Tag: ransomware
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Zscaler + CimTrak: Integrity-Driven Zero Trust for C2C
<div cla Across the first two blogs in this series, we confronted a hard truth: Cybersecurity doesn’t fail because organizations lack tools. It fails because it remains an open-loop system. Detection without enforcement. Visibility without control. Recovery without prevention. Frameworks like Zero Trust, Comply-to-Connect (C2C), and ransomware defense all stall at the same point: there…
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Feds say another DigitalMint negotiator ran ransomware attacks and helped extort $75 million
Angelo Martino is accused of playing both sides, committing attacks and conducting ransomware negotiations on some of the same cases on behalf of his former employer. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/digitalmint-ransomware-negotiator-arrest-angelo-martino-extortion/
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Feds say another DigitalMint negotiator ran ransomware attacks and helped extort $75 million
Angelo Martino is accused of playing both sides, committing attacks and conducting ransomware negotiations on some of the same cases on behalf of his former employer. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/digitalmint-ransomware-negotiator-arrest-angelo-martino-extortion/
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Feds say another DigitalMint negotiator ran ransomware attacks and helped extort $75 million
Angelo Martino is accused of playing both sides, committing attacks and conducting ransomware negotiations on some of the same cases on behalf of his former employer. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/digitalmint-ransomware-negotiator-arrest-angelo-martino-extortion/
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Law enforcement shuts down botnet made of tens of thousands of hacked routers
An international law enforcement operation shut down a service called SocksEscort, which allegedly helped cybercriminals all over the world launch ransomware and DDoS attacks, as well as distribute child sexual abuse material. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/03/12/law-enforcement-shuts-down-botnet-made-of-tens-of-thousands-of-hacked-routers/
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Feds say another DigitalMint negotiator ran ransomware attacks and extorted $75 million
Angelo Martino is accused of playing both sides, committing attacks and conducting ransomware negotiations on some of the same cases on behalf of his former employer. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/digitalmint-ransomware-negotiator-arrest-angelo-martino-extortion/
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US charges another ransomware negotiator linked to BlackCat attacks
The U.S. Department of Justice charged another former DigitalMint employee for his involvement in an insider scheme in which ransomware negotiators secretly partnered with the BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware operation. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-another-ransomware-negotiator-linked-to-blackcat-attacks/
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SOAR Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity teams today face a relentless wave of cyber threats. Organizations must defend their networks, endpoints, cloud systems, and data from sophisticated attacks such as ransomware, phishing campaigns, insider threats, and advanced persistent threats. However, modern IT environments are highly complex, and security teams are often overwhelmed by thousands of alerts generated by different security…
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Cybersecurity Automation Platform
From ransomware and insider threats to advanced persistent attacks, the complexity and scale of cyber risks are growing faster than traditional security operations can handle. Security teams are overwhelmed by millions of alerts, fragmented tools, and limited human resources. This is where a cybersecurity automation platform becomes essential. A cybersecurity automation platform uses artificial intelligence,…
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How US Ransomware Policy Aims to Break Global Crime Networks
Ex-FBI Leader Cynthia Kaiser on Sanctions, Ecosystem Disruption, Stronger Policies. U.S. cyber policy now treats ransomware gangs and fraud networks as transnational criminal organizations. Former FBI cyber leader Cynthia Kaiser explains how sanctions, infrastructure takedowns, and international cooperation could weaken cybercrime ecosystems and reduce attacks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/how-us-ransomware-policy-aims-to-break-global-crime-networks-a-30976
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France: National Cybersecurity Agency Reports Ransomware Attack Drop in 2025
French small and medium businesses remained the organizations most targeted by ransomware in 2025 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/france-anssi-ransomware-attack/
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Mittelstand setzt bei der IT-Sicherheit oft auf falsche Maßnahmen – Deutsche KMU geraten verstärkt ins Visier von Ransomware
Tags: ransomwareFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/kmu-ransomware-falsche-sicherheitsmassnahmen-a-b666d9bd8b4d4fbae98a899a63a85d96/
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Mehr Cyberangriffe auf deutsche Firmen – Februar bringt Plus von elf Prozent
Bemerkenswert ist, dass im Februar 49 verschiedene Ransomware-Gruppen weltweit öffentlich Organisationen angegriffen haben, was die Breite und Widerstandsfähigkeit der Ransomware-Landschaft unterstreicht. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/mehr-cyberangriffe-auf-deutsche-firmen-februar-bringt-plus-von-elf-prozent/a44078/
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Cybercrime isn’t just a cover for Iran’s government goons – it’s a key part of their operations
Ransomware, malware-as-a-service, infostealers benefit MOIS, too First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/10/cybercrime_iran_mois/
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Closed Loop Security: Zero Trust, C2C Ransomware Defense
<div cla In Part 1 of this series, we established the core problem facing cybersecurity today: it still operates as an open-loop system. Tools detect alerts, behaviors, and anomalies, but they do not enforce whether systems remain in a known-good, trusted state. As a result, security teams are perpetually reacting to symptoms rather than preventing…
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Dragos identifiziert drei neue OT-Angreifergruppen” – OTAngriffe stiegen 2025 um 64 Prozent
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ot-ransomware-angriffe-dragos-a-b69913966b49a92b9f5963b8e7a762aa/
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The OT security time bomb: Why legacy industrial systems are the biggest cyber risk nobody wants to fix
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, exploit, firewall, incident, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, ISO-27001, metric, mfa, monitoring, network, office, phishing, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, siem, soc, stuxnet, supply-chain, tool, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayWhy everyone knows it’s burning, but nobody pulls the fire alarm: When I talk to OT managers, production leads or plant engineers, I rarely hear, “We didn’t know we had a problem.” Far more often, it’s, “We know it’s critical, but we can’t just shut it down.” This gap between awareness and action is the…
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I replaced manual pen tests with automation. Here’s what I learned.
Tags: access, attack, breach, control, cvss, detection, exploit, infrastructure, intelligence, password, penetration-testing, ransomware, RedTeam, resilience, risk, service, siem, soc, tactics, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-dayThe remediation black hole: Perhaps most frustrating was what happened after we received findings. Our teams would work diligently to implement fixes, but we rarely had the budget or opportunity to bring testers back to validate remediation. We were left with uncertainty. This gap between identification and verification created a dangerous blind spot in our…
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SurxRAT Android Malware Uses LLMs for Phishing and Data Theft
Tags: access, android, control, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, data, LLM, malware, phishing, ransomware, theftA new Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) named SurxRAT, which is being sold as a commercial malware platform through a Telegram-based malware”‘as”‘a”‘service (MaaS) ecosystem. The malware, marketed under the SURXRAT V5 branding, enables cybercriminals to create customized Android malware builds capable of surveillance, credential theft, remote device control, and ransomware-style device locking. The malware appears…
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ISMG Security Report: Data-Extortion Ransomware Loses Steam
Revenue From Data-Extortion-Only Attacks Appear to Have Plummeted to Virtually Nil. While ransomware continues to disrupt businesses, thankfully some shakedown strategies are losing steam. The latest ISMG Security Report reviews how criminals have continued to refine the ransomware business model and why once-successful strategies for maximizing illicit profits now fall short. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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9th March Threat Intelligence Report
AkzoNobel, a Netherlands-based global paint manufacturer, has confirmed a cyberattack affecting one of its United States sites. The company said the intrusion was contained, while the Anubis ransomware group claimed it stole […] First seen on research.checkpoint.com Jump to article: research.checkpoint.com/2026/9th-march-threat-intelligence-report/
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Cognizant’s TriZetto Provider Solutions data breach impacted over 3.4 million patients
A breach at Cognizant’s TriZetto Provider Solutions exposed sensitive health data belonging to more than 3.4 million patients. A data breach at Cognizant’s TriZetto Provider Solutions exposed sensitive information belonging to more than 3.4 million patients. At this time, no ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. TriZetto Provider Solutions is a healthcare…
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We’ve seen ransomware cost American lives. Here’s what it will actually take to stop it.
Hackers have cut their attack timelines from weeks to hours while the government spreads resources too thin. We need to stop pretending we can protect everything and start focusing on what would hurt us most. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/national-cyber-strategy-ransomware-prioritization-op-ed/
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Tarnung als Taktik: Warum Ransomware-Angriffe raffinierter werden
Tags: access, ai, ciso, control, cyber, cyberattack, detection, encryption, endpoint, extortion, framework, intelligence, lockbit, mitre, openai, ransomware, RedTeam, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerabilityStatt eines kurzen, aber sehr schmerzhaften Stiches setzen Cyberkrimelle zunehmend darauf, sich in ihren Opfern festzubeißen und beständig auszusaugen.Ransomware-Angreifer ändern zunehmend ihre Taktik und setzen vermehrt auf unauffällige Infiltration. Dies liegt daran, dass die Drohung mit der Veröffentlichung sensibler Unternehmensdaten zum Hauptdruckmittel bei Erpressungen geworden ist.Der jährliche Red-Teaming-Bericht von Picus Security zeigt, dass Angreifer zunehmen…
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Cyberresilienz beginnt mit Backup: Ein Rahmenwerk für messbare Wiederherstellung
Cyberresilienz entscheidet sich nicht beim Backup, sondern bei der Wiederherstellung. Angesichts von Ransomware, kompromittierten Identitäten und komplexen Cloud”‘Abhängigkeiten müssen Unternehmen ihre Backup”‘Strategie konsequent auf messbare Recovery”‘Ergebnisse ausrichten. Dieser Beitrag zeigt, wie eine architekturgetriebene Enterprise”‘Backup”‘Strategie Wiederherstellbarkeit, Sicherheit und Resilienz systematisch in den Mittelpunkt stellt. Die Enterprise-Backup-Strategie hat sich weit über ihre traditionelle Rolle als operative… First…
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Termite ransomware breaches linked to ClickFix CastleRAT attacks
Ransomware threat actors tracked as Velvet Tempest are using the ClickFix technique and legitimate Windows utilities to deploy the DonutLoader malware and the CastleRAT backdoor. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/termite-ransomware-breaches-linked-to-clickfix-castlerat-attacks/