Tag: ransomware
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The weekend is prime time for ransomware
Tags: ransomwareOver half of organizations that experienced a ransomware event in the past year were hit during a weekend or holiday, according to a Semperis report. Those periods often come … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/01/semperis-ransomware-risk-trends-report/
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Nächste Ransomware-Evolutionsstufe nutzt Agentic AI-Fähigkeiten
Unternehmen sollten nach Meinung von Pure Storage die jüngste Weiterentwicklung der Ransomware als Weckruf betrachten. Das Zeitalter der agentenbasierten KI in Cyberoperationen ist nun Realität. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/naechste-ransomware-evolutionsstufe-nutzt-agentic-ai-faehigkeiten/a43004/
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Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters Tied to Targeting of Zendesk Users
Uncovered: Typosquatted Domains Linked to Suspected Ransomware Group Campaign. Continuing its targeting of customer data, the cybercrime group Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters appears to be gearing up for large-scale attacks involving typosquatted domains that lead to phishing domains designed to steal Zendesk users’ valid credentials, warn security researchers. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/scattered-lapsus-hunters-tied-to-targeting-zendesk-users-a-30166
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Japanese beer giant Asahi says ransomware attack may have exposed data of 1.5 million people
The company said the compromised information includes names, gender, addresses and phone numbers, but not credit-card details. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/asahi-says-ransomware-incident-exposed-data
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Ransomware Moves: Supply Chain Hits, Credential Harvesting
Innovation Continues, Although Sloppy Coding Can Still Leave Data Unrecoverable. Ransomware groups continue to display more innovation, persistence and planning in their quest to amass ransom-paying victims and maximize profits. This has included repeat supply-chain attacks, harvesting credentials to use in later campaigns, as well as launching their own affiliate programs. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Japanese beer giant Asahi says ransomware attack may have exposed data of 1.5 million people
The company said the compromised information includes names, gender, addresses and phone numbers, but not credit-card details. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/asahi-says-ransomware-incident-exposed-data
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Ransomware Moves: Supply Chain Hits, Credential Harvesting
Innovation Continues, Although Sloppy Coding Can Still Leave Data Unrecoverable. Ransomware groups continue to display more innovation, persistence and planning in their quest to amass ransom-paying victims and maximize profits. This has included repeat supply-chain attacks, harvesting credentials to use in later campaigns, as well as launching their own affiliate programs. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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ShinyHunters Develop Sophisticated New Ransomware-as-a-Service Tool
In a significant escalation of the global cyber threat landscape, the notorious threat group ShinyHunters appears to be transitioning from data theft to full-scale ransomware operations. Cybersecurity researchers have identified an early build of a new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform dubbed >>ShinySp1d3r,
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Asahi-Cybervorfall: Kein Bier bis 2026; aber 1,91 Millionen Daten abgeflossen
Tags: ransomwareDer japanische Bierbrauer Asahi ist im September 2025 Opfer einer Ransomware-Infektion geworden. So langsam werden die Folgen sichtbar, wie die Unternehmensführung zum 27. November 2025 bekannt gab (danke an den Leser für den Hinweis). Die Produktion bzw. Auslieferung von Bier, … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/11/28/asahi-cybervorfall-kein-bier-bis-2026-aber-191-millionen-daten-abgeflossen/
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Malicious LLMs empower inexperienced hackers with advanced tools
Unrestricted large language models (LLMs) like WormGPT 4 and KawaiiGPT are improving their capabilities to generate malicious code, delivering functional scripts for ransomware encryptors and lateral movement. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-llms-empower-inexperienced-hackers-with-advanced-tools/
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CSO in eigener Sache: Mit Smart Answers zu mehr Information
Mit Smart Answers werden alle Ihre Fragen bei uns auf der CSO-Website beantwortet.Wie können CISOs ihre Karriere pushen? Welche Auswirkungen haben Ransomware-Angriffe auf Unternehmen? Wie läuft die Kommunikation nach einem Cyberangriff ab? Diese und viele weitere Fragen beantworten wir Ihnen auf der Website der CSO über unser neues KI-Tool “Smart Answers”.
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CSO in eigener Sache: Mit Smart Answers zu mehr Information
Mit Smart Answers werden alle Ihre Fragen bei uns auf der CSO-Website beantwortet.Wie können CISOs ihre Karriere pushen? Welche Auswirkungen haben Ransomware-Angriffe auf Unternehmen? Wie läuft die Kommunikation nach einem Cyberangriff ab? Diese und viele weitere Fragen beantworten wir Ihnen auf der Website der CSO über unser neues KI-Tool “Smart Answers”.
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CSO in eigener Sache: Mit Smart Answers zu mehr Information
Mit Smart Answers werden alle Ihre Fragen bei uns auf der CSO-Website beantwortet.Wie können CISOs ihre Karriere pushen? Welche Auswirkungen haben Ransomware-Angriffe auf Unternehmen? Wie läuft die Kommunikation nach einem Cyberangriff ab? Diese und viele weitere Fragen beantworten wir Ihnen auf der Website der CSO über unser neues KI-Tool “Smart Answers”.
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CSO in eigener Sache: Mit Smart Answers zu mehr Information
Mit Smart Answers werden alle Ihre Fragen bei uns auf der CSO-Website beantwortet.Wie können CISOs ihre Karriere pushen? Welche Auswirkungen haben Ransomware-Angriffe auf Unternehmen? Wie läuft die Kommunikation nach einem Cyberangriff ab? Diese und viele weitere Fragen beantworten wir Ihnen auf der Website der CSO über unser neues KI-Tool “Smart Answers”.
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CSO in eigener Sache: Mit Smart Answers zu mehr Information
Mit Smart Answers werden alle Ihre Fragen bei uns auf der CSO-Website beantwortet.Wie können CISOs ihre Karriere pushen? Welche Auswirkungen haben Ransomware-Angriffe auf Unternehmen? Wie läuft die Kommunikation nach einem Cyberangriff ab? Diese und viele weitere Fragen beantworten wir Ihnen auf der Website der CSO über unser neues KI-Tool “Smart Answers”.
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Asahi says crooks stole data of approximately 2M customers and employees
Asahi says hackers stole data of approximately 2M customers and employees before a ransomware attack crippled its Japan operations. Threat actors hit Asahi with a ransomware attack in September, stealing personal data on about 2 million customers and employees and severely disrupting the company’s operations in Japan. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd (commonly called Asahi) is…
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Ransomware Reshaping Cyber as National Security Priority
Public-Private Cooperation Key for Ransomware Mitigation, Says Anne Neuberger. Ongoing, high-profile ransomware attacks against Britain and the United States have transformed cybersecurity into a national security priority, Anne Neubehttps://cms.ismgcorp.com/userpolicy/titlelevelrger, the former White House deputy national security adviser for cyber, said at a Wednesday event in London. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ransomware-reshaping-cyber-as-national-security-priority-a-30160
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Asahi admits ransomware gang may have spilled almost 2M people’s data
Brewer finally tallies fallout from September attack as it pushes earnings into 2026 First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/27/asahi_ransomware_numbers/
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Scottish council still rebuilding systems two years after ransomware attack
Audit sympathetic toward Comhairle nan Eilean Siar as staff stretched to capacity trying to recover First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/27/western_isles_ransomware_council/
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»manage it« TechTalk: Unveränderliche Speicherkomponenten sind eine wichtige Maßnahme gegen Ransomware-Attacken
Auf dem Security-Event it-sa 2025 kam das Videogespräch mit dem Sicherheitsanbieter Object First leider nicht zustande, das wir dann aber in den Räumen seiner PR-Agentur nachholen durften. Dort haben wir mit dem Director Sales Central EMEA, Florian Kopp, über das Thema Ransomware geredet. Konkret wollten wir wissen, welche Antworten Object First auf die damit einher…
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Crisis24 shuts down emergency notification system in wake of ransomware attack
OnSolve CodeRED was damaged by the attack and has been nonoperational since earlier this month. Dozens of agencies and their respective users have been impacted by the outage and data theft. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/crisis24-onsolve-codered-emergency-system-ransomware/
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Akira’s SonicWall Hacks Are Taking Down Large Enterprises
Businesses That Inherit SSL VPNs Through M&A Activity Falling Victim, Warn Experts. Multiple large enterprises that inherited SonicWall SSL VPN devices when they acquired a smaller entity have fallen victim to the Akira ransomware group, security researchers warn. Investigations of multiple intrusions found they began when attackers used unmonitored and unrotated credentials. First seen on…
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Qilin Ransomware Turns South Korean MSP Breach Into 28-Victim ‘Korean Leaks’ Data Heist
Tags: attack, breach, data, finance, group, korea, leak, msp, north-korea, ransomware, service, supply-chainSouth Korea’s financial sector has been targeted by what has been described as a sophisticated supply chain attack that led to the deployment of Qilin ransomware.”This operation combined the capabilities of a major Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) group, Qilin, with potential involvement from North Korean state-affiliated actors (Moonstone Sleet), leveraging Managed Service Provider (MSP) First seen on…
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CodeRED emergency alert system CodeDEAD after INC ransomware attack
Regions across US affected, and one tore up its contract for the product First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/26/codered_emergency_alert_ransomware/
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CodeRED emergency alert system CodeDEAD after INC ransomware attack
Regions across US affected, and one tore up its contract for the product First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/26/codered_emergency_alert_ransomware/
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Hackers Launch Active Attacks on Telecom and Media Industries
The telecommunications & media sector stands at the epicenter of a relentless cyber onslaught, as evidenced by CYFIRMA’s latest quarterly industry report. Leveraging telemetry-driven intelligence and deep-dive threat research. The report unveils alarming trends in advanced attack campaigns, surging underground chatter, and evolving ransomware dynamics, painting a picture of a sector under siege and in…
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Hackers Launch Active Attacks on Telecom and Media Industries
The telecommunications & media sector stands at the epicenter of a relentless cyber onslaught, as evidenced by CYFIRMA’s latest quarterly industry report. Leveraging telemetry-driven intelligence and deep-dive threat research. The report unveils alarming trends in advanced attack campaigns, surging underground chatter, and evolving ransomware dynamics, painting a picture of a sector under siege and in…
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AI Cybercriminals Target Black Friday and Cyber Monday
AI-enabled cybercriminals are exploiting the holiday shopping season with precision phishing, account takeovers, payment skimming and ransomware, forcing retailers to adopt real-time, adaptive defenses to keep pace. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/ai-cybercriminals-target-black-friday-and-cyber-monday/
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Alliances between ransomware groups tied to recent surge in cybercrime
Tags: access, attack, awareness, backup, business, cloud, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, encryption, exploit, extortion, group, healthcare, incident response, intelligence, law, leak, monitoring, ransom, ransomware, saas, service, software, tactics, theft, threat, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayRansomware groups change tactics to evade law enforcement: The latest quarterly study from Rapid7 also found that newly forged alliances are leading to a spike in ransomware activity while adding that tactical innovations, from refined extortion to double extortion and use of zero day, are also playing a part in increased malfeasance.The quarter also saw…
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AI Cybercriminals Target Black Friday and Cyber Monday
AI-enabled cybercriminals are exploiting the holiday shopping season with precision phishing, account takeovers, payment skimming and ransomware, forcing retailers to adopt real-time, adaptive defenses to keep pace. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/ai-cybercriminals-target-black-friday-and-cyber-monday/