CrySIS Ransomware A Long-Standing Threat with a New Twist

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The ransomware family CrySIS, dubbed Dharma, has been advancing since 2016. Its source code was made available to the public, enabling others to customize it for their use. The criminals behind the malwa...

Ransomware Recovery Plan for 2023

It’s important to defend against ransomware attacks, but is your organization prepared to deal with the consequences of a breach? Find out how to plan an effective ransomware recovery strategy...

Vice Society Ransomware Group Targets Manufacturing Companies

In this blog entry, we’d like to highlight our findings on Vice Society, which includes an end-to-end infection diagram that we were able to create using Trend Micro internal telemetry...

PT-2023-8445

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Jenkins versions 2.441 and earlier, including LTS 2.426.2 and earlier. Description: Jenkins is vulnerable to an arbitrary file read vulnerability through its command line interface CLI. This flaw stems from the args4j library's expandAtFiles...

What your SOC will be facing in 2023

As the role of cybersecurity in large businesses increases remarkably year over year, the importance of Security Operations Centers SOCs is becoming paramount. This years Kaspersky Security Bulletin ends with tailored predictions for SOCs – from external and internal points of view. The first par...

Ransomware revenue significantly down over 2022

According to blockchain data platform Chainalysis, ransomware revenue "plummeted" from $765.6 in 2021 to at least $456.8 in 2022. The data is based on an analysis of the cryptocurrency addresses known to be controlled by ransomware attackers. Precision While the real numbers are likely much highe...

A week in security (January 16—22)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Google to support the use of Rust in Chromium Law enforcement app SweepWizard leaks data on crime suspects Accountant ordered to pay ex-employer after bossware shows "time theft" TikTok dances to the tune of $5.4m cookie fine "Untraceable" surveillance firm sued fo...

[updated]Ransomware money laundering operation disrupted, founder arrested

The US Department of Justice DOJ has released information about the arrest of Anatoly Legkodymov, the founder and majority owner of a cryptocurrency exchange called Bitzlato, on money laundering charges. Legkodymov, a Russian national who lives in China, is accused of processing over $700 million...

Threat Source newsletter (Jan. 19, 2023): Talent retention and institutional knowledge

Welcome to this weeks edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Talent retention and institutional knowledge go hand in hand. Both are critical to ensuring the security of your network environment. To that end, I want to talk briefly about why talent retention isnt just about money. So I am going ...

Founder of Bitzlato Exchange Arrested for ransomware, $700 mln Fraud

By Habiba Rashid Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national and the owner of Bitzlato Ltd., was arrested in Miami Tuesday night. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Founder of Bitzlato Exchange Arrested for ransomware, $700 mln Fraud...

Bitzlato Crypto Exchange Founder Arrested for Aiding Cybercriminals

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Wednesday announced the arrest of Anatoly Legkodymov aka Gandalf and Tolik, the cofounder of Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, for allegedly processing $700 million in illicit funds. The 40-year-old Russian national, who was arrested in...

Bitzlato Crypto Exchange Founder Arrested for Aiding Cybercriminals

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Wednesday announced the arrest of Anatoly Legkodymov aka Gandalf and Tolik, the cofounder of Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, for allegedly processing $700 million in illicit funds. The 40-year-old Russian national, who was arrested in...

Avast Releases Free Decryptor for BianLian Ransomware

By Deeba Ahmed Using this decryptor, BianLian victims can retrieve their encrypted data for free and avoid paying the ransom to the attackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Avast Releases Free Decryptor for BianLian Ransomware...

What threatens corporations in 2023: media blackmail, fake leaks and cloud attacks

Kaspersky detects an average of 400,000 malicious files every day. These add up to 144 million annually. The threat landscape is constantly updated through new malware and spyware, advanced phishing methods, and new social engineering techniques. The media routinely report incidents and leaks of...

Disruption on High Seas: Shipping Software Hit by Ransomware Attack

By Habiba Rashid The company targeted in the ransomware attack is DNV, a prominent and widely-recognized provider of digital ship management solutions. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Disruption on High Seas: Shipping Software Hit by Ransomware Attack...

Secure your business like you secure your home: 5 steps to protect against cybercrime

Running a business requires a lot of determination and sometimes a leap of faith. Every day brings a new challenge, and many times it can feel like the stress and uncertainty are too much. That’s when you remind yourself why you took the leap—the satisfaction of realizing your own vision—and you...

Secure your business like you secure your home: 5 steps to protect against cybercrime

Running a business requires a lot of determination and sometimes a leap of faith. Every day brings a new challenge, and many times it can feel like the stress and uncertainty are too much. That’s when you remind yourself why you took the leap—the satisfaction of realizing your own vision—and you...

Researchers Uncover 3 PyPI Packages Spreading Malware to Developer Systems

A threat actor by the name Lolip0p has uploaded three rogue packages to the Python Package Index PyPI repository that are designed to drop malware on compromised developer systems. The packages – named colorslib versions 4.6.11 and 4.6.12, httpslib versions 4.6.9 and 4.6.11, and libhttps version...

University suffers leaks, shutdowns at the hands of Vice Society

The Vice Society ransomware gang is back and making some unfortunate waves in the education sector. According to Bleeping Computer, the Society has held their ransomware laden hands up and admitted an attack on the University of Duisberg-Essen. Sadly this isnt the Universitys first encounter with...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2022-23714

A local privilege escalation LPE issue was discovered in the ransomware canaries features of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account...