Ransomware

INC ransomware rebrands to Lynx – same code, new name, still up to no good

Researchers point to evidence that scumbags visited the strategy boutique

Cybersecurity Month11 Oct 2024 | 10

Ransomware gang Trinity joins pile of scumbags targeting healthcare

As if hospitals and clinics didn't have enough to worry about

Cybersecurity Month09 Oct 2024 | 6

About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had their data stolen from debt collector

Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum

Cybersecurity Month04 Oct 2024 | 6

Ransomware crew infects 100+ orgs monthly with new MedusaLocker variant

Exclusive Crooks 'like a sysadmin, with a malicious slant'

Cybersecurity Month03 Oct 2024 | 3

Euro cops arrest 4 including suspected LockBit dev chilling on holiday

And what looks like proof stolen data was never deleted even after ransom paid

Cybersecurity Month01 Oct 2024 | 15

NCA unmasks man it suspects is both 'Evil Corp kingpin' and LockBit affiliate

Aleksandr Ryzhenkov alleged to have extorted around $100M from victims, built 60 LockBit attacks

Cybersecurity Month01 Oct 2024 |

Ransomware forces hospital to turn away ambulances

Only level-one trauma unit in 400 miles crippled

Cybersecurity Month30 Sep 2024 | 19

Cloud threats have execs the most freaked out because they're not prepared

Ransomware? More like 'we don't care' for everyone but CISOs

Research30 Sep 2024 | 3

Forget the Kia Boyz: Crooks could hijack your car with just a smartphone

Infosec In Brief Plus: UK man charged with compromising firms for stock secrets; ransomware actor foils self; and more

Security30 Sep 2024 | 17

Ransomware gang using stolen Microsoft Entra ID creds to bust into the cloud

Defenders beware: Data theft, extortion, and backdoors on Storm-0501's agenda

Research27 Sep 2024 | 6

RansomHub genius tries to put the squeeze on Delaware Libraries

Extorting underfunded public services for $1M isn't a good look

Cyber-crime25 Sep 2024 | 5

Apple's latest macOS release is breaking security software, network connections

Infosec In Brief PLUS: Payer of $75M ransom reportedly identified; Craigslist founder becomes security philanthropist, and more

Security23 Sep 2024 | 22

Valencia Ransomware explodes on the scene, claims California city, fashion giant, more as victims

Boasts 'appear to be credible' experts tell El Reg

Cyber-crime19 Sep 2024 | 7

FBI boss says China 'burned down' 260,000-device botnet when confronted by Feds

Plus: Wray tells how bureau helps certain victims negotiate with ransomware crooks

Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 22

Deja blues... LockBit boasts once again of ransoming IRS-authorized eFile.com

Add 'ransomware' to the list of certainties in life?

Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 1

Rhysida ransomware gang ships off Port of Seattle data for $6M

Auction acts as payback after authority publicly refuses to pay up

Cyber-crime17 Sep 2024 | 2

Healthcare giant to pay $65M settlement after crooks stole and leaked nude patient pics

Would paying a ransom – or better security – have been cheaper and safer?

Security12 Sep 2024 | 22

Cyber crooks shut down UK, US schools, thousands of kids affected

No class: Black Suit ransomware gang boasts of 200GB haul from one raid

Cyber-crime11 Sep 2024 | 45

Major sales and ops overhaul leads to much more activity ... for Meow ransomware gang

You hate to see it

Cyber-crime11 Sep 2024 | 1

Hunters International cyber-gang extorts Chinese mega-bank's London HQ

Allegedly swiped more than 5.2M files and threatens to publish the lot

Cyber-crime11 Sep 2024 | 7

So you paid a ransom demand … and now the decryptor doesn't work

A really big oh sh*t moment, for sure

Cyber-crime11 Sep 2024 | 69

Crypto scams rake in $5.6B a year for cyberscum lowlifes, FBI says

Elderly people report the greatest losses

Cyber-crime10 Sep 2024 | 7

Predator spyware updated with dangerous new features, also now harder to track

Infosec in brief Plus: Trump family X accounts hijacked to promote crypto scam; Fog ransomware spreads; Hijacked PyPI packages; and more

Security09 Sep 2024 | 10

The fingerpointing starts as cyber incident at London transport body continues

Network admins take a ride on the Fright Bus

Cyber-crime05 Sep 2024 | 48

Cicada ransomware may be a BlackCat/ALPHV rebrand and upgrade

Researchers find many similarities, and nasty new customizations such as embedded compromised user credentials

Research04 Sep 2024 |

RansomHub hits 210 victims in just 6 months

The ransomware gang recruits high-profile affiliates from LockBit and ALPHV

Cyber-crime30 Aug 2024 |

Brain Cipher claims attack on Olympic venue, promises 300 GB data leak

French police reckon financial system targeted during Summer Games

Cyber-crime29 Aug 2024 | 4

Alleged Karakut ransomware scumbag charged in US

Infosec in brief Plus: Microsoft issues workaround for dual-boot crashes; ARRL cops to ransom payment, and more

Security26 Aug 2024 | 2

Ransomware batters critical industries, but takedowns hint at relief

Whether attack slowdown continues downward trend is the million dollar question that security researchers can't answer

Cyber-crime22 Aug 2024 | 1

RansomHub-linked EDR-killing malware spotted in the wild

Infosec in brief Also: Your external-facing NetSuite sites need a review; five popular malware varieties for Q2, and more

Security19 Aug 2024 | 1

Enzo Biochem ordered to cough up $4.5 million over lousy security that led to ransomware disaster

Three state attorneys general probed the company and found plenty to chastise

Cyber-crime14 Aug 2024 | 3

Six ransomware gangs behind over 50% of 2024 attacks

Plus many more newbies waiting in the wings

Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 |

US accuses man of being 'elite' ransomware pioneer they've hunted for years

Authorities allege 'J.P. Morgan' practiced ‘extreme operational and online security’

Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 | 7

Feds bust minor league Radar/Dispossessor ransomware gang

The takedown may be small but any ransomware gang sent to the shops is good news in our book

Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 | 5

Ransomware groups are better at web app security than you, says researcher

Black Hat Could we please start taking this seriously?

Black Hat and DEF CON08 Aug 2024 | 10

UK health services call-handling vendor faces $7.7M fine over 2022 ransomware attack

Nearly 83,000 people had their data stolen amid chaos that struck NHS healthcare

Cyber-crime07 Aug 2024 | 11

SharpRhino malware targets IT admins – Hunters International gang suspected

Fake Angry IP Scanner will make you furious - or maybe remind you of how the Hive gang went about its banal business

Security07 Aug 2024 |

Sonic Automotive says ransomware-linked CDK software outage cost it $30M

Misery loves company – all of its competitors were also negatively impacted

Cyber-crime06 Aug 2024 | 2

Breaking the economy of trust: How busts affect malware gangs

Feature It's hard to track down individuals, so why not disrupt the underground market itself?

Malware Month02 Aug 2024 | 6

Fortune 50 biz coughed up record-breaking $75M ransom to halt leak of stolen data

They say crime doesn't pay. They're right – it's the victims doing the paying

Cyber-crime02 Aug 2024 | 12

Ransomware infection cuts off blood supply to 250+ hospitals

Scumbags go for the jugular

Cyber-crime31 Jul 2024 | 39

Five months after takedown, LockBit is a shadow of its former self

Feature An unprecedented period for an unparalleled force in cybercrime

Malware Month31 Jul 2024 | 19

Ransomware gangs are loving this dumb but deadly make-me-admin ESXi vulnerability

Get those patches applied – all the big dogs are abusing it

VMware Explore30 Jul 2024 | 18

North Korean chap charged for attacks on US hospitals, military, NASA – and even China

Microsoft, Mandiant, weigh in with info about methods used by Andariel gang alleged to have made many, many, heists

Security26 Jul 2024 | 4

LA County Superior Court closes doors to reboot justice after ransomware attack

Some rest for the wicked?

Cyber-crime22 Jul 2024 | 6

Cybercrooks crafting solo careers in wake of ransomware takedowns

More baddies go it alone as trust in big gangs withers, claims Europol

Cyber-crime22 Jul 2024 | 2

UK cops arrest teen suspect in MGM Resorts cyberattack probe

17-year-old cuffed as FBI says it will 'relentlessly pursue' miscreants around the globe

Cyber-crime19 Jul 2024 | 17

Russia’s FIN7 is peddling its EDR-nerfing malware to ransomware gangs

Major vendors' products scuppered by novel techniques

Research18 Jul 2024 | 5

Ransomware continues to pile on costs for critical infrastructure victims

Millions more spent without any improvement in recovery times

Malware Month17 Jul 2024 | 5

London council accuses watchdog of 'exaggerating' danger of 2020 raid on residents' data

You escaped a big fat fine! Take the win and run, won’t you?

Malware Month17 Jul 2024 | 26

Cyber-crime super-crew Scattered Spider falls in love with RansomHub and Qilin

Extortionists left hanging after rivals crawled into the woodwork

Malware Month16 Jul 2024 |

Car dealer software slinger CDK Global said to have paid $25M ransom after cyberattack

15K dealerships take estimated $600M+ hit

Malware Month12 Jul 2024 | 16

IcedID henchman gets nine years in clanger for abusing malware to drain bank accounts

The slippery Ukrainian national must also pay a hefty $74 million on top of the jail time

Malware Month12 Jul 2024 | 7

You had a year to patch this Veeam flaw – and now it's going to hurt some more

LockBit variant targets backup software - which you may remember is supposed to help you recover from ransomware

Patches11 Jul 2024 | 4

Ransomware crews investing in custom data stealing malware

BlackByte, LockBit among the criminals using bespoke tools

Malware Month10 Jul 2024 |

Evolve Bank & Trust confirms LockBit stole 7.6 million people's data

Making cyberattack among the largest ever recorded in finance industry

Cyber-crime09 Jul 2024 | 6