Tag: ransom
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How defenders use the dark web
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, breach, corporate, credit-card, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, extortion, finance, fraud, government, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, incident, insurance, intelligence, Internet, interpol, law, leak, lockbit, mail, malware, monitoring, network, phishing, ransom, ransomware, service, software, theft, threat, tool, usa, vpnAttributing attacks to threat actors: When organizations suffer from data breaches and cyber incidents, the dark web becomes a crucial tool for defenders, including the impacted businesses, their legal teams, and negotiators.Threat actors such as ransomware groups often attack organizations to encrypt and steal their data so they can extort them for money, in exchange…
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Did This Retail Giant Pay a Ransom to Scattered Spider?
Moral hazard ahoy: MS head Archie Norman won’t say if he authorized DragonForce ransomware hacker payday. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/marks-spencer-archie-norman-ransom-richixbw/
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Trend Micro flags BERT: A rapidly growing ransomware threat
Low-code, high impact: BERT is not an isolated development, it is part of a growing wave of emerging ransomware groups that are proving both capable and elusive. In just the last three to four months, cybersecurity researchers have identified multiple new ransomware families that signal a shift toward leaner, low-code, and faster malware operations.For instance,…
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AiLock Ransomware Emerges with Hybrid Encryption Tactics: ChaCha20 Meets NTRUEncrypt
The AiLock ransomware organization, which Zscaler first discovered in March 2025, has become a powerful force in the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) market, which is a frightening trend for cybersecurity professionals. This malicious entity operates with a sophisticated structure, leveraging both a negotiation site to extract ransoms from victims and a Data Leak Site (DLS) to threaten…
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Qantas contacted by suspected cyber criminal but airline won’t confirm if hacking ransom demanded
Hacked airline says Australian federal police have been engaged but it ‘won’t be commenting any further on the detail of the contact'<ul><li>Get our <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl”>breaking news email, <a href=”https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3″>free app or <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl”>daily news podcast</li></ul>A potential cyber criminal has made contact with Qantas, the airline has confirmed, after a <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/02/qantas-confirms-cyber-attack-exposes-records-of-up-to-6-million-customers”>major attack on its network…
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INC Ransom claims pilfering North Carolina city data
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/inc-ransom-claims-pilfering-north-carolina-city-data
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When hackers become hitmen
So, you think hacking is just about stealing information, extorting ransoms, or wiping out company data? The truth is, sometimes it’s about killing people too… First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article: grahamcluley.com/when-hackers-become-hitmen/
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Another Billing Software Vendor Hacked by Ransomware
Horizon Healthcare RCM Hints at Paying Ransom in Data Theft Incident. Horizon Healthcare RCM is the latest revenue cycle management software vendor to report a health data breach involving ransomware and data theft. The firm’s breach notification statement suggests that the company paid a ransom to prevent the disclosure of its stolen information. First seen…
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How to Chart an Exposure Management Leadership Path for You, Your Boss and Your Organization
Tags: access, attack, automation, breach, business, ciso, cloud, container, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, identity, incident response, iot, jobs, kubernetes, ransom, regulation, risk, security-incident, service, soc, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementEach Monday, the Tenable Exposure Management Academy provides the practical, real-world guidance you need to shift from vulnerability management to exposure management. In this post, we share some tips on how to lead the move to exposure management. You can read the entire Exposure Management Academy series here. For years, organizations poured resources into reactive…
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UK Ransom Payments Double as Victims Fall Behind Global Peers
UK ransomware victims are paying extortionists twice as much as a year ago First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-ransom-payments-double-victims/
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Companies negotiate their way to lower ransom payments
Nearly 50% of companies paid the ransom to recover their data, the second-highest rate in six years, according to Sophos. How actual payments stack up with the initial demand … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/06/25/ransom-demand-payment/
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UK ransomware costs significantly outpace other countries
UK organisations hit by ransomware attacks paid much higher ransoms than in other countries over the past 12 months, according to a new study. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366626502/UK-ransomware-costs-significantly-outpace-other-countries
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McLaren Health Says 743,000 Affected by 2024 Ransomware Hack
Michigan-Based Group Breached in Ransomware Attack for Second Time in Two Years. McLaren Health has begun notifying more than 743,000 people affected by a ransomware attack last summer. The incident, carried out by cybercriminal gang Inc Ransom, is McLaren’s second major health data breach from a ransomware attack in two years. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Qilin Ransomware Adds “Call Lawyer” Feature to Pressure Victims for Larger Ransoms
The threat actors behind the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme are now offering legal counsel for affiliates to put more pressure on victims to pay up, as the cybercrime group intensifies its activity and tries to fill the void left by its rivals.The new feature takes the form of a “Call Lawyer” feature on the affiliate…
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Tonga Ministry of Health hit with cyberattack affecting website, IT systems
Minister of Health Ana ‘Akau’ola then told parliament on Thursday that an unnamed ransomware gang attacked the National Health Information System, demanding millions in ransom to restore the system. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/tonga-ministry-of-health-hit-with-cyberattack
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Qilin offers >>Call a lawyer<< button for affiliates attempting to extort ransoms from victims who won't pay
Imagine for one moment that you are a cybercriminal. First seen on tripwire.com Jump to article: www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/qilin-offers-call-lawyer-button-affiliates-attempting-extort-ransoms-victims
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Ukraine Extradites Suspected Ransomware Group Member to US
33-Year-Old Foreign National Accused of Spreading Ryuk and Other Ransomware. A suspected initial access specialist for a ransomware-wielding group is being extradited from Ukraine to the United States to stand trial. The group has been accused of earning over $100 million in ransom by using malware such as Ryuk, Dharma and Hive against more than…
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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…