 2022. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2022

An aggressive malware campaign targets US-based companies with Qakbot to deliver Black Basta Ransomware

Researchers warn of an ongoing aggressive Qakbot malware campaign that leads to Black Basta ransomware infections in the US. Experts at the Cybereason Global SOC (GSOC) team have observed a surge in Qakbot infections as part of an ongoing aggressive Qakbot malware campaign that leads to Black Basta ransomware infections in the US. In the last two […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2022

Experts link the Black Basta ransomware operation to FIN7 cybercrime gang

Sentinel Labs found evidence that links the Black Basta ransomware gang to the financially motivated hacking group FIN7. Security researchers at Sentinel Labs shared details about Black Basta‘s TTPs and assess it is highly likely the ransomware operation has ties with FIN7. The experts analyzed tools used by the ransomware gang in attacks, some of […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2022

Defense firm Elbit Systems of America discloses data breach

Elbit Systems of America, a subsidiary of defense giant Elbit Systems, disclosed a data breach after Black Basta ransomware gang claimed to have hacked it. In late June, the Black Basta ransomware gang claimed to have hacked Elbit Systems of America, the extortion group added the name of the company to its Tor leak site. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2022

New Luna ransomware targets Windows, Linux and ESXi systems

Kaspersky researchers discovered a new ransomware family written in Rust, named Luna, that targets Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab detailed a new ransomware family named Luna, which is written in Rust and is able to target Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems. Luna ransomware is the third ransomware family that is written […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2022

Black Basta ransomware operators leverage QBot for lateral movements

The QBot malware operation has partnered with Black Basta ransomware group to target organizations worldwide. Researchers from NCC Group spotted a new partnership in the threat landscape between the Black Basta ransomware group and the QBot malware operation. Black Basta has been active since April 2022, like other ransomware operations, it implements a double-extortion attack […]