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
Read moreRansomware Takes Down Network of French IT Giant
Source: Threatpost Sopra Steria hit with cyber attack that reportedly encrypted parts of their network on Oct. 20 but has
Read moreCitrix 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 moreResearchers discover new malware family
KryptoCibule spreads through malicious torrents and threaten cryptocurrencies Source: itsecurityguru.org A new trojan malware family has been identified by researchers
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
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