The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has and occasional series of advisories it issues, often with other US governmental agencies, looking in depth at various cyber-criminals and ransomware attacks and methodologies, to help professionals who have to deal with these threats. Here is the latest: StopRansomware – Daixin Team …
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 …
Ransomware the threat and the attacks – you need to make sure your cyber security game is up to the job of protecting your organisation.
As you have read ransomware has been in the news for because one of the major ransomware gangs, BlackCat/ALPHV updated and expanded its capability to carry out the double extortion tactic and because another major ransomware player LockBit suffered an insider attack of its own: The threat actors are also …
So, what has ransomware done this week?
There are always ransomware stories in the technical press – and even one of two that get into the mainstream press, but of course for all of these headliners, smaller companies and micro-businesses get hit by ransomware but do not make the news. That could be you! BlackCat ransomware claims …
Ransomware highlights
I do not want you to think ransomware has gone away whilst I am on leave – here are a few of the biggest ransomware stories of the week from Bleeping Computers: Argentina’s Judiciary of Córdoba hit by PLAY ransomware attack (bleepingcomputer.com) BlackByte ransomware gang is back with new extortion …
