Tag: ransomware threat
SEXi Ransomware Desires VMware Hypervisors
What appears to be a fresh variant of the Babuk ransomware has emerged to attack VMware ESXi servers in several countries, including a confirmed...
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Major Decision? Global Coalition of 40 Nations Unite to Deny Ransom Payments to Cybercriminals
An alliance of forty nations has united under the leadership of the United States to combat the growing threat of cybercrime.
In a bold...
Boeing Breached by Ransomware, LockBit Gang Claims
In a post on its leak site, prolific ransomware threat group LockBit claims that it breached Boeing, and said that it will start releasing...
Ransomware Crisis, Recession Fears Leave CISOs in Tough Spot
Gartner projects worldwide IT spending will increase 5.5% this year, reaching $4.6 trillion, and forecasts information security and risk management products and services spending...
MGM, Caesars Cyberattack Responses Required Brutal Choices
Twin cyberattacks on MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment have provided a singular view into what happens when two similar organizations, under similar attacks by...
MGM, Caesars Face Regulatory, Legal Maze After Cyber Incidents
In the wake of the new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory requirements to disclose "material" cyber incidents within four days of discovery, the...
Lessons From a Pen Tester: 3 Steps to Stay Safer
Having been in the cybersecurity industry since the early '90s, I've witnessed its transformation over many years. Today, my team conducts extensive research and...
Researchers Report First Instance of Automated SaaS Ransomware Extortion
The 0mega ransomware group has successfully pulled off an extortion attack against a company's SharePoint Online environment without needing to use a compromised endpoint,...
Qilin Ransomware Operation Outfits Affiliates With Sleek, Turnkey Cyberattacks
Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation Qilin has been arming its affiliates with malware and supporting services to target education, healthcare, and other critical sectors of the...
2 Years After Colonial Pipeline, US Critical Infrastructure Still Not Ready for Ransomware
As the second anniversary of the massive ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline nears, experts warn that efforts to thwart the potentially debilitating threat to...
Trigona Ransomware Trolling for ‘Poorly Managed’ MS-SQL Servers
The Trigona ransomware threat actors are waging a campaign against Microsoft SQL database servers because many of them have external connections and weak passwords, leaving...
Cyberattacks Can Cost Enterprises Up to 30% of Operating Income According to ThreatConnect
ARLINGTON, Va. – April 18, 2023 – ThreatConnect, Inc, maker of leading threat intelligence operations (TI Ops) and risk quantification solutions, announced today the release...
Clop Keeps Racking Up Ransomware Victims With GoAnywhere Flaw
A vulnerability in a commonly used file transfer service called GoAnywhere has allowed the Clop ransomware group to breach about 130 organizations. Weeks later,...
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