Tag: ransomware
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CISA Orders US Government to Patch Maximum Severity Cisco Flaw
CISA added CVE-2026-20131 to its KEV catalog as it is being used in ransomware campaigns First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-orders-us-government-patch/
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Foster City Cyberattack Disrupts Services, Raises Data Breach Fears
A ransomware attack has disrupted municipal operations in Foster City, California, as officials continue to respond. The Bay Area city, home to roughly 34,000 residents, was forced to suspend most public services after suspicious activity was detected early Thursday morning. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/foster-city-cyberattack/
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We Know You Can Pay a Million by Anja Shortland review the terrifying new world of ransomware
Criminals extorting money online have created huge businesses, complete with branding and HRThe birth of ransomware was a stunt that got out of hand. In 1989, an evolutionary biologist called Joseph L Popp Jr was working part time for the World Health Organisation on the Aids epidemic. He was a difficult man. When he was…
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A Domains Portfolio Belonging to RAMP (Russian Anonymous Marketplace) Forum Members A Compilation
Dear blog readers, In this post I’ll provide actionable intelligence based on the research and analysis which I posted in my previous “Dissecting the RAMP (Russian Anonymous Marketplace) Ransomware Forum – An Analysis” blog post and will provide actionable intelligence on various domain portfolios manage and operated by members of the RAMP (Russian Anonymous Marketplace)…
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A Compilation of BitCoin Wallet Addresses from the RAMP (Russian Anonymous Marketplace) Forum Members A Compilation
Dear blog readers, In this post I’ll provide actionable intelligence on all the BitCoin wallet addresses from the RAMP (Russian Anonymous Marketplace) forum members with the idea to assist the security community fellow researchers and U.S Law Enforcement on its way to properly track down and prosecute the individuals behind these campaigns. Here’s the compilation:…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 89
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter New Payload ransomware malware analysis DRILLAPP: new backdoor targeting Ukrainian entities with possible links to Laundry Bear When Trusted Websites Turn Malicious: WordPress Compromises Advance Global Stealer Operation AI Coding Tools Under Fire: […]…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 568 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. WorldLeaks ransomware group breached the City of Los Angels PolyShell flaw exposes Magento and Adobe Commerce…
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Cyber OpSec Fail: Beast Gang Exposes Ransomware Server
Files on a central cloud server used by the ransomware group highlight a systematic, aggressive attack on network backups as a key TTP. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/opsec-beast-gang-exposes-ransomware-server
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Interlock Ransomware Targets Cisco Enterprise Firewalls
The ransomware gang, known for double-extortion attacks, had access to a critical Cisco firewall vulnerability weeks before it was publicly disclosed. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/interlock-ransomware-targets-cisco-enterprise-firewalls
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LeakNet ransomware: what you need to know
A ransomware gang that claims to be a group of “investigative journalists”? Meet LeakNet – the group using fake CAPTCHA pages to trick employees into hacking themselves. First seen on fortra.com Jump to article: www.fortra.com/blog/leaknet-ransomware-what-you-need-know
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CISA Warns Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center 0-Day Is Being Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cisco, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, ransomware, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting heavily relied-upon Cisco security products. Tracked officially as CVE-2026-20131, this severe flaw is actively being exploited by cybercriminals in targeted ransomware campaigns. Organizations relying on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center and Cisco Security Cloud Control must take immediate…
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CISA Warns Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center 0-Day Is Being Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cisco, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, ransomware, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting heavily relied-upon Cisco security products. Tracked officially as CVE-2026-20131, this severe flaw is actively being exploited by cybercriminals in targeted ransomware campaigns. Organizations relying on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center and Cisco Security Cloud Control must take immediate…
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54 EDR Killers Use BYOVD to Exploit 35 Signed Vulnerable Drivers and Disable Security
A new analysis of endpoint detection and response (EDR) killers has revealed that 54 of them leverage a technique known as bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) by abusing a total of 35 vulnerable drivers.EDR killer programs have been a common presence in ransomware intrusions as they offer a way for affiliates to neutralize security…
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SpyCloud’s 2026 Identity Exposure Report Reveals Explosion of Non-Human Identity Theft
Tags: ai, authentication, automation, breach, cloud, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, government, identity, malware, monitoring, password, phishing, ransomware, supply-chain, theft, threat, tool67 / sixseven: 140.4Msweet / cookie / candy / cake / pie: 5.7Mchiefs / kansas city chiefs: 5M2025: 4.1Mapple / banana / orange / strawberry / fruit: 2.6MPassword reuse remains widespread, and the report also identified 1.1 million password manager master passwords circulating in underground sources, raising concerns about vault-level compromise when master credentials are…
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SpyCloud’s 2026 Identity Exposure Report Reveals Explosion of Non-Human Identity Theft
Tags: ai, authentication, automation, breach, cloud, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, government, identity, malware, monitoring, password, phishing, ransomware, supply-chain, theft, threat, tool67 / sixseven: 140.4Msweet / cookie / candy / cake / pie: 5.7Mchiefs / kansas city chiefs: 5M2025: 4.1Mapple / banana / orange / strawberry / fruit: 2.6MPassword reuse remains widespread, and the report also identified 1.1 million password manager master passwords circulating in underground sources, raising concerns about vault-level compromise when master credentials are…
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Ransomware group exploited Cisco firewall vulnerability as a zero day, weeks before a patch appeared
Tags: attack, cisco, cve, defense, exploit, firewall, government, group, healthcare, infrastructure, malicious, malware, ransom, ransomware, service, software, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-dayCSO that the “week’s head start” he referred to was the gap between the date of the first exploit that Amazon’s later analysis had unearthed and Cisco’s discovery of the bug.Amazon gained insight into the attacker’s infrastructure by using the honeypot to mimic a vulnerable firewall system. This resulted in an attack on the honeypot,…
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Unknown attackers exploit yet another critical SharePoint bug
Last time: Beijing-backed snoops and ransomware crims. Who’s next? First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/19/unknown_attackers_exploit_yet_another/
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54 EDR Killers Use BYOVD to Exploit 34 Signed Vulnerable Drivers and Disable Security
A new analysis of endpoint detection and response (EDR) killers has revealed that 54 of them leverage a technique known as bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) by abusing a total of 34 vulnerable drivers.EDR killer programs have been a common presence in ransomware intrusions as they offer a way for affiliates to neutralize security…
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Ransomware crims abused Cisco 0-day weeks before disclosure, says Amazon security boss
Interlock’s post-exploit toolkit exposed First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/18/amazon_cisco_firewall_0_day_ransomware/
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Ransomware Affiliate Exposes Details of ‘The Gentlemen’ Operation
Hastalamuerte leaks The Gentlemen RaaS ops: FortiGate exploits, BYOVD evasion, Qilin split tactics First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ransomware-affiliate-gentlemen/
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Interlock ransomware gang exploited Cisco firewall zero-day weeks before disclosure: Amazon
The Interlock ransomware gang recently exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a popular line of Cisco firewalls before the bug was disclosed publicly, according to an Amazon report. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisco-ransomware-interlock-firewalls
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Interlock Ransomware Leveraged Cisco FMC Zero-Day 36 Days Before Patch
Amazon’s threat intelligence teams have uncovered a new cyber campaign linked to the Interlock ransomware group. The campaign centers around a flaw affecting Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/interlock-fmc-cve-2026-20131/
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Everyday tools, extraordinary crimes: the ransomware exfiltration playbook
Attackers use trusted tools for data theft, making traditional detection unreliable. The Exfiltration Framework enables defenders to spot exfiltration by focusing on behavioral signals across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments rather than static tool indicators. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/everyday-tools-extraordinary-crimes-the-ransomware-exfiltration-playbook/
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EDR killers are now standard equipment in ransomware attacks
Ransomware attackers routinely deploy tools designed to disable endpoint detection and response software before launching encryptors. These tools, known as EDR killers, have … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/19/edr-killer-ransomware-attacks/
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AWS Warns Hackers Have Abused Cisco Firewall Zero-Day Since January
Notorious ransomware group Interlock has been exploiting a Cisco zero-day bug since January, AWS says First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/interlock-ransomware-exploit-cisco/
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Interlock group exploiting the CISCO FMC flaw CVE-2026-20131 36 days before disclosure
Tags: attack, cisco, cve, exploit, firewall, flaw, group, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Interlock ransomware group has exploited a Cisco FMC zero-day RCE vulnerability in attacks since late January. The Interlock ransomware group has been exploiting a critical zero-day RCE vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20131 (CVSS score of 10.0), in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) since late January. The vulnerability is a remote code execution flaw that…