Tag: ransom
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Alleged Ryuk ransomware gang member arrested in Ukraine and extradited to US
A 33-year-old man arrested in Ukraine will face charges in the U.S. of working for the Ryuk cybercrime operation, known for high-profile targets and large ransom demands. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/alleged-ryuk-member-arrest-ukraine-extradited-us
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Qilin Ransomware Rises as Major Threat, Demanding $50M in Ransom
The global cybersecurity landscape is facing a seismic shift as the Qilin ransomware group, also known as Agenda, has surged to the forefront of digital extortion, demanding ransoms as high as $50 million and disrupting critical services worldwide. Once an obscure player, Qilin has rapidly evolved into the most prevalent and technically sophisticated ransomware operation…
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Backups Are Under Attack: How to Protect Your Backups
Ransomware has become a highly coordinated and pervasive threat, and traditional defenses are increasingly struggling to neutralize it. Today’s ransomware attacks initially target your last line of defense, your backup infrastructure. Before locking up your production environment, cybercriminals go after your backups to cripple your ability to recover, increasing the odds of a ransom payout.…
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Operation 999: Ransomware tabletop tests cyber execs’ response
Tags: access, attack, blueteam, breach, computer, conference, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, extortion, group, hacker, incident, incident response, infrastructure, leak, military, network, ransom, ransomware, RedTeam, resilience, risk, service, threat, tool, trainingExtortion attempts rebuffed: As the exercise moved on, the blue team refuse to pay a ransom after consulting with the authorities, legal teams, and crisis management experts. Instead of upping the ante by threatening to sabotage the water treatment algorithms or chemical pumps, potentially tainting the supply, the attackers decide to leak customer records online…
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Anubis Ransomware Encrypts and Wipes Files, Making Recovery Impossible Even After Payment
An emerging ransomware strain has been discovered incorporating capabilities to encrypt files as well as permanently erase them, a development that has been described as a “rare dual-threat.””The ransomware features a ‘wipe mode,’ which permanently erases files, rendering recovery impossible even if the ransom is paid,” Trend Micro researchers Maristel Policarpio, Sarah Pearl Camiling, and…
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New Anubis RaaS includes a wiper module
Anubis RaaS now includes a wiper module, permanently deleting files. Active since Dec 2024, it launched an affiliate program in Feb 2025. Anubis is a new RaaS that combines file encryption capability with a rare “wipe mode,” permanently deleting files and preventing recovery even after ransom payment. Anubis operates a flexible affiliate program that has…
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Ransomware Group Threatens to Dump Paraguayan Citizens’ Data
7.2 Million Individuals’ Personal Data Being Held to Ransom by Threat Actor. A data-leak group extortion is shaking down the government of Paraguay for a ransom payment worth $7.4 million, or $1 for every one of the country’s citizens. The group, calling itself Brigada Cyber PMC, claims the stolen data includes people’s personally identifiable information.…
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South African man imprisoned after ransom demand against his former employer
Lucky Erasmus and a company insider installed software without authorisation on Ecentric’s systems which granted them remote access, enabling them to steal sensitive data and make unauthorised changes to senior managers’ passwords. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/south-african-man-imprisoned-after-ransom-demand-against-his-former-employer
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Mount Rogers Community Services purportedly hit by INC Ransom gang
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/mount-rogers-community-services-purportedly-hit-by-inc-ransom-gang
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8 things CISOs have learned from cyber incidents
Tags: apt, attack, authentication, backup, breach, business, ciso, compliance, cyber, data, defense, detection, endpoint, exploit, incident, incident response, infection, insurance, jobs, malicious, malware, metric, network, ransom, ransomware, RedTeam, risk, skills, tool, training, update, virus, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trust2. You’ll need shift from defense to offence: The role and the CISO won’t be the same after an incident.”My job on December 11 was very different from my job on December 12 and beyond, says Brown.Following an incident, some organizations need to change to such an extent that they need a different CISO with…
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Interlock and the Kettering Ransomware Attack: ClickFix’s Persistence
Tags: access, attack, breach, captcha, ciso, computer, control, credentials, cyberattack, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, exploit, group, healthcare, HIPAA, incident response, injection, malicious, mobile, network, phishing, powershell, ransom, ransomware, risk, saas, service, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilityIn healthcare, every minute of downtime isn’t just a technical problem”Š”, “Šit’s a patient safety risk. CNN recently reported that Kettering Health, a major hospital network in Ohio, was hit by a ransomware attack. According to CNN, the Interlock ransomware group claimed responsibility, sending a chilling reminder that healthcare remains a prime target for this particular…
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Lyrix Ransomware Targets Windows Users with Advanced Evasion Techniques
A formidable new strain of ransomware, dubbed Lyrix, has recently surfaced, posing a significant threat to Windows users worldwide. Cybersecurity researchers have identified Lyrix as a highly advanced malicious software designed to encrypt critical files and demand substantial ransoms for decryption keys. New Threat Emerges with Sophisticated Tactics Unlike typical ransomware, Lyrix incorporates cutting-edge evasion…
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Iranian Hacker Pleads Guilty in $19 Million Robbinhood Ransomware Attack on Baltimore
An Iranian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over his involvement in an international ransomware and extortion scheme involving the Robbinhood ransomware.Sina Gholinejad (aka Sina Ghaaf), 37, and his co-conspirators are said to have breached the computer networks of various organizations in the United States and encrypted files with Robbinhood ransomware to demand Bitcoin…
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Hacker stehlen Coca-Cola-Daten
Der Coca-Cola-Abfüller Coca-Cola Europacific Partners ist von einem Datenleck betroffen.Cyberkriminelle behaupten in einem Darknet-Post, mehr als 64 Gigabyte Daten mit 23 Millionen Einträgen von Coca-Cola Europacific Partners gestohlen zu haben. Darunter befinden sich demnach Kundendaten und Kontaktinformationen, Verkaufsfälle und Produktdaten, Lieferadressen und Telefonnummern sowie Bestellnummern und Zusammenfassungen.Der Coca-Cola-Produzent hat sich bisher noch nicht offiziell zu…
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Iranian pleads guilty to launching Baltimore ransomware attack, faces 30 years behind bars
Sina Gholinejad admitted to using the Robbinhood ransomware variant to extort ransom payments from dozens of victims. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/iranian-years-decades-guilty-ransomware
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FBI: Silent Ransom Group Adopts Vishing Campaign Against Law Firms
The non-ransomware extortion group has switched up tactics and victimology in a deliberate and focused campaign similar to those of other attackers focused on stealing sensitive data. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/fbi-silent-ransom-group-vishing-law-firms
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Nova Scotia Power confirms it was hit by ransomware attack but hasn’t paid the ransom
Nova Scotia Power confirms it was hit by a ransomware attack but hasn’t paid the ransom, nearly a month after first disclosing the cyberattack. Nova Scotia Power confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack nearly a month after disclosing a cyber incident. The company revealed it hasn’t paid the ransom. Nova Scotia PowerInc. is…
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FBI Issues on Silent Ransom Group Using Fake IT Support Calls to Target Victims
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a critical alert regarding the escalating activities of the cyber threat actor known as Silent Ransom Group (SRG), also identified under aliases such as Luna Moth, Chatty Spider, and UNC3753. Since emerging in 2022, SRG has gained notoriety for its advanced callback phishing schemes, often posing as…
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No Power Outage, Just a Data One: Nova Scotia Hit by Ransomware Surge
Nova Scotia Power has confirmed it was the victim of a ransomware attack, weeks after initially alerting customers to a cybersecurity breach. The utility, owned by Emera Inc., revealed that the attack resulted in a data breach impacting approximately 280,000 customers”, but emphasized it has not paid the ransom demanded by the attackers. First seen…
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FBI Warns of Silent Ransom Group Targeting Law Firms via Scam Calls
FBI warns law firms: Silent Ransom Group uses phishing emails and fake IT calls to steal data, demanding ransom to prevent public leaks. The agency is also urges victims to share ransom evidence. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fbi-silent-ransom-group-law-firms-via-scam-calls/
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 525 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Securitythe weekly Security Affairs newsletterAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Silent Ransom Group targeting law firms, the FBI warns Leader of Qakbot cybercrime network…
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NC Pathology Practice Notifying 236,000 of Data Theft Hack
Did Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology Pay Cybercrime Gang Safepay a Ransom?. A North Carolina pathology practice is notifying nearly 236,000 patients of a hacking incident discovered in January. Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology says it took steps to ensure the hackers deleted its stolen data. Newcomer ransomware group Safepay is apparently the culprit in the attack. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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How Hunters International Used the Browser to Breach Enterprises”Š”, “ŠAnd Why They Didn’t See It”¦
How Hunters International Used the Browser to Breach Enterprises”Š”, “ŠAnd Why They Didn’t See It Coming At RSAC 2025, Cato Networks delivered a presentation that SOC teams and CISOs will want to pay attention to: “Suspicious Minds”Š”, “ŠHunting Threats That Don’t Trigger Security Alerts.” The session showcased ransomware campaigns that bypassed traditional detection. In some cases,…
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N.C. Pathology Practice Notifying 236,000 of Data Theft Hack
Did Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology Pay Cybercrime Gang Safepay a Ransom?. A North Carolina pathology practice is notifying nearly 236,000 patients of a hacking incident discovered in January. Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology says it took steps to ensure the hackers deleted its stolen data. Newcomer ransomware group Safepay is apparently the culprit in the attack. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Bribery-Led Coinbase Hack Affects 70,000 Crypto Customers
Hacker Demanded $20M Ransom to Delete Stolen Personal, Financial Information. A months-long data breach led to the theft of personal and financial information of nearly 70,000 Coinbase customers. Coinbase said the breach dates back to December and was aided by bribery schemes targeting the company’s overseas customer support agents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…