Pierluigi Paganini
September 04, 2021
The complete source code for the Babuk ransomware is available for sale on a Russian-speaking hacking forum. A threat actor has leaked the source code for the Babuk ransomware on a Russian-speaking hacking forum. The Babuk Locker operators halted their operations at the end of April after the attack against the Washington, DC police department. Experts believe that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 03, 2021
FBI warns ransomware gangs are actively targeting organizations in the food and agriculture sector. The FBI Cyber Division issued a Private Industry Notification (PIN) to warn of ransomware attacks targeting the Food and Agriculture sector disrupting its operations, causing financial loss and negatively impacting the overall food supply chain. Small farms, large producers, processors and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2021
The FBI and CISA issued a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn organizations to remain vigilant against ransomware attacks during weekends or holidays. The FBI and CISA warn organizations to keep high their defenses against ransomware attacks during weekends or holidays. The government agencies have observed an increase in ransomware attacks occurring on holidays and weekends, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 31, 2021
Recently emerged LockFile ransomware family LockFile leverages a novel technique called intermittent encryption to speed up encryption. LockFile ransomware gang started its operations last month, recently it was spotted targeting Microsoft Exchange servers using the recently disclosed ProxyShell vulnerabilities. The popular security expert Kevin Beaumont was one of the first researchers to report that the LockFile operators are using the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 26, 2021
Documents and personal details of residents of the small Swiss town Rolle, on the shores of Lake Geneva, were stolen in a ransomware attack. The Swiss town Rolle disclosed the data breach after a ransomware attack, personal details of all its 6,200 inhabitants were stolen by threat actors. The threat actors compromised some administrative servers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 24, 2021
The FBI shared info about OnePercent Group that has been actively targeting US organizations in ransomware attacks since at least November 2020. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has published a flash alert about a threat actor known as OnePercent Group that has been actively targeting US organizations in ransomware attacks since at least November 2020. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 23, 2021
Health organization Memorial Health System was hit by a disruptive cyber attack that forced it to cancel surgeries and divert patients last week. The Memorial Health System announced that was hit by a disruptive cyber attack that forced it to suspend some of its operations. The organization operates the Marietta Memorial Hospital, the Selby General […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 21, 2021
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance on how to prevent data breaches resulting from ransomware attacks. Most of the recent ransomware attack resulted in data breaches for the victims, threat actors implemented a double-extortion schema threatening the victims to data stolen before encrypting them on compromised systems. Over the past several […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 21, 2021
Lojas Renner, the largest Brazilian department stores clothing company, suffered a ransomware attack that impacted its IT infrastructure. Lojas Renner, the largest Brazilian department stores clothing company, announced to have suffered a ransomware attack that impacted its IT infrastructure. According to Brazilian news outlets, the company was forced to shut down all its physical stores […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 20, 2021
Emsisoft researchers have released a decryptor for the SynAck Ransomware that could allow victims of the gang to decrypt their files for free Emsisoft has released a free decryptor for SynAck Ransomware that can allow victims of the gang to decrypt their encrypted files.<gwmw style=”display:none;”> Last week, the SynAck ransomware gang released the master decryption […]
