The Silverstone GP racing circuit has found itself added to a list of victims published by the Royal ransomware group. Investigations are underway to see if this is the case. Popular UK motor racing circuit investigating ransomware attack – The Record by Recorded Future The Royal ransomware gang usually follow …
Double jeopardy Double extortion
The BlackByte, ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group has added exfiltration of information from compromised sites as one of its services – adding another malicious function that less technical cyber-gangs can now access: BlackByte ransomware affiliate also steals victims’ data • The Register The malware agent called Exbyte, uploads the stolen information to …
The ups and downs of ransomware software development
Threat actors are always changing their malware and tactics to evade the technical solutions the anti-virus and other security solution vendors distribute. So it is no surprise that malware gets patches and updates as well: Colonial Pipeline hackers add startling new capabilities to ransomware operation – The Record by Recorded …
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