Pierluigi Paganini
February 21, 2019
Security experts at BitDefender have released a new version of the GandCrab decryptor able to decrypt versions of GandCrab 1, 4 and 5. Security experts at BitDefender have released a new version of the GandCrab decryptor that could be used to decrypt versions of GandCrab 1, 4 and 5, including the latest version 5.1. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 09, 2019
A newly discovered malware campaign leverages steganography to hide GandCrab ransomware in an apparently innocent Mario image. Security experts at Bromium have discovered a malware campaign using steganography to hide the GandCrab ransomware in a Mario graphic package. According to Matthew Rowan, a researcher at Bromium, threat actors use steganography to hide the malicious code and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 14, 2019
The City Hall of Del Rio, a city in and the county seat of Val Verde County, Texas, was hit by a ransomware attack, operations were suspended. Last week, the City Hall of Del Rio, a city in and the county seat of Val Verde County, Texas, was hit by a ransomware attack. On Thursday, tens of computers at […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 27, 2018
Since November, a new ransomware called JungleSec has been infecting servers through unsecured IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) cards. Security experts at BleepingComputer wrote about a new ransomware called JungleSec that is infecting victims through unsecured IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) cards. The ransomware was first observed early November. The IPMI is a set of computer interface […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 06, 2018
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI issued a joint alert on SamSam attacks targeting critical infrastructure. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI published a joint alert on the activity associated with the infamous SamSam ransomware. The SamSam hackers extorted over 200 organizations, including public institutions, municipalities, and hospitals, they […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 05, 2018
Security experts reported a new strain of malware spreading in China, the malicious code rapidly infected over 100,000 PCs in just four days. Unfortunately, the number of infections is rapidly increasing because hackers compromised a supply chain. It is interesting to note that this ransomware requests victims to pay 110 yuan (nearly Euro 14) in ransom […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 02, 2018
Two days after Moscow opened a new cable car system hackers infected its computer systems with ransomware. The cable car system is long over 700 meters and spans across the Moscow river linking the Luzhniki Olympic Complex to the observation platform on Sparrow Hills. Two days after Moscow cable car was opened, the servers of the Moscow […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 26, 2018
Ransomware attacks continue to threaten the healthcare industry, the last incident in order of time impacted the Ohio Hospital System. The ransomware attack infected computer systems at the East Ohio Regional Hospital and Ohio Valley Medical Center reportedly caused the disruption of the hospitals’ emergency rooms. The malware hit the Ohio Hospital System on Friday, Nov. 23, evening, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 25, 2018
Good news for the victims of the infamous GandCrab ransomware, security experts have created a decryption tool that allows them to decrypts files without paying the ransom. Bitdefender security firm along with Europol, the FBI, Romanian Police, and other law enforcement agencies has developed a free ransomware decryption tool. “The good news is that now […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 04, 2018
The Canadian restaurant chain Recipe Unlimited that operates over 20 restaurant brands has suffered a major IT outage over the weekend in a “malware outbreak.” The company operates nearly 1,400 restaurants under 19 different brands in Canada, Recipe Unlimited has suffered a major malware-based attack that impacted several of its brands. On Monday the company Monday […]
