The FBI warns of ransomware attacks on businesses involved in “time-sensitive financial events” such as corporate mergers and acquisitions. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a new private industry notification (PIN) to warn organizations of targeted ransomware attacks aimed at companies involved in “time-sensitive financial events” such as corporate mergers and acquisitions. Ransomware gangs target these […]
A ransomware attack hit the systems at the Toronto Transit Commission public transportation agency and disrupted its operations. The Toronto Transit Commission announced on Friday that its systems have been infected with ransomware, the attack began on Thursday night and disrupted its activities. At this time, no ransomware gang has taken responsibility for the attack. TTC […]
Conti ransomware gang hit high society jeweller Graff and threatens to release private details of world leaders, actors and tycoons The latest attack of the Conti ransomware gang makes the headlines, the threat actors hit high society jeweller Graff and asked the payment of a multi-million ransom to avoid leaking details of world leaders, actors […]
The Hive ransomware operators have developed a new variant of their malware that can encrypt Linux and FreeBSD. ESET researchers discovered a new Hive ransomware variant that was specifically developed to encrypt Linux and FreeBSD. Researchers at the cybersecurity firm believe that the new encryptors are still under development. Both variants are written in Golang, […]
Europol and Norwegian Police arrested 12 individuals over ransomware attacks on organizations worldwide, including critical infrastructure operators. A joint operation conducted by Europol, the Norwegian Police and other authorities led to the arrest of 12 individuals over ransomware attacks on organizations worldwide, including critical infrastructure operators. The suspects were involved in more than 1,800 ransomware […]
Grief ransomware operators claim to have compromised computer systems at US National Rifle Association (NRA) and added it to their leak site. Grief ransomware operators announced to have hacked US National Rifle Association (NRA) and threaten to leak the stolen data. The NRA was added to the list of compromised organizations on the leak site […]
Researchers from cybersecurity firm Avast released a decryption tool for Babuk ransomware that allows victims to recover their files for free. Cybersecurity firm Avast has released a decryption tool for Babuk ransomware that allows victims to recover their files for free. The decryptor was created using the leaked source code and decryption keys. Babuk is […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]