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Ransomware cyberattack forces New Mexico jail to lock down

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

Five days after the new year, the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Bernalillo County, New Mexico suddenly went on lockdown. The reason? A ransomware cyberattack has knocked the jail’s internet connection offline, rendering most of their data systems, security cameras, and automatic doors unusable. Prisoners were confined in their cells while MDC technicians struggled to…

Malware & Threats

Ransomware Operators Leak Data Stolen From Wind Turbine Giant Vestas

Issued by: Security Week

Vestas became aware of the breach on November 19 and it immediately started shutting down IT systems. The company confirmed in late November that it had been hit by ransomware and that the breach resulted in internal files getting compromised. The firm said the incident did not impact wind turbine operations and nearly all systems…

Malware & Threats

Wind Turbine Giant Vestas Confirms Ransomware Involved in Cyberattack

Issued by: Security Week

Vestas became aware of the breach on November 19 and it immediately started shutting down IT systems. Little information was provided when the attack was disclosed, but the company’s description of the incident suggested that it was a ransomware attack. In an update shared on Monday, Vestas confirmed that ransomware was indeed used and that…

Network Security

Ransomware Operators Threaten to Leak 1.5TB of Supernus Pharmaceuticals Data

Issued by: Security Week

The attack, the Rockville, Maryland-based company says, likely happened in mid-November, when a ransomware group accessed data on certain systems, deployed malware to prevent access to files, and then threatened to leak the exfiltrated files. Despite that, Supernus Pharmaceuticals says it did not experience a significant impact on its business, as its operations were not…

Vulnerabilities

Researchers Hack Conti Ransomware Infrastructure

Issued by: Security Week

The flaw also allowed the researchers to identify the real IP addresses of the hidden service hosting the recovery website, including 20 IPs communicating with the Conti servers, and two Tor entry nodes used for the recovery service, all of which were reported to the authorities. Furthermore, Prodaft discovered victim chat sessions that allowed them…

Network Security

RPC Firewall Dubbed ‘Ransomware Kill Switch’ Released to Open Source

Issued by: Security Week

Today at Black Hat London, Zero Networks announced the release of its RPC firewall – also dubbed the ‘ransomware kill switch’ – into open source. The tool provides granular control over RPC, capable of blocking the use of lateral movement hacker tools and stopping almost all ransomware in its tracks. Microsoft’s Remote Procedure Call (MS-RPCE)…

Malware & Threats

BlackMatter ransomware group announces shutdown. But for how long?

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

The BlackMatter ransomware gang has announced they are going to shut down their operation, citing pressure from local authorities. And pressure there is. Only two weeks ago, we wrote about a warning that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the National Security Agency (NSA) had issued over…

Malware & Threats

FBI: Ransomware Attacks Exploit Financial Business Events

Issued by: Security Week

Ransomware actors are known for performing extensive research prior to launching an attack on victims, using publicly available information, along with material non-public data. Should the victim refrain from paying the ransom, the attackers threaten to disclose the gathered information publicly, thus attempting to extort the victim, the FBI warned. “Ransomware actors are targeting companies…

Malware & Threats

Ransomware Hit SCADA Systems at 3 Water Facilities in U.S.

Issued by: Security Week

The alert was issued by the FBI, CISA, the EPA and the NSA. The agencies are aware of attacks — launched by both known and unknown threat actors — against the IT and OT (operational technology) networks of water facilities. The agencies noted that while cyber threats are increasing across critical infrastructure sectors, the latest…

Malware & Threats

Nations Vow to Combat Ransomware at US-Led Summit

Issued by: Security Week

The United States gathered the countries — with the notable exception of Russia — to unify and boost efforts to fight a cybercrime that is transnational, on the rise and potentially devastating. “The threat of ransomware is complex and global in nature and requires a shared response,” the joint summit statement said, adding the nations…