Tag: ransomware
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Nevada ransomware attack traced back to malware download by employee
The state refused to pay a ransom and recovered 90% of the impacted data. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/nevada-ransomware-attack-traced-back-to-malware-download-by-employee/805011/
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Threat Actors Leverage AI to Accelerate Ransomware Attacks Across Europe
CrowdStrike’s 2025 report reveals how AI is accelerating ransomware attacks and reshaping Europe’s cyber threat landscape. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/threat-actors-leverage-ai-to-accelerate-ransomware-attacks-across-europe/
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Threat Actors Use Stolen RDP Credentials to Deploy Cephalus Ransomware
A new ransomware group, Cephalus, has emerged in the cybersecurity threat landscape, targeting organizations through compromised Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) accounts. First detected in mid-June 2025, this group represents a growing threat to businesses that have not implemented proper security measures on their remote access systems. How Cephalus Operates The Cephalus ransomware group employs a…
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Digital health can’t scale if cybersecurity falls behind
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, framework, GDPR, governance, government, healthcare, HIPAA, identity, infection, intelligence, malicious, network, nist, phishing, privacy, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, strategy, technology, threat, training, virus, vulnerability, zero-trustThe unique vulnerabilities of AI systems: Traditional security frameworks are not enough for AI. Attacks on algorithms take subtler forms. I often explain to my clients that when you corrupt data, you corrupt intelligence. Data poisoning occurs when malicious data is inserted into the training process, teaching the AI to make wrong decisions later. Imagine…
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Digital health can’t scale if cybersecurity falls behind
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, framework, GDPR, governance, government, healthcare, HIPAA, identity, infection, intelligence, malicious, network, nist, phishing, privacy, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, strategy, technology, threat, training, virus, vulnerability, zero-trustThe unique vulnerabilities of AI systems: Traditional security frameworks are not enough for AI. Attacks on algorithms take subtler forms. I often explain to my clients that when you corrupt data, you corrupt intelligence. Data poisoning occurs when malicious data is inserted into the training process, teaching the AI to make wrong decisions later. Imagine…
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Doubling Down in Vegas: The High-Stakes Question of Whether to Pay
Learn how Nevada refused to pay ransom after a 2025 cyberattack, restoring systems in 28 days”, and what this reveals about ransomware readiness and policy. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/doubling-down-in-vegas-the-high-stakes-question-of-whether-to-pay/
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How to trade your $214,000 cybersecurity job for a jail cell
Ransomware doesn’t pay what it used to. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/11/fbi-arrests-ransomware-clean-up-experts-for-planting-ransomware/
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Digital health can’t scale if cybersecurity falls behind
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, framework, GDPR, governance, government, healthcare, HIPAA, identity, infection, intelligence, malicious, network, nist, phishing, privacy, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, strategy, technology, threat, training, virus, vulnerability, zero-trustThe unique vulnerabilities of AI systems: Traditional security frameworks are not enough for AI. Attacks on algorithms take subtler forms. I often explain to my clients that when you corrupt data, you corrupt intelligence. Data poisoning occurs when malicious data is inserted into the training process, teaching the AI to make wrong decisions later. Imagine…
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Doubling Down in Vegas: The High-Stakes Question of Whether to Pay
Learn how Nevada refused to pay ransom after a 2025 cyberattack, restoring systems in 28 days”, and what this reveals about ransomware readiness and policy. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/doubling-down-in-vegas-the-high-stakes-question-of-whether-to-pay/
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Vibe Coding: Schrott-Ransomware in VS-Code-Marketplace aufgetaucht
Microsoft ist offenbar nicht sehr darum bemüht, Ransomware aus dem VS-Code-Marketplace zu halten. Zumindest, solange sie schlecht programmiert ist. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/vibe-coding-schrott-ransomware-in-vs-code-marketplace-aufgetaucht-2511-201957.html
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How to trade your $214,000 cybersecurity job for a jail cell
Ransomware doesn’t pay what it used to. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/11/fbi-arrests-ransomware-clean-up-experts-for-planting-ransomware/
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Vibe-coded ransomware proof-of-concept ended up on Microsoft’s marketplace
Tags: access, ai, control, credentials, data, data-breach, github, infrastructure, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, ransomware, toolExtension pointed to a GitHub-based C2: Ransomvibe deployed a rather unusual GitHub-based command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, instead of relying on traditional C2 servers. The extension used a private GitHub repository to receive and execute commands. It routinely checked for new commits in a file named “index.html”, executed the embedded commands, and then wrote the output back…
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Doubling Down in Vegas: The High-Stakes Question of Whether to Pay
Learn how Nevada refused to pay ransom after a 2025 cyberattack, restoring systems in 28 days”, and what this reveals about ransomware readiness and policy. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/doubling-down-in-vegas-the-high-stakes-question-of-whether-to-pay/
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Business continuity and cybersecurity: Two sides of the same coin
Tags: access, ai, attack, backup, breach, business, cloud, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, finance, framework, google, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, network, nist, ransomware, RedTeam, resilience, risk, sans, service, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, training, veeam, vulnerability, zero-trustWhy traditional business continuity plans fail against modern threats: I’ve implemented change management processes in environments requiring 99.99% uptime and I can tell you that most business continuity plans were designed for a different era. They assume that your backup systems, communication channels and recovery procedures will be available when you need them. Today’s threat…
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Vibe-coded ransomware proof-of-concept ended up on Microsoft’s marketplace
Tags: access, ai, control, credentials, data, data-breach, github, infrastructure, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, ransomware, toolExtension pointed to a GitHub-based C2: Ransomvibe deployed a rather unusual GitHub-based command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, instead of relying on traditional C2 servers. The extension used a private GitHub repository to receive and execute commands. It routinely checked for new commits in a file named “index.html”, executed the embedded commands, and then wrote the output back…
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How to trade your $214,000 cybersecurity job for a jail cell
Ransomware doesn’t pay what it used to. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/11/fbi-arrests-ransomware-clean-up-experts-for-planting-ransomware/
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Business continuity and cybersecurity: Two sides of the same coin
Tags: access, ai, attack, backup, breach, business, cloud, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, finance, framework, google, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, network, nist, ransomware, RedTeam, resilience, risk, sans, service, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, training, veeam, vulnerability, zero-trustWhy traditional business continuity plans fail against modern threats: I’ve implemented change management processes in environments requiring 99.99% uptime and I can tell you that most business continuity plans were designed for a different era. They assume that your backup systems, communication channels and recovery procedures will be available when you need them. Today’s threat…
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Nikkei-Daten über Slack-Konto eines Mitarbeiters geleakt
Tags: access, computer, cyberattack, data-breach, finance, hacker, mail, password, phishing, ransomware, usa, virusEin kompromittierter Rechner und schon hatten Kriminelle alles Nötige, um auf Nikkeis Slack-Plattform zuzugreifen.Unbefugte hatten Zugang zur Messaging-Plattform Slack von Nikkei, einem der größten Medienkonzerne weltweit, zu dem unter anderem die Financial Times gehört. Wie das Unternehmen bekannt gab, wurden dabei möglicherweise Daten von über 17.000 Mitarbeitenden und Geschäftspartnern gestohlen.Darunter können sich Namen, E-Mail-Adressen und…
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Nikkei-Daten über Slack-Konto eines Mitarbeiters geleakt
Tags: access, computer, cyberattack, data-breach, finance, hacker, mail, password, phishing, ransomware, usa, virusEin kompromittierter Rechner und schon hatten Kriminelle alles Nötige, um auf Nikkeis Slack-Plattform zuzugreifen.Unbefugte hatten Zugang zur Messaging-Plattform Slack von Nikkei, einem der größten Medienkonzerne weltweit, zu dem unter anderem die Financial Times gehört. Wie das Unternehmen bekannt gab, wurden dabei möglicherweise Daten von über 17.000 Mitarbeitenden und Geschäftspartnern gestohlen.Darunter können sich Namen, E-Mail-Adressen und…
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New Analysis Reveals LockBit 5.0’s Core Features and Dual-Stage Attack Model
LockBit has remained one of the most dominant ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) groups in the world since its emergence as ABCD ransomware in 2019 and official launch as LockBit in 2020. Despite high-profile setbacks including international law enforcement takedowns in early 2024 and a damaging affiliate panel leak in May 2025 the group continues to update its…
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New Analysis Reveals LockBit 5.0’s Core Features and Dual-Stage Attack Model
LockBit has remained one of the most dominant ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) groups in the world since its emergence as ABCD ransomware in 2019 and official launch as LockBit in 2020. Despite high-profile setbacks including international law enforcement takedowns in early 2024 and a damaging affiliate panel leak in May 2025 the group continues to update its…
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New Analysis Reveals LockBit 5.0’s Core Features and Dual-Stage Attack Model
LockBit has remained one of the most dominant ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) groups in the world since its emergence as ABCD ransomware in 2019 and official launch as LockBit in 2020. Despite high-profile setbacks including international law enforcement takedowns in early 2024 and a damaging affiliate panel leak in May 2025 the group continues to update its…
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Vibe-Coded Malicious VS Code Extension Found with Built-In Ransomware Capabilities
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension with basic ransomware capabilities that appears to be created with the help of artificial intelligence in other words, vibe-coded.Secure Annex researcher John Tuckner, who flagged the extension “susvsex,” said it does not attempt to hide its malicious functionality. The extension was uploaded on…
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Vibe-Coded Malicious VS Code Extension Found with Built-In Ransomware Capabilities
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension with basic ransomware capabilities that appears to be created with the help of artificial intelligence in other words, vibe-coded.Secure Annex researcher John Tuckner, who flagged the extension “susvsex,” said it does not attempt to hide its malicious functionality. The extension was uploaded on…
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Gootloader malware back for the attack, serves up ransomware
Move fast – miscreants compromised a domain controller in 17 hours First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/06/gootloader_back_ransomware/
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Clop Ransomware group claims the breach of The Washington Post
The Clop Ransomware group claims the breach of The Washington Post and added the Americandaily newspaperto its Tor data leak site. The Clop Ransomware group announced the hack of the prestigious Americandaily newspaper The Washington Post. The cybercrime group created a page for the university on its Tor data leak site and announced it will…
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Ransom Tales: Volume V, Throwback Edition! Emulating REvil, DarkSide, and BlackMatter Ransomware
AttackIQ presents the fifth volume of Ransom Tales, an initiative focused on emulating the Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) exhibited by sophisticated and prominent ransomware families with the objective of empowering defenders to rigorously challenge their security controls and enhance resilience against disruptive and extortive threats. In this release, AttackIQ revisits historical ransomware operations with…