Akira Ransomware

Akira Ransomware By Trellix · November 29, 2023 This blog was also written by Alexandre Mundo and Max Kersten First discovered in early 2023, Akira ransomware seemed to be just another ransomware family that entered the market. Its continued activity and numerous victims are our main motivators t...

Ransomware gangs and Living Off the Land (LOTL) attacks: A deep dive

We’ve told you about ransomware-as-a-service RaaS gangs; we’ve told you about living off the Land LOTL attacks. What do you get when you bring the two together? Bad news. Our recent report, Threat Brief: Ransomware Gangs & Living Off the Land Attacks, takes a deep dive into why the intersection o...

Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore Hit by Ransomware, Player Accounts Deleted

By Deeba Ahmed The victim company, Gellyberry Studios, an independent game studio, developed Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore Hit by Ransomware, Player Accounts Deleted...

Key Cybercriminals Behind Notorious Ransomware Families Arrested in Ukraine

A coordinated law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of key individuals in Ukraine who are alleged to be a part of several ransomware schemes. "On 21 November, 30 properties were searched in the regions of Kyiv, Cherkasy, Rivne, and Vinnytsia, resulting in the arrest of the 32-year-old...

A week in security (November 20 – November 26)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Windows Hello fingerprint authentication can be bypassed on popular laptops Citrix Bleed widely exploitated, warn government agencies Chrome pushes forward with plans to limit ad blockers in the future $19 Stanley cup deal is a Black Friday scam Malwarebytes consum...

Citrix Bleed widely exploited, warn government agencies

In a joint cybersecurity advisory, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, along with other international agencies, warn that ransomware gangs are actively exploiting the Citrix Bleed vulnerability. Affiliates of at least two ransomwa...

Unveiling the Deceptive Dance: Phobos Ransomware Masquerading As VX-Underground

During a recent hunt, Qualys Threat Research has come across a ransomware family known as Phobos, impersonating VX-Underground. Phobos ransomware has been knocking on our door since early 2019 and is often seen being distributed via stolen Remote Desktop Protocol RDP connections. Strongly believe...

LockBit Ransomware Exploiting Critical Citrix Bleed Vulnerability to Break In

Multiple threat actors, including LockBit ransomware affiliates, are actively exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Citrix NetScaler application delivery control ADC and Gateway appliances to obtain initial access to target environments. The joint advisory comes from the U.S...

Play Ransomware Goes Commercial - Now Offered as a Service to Cybercriminals

The ransomware strain known as Play is now being offered to other threat actors "as a service," new evidence unearthed by Adlumin has revealed. "The unusual lack of even small variations between attacks suggests that they are being carried out by affiliates who have purchased the...

#StopRansomware: LockBit 3.0 Ransomware Affiliates Exploit CVE 2023-4966 Citrix Bleed Vulnerability

SUMMARY Note: This joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA is part of an ongoing StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for network defenders that detail various ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors. These StopRansomware advisories include recently and historically observed tactics,...

CISA, FBI, MS-ISAC, and ASD’s ACSC Release Advisory on LockBit Affiliates Exploiting Citrix Bleed

Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center MS-ISAC, and Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Center ASD’s ACSC released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA,...

Crimeware and financial cyberthreats in 2024

At Kaspersky, we constantly monitor the financial cyberthreat landscape, which includes threats to financial institutions, such as banks, and financially motivated threats, such as ransomware, that target a broader range of industries. As part of our Kaspersky Security Bulletin, we try to predict...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 13 November to 19 November 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, a total of nine attacks were executed, twelve vulnerabilities were uncovered, and four active adversaries we...

Scattered Spider ransomware gang falls under government agency scrutiny

As you may have read in our November Ransomware Review, Scattered Spider is a relatively new, albeit dangerous, ransomware gang who made headlines in September for attacking MGM Resorts and Caesar Entertainment. For small security teams, one of the most important findings about the group is their...

Student discount: Get 50% off Malwarebytes

Technology is now an indispensable part of student life, used for everything from socialising and calling home, to writing and researching essays. Unfortunately, that makes students taking their first steps into adult life a prime target for cybercrime. But how can you be sure the Wi-Fi network...

A week in security (November 13 – November 19)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Signal is testing usernames so you don’t have to share your phone number State of Maine data breach impacts 1.3 million people Credit card skimming on the rise for the holiday shopping season Update now! Microsoft patches 3 actively exploited zero-days Ransomware...

GhostSec Pioneering the Hacktivist Front with GhostLocker

Summary: GhostSec, a hacktivist coalition stemming from the Anonymous group and part of The Five Families, has introduced GhostLocker, an advanced Ransomware-as-a-Service RaaS framework. Threat Level - RED | Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here To receive...

8Base Group Deploying New Phobos Ransomware Variant via SmokeLoader

The threat actors behind the 8Base ransomware are leveraging a variant of the Phobos ransomware to conduct their financially motivated attacks. The findings come from Cisco Talos, which has recorded an increase in activity carried out by the cybercriminals. "Most of the group's Phobos variants ar...

Ransomware gang files SEC complaint about victim

In what seems to be a new twist on the ransomware theme, the notorious ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group has filed a complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission SEC about the software company MeridianLink. ALPHV is one of the most active ransomware-as-a-service RaaS operators and...

Ransomware Gang Files SEC Complaint

A ransomware gang, annoyed at not being paid, filed an SEC complaint against its victim for not disclosing its security breach within the required four days. This is over the top, but is just another example of the extreme pressure ransomware gangs put on companies after seizing their data. Gangs...