ransomware

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 […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 02, 2022
LockBit ransomware attack impacted production in a Mexican Foxconn plant

LockBit ransomware gang claimed responsibility for an attack against the electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn that impacted production in Mexico The electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn confirmed that its production plant in Tijuana (Mexico) has been impacted by a ransomware attack in late May. The LockBit ransomware gang claimed responsibility for an attack and announced that it […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 02, 2022
Conti leaked chats confirm that the gang’s ability to conduct firmware-based attacks

The analysis of the internal chats of the Conti ransomware group revealed the gang was working on firmware attack techniques. The analysis of Conti group’s chats, which were leaked earlier this year, revealed that the ransomware gang has been working on firmware attack techniques. An attack against firmware could give threat actors significant powers, they are hard to […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2022
Hive ransomware gang hit Costa Rica public health service

Costa Rican Social Security Fund, Costa Rica ‘s public health service, was hit by a Hive ransomware attack. Costa Rican Social Security Fund, Costa Rica ‘s public health service (aka CCCS), was hit today by a Hive ransomware attack, BleepingComputer reported. The attack occurred early this morning, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. The authorities are investigating […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2022
Experts warn of ransomware attacks against government organizations of small states

Cyber Research Labs reported a rise in ransomware attacks in the second quarter of 2022, small states are more exposed to these attacks. Cyber Research Labs observed a rise in ransomware attacks in the second quarter of 2022, some of them with a severe impact on the victims, such as the attack that hit the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2022
GoodWill Ransomware victims have to perform socially driven activities to decryption their data

Researchers discovered a new ransomware family called GoodWill that asks victims to donate the ransom for social causes. CloudSEK’s Threat Intelligence Research team has disclosed a new ransomware strain called GoodWill, that demands victims the payment of a ransom through donations for social causes and financially helping people in need. “The ransomware group propagates very unusual demands in […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2022
The strange link between Industrial Spy and the Cuba ransomware operation

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 08, 2022
US agricultural machinery manufacturer AGCO suffered a ransomware attack

The American agricultural machinery manufacturer AGCO announced that has suffered a ransomware attack that impacted its production facilities. AGCO, one of the most important agricultural machinery manufacturers, announced that a ransomware attack impacted some of its production facilities. The company was forced to shut down portions of its IT systems in response to the incident. AGCO did […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2022
An expert shows how to stop popular ransomware samples via DLL hijacking

A security researcher discovered that samples of Conti, REvil, LockBit ransomware were vulnerable to DLL hijacking. The security researcher John Page aka (hyp3rlinx) discovered that malware from multiple ransomware operations, including Conti, REvil, LockBit, AvosLocker, and Black Basta, are affected by flaws that could be exploited block file encryption. Page shared its findings through its […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2022
BlackCat Ransomware gang breached over 60 orgs worldwide

At least 60 entities worldwide have been breached by BlackCat ransomware, warns a flash report published by the U.S. FBI. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a flash report that states that at least 60 entities worldwide have been breached by BlackCat ransomware (aka ALPHV and Noberus) since it started its operations in November. […]