The LockBit ransomware group is claiming responsibility for taking down a US-based distributor of office products called Essendant. This attack, which…
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Mortal Kombat ransomware forms tag team with crypto-stealing malware
An “unidentified actor” is making use of these two malicious files to cause combo-laden mayhem on desktops around the world, according…
Ryuk ransomware laundering leads to guilty plea
Ryuk, a mainstay of the ransomware scene for some years until it transformed into Conti (and then split off into other…
The rise of multi-threat ransomware
Today we have a ten minute YouTube expedition into the murky world of ransomware. In the video, “The rise of multi-threat ransomware”…
City worker loses USB stick containing data on every resident after day of drinking
A person working in the city of Amagasaki, in Western Japan, has mislaid a USB stick which contained data on the…
Ransomware attack turns 2022 into 1977 for Somerset County
1977 was quite the year. Led Zeppelin! Jimmy Carter! Saturday Night Fever! We can now add “a ransomware attack” to this…
Eerie GoodWill ransomware forces victims to publish videos of good deeds on social media
Ransomware does what the name implies: holds your files or network to ransom. Pay the authors, typically in cryptocurrency, and you…
Onyx ransomware destroys files, and also the criminal circle of trust
Some ransomware authors seem to be whittling down their tenuous “circle of trust” style agreement with victims even further. Word has…
New Mac ransomware spreading through piracy
Editor’s note: The original name for the malware, EvilQuest, has been changed due to a legitimate game of the same name…