ransomware

Pierluigi Paganini January 07, 2022
Night Sky, a new ransomware operation in the threat landscape

Researchers warn of a new ransomware family, called ‘Night Sky,’ that uses a double-extortion model in attacks again businesses. Researchers from MalwareHunterteam first spotted a new ransomware family dubbed Night Sky that implements a double extortion model in attacks aimed at businesses. Once encrypted a file, the ransomware appends the ‘.nightsky‘ extension to encrypted file names. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 28, 2021
Shutterfly hit by a Conti ransomware attack

Shutterfly, an online platform for photography and personalized products, has been affected by a ransomware attack. Shutterfly, is American photography, photography products, and image sharing company that owns multiple brands such as BorrowLenses, GrooveBook, Lifetouch, Shutterfly, Snapfish, Spoonflower, and Tiny Prints. The service allows users to create personalized photo gifts such as smartphone cases, photo books, wall art, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2021
PYSA ransomware gang is the most active group in November

PYSA and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs in the threat landscape in November 2021, researchers from NCC Group report. Security researchers from NCC Group reported an increase in ransomware attacks in November 2021 over the past month, and PYSA (aka Mespinoza) and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs. Experts observed a 400% […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2021
TellYouThePass ransomware resurges and exploits Log4Shell in recent attacks

The TellYouThePass ransomware resurged and exploits the Apache Log4j flaw (Log4Shell) to target both Linux and Windows systems. Researchers from KnownSec 404 Team and Sangfor Threat Intelligence Team reported that the TellYouThePass ransomware resurged and is exploiting the Apache Log4j CVE-2021-44228 flaw to target both Linux and Windows systems. “On December 13, Sangfor’s terminal security […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2021
Hackers exploit Log4Shell to drop Khonsari Ransomware on Windows systems

Bitdefender researchers discovered that threat actors are attempting to exploit the Log4Shell flaw to deliver the new Khonsari ransomware on Windows machines. Bitdefender researchers discovered that threat actors are attempting to exploit the Log4Shell vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) to deliver the new Khonsari ransomware on Windows machines. Experts warn that threat actors are attempting to exploit the Log4Shell flaw […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2021
German BSI agency warns of ransomware attacks over Christmas holidays

German BSI warns of ransomware attacks over the Christmas and end-of-year holidays, fearing Emotet return and attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers. The German cybersecurity authority BSI warns of ransomware attacks over the Christmas holidays, fearing the return of the Emotet botnet return. During this period offices are often closed and employees are at home, for […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2021
Cuba ransomware gang hacked 49 US critical infrastructure organizations

The FBI has revealed that the Cuba ransomware gang breached the networks of at least 49 US critical infrastructure organizations. A flash alert published by the FBI has reported that the Cuba ransomware gang breached the networks of at least 49 US critical infrastructure organizations. “The FBI has identified, as of early November 2021 that […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2021
Marine services provider Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) hit by Clop ransomware

Marine services provider Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has suffered a Clop ransomware attack that resulted in the theft of company data. Clop ransomware hit Marine services provider Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) and stole company data, but did not affected global operations. “Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has discovered that it was the target of a cyberattack […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2021
US govt warns critical infrastructure of ransomware attacks during holidays

US CISA and the FBI issued a joint alert to warn critical infrastructure partners and public/private organizations of ransomware attacks during holidays. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI warn critical infrastructure partners of ransomware attacks during the holiday season. During this period offices are often closed and employees are at home, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2021
New Memento ransomware uses password-protected WinRAR archives to block access to the files

Memento ransomware group locks files inside WinRAR password-protected archives after having observed that its encryption process is blocked by security firms. In October, Sophos researchers have spotted the Memento ransomware that adopts a curious approach to block access to victims’ files. The ransomware copies files into password-protected WinRAR archives, it uses a renamed freeware version […]