After the FBS arrested 14 of its membersin January, and a subsequent lull in action, the REvil ransomwaregang appears to be…
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Ransomware gang hits 49ers’ network before Super Bowl kick off
The San Francisco 49ers has confirmed that it has been hit by a ransomware attack. The announcement came just hours before…
Ransomware’s Russia problem
This blog post was written in collaboration with members of the Threat Intelligence Team. Last week, US news outlet NBC News…
Racing against a real-life ransomware attack, with Ski Kacoroski: Lock and Code S02E12
At 11:37 pm on the night of September 20, 2019, cybercriminals launched a ransomware attack against Northshore School District in Washington…
Cybercrime, fraud, and insider threats increased in 2020 in the UK, report says
Since the initial lockdown, we have seen the rise of certain types of cybercrime, including scams and fraud campaigns that either…
Threat spotlight: Conti, the ransomware used in the HSE healthcare attack
On the 14th of May, the Health Service Executive (HSE), Ireland’s publicly funded healthcare system, fell victim to a Conti ransomware…
How ransomware gangs are connected, sharing resources and tactics
Many of us who read the news daily encounter a regular drum beat of ransomware stories that are both worrying and…
Extortion, precision malware, and ruthless scams. Read the State of Malware 2021 report
Last year, threat actors took advantage of the COVID-19 public health crisis in a way previously considered unimaginable, not only preying…
Fonix ransomware gives up life of crime, apologizes
Ransomware gangs deciding to pack their bags and leave their life of crime is not new, but it is a rare…
VideoBytes: Ransomware gets wasted!
Hello dear readers, and welcome to the latest edition of VideoBytes! On today’s episode, we’re talking about how ransomware is on…