BlackByte ransomware

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2024
BlackByte Ransomware group targets recently patched VMware ESXi flaw CVE-2024-37085

BlackByte ransomware operators are exploiting a recently patched VMware ESXi hypervisors vulnerability in recent attacks. Cisco Talos observed the BlackByte ransomware group exploiting the recently patched security flaw CVE-2024-37085 in VMware ESXi hypervisors in recent attacks. The flaw CVE-2024-37085 (CVSS score of 6.8) is an authentication bypass vulnerability in VMware ESXi. At the end of July, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2023
Is the BlackByte ransomware gang behind the City of Augusta attack?

The city of Augusta in Georgia, U.S., admitted that the recent IT system outage was caused by a cyber attack. While the City of Augusta revealed that a cyberattack caused the recent IT outage, the BlackByte ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack took place on May 21, the administrator at the City […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2022
BlackByte ransomware group hit Asahi Group Holdings, a precision metal manufacturing and metal solution provider

The BlackByte ransomware group claims to have compromised Asahi Group Holdings, a precision metal manufacturing and metal solution provider. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. is a precision metal manufacturing and metal solution provider, for more than 40 years, the company has been delivering end-to-end services in the industries of precision metals and thin-film coatings with different teams […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2022
BlackByte Ransomware abuses vulnerable driver to bypass security solutions

The BlackByte ransomware operators are leveraging a flaw in a legitimate Windows driver to bypass security solutions. Researchers from Sophos warn that BlackByte ransomware operators are using a bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) attack to bypass security products. In BYOVD attacks, threat actors abuse vulnerabilities in legitimate, signed drivers, on which security products rely, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2022
BlackByte ransomware breached at least 3 US critical infrastructure organizations

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that the BlackByte ransomware gang has breached at least three organizations from US critical infrastructure sectors. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint cybersecurity advisory with the US Secret Services which revealed that the BlackByte ransomware group has breached at least three organizations from US critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2022
San Francisco 49ers NFL team discloses BlackByte ransomware attack

A ransomware attack hit the corporate IT network of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team, The Record reported. The San Francisco 49ers NFL team has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, the news was reported by The Record. The team disclosed the attack after that the BlackByte ransomware added the team to the list of […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 19, 2021
Trustwave released a free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware

Trustwave’s SpiderLabs researchers have released a free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware that can allow victims to recover their files. Researchers from Trustwave’s SpiderLabs have released a decryptor that can allow victims of the BlackByte ransomware to restore their files for free. The experts spotted the BlackByte ransomware while investigating a recent malware incident. The […]