Pierluigi Paganini
May 14, 2021
DarkSide demanded a $5 million ransom to Colonial Pipeline, which has quickly recovered operations, did it pay? The Colonial Pipeline facility in Pelham, Alabama, was hit by a cybersecurity attack on Friday and its operators were forced to shut down its systems. The pipeline allows carrying 2.5 million barrels of refined gasoline and jet fuel […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 11, 2021
The FBI and Australian Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warn of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign targeting organizations worldwide. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) are warning of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign targeting organizations worldwide in multiple industries, including government, finance, energy, manufacturing, and healthcare. The alert published […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 10, 2021
The U.S. FBI confirmed that the attack against the Colonial Pipeline over the weekend was launched by the Darkside ransomware gang. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to a cyber attack carried out by the Darkside ransomware gang. “The FBI confirms that the Darkside ransomware is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 10, 2021
The city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend that impacted its governmentâs network and shut down its websites. One of the biggest cities in the US by population size, the City of Tulsa, was victim of a ransomware attack that affected its governmentâs network and forced the shutdown […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 04, 2021
Iran-linked ATP group carried out a ransomware operation through a contracting company based in the country, Flashpoint researchers warn. Researchers from Flashpoint have uncovered a state-sponsored ransomware campaign conducted by Iranâs Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) through an Iranian contracting company called âEmen Net Pasargardâ (ENP) (aka âImannet Pasargad,â âIliant Gostar Iranian,â âEeleyanet Gostar Iraniyanâ). […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 02, 2021
Swiss cloud hosting provider Swiss Cloud has suffered a ransomware attack that seriously impacted its server infrastructure. On April 27 the Swiss cloud hosting provider was hit by a ransomware attack that brought down the companyâs server infrastructure. The company is currently working to restore operations from its backups with the help of experts from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2021
UNC2447 cybercrime gang exploited a zero-day in the Secure Mobile Access (SMA), addressed by SonicWall earlier this year, before the vendor released a fix. Researchers from FireEyeâs Mandiant revealed that a sophisticated cybercrime gang tracked as UNC2447 has exploited a zero-day issue (CVE-2021-20016) in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) devices, fixed earlier this year, before […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 28, 2021
UK rail network Merseyrail was hit by a cyberattack, ransomware operators breached the corporate email system to disclose the attack to employees and journalists. UK rail network Merseyrail, which operates rail services across Merseyside, announced it was a victim of a cyber attack. A ransomware gang has also compromised the email system of the organization to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 27, 2021
Officials revealed that the school district near Albany was hit by a ransomware attack that forced students in grades 7 through 12 into all-remote learning on Monday. The Guilderland Central School District near Albany was hit by a ransomware attack that forced students in grades 7 through 12 into all-remote learning on Monday, the news […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 23, 2021
The Darkside ransomware gang is enhancing its extortion tactics to interfere with the valuation of stocks of companies that are listed on NASDAQ or other stock markets. The Darkside ransomware operators are stepping up their extortion tactics targeting companies that are listed on NASDAQ or other stock markets with a new technique. The group announced […]
