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#StopRansomware - Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Fund DPRK Espionage Activities
CISA, the National Security Agency NSA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, the Department of Health and Human Services HHS, and Republic of Korea’s Defense Security Agency and National Intelligence Service have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA, Ransomware Attacks on Critical...
Global ESXiArgs ransomware attack on the back of a two-year-old vulnerability
Global ESXiArgs Ransomware Attack on the Back of a Two-Year-Old Vulnerability By John Fokker, Alfred Alvarado, Tim Hux, Jeffrey Sman, Joao Marques · February 09, 2023 Figure 1: Global Telemetry from Trellix ATLAS for Ips connecting to port 427 Introduction: Early this week, VMware issued a...
Ransomware Revolution: 4 Types of Cyber Risks in 2023
The ransomware business model is poised to change. These four predictions could help to keep your organization secure from new forms of cyber extortion...
Global ESXiArgs ransomware attack on the back of a two-year-old vulnerability
Global ESXiArgs Ransomware Attack on the Back of a Two-Year-Old Vulnerability By John Fokker, Alfred Alvarado, Tim Hux, Jeffrey Sman, Joao Marques · February 09, 2023 Figure 1: Global Telemetry from Trellix ATLAS for Ips connecting to port 427 Introduction: Early this week, VMware issued a...
CISA Offers Recovery Tool for ESXiArgs Ransomware Victims
By Deeba Ahmed The recovery tool is available on GitHub for free. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CISA Offers Recovery Tool for ESXiArgs Ransomware Victims...
2022 Year in Review: Ransomware & Commodity Loaders Livestream Replay
Did you miss our livestream covering the ransomware and commodity loader section in the Cisco Talos Year in Review report? Join host Mitch Neff and special guests Aliza Johnson, Azim Khodjibaev, and Nick Biasini as they discuss Talos findings and experiences monitoring ransomware and commodity...
Ransomware review: February 2023
This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes' ransomware specialist, who builds a monthly picture of ransomware activity by monitoring the information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web leak sites. This information represents victims who were successfully attacke...
ESXiArgs Ransomware Virtual Machine Recovery Guidance
Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA in response to the ongoing ransomware campaign, known as “ESXiArgs.” Malicious actors may be exploiting known vulnerabilities in VMware...
Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Linked to Ryuk Ransomware
A Russian national on February 7, 2023, pleaded guilty in the U.S. to money laundering charges and for attempting to conceal the source of funds obtained in connection with Ryuk ransomware attacks. Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov, 30, was arrested in Amsterdam in November 2021 before he was extradited...
Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Linked to Ryuk Ransomware
A Russian national on February 7, 2023, pleaded guilty in the U.S. to money laundering charges and for attempting to conceal the source of funds obtained in connection with Ryuk ransomware attacks. Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov, 30, was arrested in Amsterdam in November 2021 before he was extradited...
Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 30 January to 5 February 2023
For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Hive Pro discovered four actors that have been active in the past week. The first, Sandworm Team, is a well-known Russian threat actor known for Sabotage and destruction. The...
VMware Disputes Old Flaws at Root of ESXiArgs Ransomware Attacks
By Deeba Ahmed The refutation came days after Europe and North America were rattled by ESXiArgs Ransomware attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: VMware Disputes Old Flaws at Root of ESXiArgs Ransomware Attacks...
ION starts bringing customers back online after LockBit ransomware attack
ION Group, a financial software firm, is reportedly beginning to bring clients back online after being hit by a ransomware attack late last week. The Russian-linked LockBit ransomware group claimed responsibility for attacking a division of ION Group, which affecting 42 clients in Europe and the...
Ransomware Targets Outdated VMware ESXi Hypervisors: Protect Your Systems Now!
Updated on February 8, 2023 at 2:40 PM Pacific Standard Time: This article has been updated with EVALUATE Vendor-Suggested Mitigation with Policy Compliance PC Updated on February 7, 2023 at 9:05 PM Pacific Standard Time: This article has been updated with the latest information on the...
CISA and FBI Release ESXiArgs Ransomware Recovery Guidance
Today, CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory, ESXiArgs Ransomware Virtual Machine Recovery Guidance. This advisory describes the ongoing ransomware campaign known as “ESXiArgs.” Malicious cyber actors may be exploiting known vulnerabilities in...
Hackers Exploit Vulnerabilities in Sunlogin to Deploy Sliver C2 Framework
Threat actors are leveraging known flaws in Sunlogin software to deploy the Sliver command-and-control C2 framework for carrying out post-exploitation activities. The findings come from AhnLab Security Emergency response Center ASEC, which found that security vulnerabilities in Sunlogin, a remote...
Tackling the New Cyber Insurance Requirements: Can Your Organization Comply?
With cyberattacks around the world escalating rapidly, insurance companies are ramping up the requirements to qualify for a cyber insurance policy. Ransomware attacks were up 80% last year, prompting underwriters to put in place a number of new provisions designed to prevent ransomware and stem t...
Ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi servers: everything you need to know
Recent attacks leverage CVE-2021-21974 to install ransomware on VMWare ESXi servers. Security teams are advised to patch and stay vigilant for indicators of compromise...
Linux Variant of Clop Ransomware Spotted, But Uses Faulty Encryption Algorithm
The first-ever Linux variant of the Clop ransomware has been detected in the wild, but with a faulty encryption algorithm that has made it possible to reverse engineer the process. "The ELF executable contains a flawed encryption algorithm making it possible to decrypt locked files without paying...
Linux Variant of Clop Ransomware Spotted, But Uses Faulty Encryption Algorithm
The first-ever Linux variant of the Clop ransomware has been detected in the wild, but with a faulty encryption algorithm that has made it possible to reverse engineer the process. "The ELF executable contains a flawed encryption algorithm making it possible to decrypt locked files without paying...