Pierluigi Paganini
January 27, 2021
A joint operation of U.S. and EU law enforcement authorities allowed the seizure of the leak sites used by NetWalker ransomware operators. Law enforcement authorities in the U.S. and Europe have seized the dark web sites used by NetWalker ransomware operators. The authorities also charged a Canadian national involved in the NetWalker ransomware operations. “The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 25, 2021
Packaging giant WestRock disclosed a ransomware attack that impacted its information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) systems. American corrugated packaging company WestRock announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that impacted its information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) systems. WestRock did not share details about the security incident, it only confirmed that its […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 14, 2021
Capcom revealed that the recent ransomware attack has potentially impacted 390,000 people, an increase of approximately 40,000 people from the previous report. In November, Japanese game developer Capcom admitted to have suffered a cyberattack that is impacting business operations. The company has developed multiple multi-million-selling game franchises, including Street Fighter, Mega Man, Darkstalkers, Resident Evil, Devil May […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 12, 2021
Security firm Bitdefender released a tool that allows victims of the Darkside ransomware to recover their files without paying the ransom. Good news for the victims of the Darkside ransomware, they could recover their files for free using a tool that was released by the security firm Bitdefender. The decrypter seems to work for all […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 11, 2021
The source code for the ChastityLock ransomware that was used in attacks aimed at the users of the Qiui Cellmate adult toy is now publicly available. Recently a family of ransomware was observed targeting the users of the Bluetooth-controlled Qiui Cellmate chastity device.  Qiui Cellmate made the headlines in October when the researchers at Pen Test Partners […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 10, 2021
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. NCA arrested 21 customers of the WeLeakInfo service Over 200 million records of Chinese Citizens for Sale on the Darkweb Top data breaches of 2020 – Security Affairs Apex Laboratory […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 07, 2021
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a security alert warning private sector companies of Egregor ransomware attacks. The US FBI has issued a Private Industry Notification (PIN) to warn private organizations of Egregor ransomware attacks. The Egregor ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in September 2020, since then the gang claimed to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 05, 2021
According to a new report published by Check Point, organizations in the healthcare industry have faced a 45% increase in attacks since November. Check Point researchers reported a surge in the number of attacks against organizations in the healthcare industry, +45% since November. This is more than double the overall increase observed by the experts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 05, 2021
Researchers from security firms Profero and Security Joes linked a series of ransomware attacks to the China-linked APT27 group. Security researchers from security firms Profero and Security Joes investigated a series of ransomware attacks against multiple organizations and linked them to China-linked APT groups. The experts attribute the attacks to the Chinese cyberespionage group APT27 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 04, 2021
At-home laboratory services provider Apex Laboratory discloses a ransomware attack and consequent data breach. Apex Laboratory, Inc. is a clinical laboratory that has been providing home laboratory services to homebound and Nursing Home patients in the NY Metropolitan Area for over 20 years. The at-home laboratory services provider Apex Laboratory disclosed a ransomware attack, the […]
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