ransomware

Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2021
Unknown ransomware gang uses SQL injection bug in BillQuick Web Suite to deploy ransomware

An unknown ransomware gang leverages a critical SQL injection flaw in the BillQuick Web Suite time and billing solution to deploy ransomware. An unknown ransomware gang is exploiting a critical SQL injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-42258, in the popular billing software suite BillQuick Web Suite time to deploy ransomware. The attacks were first spotted this month […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2021
Sinclair TV stations downtime allegedly caused by a ransomware attack

A ransomware attack is likely the cause of the recent downtime for TV stations owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group broadcast television company. TV stations owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group went down over the weekend officially due to technical issues, but some media [1,2] reported that it was a victim of a ransomware attack. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2021
Three more ransomware attacks hit Water and Wastewater systems in 2021

A joint cybersecurity advisory published by US agencies revealed that three ransomware attacks on wastewater systems this year. A joint cybersecurity advisory published today by the FBI, NSA, CISA, and the EPA revealed three more attacks launched by Ransomware gangs against US water and wastewater treatment facilities (WWS) this year. This is the first time that these attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2021
Since 2020, at least 130 different ransomware families have been active

The popular Google’s VirusTotal scanning service has published an interesting analysis of more than 80 Million ransomware samples. VirusTotal has published its first ransomware activity report based on the analysis of more than 80 million samples that have been uploaded from 140 countries worldwide. Since 2020, at least 130 different ransomware families have been active. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2021
For the first time, an Israeli hospital was hit by a major ransomware attack

The Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera, Israel, was hit by a ransomware attack that was defined by Israel’s National Cyber Directorate as a “major” attack. The Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera, Israel was hit by a ransomware attack that impacted the system of the hospital. Local media outlets reported that the hospital has […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2021
New Yanluowang ransomware used in highly targeted attacks on large orgs

Researchers spotted a new strain of ransomware, dubbed Yanluowang, that was used in highly targeted attacks against enterprises. Researchers from Symantec Threat Hunter Team discovered a ransomware family, tracked as Yanluowang ransomware that was used in highly targeted attacks against large enterprises. The discovery is part of an investigation into a recent attempted ransomware attack […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2021
Cox Media Group took down broadcasts after a ransomware attack

American media conglomerate Cox Media Group (CMG) was hit by a ransomware attack that took down live TV and radio broadcast streams in June 2021. The American media conglomerate Cox Media Group (CMG) announced it was hit by a ransomware attack that caused the interruption of the live TV and radio broadcast streams in June […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2021
Unnamed Ransomware gang uses a Python script to encrypt VMware ESXi servers

An unnamed ransomware gang used a custom Python script to target VMware ESXi and encrypt all the virtual machines hosted on the server. Researchers from Sophos were investigating a ransomware attack when discovered that the attackers employed a Python script to encrypt virtual machines hosted on VMware ESXi servers. In the attack investigated by the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2021
Pottawatomie County paid the ransom to recover its systems

Pottawatomie County restored operations that were suspended after a ransomware attack hit its systems on September 17, 2021. Officials at Pottawatomie County announced to have fully recovered their IT infrastructure that was hit by a ransomware attack on September 17, 2021. County Administrator Chad Kinsley announced that the county opted to pay the ransomware, they […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2021
LockBit 2.0 ransomware hit Israeli defense firm E.M.I.T. Aviation Consulting

Israeli Aerospace & Defense firm E.M.I.T. Aviation Consulting Ltd. was hit by LockBit 2.0 ransomware, operators will leak files on 07 Oct, 2021. LockBit 2.0 ransomware operators hit the Israeli aerospace and defense firm E.M.I.T. Aviation Consulting Ltd, threat actors claim to have stolen data from the company and are threatening to leak them on […]