Criminals behind the potent REvil ransomware have ported the malware to Linux for targeted attacks.
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Posts tagged "Ransomware"
Why Healthcare Keeps Falling Prey to Ransomware and Other Cyberattacks
Nate Warfield, CTO of Prevailion and former Microsoft security researcher, discusses the many security challenges and failings plaguing this industry.
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Clop Raid: A Big Win in the War on Ransomware?
Cops arrest six, seize cars and cash in splashy raid, and experts are applauding.
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What’s Making Your Company a Ransomware Sitting Duck
What’s the low-hanging fruit for ransomware attackers? What steps could help to fend them off, and what’s stopping organizations from implementing those steps?
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IOTW: JBS Recovers Quickly from a Ransomware Attack
Like the Colonial Pipeline attack, there was speculation about the impact of the incident on supply and product pricing. If the impact of the JBS attack didn’t last long, wholesale prices were expecte…
REvil Ransomware Gang Spill Details on US Attacks
The REvil ransomware gang is interviewed on the Telegram channel called Russian OSINT.
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REvil Ransomware Ground Down JBS: Sources
Responsible nations don’t harbor cybercrooks, the Biden administration admonished Russia, home to the gang that reportedly froze the global food distributor’s systems.
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On the Taxonomy and Evolution of Ransomware
Not all ransomware is the same! Oliver Tavakoli, CTO at Vectra AI, discusses the different species of this growing scourge.
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DarkSide Ransomware Suffers ‘Oh, Crap!’ Server Shutdowns
The RaaS that crippled Colonial Pipeline lost the servers it uses to pull off ransomware attacks, while REvil’s gonads shrank in response.
IOTW: Ransomware Attack Closes Colonial Pipeline
U.S. critical infrastructure has become a popular cyberwarfare target. The weak underbelly has been aging tech and industrial control systems (ICSs) which may lack adequate physical and cyber security…