Pierluigi Paganini
December 02, 2022
Cuba ransomware gang received more than $60 million in ransom payments related to attacks against 100 entities worldwide as of August 2022. The threat actors behind the Cuba ransomware (aka COLDDRAW, Tropical Scorpius) have demanded over 145 million U.S. Dollars (USD) and received more than $60 million in ransom payments from over 100 victims worldwide […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 24, 2022
The Ukraine Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) warns of Cuba Ransomware attacks against critical networks in the country. The Ukraine Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) warns of potential Cuba Ransomware attacks against local critical infrastructure. On October 21, 2022, the Ukraine CERT-UA uncovered a phishing campaign impersonating the Press Service of the General Staff of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 13, 2022
A massive cyberattack hit Montenegro, officials believe that it was launched by pro-Russian hackers and the security services of Moscow. A massive cyberattack hit Montenegro, the offensive forced government headquarters to disconnect the systems from the Internet. The attack started on August 20 and impacted online government information platforms. According to the media, the critical […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2022
A team of cybersecurity experts from the US FBI will help the authorities in Montenegro to investigate the recent massive cyberattack. A team of cybersecurity experts from the FBI is heading to Montenegro to help local authorities in investigating the recent massive cyber attack that hit the government infrastructure last week. “This is another confirmation […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 10, 2022
The Cuba ransomware operators are back and employed a new version of its malware in recent attacks. Cuba ransomware has been active since at least January 2020. Its operators have a data leak site, where they post exfiltrated data from their victims who refused to pay the ransom. The ransomware encrypts files on the targeted systems […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 28, 2022
The recently launched Industrial Spy data extortion marketplace has now started its ransomware operation. In April, Malware HunterTeam and Bleeping Computer reported the launch of a new dark web marketplace called Industrial Spy that sells stolen data and offers free stolen data to its members. MalwareHunterTeam researchers spotted malware samples [1, 2] that drop the following wallpaper that promotes […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 07, 2021
The Cuba Ransomware gang has partnered with the crooks behind the Hancitor malware in attacks aimed at corporate networks. The Hancitor downloader has been around for quite some time already. It is known since at least 2016 for dropping Pony and Vawtrak. As a loader, it has been used to download other malware families, such as Ficker […]
