FBI warns of increase in PYSA ransomware attacks targeting education
Big-game ransomware, PYSA (AKA Mespinoza) is targeting educational institutions in the US and UK.
Egregor ransomware hit by arrests
In a collaboration between French and Ukranian law enforcement, threat actors related to the Egregor ransomware team have been arrested.
The most enticing cyberattacks of 2020
These are the most enticing—or the most impossible-to-ignore—cyberattack lures and cyberattack capabilities of 2020. They can’t be gone soon enough.
VideoBytes: Is it goodbye forever to Maze ransomware?
The notorious Maze ransomware group, known for its corporate targeting and data leaking extortion schemes is, apparently, shutting down operations.
Maze ransomware gang announces retirement
On November 1, the cybercriminals behind Maze ransomware announced their retirement. Is this a reason to go all out and celebrate? We’re afraid not.
Sandbox in security: what is it, and how it relates to malware
Sandboxes and virtual machines are tools that security researchers use to determine whether samples are malicious and what their payload is.
Maze: the ransomware that introduced an extra twist
Maze ransomware attacks featured the first group of cyber-criminals to add the threat of publishing exfiltrated data to the ransomware business model
A week in security (December 16 – 22)
A roundup of cybersecurity news from December 16 – 22, including rise of Mac threats, COPRA, Spelevo exploit kit, the security fails of the 2010s, and much more.
