New Year, New Ransomware: Babuk Locker Targets Large Corporations
Source: Threatpost Despite being a mostly run-of-the-mill ransomware strain, Babuk Locker’s encryption mechanisms and abuse of Windows Restart Manager sets
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Citrix Security Leak Exploited to Paralyze German Hospital Causing Patient’s Death
Source: VPN Overview A 2019 Citrix Security leak is the likely cause of the ransomware attack on the University Hospital
Read moreRansomware attack halts Argentinian border crossing for four hours
Source: Bleeping computers Argentina’s official immigration agency, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, suffered a Netwalker ransomware attack that temporarily halted border
Read moreMaze Ransomware Attack hits LG Electronics
Source: Cybersafe.news Maze ransomware operators claimed to have breached the South Korean electronics company LG Electronics. Maze ransomware operators have
Read moreIT Services Giant Conduent Suffers Ransomware Attack, Data Breach
Source: Customer data leaked to Dark Web Conduent, a $4.4 billion by revenue (2019) IT services giant, has admitted that a ransomware
Read moreLockBit Is the New Ransomware for Hire
Source: Wired.com A recent infection, which managed to plunder a company’s network within hours, demonstrates why the malware has become
Read moreIT services giant Cognizant hit by ‘Maze’ ransomware
Source: LiveMint The company, which has almost 300,000 employees, said it was hit by the ‘Maze’ ransomware group and is
Read moreDouble Extortion: Ransomware’s New Normal Combining Encryption with Data Theft
Source: SecurityWeek ‘Double extortion’ is the term given to an evolving ransomware tactic: first steal confidential data, then encrypt the
Read moreSecurity Breach Disrupts Fintech Firm Finastra
Source: Krebs on security Finastra, a company that provides a range of technology solutions to banks worldwide, said today it
Read moreDefense contractor CPI knocked offline by ransomware attack
Source: TechCrunch A major electronics manufacturer for defense and communications markets was knocked offline after a ransomware attack, TechCrunch has
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