Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 27 February to 5 March 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here HiveForce Labs discovered six actors that have been active in the past week. TA866, APT-C-61, and DEV-0569 are cybercrime groups that focus on Financial gain. The other three...

A week in security (February 27 - March 5)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Fighting online censorship, or, encryption's latest surprise use-case, with Mallory Knodel: Lock and Code S04E05 How to work from home securely, the NSA way TikTok probed over child privacy practices iPhone users targeted in phone AND data theft campaign US Marshal...

LockBit ransomware demands $2 million for Pierce Transit data

The Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation Pierce Transit has fallen victim to a cyberattack using LockBit ransomware. Pierce Transit is a public transit operator in Washington state. The attack began on February 14, 2023, and required Pierce Transit to implement temporary...

Royal Ransomware Targets Organizations with Custom Encryption and Double Extortion Tactics

Threat Level Attack Report Follow Hive Pro for a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here from HiveForce Labs. Summary Since September 2022, threat actors have been attacking both US and international organizations using a version of ransomware called Royal. This ransomware is unique...

U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Raises Alarm Over Royal Ransomware's Deadly Capabilities

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has released a new advisory about Royal ransomware, which emerged in the threat landscape last year. "After gaining access to victims' networks, Royal actors disable antivirus software and exfiltrate large amounts of data before...

U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Raises Alarm Over Royal Ransomware's Deadly Capabilities

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has released a new advisory about Royal ransomware, which emerged in the threat landscape last year. "After gaining access to victims' networks, Royal actors disable antivirus software and exfiltrate large amounts of data before...

Threat Source newsletter (March 2, 2023) — Little victories in the fight against ransomware

Welcome to this weeks edition of the Threat Source newsletter. For years, we as a cybersecurity community have been discussing ways we can fight the global ransomware problem. This included things like pushing for more sanctions against international ransomware groups, new laws from federal...

Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms

The state of cybersecurity continues to challenge defenders around the world. With hybrid work here to stay and emerging trends like Ransomware as a Service, organizations need a partner that empowers them with not only modern endpoint security but an integrated solution that helps security...

Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms

The state of cybersecurity continues to challenge defenders around the world. With hybrid work here to stay and emerging trends like Ransomware as a Service, organizations need a partner that empowers them with not only modern endpoint security but an integrated solution that helps security...

Ransomware led to multiple DISH Network outages

Satellite broadcast organisation DISH experienced a major system issue over the past week which affected multiple services. Websites and channels were unavailable, logins were non-functional, and some folks couldnt even pay their bills as a result of the downtime. There was a suspicion that...

Leveraging Data Science to Minimize the Blast Radius of Ransomware Attacks

In this blog entry, we present a case study that illustrates how data-science techniques can be used to gain valuable insights about ransomware groups' targeting patterns as detailed in our research paper, “What Decision-Makers Need to Know About Ransomware Risk.”...

Cybercriminals Targeting Law Firms with GootLoader and FakeUpdates Malware

Six different law firms were targeted in January and February 2023 as part of two disparate threat campaigns distributing GootLoader and FakeUpdates aka SocGholish malware strains. GootLoader, active since late 2020, is a first-stage downloader that's capable of delivering a wide range of seconda...

Why Attackers Target the Healthcare Industry

Key Takeaways: Personal health information PHI is an incredibly valuable category of personal data. When compromised and sold on the dark web, this data can be sold for thousands of dollars. Healthcare is a valuable target to attackers, including the group Killnet, which targeted healthcare sites...

Malicious DPRK Actors Target the Healthcare Industry in the US & South Korea

Threat Level Attack Report Follow Hive Pro for a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here from HiveForce Labs. Summary State-sponsored malicious actors from the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea DPRK have carried out a ransomware attack against the healthcare systems of South Korea...

The Bug Report – February 2023 Edition

The Bug Report – February 2023 Edition By Trellix · March 1, 2023 This story was also written by Sam Quinn. Figure 1: Ironic. It could protect other devices from threats, but not itself. Why am I here? Welcome back to the Bug Report! For those in the audience unfamiliar with our shtick, we compil...

The Bug Report – February 2023 Edition

The Bug Report – February 2023 Edition By Trellix · March 1, 2023 This story was also written by Sam Quinn. Figure 1: Ironic. It could protect other devices from threats, but not itself. Why am I here? Welcome back to the Bug Report! For those in the audience unfamiliar with our shtick, we compil...

Microsoft Security Experts discuss evolving threats in roundtable chat

I don’t know about you, but we’re still catching our breath after 2022. Microsoft Security blocked more than 70 billion email and identity threats last year.1 In the same 12-month span, ransomware attacks impacted more than 200 large organizations in the United States alone, spanning government,...

Microsoft Security Experts discuss evolving threats in roundtable chat

I don’t know about you, but we’re still catching our breath after 2022. Microsoft Security blocked more than 70 billion email and identity threats last year.1 In the same 12-month span, ransomware attacks impacted more than 200 large organizations in the United States alone, spanning government,...

US Marshals Service Hit By Major Ransomware Attack

By Waqas At this moment, it is unclear which group is responsible for the ransomware attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Marshals Service Hit By Major Ransomware Attack...

Bitdefender Releases Free MortalKombat Ransomware Decryptor

By Waqas The free Mortal Kombat ransomware decryptor is now available for victims to recover their encrypted files without having to pay the ransom. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bitdefender Releases Free MortalKombat Ransomware Decryptor...