Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2021
Operation Lyrebird: Group-IB assists INTERPOL in identifying suspect behind numerous cybercrimes worldwide

Group-IB supported INTERPOL in its Operation Lyrebird that allowed to identify a threat actor presumably responsible for multiple attacks. Group-IB, one of the leading providers of solutions dedicated to detecting and preventing cyberattacks, identifying online fraud, investigation of high-tech crimes and intellectual property protection, has supported INTERPOL in its Operation Lyrebird that resulted in the identification and apprehension of a threat actor presumably responsible for multiple attacks, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2021
CISA, FBI share guidance for MSPs and their customers impacted in Kaseya attack

CISA and the FBI published guidance for the victims impacted by the REvil supply-chain ransomware attack against Kaseya. CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have published guidance for the organizations impacted by the massive REvil supply-chain ransomware attack that hit Kaseya ‘s cloud-based MSP platform. The US agencies provides instructions to affected MSPs and their customers […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2021
REvil ransomware gang demanded $70M for universal decryptor for Kaseya victims

REvil ransomware is demanding $70 million for decrypting all systems locked during the Kaseya supply-chain ransomware attack. REvil ransomware is asking $70 million worth of Bitcoin for decrypting all systems impacted in the Kaseya supply-chain ransomware attack. On Friday the REvil ransomware gang hit the Kaseya cloud-based MSP platform impacting MSPs and their customers. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2021
Kaseya VSA supply-chain ransomware attack hit hundreds of companies

A supply attack by REvil ransomware operators against Kaseya VSA impacted multiple managed service providers (MSPs) and their clients. A new supply chain attack made the headlines, this afternoon, the REvil ransomware gang hit the cloud-based MSP platform impacting MSPs and their customers. Kaseya has 40,000 customers, not all use the VSA tool which is […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2021
Diavol ransomware appears in the threat landscape. Is it the work of the Wizard Spider gang?

Wizard Spider, the cybercrime gang behind the TrickBot botnet, is believed to be the author of a new ransomware family dubbed Diavol, Fortinet researchers report. Researchers from Fortinet reported that a new ransomware family, tracked as Diavol, might have been developed by Wizard Spider, the cybercrime gang behind the TrickBot botnet. The Trickbot botnet was used […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2021
Experts warn of Babuk Locker attacks with recently leaked ransomware builder

The recently leaked Babuk Locker ransomware builder was used by a threat actor in an ongoing campaign targeting victims worldwide. At the end of June, The Record first reported that the builder for the Babuk Locker ransomware was leaked online allowing threat actors to use it to create their own version of the popular ransomware. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 30, 2021
Russian-based DoubleVPN seized by law enforcement

Law enforcement seized the servers and customer logs for DoubleVPN, a double-encryption service widely used by threat actors for malicious purposes. Law enforcement has seized the servers of DoubleVPN (doublevpn.com), a Russian-based VPN service that provides double-encryption service widely used by threat actors to anonymize their operation while performing malicious activities. The VPN service was […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 25, 2021
Marketo Marketplace – Cybercriminals are targeting major law firms

Cybercriminals published for sale in Dark Web 58GB of data stolen from Hollingsworth LLP. One of the emerging underground marketplaces of stolen data ‘Marketo’ available in TOR network announced the publication of data presumably stolen from Hollingsworth LLP, one of the largest U.S.-based law firms.  The information about the new victim of ransomware activity first […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 25, 2021
Clop gang members recently arrested laundered over $500M in payments

The Clop ransomware members that were recently arrested laundered over $500M in ransomware payments for several malicious actors. The members of the Clop ransomware gang that were recently arrested in Ukraine laundered over $500M for several cybercrime groups. Data related to the money laundering activities were provided by the cryptocurrency exchange portal Binance, who tracked the group as […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2021
LV ransomware operators repurposed a REvil binary to launch a new RaaS

The LV ransomware operators repurposed a REvil binary to create their own strain and launch a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS). A threat actor known as LV ransomware gang is trying to enter the cybercrime arena, it repurposed a REvil binary almost to create their own strain and launch a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS). The Sodinokibi/REvil is one of the […]