Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Just in case you thought that ransomware was a thing of the past or that the threat actors only went after big businesses, then think again: NoName ransomware gang deploying RansomHub malware in recent attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) The NoName ransomware gang has been targeting small and medium-sized businesses worldwide with its …
Since the outbreak of the Russia Ukraine conflict data wiping malware has became more common as a cyber security threat to organisations: Effective, fast, and unrecoverable: Wiper malware is popping up everywhere | Ars Technica The latest variants are becoming quicker and more effective at permanently destroying your information. Your …
Here is a report from Bleeping Computers, looking at a data wiper malware attack that includes obvious clues pointing at well-known security researchers and Bleeping Computers claiming they are behind the operation (the author of the article was also included!). The destructive malware, Azov Ransomware is being distributed using pirated …
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Data wiping malware has been deployed continuously during the the Ukraine Russia conflict – research is now showing that it is reaching targets in other regions: Use of wipers expanding beyond Ukraine to 24 countries – The Record by Recorded Future Malware seen in the wild includes WhisperKill, WhisperGate, HermeticWiper, …
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Statements have been made this week by the European Union, the United States and other allies relating the WhisperGate cyber attacks that were directed at Ukraine but spilled over into the greater Europe damaging thousands of modems. This damage had the knock on effect of crippling wind turbines and subsequent …
