What We Can Learn From Lapsus$ Techniques
The Lapsus$ cybercriminal collective has been making headlines in recent weeks. After several high-profile attacks, the security community is turning its gaze toward this new threat actor and its techniques. The Okta incident also reveals some details of their techniques. Microsoft has now published an in-depth blog post detailing the activities it has observed associated…
Hive ransomware impacts California non-profit health organisation
Ransomware authors are once again targeting health services, holding important files to ransom and impacting potentially vital services. On this occasion, the victims are a non-profit organisation assisting people with their healthcare needs in California. When Hive ransomware strikes The victim, Partnership HealthPlan of California, has apparently been struggling since at least March 24 with…
Ransomware Payments, Demands Rose Dramatically in 2021
Ransomware attackers demanded dramatically higher ransom fees last year, and the average ransom payment rose by 78% to 541,010, according to data from incident response (IR) cases investigated by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42. IR cases by Unit 42 also saw a whopping 144% increase in ransom demands, to $2.2 million. According to the report,…
Ukrainian Security Researcher Leaks Newer Conti Ransomware Source Code
Shortly after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the notorious Conti ransomware group issued a statement warning that it was prepared to hit the critical infrastructure of Russia’s enemies in retaliation for potential attacks on Russia. In response, an anonymous individual set up a Twitter account named “Conti Leaks” and started releasing files allegedly stolen…
Attacks Abound in Tricky Threat Terrain: 2021 Annual Cybersecurity Report
The digital transformations that had enabled many enterprises to stay afloat amid the Covid-19 health crisis also brought about major upheavals in cybersecurity, the impact of which was still widely felt in 2021. Trend Micro detected and blocked more than 94 billion threats over the course of last year, keeping pace with malicious actors who…
Titaniam Announces Completion of Product Suite
Titaniam, Inc., the industry’s most advanced data protection and cyber immunity platform, today announced its full product offering, the Titaniam Suite. These enhancements and the full set of products give Titaniam an edge as they push back on the larger ransomware problem happening ubiquitously across every industry. Ransomware and extortion-based cyber attacks occur at the…
Catalogic and Backblaze join forces to provide protection against ransomware and data loss
Catalogic Software announced a new partnership with Backblaze to offer ransomware protection for enterprise and Kubernetes backups. Catalogic’s enterprise data protection software, DPX, provides robust backup and recovery capabilities and integrates seamlessly with Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage to provide a secure, fast, and infinitely scalable backup target. CloudCasa by Catalogic now supports Backblaze B2 as…
Alleged Ukrainian Hacker in US Court After Extradition From Poland
Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 22, was extradited to the United States from Poland on March 3, the Justice Department said, and made an initial appearance in a court in the Northern District of Texas. Vasinskyi was arrested in Poland in October as part of a global operation against ransomware attacks. The arrests were linked to the Russian-based…
The Conti ransomware leaks
On February 27, an individual with insights into the Conti ransomware group started leaking a treasure trove of data beginning with internal chat messages. Conti is responsible for a number of high profile attacks, including one against the Irish Healthcare system which has cost more than $48 million and more importantly has had an unprecedented…
HermeticRansom used as a smokescreen for wiper attacks | Kaspersky official blog
Our researchers analyzed the HermeticRansom malware also known as Elections GoRansom. By and large, this is a fairly simple cryptor. What is interesting in this case is the purpose for which attackers are using it. HermeticRansom goals HermeticRansom attacked computers at the same time as another malware known as HermeticWiper, and based on publicly available…
