Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
The Indian company Tata is probably one of the big fish that threat actors were wishing to catch. Plenty of data, lots of worldwide customers and a bank account that can pay a reasonable ransom. Indian tech giant Tata Technologies hit by ransomware attack It appears from initial press releases …
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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 …
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 …
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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