Malware & Threats

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

The Black Basta ransomware emerged last month to target Windows-based systems only, but now the latest ransomware binary is going after VMware virtual machines (VMs). The latest variant looks to encrypt VMs present inside the volumes folder (/vmfs/volumes) on ESXi-based systems and servers, according to research shared with Dark Reading by Uptycs. It uses the…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Trend Micro Blog

The DeadBolt ransomware kicked off 2022 with a slew of attacks that targeted internet-facing Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices. It was first seen targeting QNAP Systems, Inc. in January 2022. According to a report from attack surface solutions provider Censys.io, as of Jan. 26, 2022, out of 130,000 QNAP NAS devices that were potential targets, 4,988…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Iranian state media said earlier that the internal computer system of the municipality of Tehran was targeted in a “deliberate” shutdown Thursday in the latest apparent cyber attack in the country. The People’s Mujahedin of Iran (MEK), which is outlawed in Iran, said in a statement that their operatives inside the country had carried out…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

Our nation is facing some of the most daunting cybersecurity challenges in history. As the new Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) gets fully staffed and running, little is more important to the nation’s security than making sure the right people are in the right places to address these dynamic challenges. Bringing private industry…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Wray told a Boston College cybersecurity conference that his agents learned of the planned digital attack from an unspecified intelligence partner and got Boston Children’s Hospital the information it needed last summer to block what would have been “one of the most despicable cyberattacks I’ve seen.” “And quick actions by everyone involved, especially at the…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

Ransomware incidents are on the rise and this week proved no exception, with the discovery of a Linux-based ransomware family called Cheerscrypt targeting VMware ESXi servers and an attack on SpiceJet, India’s second largest airline. Meanwhile, an oddball “GoodWill” variant purports to help the needy. The Cheerscrypt ransomware variant was uncovered by Trend Micro and…