HelloKitty: When Cyberpunk met cy-purr-crime

On February 9, after discovering a compromise, CD Projekt Red CDPR announced to its 1+ million followers on Twitter that it was the victim of a ransomware attack against its systems and made it clear they would not yield to the demands of the threat actors, nor negotiate. Cyberpunk 2077, the late...

PYSA Ransomware Pillages Education Sector, Feds Warn

The FBI has issued a warning about an uptick in cyberattacks on the education sector that are delivering the PYSA ransomware. In a “Flash” alert to the cybersecurity community issued on Tuesday, the Feds said that PYSA has been seen in attacks on schools in 12 U.S. states and in the United Kingdo...

Microsoft Exchange Exploits Pave a Ransomware Path

Cybercriminals are now using compromised Microsoft Exchange servers as a foothold to deploy a new ransomware family called DearCry, Microsoft has warned. The ransomware is the latest threat to beleaguer vulnerable Exchange servers, emerging shortly after Microsoft issued emergency patches in earl...

Molson Coors Cracks Open a Cyberattack Investigation

Another high-profile company has been hit with a cyber attack that’s causing a major disruption to its business. Brewing company Molson Coors acknowledged on Thursday that it has “experienced a systems outage that was caused by a cybersecurity incident,” according to a Form 8-K filed with the SEC...

REvil ransomware’s calling, and it’s not good news

The REvil ransomware AKA Sodinokibi, which operates as a Ransomware as a Service is adopting some outreach techniques after initial compromise, designed to shame victims into paying up. Shaming victims into action Malware authors and social engineers have relied on shame and the threat of exposur...

FBI-CISA Joint Advisory on Compromise of Microsoft Exchange Server

CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA to address recently disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server. CISA and FBI assess that adversaries could exploit these vulnerabilities to compromise networks, steal information, encrypt...

Crypto firm Tether claims hackers have demanded $24m in ransom

By Waqas Tether has refused to pay the 500 BTC ransom demand made by hackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Crypto firm Tether claims hackers have demanded $24m in ransom...

Everything You Need to Know About Evolving Threat of Ransomware

The cybersecurity world is constantly evolving to new forms of threats and vulnerabilities. But ransomware proves to be a different animal—most destructive, persistent, notoriously challenging to prevent, and is showing no signs of slowing down. Falling victim to a ransomware attack can cause...

Everything You Need to Know About Evolving Threat of Ransomware

The cybersecurity world is constantly evolving to new forms of threats and vulnerabilities. But ransomware proves to be a different animal—most destructive, persistent, notoriously challenging to prevent, and is showing no signs of slowing down. Falling victim to a ransomware attack can cause...

Clop targets execs, ransomware tactics get another new twist

Ransomware peddlers have come up with yet another devious twist on the recent trend for data exfiltration. After interviewing several victims of the Clop ransomware, ZDNet discovered that its operators appear to be systematically targeting the workstations of executives. After all, the top manage...

Kia Motors Hit With $20M Ransomware Attack – Report

So far, Kia Motors America has publicly acknowledged an “extended system outage,” but ransomware gang DoppelPaymer claimed it has locked down the company’s files in a cyberattack that includes a $20 million ransom demand. That $20 million will gain Kia a decryptor and a guarantee to not to publis...

Authorities Seize Dark-Web Site Linked to the Netwalker Ransomware

U.S. and Bulgarian authorities this week took control of the dark web site used by the NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group to publish data stolen from its victims. "We are striking back against the growing threat of ransomware by not only bringing criminal charges against the responsible actors...

Ransomware Attackers Publish 4K Private Scottish Gov Agency Files

On the heels of a ransomware attack against the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency SEPA, attackers have now reportedly published more than 4,000 files stolen from the agency – including contracts and strategy documents. After hitting SEPA on Christmas Eve with the attack, cybercriminals...

Ransomware in 2020: A Banner Year for Extortion

Remote learning platforms shut down. Hospital chemotherapy appointments cancelled. Ransomware attacks in 2020 dominated as a top threat vector this past year. Couple that with the COVID-19 pandemic, putting strains on the healthcare sector, and we witnessed ransomware exact a particularly cruel...

10 Ways to Protect Against DDoS Attacks

Distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks continue to grow in size, frequency, and complexity, threatening businesses and service providers around the world. A warning was recently issued about a steep uptick of DDoS attack threats demanding bitcoin ransom with thousands of organizations across...

Vancouver Metro Disrupted by Egregor Ransomware

The threat actors behind the Egregor ransomware are showing a prolificacy in their early months of activity. On the heels of targeting struggling U.S. retailer Kmart, the Egregor gang also disrupted the Vancouver metro system with a ransomware attack. Translink, the Canadian city’s public...

Capcom ransomware attack: Gaming details leaked; no ransom paid

By Deeba Ahmed Capcom has acknowledged that the ransomware attack was carried out by Ragnar Locker Gang in which the company lost sensitive data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Capcom ransomware attack: Gaming details leaked; no ransom paid...

RegretLocker, new ransomware, can encrypt Windows virtual hard disks

Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new ransomware last month called RegretLocker that, despite a no-frills package, can do serious damage to virtual hard disks on Windows machines. Through a clever trick, RegretLocker can bypass the often-long encryption times required when encrypting a...

Ragnar Locker Ransomware Gang Takes Out Facebook Ads in Key New Tactic

The Ragnar Locker ransomware group has decided to ratchet up the pressure on its latest high-profile victim, Italian liquor conglomerate Campari, by taking out Facebook ads threatening to release the 2TB of sensitive data it stole in a Nov. 3 attack – unless a $15 million ransom is paid in Bitcoi...

Fake COVID-19 test result email drops King Engine ransomware

By Deeba Ahmed “King Engine” ransomware is a variant of Hentai OniChan ransomware which, after infecting a system, asking for a ridiculous 50 BTC as ransom. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake COVID-19 test result email drops King Engine ransomware...