Tag: ransomware
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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/
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Teenage hacker myth primed for a middle-age criminal makeover
Tags: access, breach, business, corporate, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, extortion, finance, group, hacker, hacking, infrastructure, jobs, malware, network, penetration-testing, programming, ransomware, service, skills, software, technology, threat, vulnerabilityCybercrime cartels: Dray Agha, senior security operations manager at managed detection and response services firm Huntress, said the analysis illustrates that the “Hollywood image of a teenage lone wolf hacking for bragging rights” is vastly outdated since the threat landscape is dominated by “highly organised, profit-driven syndicates.””While young people may still engage in digital vandalism…
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Zero-day exploits hit enterprises faster and harder
Tags: access, apple, attack, backdoor, business, china, cisco, cve, data, detection, endpoint, espionage, exploit, firewall, flaw, fortinet, google, group, hacker, infrastructure, ivanti, least-privilege, mobile, network, oracle, radius, ransomware, risk, router, russia, service, software, technology, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayEnterprise environments under siege: Chinese threat actors continued to display a preference for targets that are difficult to monitor and allow persistent access to strategic networks. Notable examples include the groups that GTIG tracks as UNC5221, which exploited a flaw in Ivanti Connect Secure (CVE-2025-0282) and UNC3886, which exploited a vulnerability in Juniper routers (CVE-2025-21590).Another…
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Backup strategies are working, and ransomware gangs are responding with data theft
Business email compromise (BEC) and funds transfer fraud combined for 58% of all cyber insurance claims filed in 2025, according to data from Coalition covering more than … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/06/cyber-claims-report-ransomware-gangs-data-theft/
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Whitelisting im Unternehmen: Wie Allow-Listing Zero-Day-Angriffe stoppt und die Angriffsfläche reduziert
Unternehmen stehen heute vor einer Sicherheitslage, in der klassische Abwehrmechanismen allein nicht mehr ausreichen. Malware, Ransomware, Schatten-IT, komplexe Multi-Cloud-Architekturen und strenge Datenschutzvorgaben treffen auf eine Arbeitswelt, die von Dynamik und Flexibilität geprägt ist. In diesem Spannungsfeld gewinnt ein Sicherheitsprinzip zunehmend an Bedeutung, das zwar traditionell wirkt aber gerade deshalb enorme Stärke entfaltet: konsequentes Whitelisting. First…
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Whitelisting im Unternehmen: Wie konsequentes Allow-Listing Zero-Day-Angriffe stoppt und die Angriffsfläche dauerhaft reduziert Kontrolle statt reaktiver Abwehr
Unternehmen stehen heute vor einer Sicherheitslage, in der klassische Abwehrmechanismen allein nicht mehr ausreichen. Malware, Ransomware, Schatten-IT, komplexe Multi-Cloud-Architekturen und strenge Datenschutzvorgaben treffen auf eine Arbeitswelt, die von Dynamik und Flexibilität geprägt ist. In diesem Spannungsfeld gewinnt ein Sicherheitsprinzip zunehmend an Bedeutung, das zwar traditionell wirkt aber gerade deshalb enorme Stärke entfaltet: konsequentes Whitelisting. First…
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Europa im Visier von Cyber-Identitätsdieben
Deutsche Unternehmen müssen sich warm anziehen: Sowohl staatliche als auch ‘private” Akteure haben es auf sie abgesehen.ShutterstockWie die Experten von Darktrace in ihrem aktuellen Threat Report 2026 darstellen, bleiben Cloud- und E-Mail-Konten das Einfallstor Nummer Eins in Europa. Dem Bericht zufolge begannen im vergangenen Jahr in Europa 58 Prozent der Attacken mit kompromittierten Cloud-Accounts oder…
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Phobos Ransomware admin faces up to 20 years after guilty plea
Russian national Evgenii Ptitsyn (43) pleaded guilty in the U.S. for his role in the Phobos ransomware operation. Russian national Evgenii Ptitsyn pleaded guilty in the US to wire fraud conspiracy for his role in the Phobos ransomware scheme. The man was arrested in South Korea in 2024 and extradited to the United States. He…
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Phobos ransomware leader facing 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to hacking charges
Ptitsyn and several others began using the Phobos ransomware in November 2020, attacking more than 1,000 organizations around the world. He was arrested in South Korea and extradited in November 2024. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/phobos-ransomware-leader-facing-20-years
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Phobos ransomware leader pleads guilty, faces up to 20 years in prison
The 43-year-old Russian national ran a ransomware operation that impacted more than 1,000 victims globally. The conspiracy netted more than $39 million in extortion payments. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/phobos-ransomware-leader-guilty/
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Phobos ransomware admin pleads guilty to wire fraud conspiracy
A Russian national pleaded guilty to a wire fraud conspiracy charge related to his role in administering the Phobos ransomware operation, which breached hundreds of victims worldwide. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phobos-ransomware-admin-pleads-guilty-to-wire-fraud-conspiracy/
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What to Expect from Iran’s Digital Counterstrike
Tags: attack, breach, cloud, communications, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, espionage, exploit, extortion, finance, government, group, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, international, iran, leak, middle-east, military, network, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, service, tool, update, vulnerability, wormAfter the United States and Israel began a bombing campaign on Iran, leading to the decapitation of its political and military leaders, the Middle East has erupted into waves of kinetic warfare. But what should we expect about cyber? Iran has a formidable offensive cybersecurity capability and is considered one of the four most aggressive…
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Cancer Center Research Study Hack Affects 1.2M
Health Researchers Often Overlook Security of Historical Datasets. An August 2025 ransomware attack on the University of Hawaii Cancer Center’s epidemiology division has affected 1.2 million individuals, including personal information such as Social Security numbers of certain research study participants dating back more than 30 years. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cancer-center-research-study-hack-affects-12m-a-30912