Israel Just Escaped a Ransomware Attack
Cybercriminals were just handed a defeat in Israel. A cyberattack just failed recently as the plan to attack Israeli citizens with ransomware strain was thwarted. Initial reports suggest that the…
Iranian Cybercriminals Involved with SamSam Ransomware
The renowned auditing and consulting firm, PwC, has revealed that Iranian citizens were involved in one of the most famous ransomware cases. The firm believes that they masterminded the SamSam…
Emotet Trojan Took Part in the WSG Ransomware Attack
In a recent turn of events, the highly-publicized ransomware attack on the Wolverine Solutions Group’s (WSG) has now been linked to the infamous Trojan, Emotet. Since the WSG, a service…
CryptoMix Clop Ransomware Joins the Party
There has been a new variant in the CryptoMix Ransomware family. The new variant which was just discovered displayed a new behavior: a .CIOP or .CLOP extension is appended in…
Columbia Surgical Specialists Breached: 400,000 Patients
If you live in the USA, then it is possible that you may receive an email from your local healthcare provider about how your information got encrypted due to a…
The Cumulative Ransomware Damage to Healthcare Sector
Maryland’s state assembly recently passed a bill to increase the penalties and sentences for cybercriminals involved in ransomware attacks. A wide-scale cryptovirological attack on one of the state’s healthcare facilities…
Shade Ransomware Operators Impersonate an Oil and Gas Company to Launch Attacks
Impersonation is a tactic used by many cybercriminals to make their digital shenanigans successful. The social engineering exploits they use are mostly comprised of impersonating activities. Recently, a cyber defense…
Ransomware Infections Might on the Decline, But Not Their Extortion Revenue
The number of ransomware attacks has been reduced in the last six to eight months. Malicious cryptomining activity has primarily replaced ransomware as a leading cyber threat in many regions….
Cyber Security Experts Notice Valentine’s Day-Themed GandCrab Activity
It has been a year since GandCrab first emerged and in this short period of time, it has carved a reputation for being one of the most potent cryptovirological threats…
no_more_ransom: A New Variant of Shade and Rapid Ransomware
It’s now commonplace for cryptovirological operators to write more lethal and persistent variants of existing ransomware strains. Ransomware removal experts have recently identified a new variant of Shade or Rapid…